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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Building Up, Breaking Down

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Smithsonian in the Classroom presents Building Up, Breaking Down. Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students investigate how buildings weather. See what happens to a building once it has been erected....
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Era of Expansion and Reform

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information about the period in United States history between the Civil War and World War I. The United States was transformed from a rural republic to an urban state.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wallaceburg, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
Wallaceburg, Ontario is located in the municipality of Chatham-Kent. This article provides some information on the community's history and attractions.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: City & Town

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Illegal in Beijing

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, view a city area where illegal migrants from rural China live and work. [2:55]
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: The Blues

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examples of the blues inspired by the African American migration to Northern cities. These lyrics and audio clips explores the reasons for, and effects of, these migrations.

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