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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Lewis and Clark

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a trip with Lewis and Clark with this fascinating site. Provides several brief articles, portraits, and photos of actual historical pieces from The Library of Congress' collection.
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Handout
Other

Prairie Grasslands

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the Prairie grasslands of the U.S and the various types of prairies.
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Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Connections Across Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Global exportation and importation increased when water routes opened up. This unit analyzes how this affected world trade as well as the spread of population, religion, and illness.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Louisiana and Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
One of Jefferson's acts doubled the area of the country. At the end of the Seven Years' War, France had ceded to Spain the territory west of the Mississippi River, with the port of New Orleans near its mouth -- a port indispensable for...
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Handout
Missouri State University

Delaware Town: Removal Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the removal of American Indians living east of the Mississippi River beginning in the late 1700s. Initially, these removals were voluntary, resulting from treaty negotiations. In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Arguably Mark Twain's most famous novel - indeed, one of the greatest works of American literature - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn brings together two people from the lower rungs of society, an ill-educated boy escaping an abusive...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Jason: Mixing Soil and Water Let's Settle This?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Disappearing Wetlands: Investigate how particles settle by measuring the amount of light passing through the water as particles settle. Make connections to the process by which sediment settles out of the Mississippi River to form...
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Handout
Other

Cabrillo College: Cahokia

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise, bulleted description of Cahokia, the major trade and population center of the Mississippian Mound Builders on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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Article
Wonderville Media

Wonderville: The Space Needle

For Students 3rd - 5th
Seattle, Washington, is home to an iconic tower called the Space Needle. It is 605 feet tall and 138 feet wide. At the time it was built, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Learn about The Space Needle in this...
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eBook
Pennsylvania State University

Penn State: Still More Plate Tectonics, the Great Smoky Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Smoky Mountain National Park of North Carolina and Tennessee includes 16 mountains over 6,000 feet (about 2,000 m) high, making this generally the highest region in North America east of the Mississippi River. Gatlinburg is a...
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Graphic
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: The u.s. Rail Network Around 1880

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Annenberg Learner's series on Industrial Supremacy in America includes this map showing the major rail lines east of the Mississippi River in about 1880.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1914

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1914 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. A grid reference at the bottom of the map lists counties, principal cities, and towns of Mississippi.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. A grid reference in the margins of the map lists counties, principal cities, and towns of Mississippi.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1891

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1891 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1902

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1902 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1906 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1909

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1909 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1919 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1922

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1922 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1892

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1892 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of Mississippi showing the capital of Jackson, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Mississippi Geographic Features

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Mississippi Geographic Features.

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