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The Battle of Pea Ridge
Students examine the battle of Pea Ridge during the Civil War in Arkansas. They write a 3 point paragraph on the Battle of Pea Ridge between the Union and the Confederate troops.
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Effects Of Natural Disasters On Environment
Students investigate the concept of how natural disasters effect the environment. They conduct research using a variety of resources. They are given a scenario that needs a defensive speech. Students take a position and defend it by...
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Decision Making, Take a Seat or Get off the Bus
Fifth graders explore the positive and negative consequences of choosing to fight against discrimination. They read the story of Rosa Parks. Students discuss the movement against segregation. Students read other books about...
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Evaluating an Illinois Earthquake
Students examine the frequency of earthquakes in Illinois. They discover the distribution of earthquakes in the Midwest. They also practice reading measurements from the Richter scale and Mercalli Intensity scale.
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Developing a Gateway to the West
Young scholars identify various topographical features that contribute to the growth of a city. They identify how military strategies contribute to the growth of a city.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Taming the Mississippi
At 2,300 miles long, the Mississippi River is the second longest river in North America. People have tried to control the flow of the river to prevent floods and keep it flowing towards port cities. This can lead to loss of land in the...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Mississippi River
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the Mississippi River and how to read Maps.
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Historical Geography of Transportation: Map 10: United States, 1835
Lessons K-12 examining the role of transportation systems in the development and settlement of the lands between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Meanders in the Mississippi River, 1916
A map from 1916 of the vicinity of Vicksburg showing typical river meandering of the Mississippi River, including remnant river beds and oxbow lakes (Eagle Lake).
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Mississippi River Route of Hennepin, 1697
A facsimile of a portion of the map created in 1697 describing the exploration and discoveries of Father Louis Hennepin in New France and Along the Mississippi. The map shows the region from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico along...
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Battle of New Madrid and Island No. 10
Find three articles and a map about the blockading of the Mississippi River by the Confederate troops and the running of that blockade by Union ironclads.
iCivics
I Civics: Louisiana Purchase (1803)
In this map-based lesson, students learn the historic importance of the Mississippi River, why the U.S. was determined to maintain access, and how the United States acquired the land that made up the Louisiana Purchase.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: The Mississippi Territory (1814)
An 1814 American map of the territory of the lower Mississippi valley; part of the larger Louisiana Purchase that President Jefferson purchased from the French in 1803.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: The Upper Mississippi River, 1911
A map from 1911 showing the old and new channels of the Mississippi at the upper rapids, near Fulton, Illinois. The map shows bluffs and river valleys indicating past river channels.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Carte Des Environs Du Mississippi, 1700
A facsimile of a map of the Mississippi Delta showing the explorations of the French Canadian Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville in 1700. The map shows Lake Pontchartrain, Fort Biloxi, and the channels of the Mississippi River.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Sinuosities of the Mississippi, 1885
Sinuosities of the Mississippi river.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: The u.s. Rail Network Around 1880
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.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: The Big Muddy Joins the Mighty Miss
Discover interesting facts about the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers during the time of Lewis and Clark through maps.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi Valley, 1682
A facsimile of a map by Jean Baptiste Louis Franquelin (1682) of the Mississippi River Valley from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico showing the explorations of Robert LaSalle (Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle) as far south as...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Early United States, 1790
A map of the United States in 1790 showing the territorial claims of the states at the time, and the British and Spanish possessions and territory disputes. The map shows the frontier lines or extent of settlement from the coast of Maine...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1800
A map of the United States in 1800 showing the territorial claims of the states at the time, the British and French possessions, and territory disputes. The map shows the frontier lines or extent of settlement from the coast of Maine to...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Indian Nations, 1775
An early map of the eastern North America from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Mississippi River around 17765, showing the Indian Nations adjoining to the Mississippi, West and East Florida, Georgia, South and North...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi Valley, 1672 1673
A facsimile from the collection of Francis Parkman (1865) of an early map of the Mississippi River Valley from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, showing the explorations of Father Jacques Marquette (1672-1673). The map shows Lac de...