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Lesson Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry: Map 17: Geography: Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

For Teachers K - 1st
Students K-12 explore a map of the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, to get a sense of how Americans entertained themselve prior to the automobile.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: America at the Centennial

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan requiring student to analyze primary documents from the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876. Students interpret what these historical artifacts say "about the lives and values of Americans in 1876" among other things.
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Activity
Other

Progress Made Visible: American World's Fairs: Progress Made Visible

For Students 9th - 10th
Find information on the four major expositions of the last half of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century in the United States. Primary sources tout the progress in America over the century and celebrate the American spirit.
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Website
Other

Moah: A Sense of Wonder: The 1915 San Francisco World's Fair

For Students 9th - 10th
A great overview of the San Francisco World's Fair in 1915 celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal. The fair celebrated American industry, architechture, sculpture, and agriculture.
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The Internet 1996 World Expositions Pavilion

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this archived guide to the Internet 1996 World Exposition- Columbian Exposition and Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition.