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Niagra Parks: Laura Secord

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Laura Secord, and her role in Canada's history.
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Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: African American Settlers

For Students 9th - 10th
This presents an overview of African Americans moving and settling in the West.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Homesteading: Dreams and Realities

For Students 11th - 12th
After reading this section from a chapter on "Westward Expansion", students will be able to identify the challenges that farmers faced as they settled west of the Mississippi River and describe the unique experiences of women who...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Our Story: Life in a Sod House

For Students 3rd - 8th
Imagine moving into a house made out of sod that you and your family had to build in the middle of a prairie! Find great information and activities that will help you understand how it felt to live on the prairie.
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Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma State: Nathaniel Pryor

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of Nathaniel Pryor, and American explore who participated in the Lewis and Clark expedition and served as a captain in the war of 1812.
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Other

The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site for Minor League Baseball. Anything you ever wanted to know about the Minor League is right here.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Century of Education

For Students 3rd - 8th
This exhibit describes the history of education in southeast Saskatchewan over a 100-year period from its beginnings in one-room schools built by settlers up to today's modern system of education.
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Other

On Deck: Submarines in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hunley wasn't the only submarine used in the Civil War. Read this comprehensive look at the research into underwater warfare and the results of that research.
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PBS

Pbs: Death of the Dream

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS site offers a taste of rural life in the Midwest. You can tour a virtual farmhouse,read poetry of the time, and see examples of prairie architecture.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Masculine Heroes: James Fenimore Cooper

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of James Fenimore Cooper highlights his life as an author who was able to incorporate politics, wilderness and Native Americans into fictitious novels. Click on "James Fenimore Cooper Activities" for related materials.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Create and Play: Apple Annie

For Students K - 1st
Follow along as an aunt teaches a young girl how to make dried apple dolls. Book includes audio narration in 10 additional languages with text in English.
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Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: Building a Sod House

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's great information on building sod houses. You can even watch a video of a famous two-story sod house that stood until 1967.
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Curated OER

Internet Pioneers: Marc Andreessen

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent biography of Marc Andreessen and his contributions to the World Wide Web and browsing.
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Curated OER

Internet Pioneers: Marc Andreessen

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent biography of Marc Andreessen and his contributions to the World Wide Web and browsing.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Maple Syrup

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Native people were making maple syrup long before the settlers came to Upper Canada. Learn about the process and what the settlers did to make it easier.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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Graphic
Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Go West: Imagining the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A 2,000-mile trek across a continent-with no idea what awaits you on the other side. Tell your students to put on their traveling shoes and prepare for the journey of their lives! In this lesson, students compare imagined travel...
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George Mason University

Chnm: Eubie Blake and Ragtime

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a great interview with the pioneer of ragtime music, Eubie Blake. It also contains an audio clip of the interview.
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Science, Optics & You: Augustin Jean Fresnel

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788-1827), a French physicist best known for his pioneering work in optics.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Westward Expansion

For Students 9th - 10th
This article offers a detailed history of early 19th century westward migration and the social diversity of the pioneers moving west.

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