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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

History Matters: The u.s. Survey Course on the Web

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Designed for high school and college teachers and learners, History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fail?

For Students 4th - 8th
Explore different ancient civilizations to learn about some of the reasons these civilizations collapsed. Looks at Maya, Mesopotamia, Chaco Canyon, Mali and Songhai. Includes interactive activities.
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Interactive
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Teaching History: Doing History Is Like Solving a Mystery!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use this interactive poster to explore how students understand history and find resources about teaching historical thinking to students.
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: If Trash Could Talk

For Students 3rd - 8th
What does your trash say about you? Take a close look inside your trash can and think about the clues it offers about your life.