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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Will the Real Ben Franklin Please Stand Up?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the life of Benjamin Franklin. In this American history lesson, students research primary and secondary documents regarding Franklin's life. Students should examine the point of view each of the accounts is written from...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Timeline

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the chronology of the Holocaust.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New York Earns Title: Empire State

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study the Erie Canal and New York state. They design a three-day vacation itinerary using tourism sites, which highlight historical facts and include the modern remains of the New York Canal system.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geography and Technology: Think the World of Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize the meaning of the word community, the historical development of communities in Nebraska and the impact that technology has had and continue to have on the creation and growth of communities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Achievers Club

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research a person, present or past, who has accomplished great goals. They report on their person to the class.
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Interactive
Other

Time Toast: Famous Inventions

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive timeline featuring inventions discovered between the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century.
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Website
Other

Who What When: Interactive Historical Timelines

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about specific dates in history at this interactive timeline. Enter dates and years to retrieve charts showing famous births, deaths, and inventions. Here, you can also create graphic timelines of events and...
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Electron Microscope Invention

For Students 9th - 10th
The microscopes covered in depth at this site include the phase-contrast microscope, the electron microscope, and the scanning tunneling microscope. This site includes in-depth information on the microscopes, microscope simulators,...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Inventors Time Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A time line of famous inventors.
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Website
Oregon State University

Blaise Pascal Time Line

For Students 9th - 10th
Year-by-year account of major events in Pascal's life. Includes inventions and major literary works. Also has a graphic of Pascal.
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Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Wright Brothers: Who Were Wilbur and Orville?

For Students 9th - 10th
Classroom activities, interactive experiments, timelines, and other artifacts that celebrate the Wright brothers' first flight.
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Microscopes Help Scientists Explore Hidden Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site full of information about various microscopes and the objects and processes scientists study with them. Includes timelines and interactive simulations.
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Website
Other

Net History: General History of the Internet Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Substantial list of Internet history resources for the beginner to the techy. The descriptive list includes links to EBooks, timelines, video clips and reference material. The referenced sites come from a variety of organizations and...
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Unit Plan
CNN

Cnn: Visions of China

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN offers great links to information about China. Student can click on the Imperial icon to access information about ancient China: timelines, dynasties, maps, archaeological treasures and inventions.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Let's Get Going!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
By doing this lesson the students will have the opportunity to explore transportation firsts. By exporing this information, the students will make a timeline charting the year when the forms of transportation were invented.This lesson...
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Website
Other

Outrider: Nuclear History: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline with primary source documents and photos of the invention and use of the atomic bomb during World War II. Links to additional information and videos are also provided.
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Handout
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: Chronology of the Development of Steam Power 1696 1839

For Students 9th - 10th
This complete chronology of steam power is designed in time line fashion. Next to each year is a detailed description of the invention. Another useful aspect of this site is the "Link to the decades," found at the top of the page. Each...
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Website
Andre Dollinger

Pharaonic Egypt: Agriculture in Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about the inventions and innovations of the Ancient Egyptian farmers. This detailed article, which discusses irrigation and the Nile flooding, planting, and harvesting includes links to related articles and...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Top Story

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains great links to information about China. Student can click on the Imperial icon to access information about ancient China: timelines, dynasties, maps, archaeological treasures and inventions.