US Department of Agriculture
Nrcs: Helping People Understand Soils
Comprehensive resource for the study of soil regions. Special information for teachers and students include soil facts, resources, state soils, urban soil issues, state of the land, and more. Be sure to click on their special...
US Census Bureau
Census 2000 Briefs
A page of a number of news briefs from the U.S. Census Bureau discussing Census 2000 results in population, race, housing, and much more. A nice source when studying American diversity.
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National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Children's Guide: The Art of Romare Bearden [Pdf]
A colorful, printable packet, from the National Gallery of Art, for students studying the work of Romare Bearden. Includes images of his work, including his well-known collages. Investigates all the important aspects of Bearden's work:...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Jane Jacobs
Learn about Jane Jacobs, an activist who worked to save the neighborhoods of New York City in this video segment from New York Voices. [5:38]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Maya Lin
This video segment from New York Voices features Chinese American architect Maya Lin.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Megan Asaka, "Unsettled City: Migration, Race, and Seattle"
Megan Asaka's current book, "Unsettled City: Migration, Race, and the Making of Seattle's Urban Landscape," explores the role of mobile populations in shaping urban regions through a case study of late nineteenth and early...
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Transportation 2: The Subway
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 item, the Subway.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Colonial Economy and Patterns of Society
Although tied to pages from a specific text, these AP study questions allow anyone to consider aspects of colonial economics. (Answers to some of the questions are located at the following link:...
Library of Congress
Loc: Change in Early 20th Century America: Doing the Decades
This unit provides a flexible investigative structure for the study of selected themes in U.S. history and culture using the American Memory collections and related resources. Core goals are the development of relationships between...
Rice University
Rice University: Focus on Your Community
A resource page for teachers and students with lesson plans and varied resources to study your local community.
Other
Metrocosm: The Shape of the Us Economy
Using cartograms, compare the GDP's of rural and urban areas in the Unites States. View the 10 largest metro areas by GDP and see how the US compares to the United Kingdom in terms of GDP.
Library of Congress
Loc: How Transportation Transformed America: Going to Market
This project investigates and examines the impact transportation has had on peoples' lives. We chose to compare and contrast the turn of the centuries. This instructional activity introduces primary documents, specifically visuals. We...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Animals Past and Present
In English and Spanish this site deals with animal life in Illinois past and present. With sections on dinosaurs, animals in Illinois 65 million years ago, animals in Illinois 10 million years ago, and animals in Illinois today, this is...
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Dimensions
The College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan publishes a student-produced journal of architecture titled "Dimensions." Aimed at showcasing the best student work and at increasing the quality of the...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Sister Carrie
In this learning module, students will engage in a deep study of Theodore Dreiser's novel, Sister Carrie. Worksheets, tests, and map projects are provided to reinforce comprehension of Sister Carrie.
Other
Tenant Net: How the Other Half Lives
Find a hypertext reproduction of the full text (with illustrations) of the original 1890 edition of Jacob Riis's classic work on the living conditions of New York's poor immigrants, "How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements...
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: The Eastern Riverine Corridor During Late Classic Period
Inventories of ceramic materials and architectural similarities indicate that some urban centers may be socially and politically connected while others are not. Study confirms a water route from New River drainage area to Belize may have...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Electrifying America
This collection of primary sources explores the introduction of electric power to the United States.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The New Woman
This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Woman ideal.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Patronage/populism: Politics of Gilded Age
This collection uses primary sources to explore the politics of the Gilded Age.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Great Migration
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Great Migration.
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Pbs Learning Media: When Miners Strike: West Virginia Coal Mining Labor History
This collection uses primary sources to explore coal mining and labor in West Virginia.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Panama Canal
A collection uses primary sources to explore the construction of the Panama Canal.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Populist Movement
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Populist Movement.
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