National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Hardships, American Beginnings: 1492 1690
Three English, a French, and a Spanish primary account of the staggering losses, misery, and deprivation that characterized early European settlement as well as the resilience needed to overcome those challenges.
PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World
A companion to the PBS series, How Art Made the World, this site shows the vital role art has played in the development of humanity beginning with very early civilizations. With text, images, and interviews with scholars, the site shows...
University of Iowa
University of Iowa: Flintknapping
Although not specifically about Clovis points, this article shows how early man made arrowheads and other stone tools through a process called flintknapping.
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Simon Frasier University: A Journey to a New Land
This interactive site examines questions about early human migration to North America offers grade-level appropriate information for primary, elementary, middle, secondary and post-secondary levels. Teacher resources, simulations, video,...
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Child Development: How to Help Children and Teens Develop a Positive Self Image
This resource provides information and tips about how to boost the self esteem of children and teens.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Nathaniel Hawthorne: "My Kinsman, Major Molineux"
Hawthorne's short story that examines how America has changed in the generation since the Revolution by depicting the growth and challenges faced by a young man in the story.
BBC
Bbc: Prehistoric Life: Cavemen
One page general information of A. robustus and A. boisei that accompanies the BBC series "Ape-Man". Includes a photo, a data table summary, and a shockwave video outlining anatomical details. Archived.
BBC
Bbc: Science and Nature: Ice People 200,000 Years Ago
A look at Neanderthals, including their appearance, their life during the Ice Age, and their extinction. Follow suggested BBC and non-BBC links for further reading.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Apollo 11 Stones
The Apollo 11 Stones remain the oldest examples of figurative art from the African continent. Their discovery contributes to our conception of early humanity's creative attempts, before the invention of formal writing, to express their...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Gold Coast, Making of African American Identity: V. 1
Two documents, separated by 200 years, depicting the lives of enslaved Gold Coast Africans in 1450 and 1657, and three original accounts by Europeans of the cultural practices of Gold Coast Africans.
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Mitochondrial Dna Adaptations in Human Population (2004)
Hawks's research involves the use of mtDNA studies to hypothesize the ability to survive in certain climatic zones.
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San Diego State University
Sdsu: Farmers Around the World [Pdf]
A detailed resource for educators on the history of early farming and its influence on man and different civilizations. Archaeological sites are analyzed - crops, pottery, artifacts, early cultures.
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Revisiting and Updating the Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs
Principle 8, published in 2008 by Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, provides updates to the 1991 Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs.
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Revisiting and Updating the Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs
Principle 6, published in 2008 by Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, provides updates to the 1991 Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs.
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Temple Univeristy Med School: Ventricular System Development (Late)
Upper-level explanation of late human ventricular system development. Provides interactive labeled diagrams and descriptions at early, 4 months, and newborn stages.
University of Chicago
American Environmental Photographs 1891 1936
An interesting site that shows early photographs by Henry Chandler Cowles and George Damon Fuller and others. The images range from ecological settings to the consequences of human changes to the environment.
Other
University of Texas at Austin: E Lucy: Compare Lucy
Lucy was an early hominin known as Australopithecus afarensis. Compare Lucy's bones to that of a chimpanzee or a modern human.
Science Museum, London
Science Museum Online Stuff: Garrett Morgan
An excellent article about inventor Garrett Morgan including information about his two life-saving inventions: the Safety Hood, an early gas mask, and the traffic light.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: The Healing Power of Plants
Plants are a source of many human medicines and this exhibit presents information on plants used for healing. There are activities for students such as quizzes, a game where you try to cure patients' ailments, and one where you try to...
Marxists Internet Archive
Encyclopedia of Marxism: Jean Paul Sartre (1905 1980)
An in-depth look at the life and works of French novelist, playwright, and exponent of Existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre. The biography discusses his early life, his years of teaching in Le Havre, his various publications he wrote and...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953
The Nobel Foundation offers information about Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965 CE) who earned the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Reading Writing & 'Rithmetic in the One Room Schoolhouse
Comparing and contrasting are skills that are utilized in this lesson plan. Teacher resources and detailed activities will help the learners learn about the schools in early America.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Energy Through Time
The quest for energy has always been a balancing act. As humans have gained greater control over their environment, they've found abundant resources - and faced numerous challenges. This article traces the history of our quest for energy.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The Neolithic Revolution
A look at some of the earliest humans and their cultures from the prehistoric era.
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