Americas
Native Americans Sites
A Cheyenne Odyssey: www.mission-us.org/games/a-cheyenne-odyssey/
A digital interactive game for middle school students about life on the Great Plains in the years 1866-1876.
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection: http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/
Indigenous Women: ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/unladylike2020/t/indigenous-women/
Includes primary documents and an interactive lesson at American Indian boarding schools. An immersive gallery walk helps students make connections to indigenous people today.
Native Tech: http://www.nativetech.org/
"Native American Technology and Art"
Nez Perce-C;earwater National Forests: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/nezperceclearwater/home
Providing Deeper Context in Lesson on Indigenous Peoples: https://www.edutopia.org/article/providing-deeper-context-lessons-indigenous-peoples
"Teachers planning lessons on Native Americans can point a fuller and more accurate picture with carefully curated resources."
The Rise and Fall of the Lakota Empire: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-fQo8zmiPQ
Traditions and Languages of Three Native Cultures: Tlingit, Lakota, & Cherokee: https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/traditions-and-languages-three-native-cultures-tlingit-lakota-cherokee#sect-thelesson
Wolf Cub's Song: www.thirteen.org/programs/lets-learn/wolf-cubs-song-english-captions-p9mwqe/
Native American author Joseph Bruchac reads his book Wolf Cub's Song that explains why the wolf has great meaning to Native Americans as something not to fear but to respect.
Lewis and Clark and the Louisiana Purchase
Discovering Lewis & Clark: http://www.lewis-clark.org/
Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation: http://www.lewisandclark.org/index.html
"Keepers of the Story-Stewards of the Trail
Lewis & Clark's Historic Trail: http://lewisclark.net/
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson: https://guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=514930&p=3520129
"A guide to the University of Virginia's collection related to Thomas Jefferson, with additional links to texts and information resources about Jefferson"
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello: https://home.monticello.org/
Civil War
Biography of Harriet Tubman: https://www.thoughtco.com/harriet-tubman-biography-3529273
"From underground railroad to spy to activist"
Life in the North and South 1847-1861: before Brother Fought Brother: https://edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/life-north-and-south-1847-1861-brother-fought-brother#sect-theunit
A Cheyenne Odyssey: www.mission-us.org/games/a-cheyenne-odyssey/
A digital interactive game for middle school students about life on the Great Plains in the years 1866-1876.
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection: http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/
Indigenous Women: ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/unladylike2020/t/indigenous-women/
Includes primary documents and an interactive lesson at American Indian boarding schools. An immersive gallery walk helps students make connections to indigenous people today.
Native Tech: http://www.nativetech.org/
"Native American Technology and Art"
Nez Perce-C;earwater National Forests: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/nezperceclearwater/home
Providing Deeper Context in Lesson on Indigenous Peoples: https://www.edutopia.org/article/providing-deeper-context-lessons-indigenous-peoples
"Teachers planning lessons on Native Americans can point a fuller and more accurate picture with carefully curated resources."
The Rise and Fall of the Lakota Empire: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-fQo8zmiPQ
Traditions and Languages of Three Native Cultures: Tlingit, Lakota, & Cherokee: https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/traditions-and-languages-three-native-cultures-tlingit-lakota-cherokee#sect-thelesson
Wolf Cub's Song: www.thirteen.org/programs/lets-learn/wolf-cubs-song-english-captions-p9mwqe/
Native American author Joseph Bruchac reads his book Wolf Cub's Song that explains why the wolf has great meaning to Native Americans as something not to fear but to respect.
Lewis and Clark and the Louisiana Purchase
Discovering Lewis & Clark: http://www.lewis-clark.org/
Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation: http://www.lewisandclark.org/index.html
"Keepers of the Story-Stewards of the Trail
Lewis & Clark's Historic Trail: http://lewisclark.net/
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson: https://guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=514930&p=3520129
"A guide to the University of Virginia's collection related to Thomas Jefferson, with additional links to texts and information resources about Jefferson"
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello: https://home.monticello.org/
Civil War
Biography of Harriet Tubman: https://www.thoughtco.com/harriet-tubman-biography-3529273
"From underground railroad to spy to activist"
Life in the North and South 1847-1861: before Brother Fought Brother: https://edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/life-north-and-south-1847-1861-brother-fought-brother#sect-theunit