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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Territorial Behaviors

For Students 11th
In this tutorial, students learn about the history of American acquisition of new territories including those that became states and those in other parts of the world. America's involvement with the Panama Canal is also covered. A PDF...
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Interactive
Florida State University

Florida State University: The Rutherford Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
A simulation of the Rutherford experiment. Includes an animation and an explanation of the history behind the experiment.
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Article
Other

History Net: America's Spanish Savior: Bernardo De Galvez

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Spanish born governor of Louisiana is remembered for his conquering the British settlements through Florida with the exception of St. Augustine.
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Lesson Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry: Geography of Transportation: Map 12: Auto Trails of Florida, Ca. 1924

For Teachers K - 1st
Lessons for students K-12 using historical maps teach students about the history of travel and tourism by car, identifying the technological and economic changes taking place in the 20th Century.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele (c1885). This is an illustrated history of the U.S. from the early settlers through the Reconstruction...
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Handout
Other

Jerry Wilkinson: History of Key West

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that in the earliest of times, Key West began as a coral forest under the sea water? Travel back in time and follow the rich detailed history of this region from its first inhabitants to its many economic resources to its...
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Handout
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete look at the administration of James Monroe and the policies of the Era of Good Feelings. You can read about the domestic policies, foreign affairs, and important decisions of the Supreme Court made during the Monroe...
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Website
Other

Seminole Tribe in Florida: Brief Summary of Seminole History

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the Seminole Indians of Florida, which includes links to other pages about their history, culture and more.
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Handout
University of South Florida

Floripedia: A Florida Encyclopedia: De Narvaez, Panfilo

For Students 3rd - 8th
Information about the Spanish conquistador, Panfilo de Narvaez, taken from a 1904 book, A History of Florida. The page includes some recall questions interspersed with the original text.
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Article
State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Musical Brocade: Ann Yao and Zheng Music

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the history of the "Zheng," an ancient Chinese stringed musical instrument and how it is still used today in music performances.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How the 2000 Election Came Down to a Supreme Court Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
As Florida's electoral votes became too close to call, controversy ensued over hanging chads, dimpled chads and butterfly bullets. Five hundred thirty-seven votes. That's all that separated Democrat Al Gore and his Republican challenger...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Hurricane Katrina: 10 Facts About the Deadly Storm and Its Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Hurricane Katrina, the tropical cyclone that struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, was the third-strongest hurricane to hit the United States in its history at the time. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the storm killed a total...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Indian Removal

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson pursued a policy of Indian Removal, forcing Native Americans living in Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi to trek hundreds of miles to territory in present-day Oklahoma.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Why Isn't Puerto Rico a State?

For Students 9th - 10th
Located about a thousand miles southeast of Florida, Puerto Rico is a Caribbean archipelago with a complex colonial history and political status. As a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico's 3.2 million residents are U.S. citizens....
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Handout
50 States

50 States: Florida (Fl)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Florida. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
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Website
Other

City data.com: Tampa: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of Tampa, Florida.
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Website
Other

City data.com: Miami: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of Miami, Florida.
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PPT
Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: French and Timucua Indians in Florida [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 8th
Understand the impact French exploration and the Timucua Indians had on the history of Florida. This slideshow contains pictures and maps that help students visualize the importance of these groups on the culture of Florida.
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Website
Other

Historical Museum of Southern Florida : The Spanish Colonization of Florida

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow the early colonization of Florida. From explorers to settlers to trades between England and Spain, and finally to the emergence of the American territory of Florida.
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Website
University of Florida

Florida Museum: South Florida Aquatic Environments: Introduced Species

For Students 9th - 10th
The transport of living plants and animals to areas beyond their native range has been practiced by human beings for thousands of years. While some introductions are intentional, others occur by accident or happenstance. Regardless of...
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Graphic
University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Mapping History: Jackson's Campaigns in Florida: 1818

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a map which shows the campaigns Andrew Jackson made into Florida to attack both the Seminoles and Spanish in 1818.
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Website
Other

Florida Museum of Natural History: Crocodilians: The American Alligator

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Florida offers a wonderful, fact filled webpage on the American Alligator.
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Website
Other

Downtown Vision, Inc.: History of Downtown Jacksonville

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of Jacksonville, Florida from the time when it was populated solely by Native Americans, up until the present day.
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Pterois Volitans: Red Lionfish

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents this informative article on the Red Lionfish which is native to reef habitats of the Indo-Pacific. General information including photographs and a habitat map.

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