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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of North America, Central America, and northern South America at the end of the American Revolutionary War (1783). The map is color-coded to show the territory of the United States at the time, British possessions in Canada,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Venezuela and the Guianas, 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Venezuela, and the former colonies of British Guiana (Guyana), Dutch Guiana (Suriname), and the current departements d'outre-mer French Guiana showing boundaries current to 1915, major cities, the Orinoco River, and Lake Maracaibo.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and the Guianas, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1906 showing the borders of Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and the Guianas at the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, towns, ports, railroads, rivers, terrain and coastal features of the region, and portions of Panama,...
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Santa Ana De Coro, Capital Del Estado De Falcon

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage from coroweb.com for the capital city of the State of Falcon, Venezuela - Santa Ana de Coro. This site provides abundant tourist, historical, cultural, and geographical information. It is appealing and very interesting. It offers...
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El Carabobeno

For Students 9th - 10th
El Carabobeno is a Venezuelan newspaper, based in Valencia, that addresses the top stories, issues and events on a local, regional, and national basis. Written in Spanish.
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La Hora

For Students 9th - 10th
La Hora is a Venezuelan news source that covers the top national news, events and issues of the day. Content also focuses on regional news, politics, sports, the economy, and more. Written in Spanish.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Early Spanish Map of Peru, 1774

For Students 9th - 10th
A facsimile of an early Spanish map of Peru and northwest South America, from the Paris (1774) edition of Zarate. The map is in French, and the map coverage extends from Panama to the Paria River delta (Orinoco) of Venezuela in the north...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Blue and Yellow Macaw Bird

For Students 1st - 8th
Kids learn about the Blue and Yellow Macaw. This beautiful bird from South america.
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The North Pole: Christmas Around the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
A look at how world countries celebrate the different traditions of the Christmas season.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Mexico, Central America and the West Indies, 1852

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1852 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. The map shows territorial boundaries at the time, including the Mexican States, capitals and major cities and ports, railroads, rivers, lakes, mountain systems, and terrain...
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Npr: Angry Venezuelans Recall Vote President Maduro

For Students 9th - 10th
Fed up with a collapsing economy, Venezuelans have been turning out in huge numbers this week to support a referendum that could potentially end the rule of President Nicolas Maduro and his Socialist Party.
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Organization of American States:simon Bolivar

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An informative exploration of the life of Simon Bolivar, the man known in South America as the "Liberator," because he led revolutions against Spanish colonial overlords in Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.