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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum: The Hohokam
An informative article that describes many aspects of Hohokam culture. Read about their agricultural practices, the native plants they used for medicine and clothing, and the materials they used for building their houses. See examples of...
The British Museum
British Museum: Mesopotamia: Palaces of Assyria: Palace Without a Rival
This virtual exhibition describes the stages in the construction of Sennacherib's Palace Without a Rival and the surrounding gardens, with quotes from Sennacherib accompanying the text. Click on highlighted words for pop-up definitions,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Uses of Water
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how humans use water today.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Fruits and Vegetables
A description of the many fruits and vegetables available to the ancient Egyptians. A chart is provided showing which frits and vegetables were grown in which seasons.
Wessels Living History Farm
Wessels: Farming in the 1920s: 1920s World Events
Find a list of events in many categories that occurred in the 1920s.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Uses of Water Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes the key points about the uses of water. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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University of Idaho Extension: Idaho Landscapes & Gardens: Garden Basics
A gardening resource which addresses basic gardening tips, and also contains information on composting, preparing soil, irrigating, and using pesticides and fertilizers.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gallery: Civilization
Explore the images of this gallery and consider how increased productivity from the land, food surpluses, and swelling populations changed the types of communities that humans lived in.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Irrigation Research Challenge
A challenge for students to learn more about the importance of field maintenance and water irrigation in sports and then produce a short informational video covering these topics. Specifically, students will record a video after they...
California Digital Library
Calisphere: Irrigation
A broad selection of images featuring irrigation can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Terrace (Agriculture)
Terraces are constructed in agriculture to prevent the runoff of water. This site provides further details about terraces along with how they have been used in history.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Water
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students identify water supplies and understand the importance of clean water and how it is used. The use of the atlas to find high rainfall/desert countries is incorporated in the lesson.
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Theodore Roosevelt Center: The Arid West the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902
A brief look at Theodore Roosevelt's interest in opening up the West to settlement and agriculture by making water available through water reclamation projects.