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A&E Television

History.com: California

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of California! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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A&E Television

History.com: Indiana

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of Indiana! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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A&E Television

History.com: Kansas

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of Kansas! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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A&E Television

History.com: Louisiana

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of Louisiana! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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A&E Television

History.com: Michigan

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of Michigan! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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A&E Television

History.com: Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of Mississippi! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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A&E Television

History.com: Missouri

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of Missouri! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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A&E Television

History.com: Montana

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of Montana! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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A&E Television

History.com: Oregon

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of Oregon! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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A&E Television

History.com: Pennsylvania

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of Pennsylvania! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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A&E Television

History.com: South Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of South Carolina! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
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Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: Olympic Sports: The Joyner Family

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery subject, the Joyner...
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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games

For Students 9th - 10th
This site delves into the history of the Ancient Olympic games. The University of Pennsylvania's Museum of different aspects of the Ancient Olympic games.
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Article
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Olympics: Science of the Sporting Life

For Students 9th - 10th
When the Winter Olympics begin we can study the science of sports: biomechanics, figure skating, high jumping, mental preparation, alcohol and athletes, sports doctors, staleness, and training in the ancient Olympics.
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Other

Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a virtual exhibition of inventions from ancient Greece that have been reconstructed by Kostas Kotsanas after over two decades of study and research. Click on 'The Museum' link at the top of the page to read an explanation and to...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History

Alabama Department of Archives & History

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Separate Halls of Fame as established by the Alabama Legislature. Includes: business; international motorsports, military, press association, Alabama sports, women, teachers, music and much more.
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Tufts University

Tour of Olympia: Ancient Olympic Events

For Students 9th - 10th
Like the modern sport of wrestling, an athlete needed to throw his opponent on the ground, landing on a hip, shoulder, or back for a fair fall.
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Tufts University

Tufts University: The Ancient Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can compare the modern and ancient Olympic games, as well as tour the site of the first Olympics, and learn about those games.
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Able Media

Able Media Llc: The Ancient Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of articles and historical information about the history, origins, and events of the ancient Olympics.
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Other

National Museum of American Jewish History: Only in America Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights well-known Jewish Americans who have made significant contributions to their fields in the arts, sciences, business, religion, sports, law, and politics. The public votes for those individuals they feel should be inducted into...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: The Evolution of Women's Athletic Wear

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will examine photographs and primary source accounts describing uniforms for women's sports from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 8 Athletes Who Excelled at Two Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
The odds of becoming a professional athlete are long. The odds of playing more than one sport well against elite competition are astronomical. Here are athletes who were blessed with the skill to excel - some even just briefly - in...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Jim Thorpe Became America's First Multi Sport Star

For Students 9th - 10th
Decades before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders starred in baseball and football, Jim Thorpe was America's original multi-sport athlete. A two-time college football All-American and charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Thorpe...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Victor's Virtue: A Cultural History of Sport

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Victor's Virtue: A Cultural History of Sport." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

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