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An Introduction to Mesopotamia
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, World HistoryThis resource, from the British Museum, provides a brief overview of Mesopotamia, the area of the ancient world now comprised of...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0"An Expression of the American Mind": Understanding the Declaration of Independence
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis lesson plan, from EDSITEment, looks at the major ideas in the Declaration of Independence, their origins, the Americans' ke...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0An Entreduction: Innovators and Inventors
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: History-Social Science, Science, Engineering & Design, Visual Arts and 2 additional..This EconEdLink lesson illustrates the differences between inventions and innovations. It discusses what entrepreneurs are and t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0An EDSITEment Tour of the National Mall
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis page from EDSITEment features resources relating to Washington D.C.'s National Mall, and presents information about the his...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0An Economics and Literature Lesson, Grades 4-6
Grades: 4 to 6Subjects: History-Social Science, Economics, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from EcEdWeb, an economics education Web site, students listen to a story and complete an activity to help them ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0An Early Threat of Secession: The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Nullification Crisis
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: U.S. Constitution, History-Social Science, American Democracy, United States HistoryIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students explore the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Nullification...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0An American Hero: The Biography of Cesar E. Chavez
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, United States History, English-Language ArtsThis Web page, from the California Department of Education, features a biography of civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. The biog...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0America's Founding Fathers
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: U.S. Constitution, History-Social Science, American Democracy, United States HistoryAmerica's Founding Fathers features biographies of delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May 1787. The ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0America's Career InfoNet: Highest Paying Occupations
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, EconomicsThis resource, part of the America s Career InfoNet Web site, helps people make better, more informed career decisions. Included...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Americans Invade Okinawa in Ryukyus; Seize 2 Airfields; First Resistance Light; 9th and 1st Armies Join, Circling Ruhr
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, World HistoryThis historical article, from the New York Times Learning Network, appeared on April 1, 1945, and reported that American forces ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Americanism
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, World HistoryThis resource, from American Memory at the Library of Congress, features an audio recording and the full text of a speech by Fra...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0American Votes
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, American Democracy, United States History, Visual ArtsThis resource, provided by Scriptorium, documents the development of spin in American politics through an online exhibit of ca...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil War & Reconstruction, The Civil Rights Movement, History-Social Science, United States HistoryAmerican Visionaries: Frederick Douglass features items owned by the famous abolitionist, human rights and women's rights activi...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis resource, found on the University of Virginia Web site, provides introductions to the narratives provided by thirteen forme...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0American Memory: Words and Deeds in American History - Petition for Bail from Accused Witches, ca. 1692
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Sociology, Electives, History-Social Science, United States History, PsychologyThis Web page, part of the Words and Deeds in American History collection, is found on the American Memory Web site created by...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0American Memory: The Learning Page Lesson Plans - Who Really Built America?
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Sociology, Electives, History-Social Science, American Democracy, EconomicsIn this unit, students are immersed in primary source materials that relate to child labor in America from 1880-1920 to gain a p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0American Memory: The Learning Page Lesson Plans - What Is an American?
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, United States History, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, students read and analyse Jean de Crèvecoeur s definition of an American, written in 1782. They go on to look at...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0American Memory: The Learning Page Lesson Plans - Visions in the Dust
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Literary Analysis, United States History, English-Language ArtsThis unit helps students gain an understanding of Dust Bowl history through the eyes of a child. Using Karen Hesse s Newbery Awa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0American Memory: The Learning Page Lesson Plans - The Historian's Sources
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis lesson introduces students to primary sources -- what they are, their great variety, and how they can be analyzed. The less...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0American Memory: The Learning Page Lesson Plans - The Constitution: Counter Revolution or National Salvation?
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: Geography, History-Social Science, American Democracy, EconomicsIn this unit, students access primary source documents from the American Memory collections at the Library of Congress and use t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0