The Asia Society's AskAsia site is a resource for both students and teachers who want to learn about Asian history and culture. Features include a map game and a tutorial on Chinese pictographs.
This look at sixteenth-century Spanish explorers and the Native American empires they encountered and ultimately destroyed features Pizarro, Cabeza de Vaca, Orellana, and Cortes.
Presentation of 1,600 color photos -- rural and small-town life, migrant labor, the Great Depression, railroads, military training, aircraft manufacturing, and mobilizing for World War II.
A special feature, "Collection Connections," provides ideas for learning about women in the war effort, New Deal work programs, farm workers, relief programs, and military training. (Library of Congress)
Civil War Maps features detailed battle maps made by Major Jedediah Hotchkiss for General Lee and General Sherman, and maps taken from diaries, scrapbooks, and manuscripts -- all available for the first time in one place. An essay, "History of Mapping the Civil War," looks at Union maps, Confederate maps, battlefield maps, commercial maps, and others. (Library of Congress)
PRESIDENTS' DAY learning resources are featured at FREE.
Learn about the job of a president, the balance of power with the Supreme Court and Congress, and ways presidents have communicated with the public. See letters, diaries, and other papers from the lives and presidencies of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln.
Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words shows the breadth of Franklin's accomplishments through key letters, broadsides, and other documents. This exhibit, marking the tercentenary of Franklin's birth (1706), focuses on his achievements as a politician and statesman, as well as a printer and writer, an inventor and scientist. Topics include the Revolution, the Continental Congress, and the
Treaty of Paris. A chronology of his life is provided.
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)provides documents and images for learning about "fugitive from labor" cases and black soldiers in the Civil War. The site includes Civil War photos by Mathew Brady and letters, telegrams, and photos illustrating factors that affected the Civil War.
Expansion and Reform (1801-1868)features documents, maps, and images for learning about the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the growth of regionalism, the Amistad case, Lincoln's "spot resolutions," the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the petition of Amelia Bloomer regarding suffrage in the West, migration north to Alaska, and the Sioux Treaty of 1868.
Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)includes documents and images for learning about the American Revolution, the Constitution, the creation of the U.S. Navy,
Eli Whitney's patent for the cotton gin, Thomas Cooper's
violation of the Sedition Act, and the Electoral College.
Hotchkiss Map Collection: Confederate Army Maps
Contains maps made by Major Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828-1899), a topographic engineer in the Confederate Army. Hotchkiss created detailed battle maps of the Shenandoah Valley; some were used by Generals Lee and Jackson. The collection includes maps from post-war years -- maps with information about railroads, minerals and mining, geology and history mostly of Virginia and West Virginia). (LOC)
"Smithsonian Source: Colonial America"
Offers primary sources and tools for using them in the classroom. Watch an anthropologist examine skeletons for clues to daily life in Jamestown. Find lessons on the Boston Massacre, Stamp Act, patriot women, Pocahontas, and money.
Use questions -- built around primary documents -- to explore the clashing views of revolutionary colonists and loyalist colonists. Examine the political, religious, economic, and social reasons for the Revolution. (SI)
"Bound for Glory: America in Color"
Is the first major exhibit of 70 color prints (1939-1943)
showing the effects of the Depression on people in rural
America and small towns, the nation's subsequent economic
recovery, and the mobilization for World War II. (LOC)
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Offers documents and images for learning about Bell's patent
for the telephone, Edison's patent for the electric lamp,
Glidden's patent application for barbed wire, the Homestead
Act of 1862, maps of Indian territory, child labor, and the
Chinese Boycott Case. (NARA)
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/industrial-us.html
"The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)"
Features the 1897 petition against the annexation of Hawaii,
political cartoons on progressivism and the 1912 election,
woman suffrage and the 19th Amendment, the Zimmermann telegram 1917), photos of the 369th Infantry, posters from the Food Administration during World War I, the Volstead Act and prohibition documents, and the unfinished Lincoln Memorial. (NARA)
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/modern-america.html
"Great Depression: Dust Bowl Migration"
Includes photos, a teachers guide, and other resources for
learning about the largest migration in American history.
