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This is the personal history of the 35th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, a highly decorated group of soldiers who fought on WWII's most pivotal European battlefronts -- Normandy, Rhineland, and Northern France.
http://www.35thinfdivassoc.com/
A wealth of information is available for each of the 50 states including links to government agencies, general information about the states and to most newspapers in the states.
http://www.50states.com/
Site for both students and teachers who want to know more about American history, from the first European settlers to the tumultuous events of the twentieth century. Filled with interactive features, web links, photographs, and transcripts of informative videos funded by Annenberg/CPB, "A Biography of America" presents American history as a "living narrative" to researchers.
http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/
Social studies teachers interested in cultural diversity will appreciate this detailed lesson plan with step-by-step instructions to help students in grades K-5 explore cultural heritage, family background, and ethnic distinctiveness.
http://www.pbs.org/americaresponds/anationofcultures.html
Visit A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust for lesson plans, activities, reproducible handouts, definitions, links, and resources when teaching about the Holocaust.
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/
Visit this website and learn about Abraham Lincoln’s life from childhood to President of the United States. At this website one can visit Lincoln’s home which is now part of the National Park Service by viewing pictures taken of the home place. In addition to pictures of Lincoln’s home, this site offers a quiz on Lincoln, a treasure hunt, and much more.
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/index.html
This website was created to support the series of PBS shows on Africa. There is something for all levels of students. For younger children, go to Africa for Kids. Learn about the daily life of students in four African nations, play a virtual thumb piano, or figure out how the hero of a Swahili folktale can accomplish his mission. Teacher tools has four wonderful units on Africa. Photography teachers can use the Photoscope area to get students talking about the impact of photographs. For those who think they already know it all, take the Africa Challenge.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/index.html
The Presidents is a supplement to the PBS television presntation of the same name. Complete with a teachers guide and resources this is a great source for teaching about the oval office in your classroom.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/indexjs.html
Looking for primary resources pertaining to American heritage? This site offers historical collections that contain a vast amount of primary resources. In addition, one can click n Today in History and read what historical event transpired today.
http://memory.loc.gov/
This website features a series of 16 half-hour videos which play from the web in a quarter screen view. Video titles include Native Voices, Utopian Promise, Masculine Heroes, Gothic Undercurrents, Slavery and Freedom and more. The site requires a (one-time) registration and log in for viewing. Registration is free. This is upper level material and only the videos may be of use for High School.
http://www.learner.org/resources/series164.html
AMERICAN RADIOWORKS is the documentary project of Minnesota Public Radio and NPR News. ARW is public radio's largest documentary production unit; it creates documentaries, series projects, and investigative reports for the public radio system and the Internet.
http://www.americanradioworks.com/index.html
Many of us were introduced to the horrors of the Holocaust through the eyes of this girl and her diary. Though she was only a teen when she wrote her story, the precociousness, charm, and sensitivity of a mature writer in the face of the atrocities she witnessed leapt from the pages to captivate millions of readers.
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/index.html
This site promotes respect for ethnic and cultural diversity by providing educational resources, pamphlets, and general information aimed at combating hatred, prejudice, racial profiling, bigotry, and anti-Semitism.
http://www.adl.org
Teachers and students may download Audacity software for FREE at this site. Audacity is a free program that allows students to create blogs so that teachers may incorporate them into their curriculum.
http://www.download.com/Audacity/3000-2170_4-10058117.html
One of the most persistent and overarching complaints the American colonists had about the rule of the British monarchy was the extent of its power. One of the most persistent and overarching complaints about the early government of the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation was the weakness of the federal government. Attempting to form a more perfect union, the framers of the Constitution designed a government that clearly assigned power to three branches, while at the same time guaranteeing that the power of any branch could be checked by another. Using primary source documents, your students can see clear demonstrations of how one branch of our government can check another.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=222