Curated OER
Surveying: 19 Chains and 50 Links
Through an interdisciplinary lesson, emerging engineers explore the history of surveying systems. After discussing various systems, they perform surveys on printable pages. Using their geometric skills, they physically stake out plots...
Curated OER
Lesson Plan: Early Political Parties
Pupils examine the platforms of early political parties in the United States. In this political parties lesson, students discover details regarding the attributes and ideals of the federalists and the democratic-republicans. Pupils...
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American Heritage Themes
Students explore American freedom, unity, progress, and responsibility. In this American history lesson, students discuss what it means to be an American as they reflect on contributions of noteworthy Americans and write a composition...
Ed Change
Who Said It? A Re-Perception Quiz
In this controversial issues instructional activity, learners read 15 famous quotations on controversial topics and identify who said each of them.
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Last Moments of John Brown
Students read the history of John Brown. Using the internet, they research commentaries on the raid at Harper's Ferry. After observing a painting, "The Last Moments of John Brown," students analyze and write about what they see, think...
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What Is On The Coin
In this social studies instructional activity, learners look at the different types of coins and focus upon reading a variety of facts and make notes concerning them.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #7
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 5 multiple choice questions covering a variety of concepts. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
Curated OER
Corps of Discovery
Students assess their knowledge of the Corps of Discovery through a written pretest, follow the journey of Lewis and Clark on the internet, record data on events, dates, places, people, animals, distance traveled, and geographic...
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Arkansas and the Civil Rights Movement
In this Arkansas reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and the Civil Rights Movement and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
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Land Grant Colleges
Students are introduced to the concept of land grant colleges which allowed agriculture to be brought into education. As a class, they create a timeline and compare and contrast the land grant colleges of 1890 and 1892. They use maps...
Curated OER
CTBS Mechanics Practice #4: Punctuation Errors
In this CTBS mechanics practice worksheet, learners identify and correct punctuation errors, in a multiple choice format, a total of thirty seven questions.
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Punctuating Adverb Clauses
In this grammar worksheet, students review and discuss the general rules for punctuating adverb clauses. Students then place a comma where one is needed in ten sentences with adverb clauses.
The White House
The White House: Presidents: Thomas Jefferson
Short biography of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States. A color portrait is provided.
University of Groningen
American History: Presidents: Thomas Jefferson
Included here are Thomas Jefferson's two inaugural addresses and his State of the Nation speeches. You can follow Jefferson's increased distress concerning the young nation's treatment by European nations. Fascinating reading.
Library of Congress
Loc: Presidents as Poets: Thomas Jefferson
Insight into the appreciation of poetry by President Thomas Jefferson. Includes a transcript of his poem entitled, "To Ellen".
Library of Congress
Loc: Thomas Jefferson Timeline
This detailed timeline describes Thomas Jefferson's life, spanning the colonial period, the American Revolution, and the early Republic. You will also find maps and written documents within this collection.
A&E Television
History.com: American Presidents: Thomas Jefferson
This easy-to-navigate site has Thomas Jefferson's biography, events in his life, an image gallery, several video clips.
Read Works
Read Works: u.s. Presidents Thomas Jefferson
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of Groningen
American History: Presidents: The Letters of Thomas Jefferson
An enormous collection of the original text of the personal letters written by Thomas Jefferson between 1743 and 1826 to many influential political leaders and friends.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Thomas Jefferson
This comprehensive resource takes you through the life of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826 CE) before and after his presidency.
White House Historical Association
White House Historical Association: The Inauguration of Thomas Jefferson
Information and lesson plan about Thomas Jefferson's inauguration as the first Republican President and the political unrest around the time of his election as the third President of the United States.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Thomas Jefferson Papers
Learn about the Thomas Jefferson Papers, a collection of more than 27,000 original documents from the life of Thomas Jefferson. Includes a portrait, a timeline and an overview of the collection. Click on "browse by series" to view the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Thomas Jefferson Exhibit
The Library of Congress has created an exhibit which focuses on the extraordinary legacy of Thomas Jefferson--founding father, farmer, architect, inventor, slaveholder, book collector, scholar, diplomat, and the third president of the...
University of Virginia
Uva Libraries: Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson
The life of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826 CE) is given here in his own words. Includes a copy of the Declaration of Independence.