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Website
New York Public Library

Haitian Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
An outstanding site for anyone who wants to know about Haitian immigrant issues.
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Handout
Other

Arnet: A History of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a general overview of the BIA's impact on Native Americans in the 1900s.
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Article
Arizona State University

Jaie: What Are New Horizons?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Journal of American Indian Education provides a 1965 speech by the chairman of President Johnson's Task Force on Indian Poverty, describes the future of the American Indian.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Matter and Energy Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
In this incredibly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the carbon cycle. You will also learn about how matter and energy flows through the nitrogen cycle and phosphorus cycle.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The American West: The Dawes Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the impact of the Dawes Act of 1887 was on Native American Indians. Discusses the conflicts between whites and Native Americans that led to its passage and amendments made later. Includes questions for students at end.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the origin of the Ghost Dance movement and the massacre of the Sioux that happened at Wounded Knee. Includes questions for students.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Ellis Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells the story of Ellis Island, the first stop for immigrants arriving in New York City beginning in 1890. Describes the process would-be immigrants to America had to go through before being allowed to board a trans-Atlantic ship, the...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Trail of Tears: The Cherokee Fight Against Removal

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students are introduced to the Cherokees' struggle to remain on their land in the early 1800s. They will learn about how the Cherokees assimilated parts of the culture of the white American South and whether this helped them to keep...
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set includes photographs, documents, and news footage that provide context for the challenges characters face in the play.
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Website
Other

Review of the Monkey Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
The writer interviewed Lan Cao about her book. She includes some biographical information in the article as well as discussion of the book.
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Article
Other

Oikos.org: Jean Piaget

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The basic reason for this international attention was the unquestionable fact that Piaget was the founding father of a branch of psychology that tries to unravel the mysteries of the human mind, how it grows and how it comes to know."...
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Handout
Other

Virginia Theological Seminary: Midterm Definitions: Hellenization

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines hellenization, Alexander's goals, and obstacles he faced.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Jewish Woman, New York, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from Abraham Cahan's novel Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto and Charles Chesnutt's short story "The Wife of His Youth" that describe challenges of assimilation into American culture.
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Graphic
Curated OER

African American Woman, Georgia, Ca. 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from Abraham Cahan's novel Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto and Charles Chesnutt's short story "The Wife of His Youth" that describe challenges of assimilation into American culture.