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Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1880 1889

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1880's in America were chock full of new architecture, technologies, businesses, modern conveniences such as gas and electric, operas, fashions, and much more as featured in this resource.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Yearning to Breathe Free Webisode 10

For Students 9th - 10th
This wonderful website, Freedom, a History of US, based on the series by Joy Hakim, presents the tenth webisode, Yearning to be Breathe Free. Through text, photographs, and audio segments you can get a good picture of the state of...
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University of Kansas: Quarked!: How Tall Are You?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Enter your height using inches or meters, and see how tall you are in units, from as tall as the Statue of Liberty and an elephant, down to atoms and quarks. Next, see if you can put the Quarkster characters and yourself in order by height.
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Image of Immimgrants Looking at the Statue of Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
View a webcast of the program put on by the Library of Congress about Irish immigrants. Program includes Irish music, storytelling and poetry.
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Architect of the Capitol: Roger Williams

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Architect of the Capitol provides a very brief biographical sketch of Roger Williams, plus a photo of a statue of him that stands in the National Statuary Hall.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Grades K 2

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Here you can learn all about the U.S. Government! Find information on our nation, how our government works, your own neighborhood, and the main government symbols. Games and other activities are also included!
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Emma Lazarus

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Emma Lazarus. Copy of her poem "The New Colossus" included.
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Kidport

Symbols of America

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students will learn about America's most popular symbols through short multiple choice questions. They can find more specific information by clicking on the American Icons link.
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Read Works

Read Works: Coming to America: Ellis Island and New York City

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This full text is borrowed from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and provides information about the history of Ellis Island and the first person account of the immigration experience....
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Read Works

Read Works: American Symbols

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage lists and explains some of the different American symbols. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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A&E Television

History.com: 10 World Engineering Marvels

For Students 9th - 10th
These remarkable feats of design and construction transformed the ways that people travel, communicate and live. For thousands of years, mankind has engineered remarkable structures such as the pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of...
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Primary Games

Primary Games: u.s. Symbols Matching Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Match important U.S. symbols, includes Statue of Liberty, flag, and monuments.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Us National Symbols

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students identify symbols used to depict Americans' shared values, principles, and beliefs (e.g. list specific symbols in the design of Statue of Liberty.)
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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: u.s. Patriotic Symbols

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This personal site provides information and lesson plans about U.S. patriotic symbols. Additional information is organized by states.
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: National Symbols

For Teachers K - 1st
Lesson in which students create American symbol folders to help them understand and identify national symbols.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Patriot Nathan Hale Was Hanged

For Students 3rd - 8th
Highlights the life of American patriot Nathan Hale, with a brief description of his fight for liberty. Presents fascinating photos of a historic map, statue at Yale, and a portrait of George Washington.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

For Students 9th - 10th
A French sculptor, most famous for the Statue of Liberty.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

For Students 9th - 10th
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was a French sculptor. He is also known as Amilcar Hasenfratz, a pseudonym used for his paintings of Egyptian subjects. He created the Statue of Liberty.

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