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US Navy

The Navy Travels to the Poles

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the exploration of the polar regions by the U.S. Navy. Links to various activities are found on the site.
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Peary at the North Pole, 1909

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource investigates the quest for the North Pole in 1909. Students listen to Robert E. Peary discuss planting the American flag at the North Pole.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Westward Expansion and Reform

For Students 3rd - 8th
Part of a longer time line describing the history of the American West, this section covers the period 1829 to 1859 with hyperlinks to stories and people of this time period.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1986 to commemorate the discovery of the North Pole by Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson. With a short passage on the details of their famous discovery.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Robert E. Peary

For Students 9th - 10th
(1856-1920) "An American Arctic explorer, famed as the discoverer of the North Pole." -Foster, 1921
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Robert E. Peary

For Students 9th - 10th
An American explorer who claimed to have been the first person to reach the geographic North Pole.