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A&E Television

History.com: History on a Plate: How Native American Diets Shifted After European Colonization

For Students 9th - 10th
For centuries, Indigenous people's diets were totally based on what could be harvested locally. Then white settlers arrived from Europe. Native people pass down information - including food traditions - from one generation to the next...
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Website
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History

For Students 9th - 10th
A website dedicated to explore the history of Pennsylvania. The website is divided into "Stories from PA History," "Visit PA Regions," and "Teach PA History." "Stories from PA History" includes histories built around state historical...
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Activity
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
If you set out to do your own primary research with a tradition-bearer in your community, this guide will be very valuable. Get information about how to get the best results, along with an extensive list of possible questions for the...
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Unit Plan
United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow

For Students 9th - 10th
The six teaching units of this site provide an overview of urbanization, its history, its potential, its problems. The site has lots of activities, and a game.
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Website
Other

Mandarin Daily News for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Mandarin Daily News is a well-established children's newspaper published in Taiwan for elementary and middle level students and their teachers and parents. The site includes world and local news stories, as well as news on topics of...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhism is one of the world's great religions, and has deeply influenced the character and evolution of Asian civilization over the past 2,500 years. It is based on the teachings of a historical figure, Siddhartha Gautama, who lived...