Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Geography and Its Impact on Colonial Life
Beginning with a discussion on how people adapt to or relocate to environments, this lesson plan encourages middle schoolers to explore why the Colonists settled in specific regions. In groups, students examine primary documents,...
Read Works
Read Works: How City Residents Use Urban Farms
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about people living in urban areas who are finding room to grow gardens on empty lots. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: American Indian Culture of the West
The Western Indian tribes hit the lottery with the abundant natural resources in their area. The tribes that called this area home had diverse cultures depending on the geography of their specific location. Delve into these cultures and...
PBS
Pbs: Guns Germs, & Steel
Although the video of the PBS offering of Jared Diamond's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Guns, Germs, and Steel, is no longer available on line, the transcripts of all three episodes are. Diamond addresses the question of global inequality...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Agriculture
Read about the history of the agricultural industry and how it shaped the great state of Texas throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Other
Kids, Cows & More: Texas Agriculture
A quick-reference page with facts and figures about one of Texas' leading industries: agriculture.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: State of Texas Agriculture
Find out about the changes in Texas state agricultural industry over the past fifty years.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Pocosins
Pocosins are naturally occurring freshwater evergreen shrub bogs or wetlands of the southeastern coastal plains. In 1962 pocosins still covered nearly 2.25 million acres in North Carolina-accounting for almost three-quarters of the...
Agriculture in the Classroom
Natl Agriculture in the Classroom: A Look at North Carolina Agriculture [Pdf]
Learn about the agricultural industry in North Carolina. Find bulleted facts on the climate of North Carolina, its soil, farm animals, and crop production. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: An Agrarian History of South Asia
A lengthy essay that fully describes agrarian history in South Asia, along with political connections.
Read Works
Read Works: The First Greenmarket in New York City
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes the history behind the first greenmarket for produce in New York City. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Read Works
Read Works: World Wonders
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about six famous landmarks: Mount Rushmore, Machu Picchu, the Great Sphinx, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Great Wall of China, and the Sydney Opera House. A question sheet is...
Agriculture in the Classroom
National Agriculture in the Classroom: A Look at Arizona Agriculture [Pdf]
Use this site to learn about the agricultural industry in Arizona. Find bulleted facts on the Arizona climate, soil characteristics, crops grown, and animals raised.
Agriculture in the Classroom
National Agriculture in the Classroom: A Look at Pennsylvania Agriculture [Pdf]
A one-page write-up of useful facts about Pennsylvania agriculture: soil, climate, animals, and crops.