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US National Archives

Nara: Panoramic Photography Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
View 21 panoramic photos from the National Archives collection that feature images of natural disaster sites, major construction projects, military units, and the like.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Library of Congress website provides a brief overview of the life of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), followed by several articles regarding various events in his life and a list of good books written about him.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Why the Construction of the Panama Canal Was So Difficult and Deadly

For Students 9th - 10th
A staggering 25,000 workers lost their lives. And artificial limb makers clamored for contracts with the canal builders. In a quest to fulfill a centuries-old dream to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the builders of the Panama...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 10 World Engineering Marvels

For Students 9th - 10th
These remarkable feats of design and construction transformed the ways that people travel, communicate and live. For thousands of years, mankind has engineered remarkable structures such as the pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of...
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Foreign Policy Triumphs

For Students 9th - 10th
The Camp David Accords and the Panama Canal Treaty are two of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy achievements are discussed in this web-article.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 403: Digging Through Panama

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of the Panama Canal in this article, which is a transcript of a radio broadcast.
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Website
Other

Central America Travel Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented are photos taken during a personal trip to the Central American countries of Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico. Click on the shaded part of the map to view images.
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Curated OER

Panama Canal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a comprehensive and extensive collection of photos, documents, stories, books, and links related to the Panama Canal.
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Curated OER

Bbc: Panama Canal

For Students 9th - 10th
Color photograph of the Panama Canal.