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Curated OER

A Constitution for Alaska

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read sections cited from the Governing Alaska unit. They discuss factors that made Alaskans push for statehood. They view video A Constitution for Alaska.
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Curated OER

First Peoples Project

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students participate in this project to connect the indigenous groups of the world. They create a calendar with their artwork with the hope new ideas can be exchanged between groups.
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Curated OER

Laws of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils express the values they value the most by writing an essay. They can submit their essay online and respond to other student's essays as well. They are to intiate change if they deem something to be unfair.
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Curated OER

Side By Side

For Teachers K - 6th
Students produce elongated self-portraits on paper approximately 8 x 36 inches.
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Curated OER

Using A Winogradsky Column to Analyze Microbial Communities

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Pupils use easily obtained materials to study ecological succession in a microbiological community. They collect water samples from outdoor sources in plastic bottles to observe and record changes.
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Other

Bucknell University: A Chronology of Russian History

For Students 9th - 10th
An abridged timeline that details the history of Russia from 860 to present day.
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Other

Alexander palace.org: Russian History Websites

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice collection of online "books" and virtual exhibits about various Russian tsars, their palaces, and life during the height of imperial era to the final days of tsars. Includes an up-close look at Anastasia, a collection of letters...
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Other

Kostyor (Campfire): Russian Magazine for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
An online version of a well-established Russian children's magazine "Kostyor." Contents include current events for kids, children's literature, jokes, games, Russian history, biographical information on Russian writers, as well as...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The Russian Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An intriguing lesson plan for world history for diving deep into the Russian Revolution. Discover the strong personalities of the leaders who lent themselves to the revolution. Find resources, probing questions for discussion, extension...
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PBS

Russian Archives Online

For Students 9th - 10th
The site explores Russian history through images, audio, and films. Offers links to Russian archival collections of photographs, movies, and audio clips.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: History of Sochi

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of this Russian city from its earliest origins through the Middle Ages and into the present day.
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Other

Ithaca College: Project Look Sharp: Soviet History Through Posters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Multi-unit curriculum kit on the history of the Soviet Union told in five episodes using Soviet posters as source material. Coverage includes the birth of the Soviet Union, Stalin, the Great Patriotic...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: December 1: Rosa Parks & Pas De Deux

For Students 9th - 10th
Two important events in U.S. history are described here. The first looks at Rosa Parks with quotes from Parks herself. The second looks at the New York City Ballet and the collaboration between Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and...
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Virginia Tech

Digital History Reader: 1917 Did the War Cause a Revolution?

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive unit evaluating what factors led to the Russian revolution in 1917. Understand the circumstances in Russia during WWI, timelines, maps, photos, writing assignments, and a bibliography for further studies.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: The Russian Revolution of 1917

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the events that took place in 1917 as the Russian Revolution evolved into a civil war that lasted from 1918 to 1922.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: World History: Russian Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine the impact of relationships between ideas, people, and events across time and place. To accomplish this, they evaluate the causes and consequences of the...
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Tango With Cows: Book Art of the Russian Avant Garde

For Students 9th - 10th
Russian artists and poets working during a turbulent decade in Russian history, the 1910s, produced books that combined visuals with short poems as an expression of their uncertainty about Russia's past, present, and future.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Russian Revolution (1917)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent lecture providing a wealth of information about the events of the Russian Revolution in 1917.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Russian Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This online directory from Fordham University provides an abundance of essays and articles detailing various aspects of the Russian Revolution as well as a list of additional sources.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Russian Language

For Students 9th - 10th
A very comprehensive site about the Russian language. Includes information on countries where Russian is the primary language, the history of the language, different dialects, derived languages, the writing system, and the phonological...
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The British Museum

British Museum: Catalogue of the Russian Icons

For Students 9th - 10th
Access the full inventory of Russian icons, including works from the Byzantine period, housed in the collections of the British Museum. Includes an introduction to the collection, notes on the history and meaning of icons in Russian art,...
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Marxists Internet Archive

Marxists Internet Archive: Leon Trotsky: The History of the Russian Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the full translation of Leon Trotsky's The History of the Russian Revolution. The online book comes in three volumes: "The Overthrow of Tzarism," "The Attempted Counter Revolution," and "The Triumph of the Soviets."
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The History Cat

The History Cat: History Trekker: Ellis Island: An Immigrant Story

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the difficult life of Jews in Russia under Czar Alexander III, one where they faced discrimination and Jewish communities were attacked when pogroms took place. Follow along as a Russian Jew travels to America and is processed...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Revelations From the Russian Archives: Secret Police

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress is a brief description of the history of the secret police in the Soviet Union. Its origins are found during the time of the revolution.

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