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Digital History

Digital History: September 11, 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a comprehensive overview of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., including information on Osama bin Laden's background, the formation of Al Qaeda, the attacks themselves, the US response, civil liberties and national...
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Website
PBS

Pbs America Rebuilds

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at many of people involved in the clean up of the World Trade Center cleanup, as well as looking at those who determined what to do with the site. You will find video clips from the program on the site.
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Website
ProCon.org

Pro Con: Muslim Community Center Near Ground Zero Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Website presents research and non-partisan arguments of controversial issues focusses on the pros and cons of building a Muslim Community Center at the site of the World Trade Center. Archived material.
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
A year after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, PBS FRONTLINE explores what America saw on September 11th. For many people, the most difficult questions that remain are not about politics, military strategy, or...
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New York Times

New York Times: 9/11 Reconstruction News

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Page offers a number of articles, video and other multi-media covering the World Trade Center.
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Website
Other

American Social History Pro:september 11 Digital Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This archive from the American Social History Project uses multimedia and digital means to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11. There are audio tapes, video, documents, and personal stories on this site. It is the...
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BBC

Bbc News: Investigating Al Qaeda

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this coverage of 9/11 to investigate terrorist activities. Students will find information on Al-Qaeda and the battle against terrorism. Last update 4 December 2009.
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Website
Council of Foreign Relations

Terrorism Questions and Answers: What Is Terrorism?

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of an extensive website from the Council on Foreign Relations devoted to understanding all aspects of terrorism and its implications for the United States, this section deals with defining and understanding the different types of...
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Primary
Columbia University

The World Trade Center Attack: The Official Documents

For Students 9th - 10th
An ambitious compilation of government documents surrounding the attack on the World Trade Center and September 11, 2001, in general.
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Website
Other

Interactive Publishing: September 11 Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a collection of screenshots from over 200 news sites taken on September 11th and 12th and serves to provide an accurate representation of what material was produced as the tragedy unfolded. Click on a screenshot to see...
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Website
Other

The Sonic Memorial Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the World Trade Center through sounds, interviews, personal story audios, and pictures. While there is a focus on the events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, many of the stories speak about life in and around the World...
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Unit Plan
9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: World Trade Center History

For Students 9th - 10th
The Twin Towers were the centerpieces of the World Trade Center complex. At 110 stories each, 1 WTC (North Tower) and 2 WTC (South Tower) provided nearly 10-million-square feet of office space for about 35,000 people and 430 companies....
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Lesson Plan
9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: History of the World Trade Center [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Center of the World: Teacher's Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will have an opportunity to create memorials at the World Trade Center site to commemorate the September 11th attacks. Come and check it out.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Timeline for the Day of the September 11 Attacks

For Students 9th - 10th
On this Wikipedia page, you can read a detailed timeline of the events that unfolded during the terrorist attack on America on September 11, 2001.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Canine Courage

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about rescue dogs and how they are better equipped than humans for situations like the World Trade Center collapse on September 11, 2001. A question sheet is available to help...
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Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Moussaoui (9/11) Trial (2006)

For Students 9th - 10th
"He killed the 9/11 victims as surely as if he had been at the controls of one of those airplanes." --U. S. Attorney Robert Spencer, in his opening statement in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only man tried for the 9/11 attacks...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How the Design of the World Trade Center Claimed Lives on 9/11

For Students 9th - 10th
After the jets hit, stairwells became the sole means of escape for thousands of WTC occupants. But design choices hampered full evacuation -- and made the descent even more harrowing. The stairs in the twin towers were a product of their...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: World Trade Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The iconic twin towers of downtown Manhattan's World Trade Center were a triumph of human imagination and will. Completed in 1973, the towers stood at 110 stories each, accommodating 50,000 workers and 200,000 daily visitors in 10...
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Other

History View: World Trade Center September 11

For Students 9th - 10th
The original World Trade Center was a large complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. It featured the landmark Twin Towers, which opened on April 4, 1973, and were destroyed in 2001 during the September...
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Other

The Skyscraper Museum: The World Trade Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A good reference for information on the World Trade Center, this page has information about the buildings, including measurements and construction dates. This would be a good place to start researching the World Trade Center.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Patriot Day

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Patriot day. The history and facts about this holiday that commemorates the day of the 9-11 attacks.
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: America on Alert

For Students 9th - 10th
Information from 2002 regarding developments in America's war on terror.