This migration occurred in the 1930s when poor soil conservation practices and extreme weather in the Great Plains exacerbated the existing misery of the Great Depression. (LOC)
"Texas Beyond History"
Is a virtual museum of online exhibits, lessons, and
interactive learning that covers 13,500 years of human history in Texas, from Clovis hunters to 20th century cotton farmers. Explore archeological sites and historic landmarks. See rare photos, maps, artifacts, and reconstructed scenes of the past -- more than 6,000 images. (NEH)
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net
"Money Math: Lessons for Life"
Is a teacher's guide for helping middle school math students
learn how to manage their money, stay out of debt, and save
for retirement. Lesson plans, reproducible activity pages,
and teaching tips are included in the 86-page guide, which
draws on real-life examples from personal finance. (TREAS)
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/mar/marmoneymath.htm
This teen oriented website helps guide understanding of the role of laws, how they are created, and why they are important. There is also a web forum for students to post questions to the experts and receive answers.
"Ancient World Mapping Center" promotes cartography, historical geography, and geographical information science within the field of ancient studies. The Center is developing a community of scholars, teachers, and specialists to collaborate in the updating and expansion of
the spatial and historical reference information assembled by the Classical Atlas Project. The Center also offers free digital maps of the ancient world for educational use. For most maps, a blank version suitable for quizzes and customization is provided.
http://www.unc.edu/awmc/index.html
"MyMoney.gov" is the U.S. government's website for teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you're buying a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401k, MyMoney.gov can help you do it better. Find important information from 20 federal agencies. See if you have "financial smarts": take the MyMoney interactive quiz. Read the national strategy for financial literacy.
http://www.mymoney.gov/
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest features 10 essays on the Nez Perce, Lushootseed, Chief Seattle, salmon, totem poles, and other topics and tribes.
The essays provide context for the thousands of historical photos, texts, and primary sources in the collection.
Treaties are included, as are maps showing traditional territories and reservations. (LOC)
http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/essays.html
provides lessons, activities, and articles for teaching about history, archaeology, and paleontology in North America. learn about railroads, the Gold Rush, Oregan Trail, evergreen forests, caves, fossils, the Colorado Plateau ecosystem, early explorers, Puebloan (Anasazi) farmers, and more. Discover how archeologists piece together clues to understand the past. Fine out to build a steam engine.
Explores career options in advanced manufacturing, automotive, construction, energy, financial services, health care, hospitality, information technology, retail, and transportation industries, as well as in emerging industries - biotechnology, geospatial technology, and nanotechnology. Learn which industries are growing, how to qualify for a good job, and where to get started.
The Homestead Act of 1862 recounts efforts to improve homesteading laws and make land ownership possible for more settlers. The distribution of government lands had been an issue since the Revolutionary War. "Preemption" -- settling the land first and paying for it later -- became national policy; however, supporting legislation was stymied until the secession of Southern states. See one of the first applications for land under this law.
Teaching activities are included. (National Archives and Records Administration)
BLACK HISTORY resources are featured this month at FREE.
See first person accounts of slavery and photos of former slaves. Learn about abolition, the Civil War, western migration, Jim Crow, the church in Southern black communities, and Brown v. Board of Education. Read about Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, Jackie Robinson, and other leaders and pioneers.
"World War II Military Situation Maps, 1944-1945"
Contains maps showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944, to July 26, 1945. Starting with the D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on the military campaigns in Western Europe, showing the progress of the Allied Forces as they push towards Germany. Some of these 416 maps and 115 reports were used by U.S. commanders. (LOC)
"U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Teachers and Students"
Offers tips, fact sheets, and online tools for learning about
the basics of saving and investing, helping students
understand the importance of planning for their financial
future, and identifying questions to ask about our
investments. Learn about mutual funds. Try the online
retirement calculator. Take an online quiz to "test your
money smarts." (SEC)
http://www.sec.gov/investor/teachers.shtml
"Islamic Manuscripts from Mali" showcases 22 manuscripts from Timbuktu and the surrounding regions of Mali and West Africa, enabling students to understand the rich culture and society of the region. Especially noteworthy are the extensive collections of photos showing the domestic architecture, the characteristics of Islamic manuscripts, and an array of interactive maps made in Europe beginning in the 16th century.
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/malihtml/malihome.html
It is the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education's primary initiative to provide training designed to meet and exceed law-related education's best practices through professional development. Through expanded LRE Academy trainings and resources, the Foundation will equip Arizona educators with the necessary knowledge and skills to implement LRE curricula.
Law-Related Education is...
the teaching of rules, laws and the legal system that actively involves students to prepare them for responsible citizenship. LRE provides instruction in legal rights, responsibilities and the role of the citizen and requires students to practice the application of law in potential real-life situations.
Calendars Through the Ages looks at the astronomical basis of calendars, the history of our calendar, and when various countries moved from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. Learn about Leap Year, the solar cycle, equinoxes and solstices. (NIST)
http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/
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