A website covering 17th century English literature. Extensive list of links connected to many prominent writers of the time. A detailed historical timeline of the 17th century provided.
1896, A Website for Political Cartoons provides a site from the collection of information concerning the Election of 1896, "New Immigrants" give us a view of immigration from a political standpoint.
This site has information from the Yale Law School on international relations resulting from the Cuban Missile Crisis. Links to further information and related topics can be found within the text.
This is a translation of the Soviet constitution under Brezhnev in 1977.
A 2016 Department of State report examining religious freedom in Tajikistan.
2018 report from the U.S. Department of State which discusses Pakistan's poor human rights practices.
The official 9/11 commission final report details findings and executive summary. A great primary resource.
Noted technology educator Kathy Schrock provides an alphabetical list of qualities to evaluate in judging websites. She provides example websites to look at for each quality. In addition, she gives a list of websites to use when demonstrating critical website evaluation. This page also has links to other materials on evaluating sites on the Web, including one designed specifically for elementary students. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Contains plans for two lessons that teach about rhyming words using the song "A-Hunting We Will Go." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.
This site provides links to literature about the environment. They offer publications, programs, conferences, and events that explore the topic of literature and environment.
Contains plans for at least seven 20- to 30-minute sessions about alphabet books. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.
Library of Congress has an online presentation of the Aaron Copland Collection that includes writings, correspondence, photographs, and musical sketches.
This is a detailed biography about George Westinghouse with a link to an article about Westinghouse from the Wilmerding News, 1904. Read about his many inventions that improved railroad safety.
The author herself offers this extensive biography, with a lot of great pictures as well.
The text of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867. Section one establishes military districts in the South.
This American Memory site provides a comprehensive collection of Abraham Lincoln papers. Read the introduction page so you can see how they are organized. You can search by keyword or just browse the collection. Very interesting!!
The Library of Congress presents Abraham Lincoln's Primary Source Set. Provides numerous examples of primary documents such as handwritten letters to Mary Todd Lincoln, drafts of speeches, and auditory examples of Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg. Includes information for teachers on how to use and create primary source sets and how to utilize the Lincoln Primary Source Set in the Classroom with lesson plan ideas.
Students will graph absolute value and piecewise functions on graphing calculators and see the effects of a, h, and k.
From a Smithsonian exhibition entitled "From Smithson to Smithsonian," this document relates John Quincy Adams' role in getting the US government to accept and support the gift that became the Smithsonian Institution. A transcript of Adams' report to Congress is included.
Students will add acidity to a healthy lake to see what happens to plants and animals in this interactive activity adapted from EcoKids.