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Canadian Pacific Railway Archives
Check out the awesome images of the railroads as they helped to connect Canada's east and west.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Delivering the Goods: Watsonville. California 1895
Railroads changed agriculture. As railways linked farms to a wider commercial world, city dwellers could buy fruits and vegetables year-round. Farms became commercialized, often specializing in single crops and tied to the ups and downs...
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Career One Stop: Career and Cluster Videos
Resource offers online career videos in 16 industry areas to learn about the type of work performed in a variety of jobs in each industry area.
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State of Georgia Official Site
This is the official website of the State of Georgia. Content includes government information, tourist information, statistical facts, local city and county information, and much more.
George Mason University
Chnm: Building the Washington Metro
The rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. was years in the making. Follow the plans and see how this 103 mile system grew.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Main Events of the Twentieth Century
This last section of an extensive essay about the railroad in United States history discusses the role of the railroad in the 20th century.
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Operation Lifesaver: Lesson Plans
Teachers will find detailed lesson plans covering varying aspects of railroad safety. Connections to curriculum subject standards, such as physics, are provided. Various data and activity sheets, as well as grading rubrics, can be easily...
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Arkansas Employment Security Department
Arkansas Employment Security Department has created a diverse resource to assist individuals interested in learning about the Arkansas job market. Explore current job opportunities in Arkansas.
Read Works
Read Works: The British Empire Queen Victoria and Industrialization
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about British industrialization under the rule of Queen Victoria. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: The Impact of Inventions
A promotional painting by George Inness will introduce learners to a new invention from the nineteenth century, the locomotive.
Starfall
Starfall: Things That Can Go
This interactive nonfiction ebook focuses on things that can go. Children can choose to read independently or listen to each sentence read to them.
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Faa: Education
Are you looking to explore the world of aviation? The FAA has created an educational resource page with aviation curriculum and career guides. Lots of great activities!
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Images Canada: Picturing Canadian Culture
This site contains images of Canadian events, people, places and things. Search for images as well for more pictures on Canadian culture at this site.
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Transitions Abroad: How to Travel Overland in South America
An experienced traveler explains the best ways to travel overland through South America, and how to prepare oneself for potential problems. (Published: Nov. 2014)
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Al: Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed
Constructed in 1898, this is an example of late 19th-century commercial architecture. It served as the focal point of transportation into Montgomery. The train shed is significant in that it shows the adaptation of bridge-building...
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Photograph of Father Albert Lacombe Standing in Front of a Tree, Around 1913
This website is for kids, prepared by the National Library of Canada. The Kids Site of Canadian Trains explains the role railways have had in important events in Canadian history. This page on the Northwest Rebellion includes information...
Curated OER
Telegram From Father Lacombe Assuring Pm Macdonald of Crowfoot's Loyalty, 1885
This website is for kids, prepared by the National Library of Canada. The Kids Site of Canadian Trains explains the role railways have had in important events in Canadian history. This page on the Northwest Rebellion includes information...