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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seeing Seattle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read an article from English Teaching Forum to learn about Seattle, Washington. In this Seattle research lesson, students make words from the letters in Seattle, Washington. Students read a fact sheet about the city and find...
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Article
Other

The Seattle Daily Times: 100 Years in Pacific Northwest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource is a compilation of articles appearing in "The Seattle Times" "looking at the history of Seattle through the eyes of the newspaper." You will find articles and study guides for subjects ranging from economics to crime and...
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Website
Other

Seattle Times: Mariners

For Students 9th - 10th
Seattle Times' local news and team coverage of the Mariners.
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Interactive
Burke Museum

Burke Museum: Waterlines: Discover & Explore Seattle's Past Landscapes

For Students 9th - 10th
Seattle is one of the most dramatically engineered cities in the USA. This rich interactive website enables people to see how Seattle's various landscapes have changed over time. The site starts out with an interactive map of the Puget...
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Lesson Plan
History Link

History Link: Travel Through Time and Culture

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An interesting site with a K-6 Social Studies and Technology Curriculum based on field trips and site visits around the Seattle/Tacoma area.
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Handout
History Link

History Link: The 1962 Seattle World's Fair

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the Seattle World's Fair held in 1962. Includes in-depth details of exhibits and attendees, including Prince Phillip of England and Elvis Presley. Wonderful pictures of many of the fair's promotional posters.
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Article
Other

The Seattle Times: On a Roll, City Spreads Out

For Students 9th - 10th
This page presents an article from 'The Seattle Times' about the suburbanization of Seattle during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Activity
Other

Kent School District: Webquest Puget Sound Cities

For Students 3rd - 5th
An educational WebQuest focused on the Puget Sound Cities. Your task is to convince the Sega Corporation that your city is the best place for their new operating facility.
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Handout
History Link

History Link: Century 21: The Seattle World's Fair Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating site chronicles the history of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle, also known as Century 21. This event gave Seattle it's most well-known landmark, the Space Needle. Discusses the uphill battle to get a World's Fair in Seattle...
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Handout
History Link

History Link: World War Ii Home Front of Puget Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating article recounts the vast contributions of the Puget Sound area to the war effort of World War II. Though this area was small and relatively underdeveloped, the natural resources and established businesses allowed many...
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Handout
Cayuse Canyon

The Us50: Information About Seattle, Wa

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience Seattle through this interactive map, list of zipcodes, and link to current weather conditions.