Country Studies US
Country Studies: Kennedy and the New Frontier
This overview of President John F. Kennedy suggests that he set a liberal tone with his agenda rather than the more hands-on approach of his successor, Lyndon Johnson.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: John F. Kennedy
Follow this link to a transcript of John F. Kennedy's inaugural address given on January 20, 1961.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: John F. Kennedy
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about John F. Kennedy.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography of President John F. Kennedy for Kids
Investigate the life story of John F. Kennedy on this website. Learn about the biography of the 35th president of the United States.
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The Lee Harvey Oswald Research Page
This very informative site about Lee Harvey Oswald is easy to navigate. Parnell subscribes to the Lone Assassin Theory but tries to give a balanced treatment in the "articles" link, which offers reviews of books on both sides of this...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Nonfiction: Jfk Speech
This lesson focuses on John F. Kennedy's speech, "We Choose to go to the Moon," delivered at Rice University on September 12, 1962. It features links to JFK's biography and Wikipedia entry, the National Geographic: "Moon 101" video, the...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
US National Archives
Nara: Jfk Assassination Records Collection
This National Archives and Records Administration government website that provides an extensive collection of quality documents and information regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Boy Meets Girl, Girl Meets Tragic End (Opera)
Nothing comes close to opera when it comes to affairs of the heart. Opera has always been addicted to love, and its romances can range from the hilarious to the dramatic. But don't expect a standard "Boy Meets Girl" story when you take...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Chivalry and Courtly Love
In this 9-12 instructional activity, students will explore the Arthurian codes of chivalry and courtly love as portrayed in art, modern films, books, and poetry. They will examine the way in which these ideals have influenced our modern...
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The Kennedy Center: Lesson: Weather and Wind
Here's an engaging activity to incorporate dance into your science lessons on weather! Students study wind, and various weather patterns, then create their own dance to illustrate what they have learned. Provides links to more...
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The Kennedy Center: Balancing Mobiles
For this lesson plan, students will apply mathematical, science, and engineering concepts to experiment with balancing levers. They will learn to classify types of levers to design and build a simplified mobile. Students will explore...
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The Kennedy Center: Lesson: Navajo Weaving
Intergrating dance into your social studies lesson on the Navajo culture will give your students a glimpse into another way of life. They will use their knowledge of loom weaving, Native Americans, and creative dance to express these...
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The Kennedy Center: Exploring Weather Conditions in Paintings
Enrich your science instructional activity with watercolors! This lesson plan contains assessment criteria, links to more information, and step-by-step ideas to cultivate your students' knowledge about weather conditions.
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The Kennedy Center: Lesson: A Listening Doll
In this lesson plan, students explore the tradition of Pueblo "Listening dolls" and create their own version of this historical tradition. Also contains a rubric, extensions, and books to use as references.
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The Kennedy Center: Harriet Tubman: An Informative and Impressionistic Look
Harriet Tubman was a leading figure in the Underground Railroad movement. In this lesson plan, learners research information about her using informative resources and look at impressionistic artwork depicting her life. Comparing...
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Jfk Presidential Library and Museum: Campaign of 1960
John F. Kennedy would be elected in November, 1960, as the youngest president ever voted into office. Here read about the Democratic convention, the debates between Kennedy and Richard Nixon, and find out about the issues of the...
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The Kennedy Center: Perfect Pitch
Perfect Pitch is an interactive learning environment that lets you form orchestras and create your own orchestral arrangements of music from the baroque, classical, romantic, and modern periods. Clever game design, including a...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Blues Journey
Trace the history of the blues in America through the play, Blues Journey, based on the book by Walter Dean Myers. You can see video clips of the stage play, listen to blues radio shows, and learn about different types of blues music.
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The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: City Dionysia: The Ancient Roots of Modern Theater
Media-rich site explains the development of theater practice in ancient Greece and compares Greek dramatic forms and purposes with contemporary theater practices. Learners can then write and stage their own original plays to demonstrate...
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The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Nureyev: The Unconquerable Will
Lesson on creative expression and dance in light of the social, cultural, and political climate in Russia.
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The Kennedy Center: Chinese Calligraphy & Ink Painting
Students explore Chinese culture while creating unique pieces of calligraphy with watercolor paint. This two-part lesson plan includes an assessment rubric and a list of sources to use as a reference.
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The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: City Dionysia: The Theaters
Three-part resource on Greek theater that includes an overview, a roll-over diagram that highlights and defines key architectural elements of ancient Greek theaters, and examples of the influence of ancient Greek architecture on...
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The Kennedy Center: Lift Every Voice and Sing
Explore and analyze "Lift Every Voice and Sing" , a poem by James Weldon Johnson, which was set to music and is considered the "Black National Anthem."