A Changing World
Building the Hoover Dam: Blood, concrete, and dynamite: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlyIDlFNVOY
Drowned Lands of the Wallkill: Recounting the Great Beaver and Muskrat War of the 1800s: https://99percentinvisible.org/article/drowned-lands-of-the-wallkill-recounting-the-great-beaver-and-muskrat-war-of-the-1800s/
This article by 99% Invisible tells the history of an area of New York not far from New York City and on the edge of New Jersey. Since I live near this area, the names are familiar but I didn't know where they came from.
Minnie's War Bonnet: ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ilwnedcpb20-soc-ush-il-womenwarriors/women-are-warriors-too/
"In this interactive lesson, students will learn about Minnie Hollow Wood, a Lakhota woman who fought courageously alongside male warriors in major battles such as the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Minnie was the first Lakhota woman warrior to be honored with a sacred War Bonnet, a symbolic give-away representing one of the highest honors of war, peace, and valor."
Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights: A presentation of Teaching Resources: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfHt43X1ZR0
"The program and its accompanying resources will help students look beyond the story of the movement’s formation to raise broader questions about how it relates to the struggles of Black America today. The lesson plans were designed for middle and high school students (grades 6-12). Some of the themes covered are activism, ideology, the role of women, the Black Press, marginalization, the Jim Crow era, civil rights, and the legacy of the Niagara Movement."
The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sn8CUyvG2k&feature=
This YouTube video is a short biography of Sojourner Truth.
Harriet Tubman, an Unsung Naturalist, Used Owl Calls as a Signal of the Underground Railroad: https://www.audubon.org/news/harriet-tubman-unsung-naturalist-used-owl-calls-signal-underground-railroad
"The famed conductor traveled at night, employing deep klnowledge of the region's environment and wildlife to communicate, navigate, and survive."
Progressive Setbacks: The Century-Old NYC Mandate that Shaped Modern Skylines: https://99percentinvisible.org/article/progressive-setbacks-the-century-old-nyc-mandate-that-shaped-modern-skylines/
This article explains why skyscrapers, especially in New York City, are built to look the way the do.
Ugly History: Cambodian Genocide: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_TYFfkc_1U
Why isn't' the Netherlands underwater?: https://youtu.be/25LW_PG2ZuI
A TED-Ed video - Stefan Al
Why We Need National Parks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJasV-itdoc&feature
Books
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington by Frances E. Ruffin
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest by Steve Jenkins
The Green Bicycle by Haifaa Al Mansour
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
Ruth Law Thrills a Nation by Don Brown - A Reading Rainbow book read by Linda Lavin
Drowned Lands of the Wallkill: Recounting the Great Beaver and Muskrat War of the 1800s: https://99percentinvisible.org/article/drowned-lands-of-the-wallkill-recounting-the-great-beaver-and-muskrat-war-of-the-1800s/
This article by 99% Invisible tells the history of an area of New York not far from New York City and on the edge of New Jersey. Since I live near this area, the names are familiar but I didn't know where they came from.
Minnie's War Bonnet: ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ilwnedcpb20-soc-ush-il-womenwarriors/women-are-warriors-too/
"In this interactive lesson, students will learn about Minnie Hollow Wood, a Lakhota woman who fought courageously alongside male warriors in major battles such as the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Minnie was the first Lakhota woman warrior to be honored with a sacred War Bonnet, a symbolic give-away representing one of the highest honors of war, peace, and valor."
Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights: A presentation of Teaching Resources: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfHt43X1ZR0
"The program and its accompanying resources will help students look beyond the story of the movement’s formation to raise broader questions about how it relates to the struggles of Black America today. The lesson plans were designed for middle and high school students (grades 6-12). Some of the themes covered are activism, ideology, the role of women, the Black Press, marginalization, the Jim Crow era, civil rights, and the legacy of the Niagara Movement."
The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sn8CUyvG2k&feature=
This YouTube video is a short biography of Sojourner Truth.
Harriet Tubman, an Unsung Naturalist, Used Owl Calls as a Signal of the Underground Railroad: https://www.audubon.org/news/harriet-tubman-unsung-naturalist-used-owl-calls-signal-underground-railroad
"The famed conductor traveled at night, employing deep klnowledge of the region's environment and wildlife to communicate, navigate, and survive."
Progressive Setbacks: The Century-Old NYC Mandate that Shaped Modern Skylines: https://99percentinvisible.org/article/progressive-setbacks-the-century-old-nyc-mandate-that-shaped-modern-skylines/
This article explains why skyscrapers, especially in New York City, are built to look the way the do.
Ugly History: Cambodian Genocide: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_TYFfkc_1U
Why isn't' the Netherlands underwater?: https://youtu.be/25LW_PG2ZuI
A TED-Ed video - Stefan Al
Why We Need National Parks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJasV-itdoc&feature
Books
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington by Frances E. Ruffin
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest by Steve Jenkins
The Green Bicycle by Haifaa Al Mansour
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
Ruth Law Thrills a Nation by Don Brown - A Reading Rainbow book read by Linda Lavin