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Hippocampus American History resources
Spring Branch Library Resources Your foremost source of information. From here, you can access ABC Clio, Encyclopedia Britannica, Brain Pop, and other information databases.
Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills
In 8th Grade, students study the history of the United States from the early colonial period through Reconstruction. The knowledge and skills covered in this course can be found on the Texas Education Agency website.
PBS Online
A great source for information on a myriad of historical events and personalities. PBS's assorted and diverse web exhibits supplement specific individual television series and generally include a resume of each episode, interviews (often with audio excerpts), a timeline , a glossary, photos, and links to relevant sites. Categories include American History, World History, History on Television, and Biographies. Categories in American History include American Experience, Frontline, and People's Century. Furthermore, visit PBS Teacher Source for lessons and activities -- arranged by topic and grade level -- and sign up for their newsletter. Some PBS lesson plans require viewing PBS video, but many do not.
Library of Congress
An outstanding and invaluable site for American history and general studies. Contains primary and secondary documents, exhibits, map collections, prints and photographs, sound recordings and motion pictures. The LOC's American Memory Historical Collections, a must-see, contains the bulk of digitalized materials, but the Exhibitions Gallery is enticing and informative as well. The Library of Congress Learning Page provides an eye view” of over 7 million historical documents, photographs, maps, films, and audio recordings.
Center for History and New Media: History Matters
History Matters is a wonderful online resource for history teachers and students. Among the many digital resources are lesson plans, syllabi, links, and exhibits. Resources include a list of "best" web sites, links to syllabi and lesson plans, essays on history and new media, a link to their excellent History Matters web site for U.S. History, and more. Resources are designed to benefit professional historians, high school teachers, and students of history. History Matters is a production of the American Social History Project/Center of Media and Learning at the City of University New York, and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
Glossary of Economic Terms & Concepts
Digital History An excellent online history resource with an online American History textbook, interactive timelines, online exhibitions highlighting important eras in American history, multimedia resources and primary source documents. Created by the University of Houston.
Hippocampus American History resources
Spring Branch Library Resources Your foremost source of information. From here, you can access ABC Clio, Encyclopedia Britannica, Brain Pop, and other information databases.
Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills
In 8th Grade, students study the history of the United States from the early colonial period through Reconstruction. The knowledge and skills covered in this course can be found on the Texas Education Agency website.
PBS Online
A great source for information on a myriad of historical events and personalities. PBS's assorted and diverse web exhibits supplement specific individual television series and generally include a resume of each episode, interviews (often with audio excerpts), a timeline , a glossary, photos, and links to relevant sites. Categories include American History, World History, History on Television, and Biographies. Categories in American History include American Experience, Frontline, and People's Century. Furthermore, visit PBS Teacher Source for lessons and activities -- arranged by topic and grade level -- and sign up for their newsletter. Some PBS lesson plans require viewing PBS video, but many do not.
Library of Congress
An outstanding and invaluable site for American history and general studies. Contains primary and secondary documents, exhibits, map collections, prints and photographs, sound recordings and motion pictures. The LOC's American Memory Historical Collections, a must-see, contains the bulk of digitalized materials, but the Exhibitions Gallery is enticing and informative as well. The Library of Congress Learning Page provides an eye view” of over 7 million historical documents, photographs, maps, films, and audio recordings.
Center for History and New Media: History Matters
History Matters is a wonderful online resource for history teachers and students. Among the many digital resources are lesson plans, syllabi, links, and exhibits. Resources include a list of "best" web sites, links to syllabi and lesson plans, essays on history and new media, a link to their excellent History Matters web site for U.S. History, and more. Resources are designed to benefit professional historians, high school teachers, and students of history. History Matters is a production of the American Social History Project/Center of Media and Learning at the City of University New York, and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
Glossary of Economic Terms & Concepts
Digital History An excellent online history resource with an online American History textbook, interactive timelines, online exhibitions highlighting important eras in American history, multimedia resources and primary source documents. Created by the University of Houston.