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Industrial Revolution/Transcontinental Railroad/Immigration Overview The Library of Congress: American Memory Timeline Rise of Industrial America http://learning.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/ Contains tremendous amount information, including photos and maps, about the industrial revolution, the railroad, and immigration. Transcontinental Railroad PBS “Transcontinental Railroad” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/index.html This Web site is connected to the PBS program about the Transcontinental Railroad. It includes a wealth of information, including written documents detailing first-hand accounts of the building of the railroad, photos, and links to other Web Sites. Union Pacific Railroad History http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/index.shtml Immigration Library of Congress American Memory Project: Immigration http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/immigration_set1.html This is a great site filled with wonderful information and photos. National Park Service: Ellis Island http://www.nps.gov/archive/stli/serv02.htm Ellis Island http://www.ellisisland.org/ You can search your family name on this site. Ellis Island Interactive Tour http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm Angel Island http://www.aiisf.org/ Inventors A to Z Guide to Inventors http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventors/a/Famous_Inventor.htm National Inventors Hall of Fame http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_2_listing_inventor.asp?vAlpha= Student Resource Center http://infotrac.galegroup.com Buildings Research Project Buildings Collection http://www.greatbuildings.com Kids GALILEO/Britannica Elementary http://kids.galileo.usg.edu Animal Research Project GALILEO--Encyclopedia of Animals http://www.galileo.usg.edu/high-school/fultonschools/databases/ Click on Databases A-Z, then on Encyclopedia of Animals National Geographic Animals http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals Matter BBC Science Activities—Solids, Liquids, Gas http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/gases.shtml Has a good interactive game to review examples of solids, liquids, gas. Chem4Kids—Matter http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html Purdue University—Solids, Liquids, Gas http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/liquids/character.html BBC Science Activities—Solids, Liquids, Gas http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/gases.shtml Segregation PBS "Way Back"--School Desegregation
http://pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights/features_school.html National Civil Rights Museum http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/home.htm Cold War CNN Interactive--Cold War http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/ A wealth of information on numerous aspects of the Cold War. Includes first- hand accounts, maps, photographs, and video. Includes educators guide. Berlin Air Lift Harry S. Truman Library and Museum The Berlin Airlift http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/berlin_airlift/large/index.php Space Race Life Magazine’s “A Giant Leap for Mankind” http://www.life.com/Life/space/giantleap/ Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Space Race http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/SpaceRace/sec100/sec100.htm Korean War CNN Special: Korea--States of War http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/ Korean War Veterans Memorial http://www.nps.gov/kowa Vietnam War The New York Times—Fall of Saigon http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/saigon/ PBS American Experience—Vietnam Online http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/index.html Vietnam Veterans Memorial http://www.nps.gov/vive/index.htm AOL World History for Kids http://kids.aol.com/homework-help/history/world-history Scroll down page to find links for specific time periods and events. Heredity Fun with Heredity http://learninginhand.com/lessonplans/heredity.html We Are All Alike http://www.nature.ca/genome/03/a/03a_e.cfm World War I PBS “The Great War” http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/ First World War.Com http://www.firstworldwar.com/index.htm World War I—Trenches on the Web http://www.worldwar1.com/ World War I Document Archive http://www.gwpda.org/ CyberSleuth Kids—World War I http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/Wars/World_War_I/ Harlem Renaissance PBS Big Apple History http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/arts/topic9.html Brain Pop—Harlem Renaissance Facts and Movie http://www.brainpop.com/artsandmusic/musicalgenres/harlemrenaissance/preview.weml You will need the Username and Password to log in. The Kennedy Center’s “Drop Me Off in Harlem” http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/
Industrial Revolution/Transcontinental Railroad/Immigration Overview The Library of Congress: American Memory Timeline Rise of Industrial America http://learning.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/ Contains tremendous amount information, including photos and maps, about the industrial revolution, the railroad, and immigration. Transcontinental Railroad PBS “Transcontinental Railroad” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/index.html This Web site is connected to the PBS program about the Transcontinental Railroad. It includes a wealth of information, including written documents detailing first-hand accounts of the building of the railroad, photos, and links to other Web Sites. Union Pacific Railroad History http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/index.shtml Immigration Library of Congress American Memory Project: Immigration http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/immigration_set1.html This is a great site filled with wonderful information and photos. National Park Service: Ellis Island http://www.nps.gov/archive/stli/serv02.htm Ellis Island http://www.ellisisland.org/ You can search your family name on this site. Ellis Island Interactive Tour http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm Angel Island http://www.aiisf.org/ Farming/Mining/Ranching Primary Sources Eyewitness to History http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ Click on Old West and 20th Century to find Documents. AMDOCS Documents for the Study of American History http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/ PBS Archives of the West http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/index.htm Library of Congress American Memory Archives Prairie Settlement http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/nbhihtml/pshome.html Science—Plants and Animals/Cassification Biology 4 Kids—What Animal are You? (Vertebrates and Invertebrates) http://www.biology4kids.com/files/invert_main.html Scriber Monkey (Classifiction) http://www.scibermonkey.org/teacher_res.htm?KS3_unit=7D Classification of Living Things http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/default.htm Classification of Animals http://doe.sd.gov/octa/ddn4learning/themeunits/animals/Interactive.htm Kids Corner Animal Classification (Includes a Game) http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_classification_fish.htm Quia Animal Classification Game http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=1664307594&AP_activityType=14&AP_urlId=1000&AP_continuePlay=true&id=1000 Vertebrates and Invertebrates (Includes an Online Quiz) http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rburcham/edweb/project/in-vertebrates.htm Biology 4 Kids (Plants) http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_main.html Natural Perspective (Plants) http://www.perspective.com/nature/plantae/index.html Grouping of Plants http://www.vtaide.com/png/menu/plants.htm
Science--Constructive and Destructive Processes Forces of Nature http://www.promotega.org/AAU06007/Forces.htm Destructive Forces of Nature http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html Nature’s Fury http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listearthsgi.html Includes links to numerous good Web sites. Landforms http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/landforms.htm Social Studies Unit #1—“Civil War” Social Studies for Kids—Civil War http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/civilwar.htm Kennesaw—Civil War Sites http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/civwar.html Gettysburg National Military Park—Civil War Guide for Kids http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/kidzindex.htm Suffolk Web—Civil War http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/jccivil.html The American Civil War Photo Gallery http://www.civilwar-pictures.com/ The Civil War Archives http://www.civilwararchive.com/files.htm The American Civil War Homepage http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
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