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Appalachian Voices: I Love Mountains: What Is Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what mountaintop coal mining is, the stages involved, where it is being done in the United States, and the impact on local communities and the environment.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Take a Deep Breath on the Appalachian Trail

For Teachers 10th - 12th
A lesson plan that includes a PowerPoint learning module for students. They will examine spreadsheet data on air quality in Great Smoky National Parks, and solve problems using ratio and proportion. The exercises will help them to...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Problem of Expansion

For Students 9th - 10th
With the end of the Revolution, the United States again had to face the old unsolved Western question -- the problem of expansion, with its complications of land, fur trade, Indians, settlement and local government. Lured by the richest...
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Land Ordinance of 1785

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how the Confederate Congress dealt with issues about claims of land by states, Native Americans, and squatters west of the Appalachian Mountains. See how the Land Ordinance of 1785 divided up the land, supported public education,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Amazing Alabama

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Follow along with our roving reporters as they travel Alabama from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the shores of the Gulf Coast.
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Virginia Trekkers

Virginia Trekkers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Travel Virginia with the Virginia Trekkers, a group of hardy teachers, as they trek around the beautiful State of Virginia! Virtually visit areas of geological and historical significance across the five regions: Appalachian Plateau,...
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Carol Polsgrove on Writers' Lives: George Ella Lyon on Books for the Young

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site shares an interview with George Ella Lyon, author and Kentucky Poet Laureate. Lyon provides advice on selecting books for children and young adults. She also shares her personal experiences with having her own books banned...
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Reading Is Fundamental

Rif: Booklists: The Pirate of Kindergarten

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site features a description of George Ella Lyon's children's book entitled The Pirate of Kindergarten. A lesson plan and related activities are included for this book about a little girl who faces vision problems and must overcome...
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Read Works

Read Works: Westward Expansion the Erie Canal

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the building of the Erie Canal. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Map of Southern States of America 1795

For Students 9th - 10th
A large and detailed map of the southern U.S. States and territories to the immediate west. Indicates rivers, the Appalachian Mountains and latitude and longitude.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Allegheny Woodrat

For Students 4th - 8th
The Allegheny Woodrat is the only woodrat in its Appalachian Mountain range. Instead of building large stick houses, these Woodrats build cup-shaped nests of twigs, bark bits, and grass in rocks and buildings. Learn more about the...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Etta Baker

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Etta Baker, an American folk musician who influenced the folk music revival of the 1950s and '60s with her mastery of East Coast Piedmont blues, a unique fingerpicking style of...
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Curated OER

Etc: Native American Delimitations, 1763 1770

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the American colonies and territories west to the Mississippi River between the end of the French and Indian War of 1763 and the beginnings of westward expansion of the trans-Appalachian colony proposed in the Vandalia Project...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Sir John Lederer's Marches, 1672

For Students 9th - 10th
A facsimile of an early map (1672) showing the three routes taken by explorer John Lederer from the headwaters of the York River inland to the Appalachian Mountains between 1669 and 1670. The map is oriented with north to the right, and...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1885 of North America and Central America showing the major relief features of the region. The map shows the primary highland known as the Pacific Highland, with the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, the secondary highlands...
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Curated OER

Etc: American Rev War Operations in the West, 1775 1782

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Northwest Territory between the Allegheny Mountains and the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes to the Tennessee River showing the military operations and extent of settlement in the area during the American Revolutionary...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of eastern North America and the Greater Antilles showing the territorial possessions adjusted by the Peace of 1763 (Treaty of Paris) at the end of the French and Indian War (and the Seven Year War in Europe). The map is...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ky: Old Morrison, Transylvania College

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the first buildings of Transylvania University, the first college built west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Other

Kitchen Musician Site: What Is a Hammered Dulcimer?

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a very thorough description of a hammered dulcimer, tracing this instruments creation and history. Pictures are also included.
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Prince William County Public Schools: The Regions of Virginia

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains a list of instructional strategies in teaching about Virginia's five regions. Also includes links to printable maps and background information.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: 50 States

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the regions of the United States, find the states in those regions on maps, and play a game to locate the states. A great interactive review.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Georgia

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The student will locate major topographical features of Georgia and will describe how these features define Georgias surface. Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains,...
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The Stories of the People of Bland County

For Students 9th - 10th
A high school project in which the students collected the oral histories of people living in Bland County, Virginia which is located in the western part of the state. The stories focus on the family histories.
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NSTATE

Netstate.com: The Geography of Virginia

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find a variety of facts about the geography of Virginia: geographic center, total area, elevations, and much more.

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