Social Studies
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Middle School Resources
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A day in the life of a teenage samurai -
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Harlem Renaissance Photographer and Massachusetts native James Van Der Zee
Ken Burns and his collaborators have been creating historical documentary films for more than forty years. Known for a signature style that brings primary source documents, images, and archival video footage to life on screen, these films present the opportunity to pose thought-provoking questions for students, and introduce new ideas, perspectives, and primary sources.
Lesson Plan (46), Video (322), Media Gallery (92), Interactive (1), Image (26), Document (15) for Grades 4-13+
The American Dream, Quantified at Last
The phrase “American dream” was invented during the Great Depression. It comes from a popular 1931 book by the historian James Truslow Adams, who defined it as “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone.”
In the decades that followed, the dream became a reality. Thanks to rapid, widely shared economic growth, nearly all children grew up to achieve the most basic definition of a better life — earning more money and enjoying higher living standards than their parents had. These days, people are arguably more worried about the American dream than at any point since the Depression. But there has been no real measure of it, despite all of the data available. No one has known how many Americans are more affluent than their parents were — and how the number has changed. It’s a thorny research question, because it requires tracking individual families over time rather than (as most economic statistics do) taking one-time snapshots of the country. To read more click here. |
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Virtual Tour with Narration – Walk through Boston to the sea and experience the remarkable transformation of a small hilly peninsula into a great modern city.
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Books Found In the Saugus Middle High School Learning Commons
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America Second? Yes, and China’s Lead is Only Growing.
IN BOSTON, COMMENCEMENT season is a time to celebrate our world- leading universities, including engineer- ing powerhouse MIT. But Bostonians might be shocked to learn that China’s Tsinghua University dethroned MIT as the top engineering university in the world in 2015, according to the closely-watched US News & World Report annual rankings.
List of economic expansions in the United States - The Great Depression Onwards
Teaching Literacy Through History
Conflict Map Game
Democracies in the World Game
Play the Peace Doves Game
Play the Prisoners of War Game
Learn how to draft an argument, campaign for issues, run a constitutional law firm, and try your hand at being president all in these interactive activities
AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY PROJECT • CENTER FOR MEDIA AND LEARNING
Great Inaugural Addresses
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Famous Trials brought to you by the University Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Law
Library of Congress - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
History & Geography
US History by Era
The speeches of Rev Dr Martin Luther King
AMERICAN HISTORY
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.
Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military service, or are researching an historical topic that interests you.
Historical Atlas of Europe
American & World History
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The Dramatic Senatorial Vote and Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson
ANCIENT HISTORY
Ancient, Medieval, and Modern History
History - Khan Academy
Foreign information by country
Oddly enough, great fires in the past have been a catalyst for innovation& rebirth. After London's Great Fire - 350 years ago this year - there were radical plans to transform the city. Architects use disasters as a chance to rebuild in a new way.
As the twentieth century rushes toward its conclusion, People's Century looks back at the story of our times. This twenty-six part television series, broadcast on PBS, offers new insight into the turbulent events of these hundred years through the revealing personal testimony of the people who were there.
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History Links - Ohio State University
COLONIAL NORTH AMERICAN PROJECT ONLINE
Harvard University Digital Collection - books, photographs, maps from all over the world.
Art & History
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at BPL
After missing for more than a decade, a centuries-old map, Carte Geographique de Nouvelle France by explorer Samuel de Champlain, has been returned to the Boston Public Library. The map dates back to 1612.
Created by the American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning (Graduate Center, CUNY) and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University)
Women's History Archive at Smith College
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National Archives Boston with Genelogy
Poetry and Music
of the War Between the States
PBS History
A collection of electronic texts and links to texts originally written in or about the Americas from 1492 to approximately 1820.
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Cyclorama
What, exactly, do you do with a 130-year-old work of art, mythmaking and Civil War history that is longer than a football field, more than 40 feet tall and urgently in need of a new home?
This city is finding out. After decades of deepening disrepair and disinterest in the painting commonly known as the Atlanta Cyclorama, workers this month are moving the panorama as part of a $35 million plan to rescue and maintain a titanic, deteriorating example of an art form that has mostly disappeared. To read more click here..
This city is finding out. After decades of deepening disrepair and disinterest in the painting commonly known as the Atlanta Cyclorama, workers this month are moving the panorama as part of a $35 million plan to rescue and maintain a titanic, deteriorating example of an art form that has mostly disappeared. To read more click here..
What Are Library Databases, and Why Do You Need Them?
Why Should I Use a Library Database Instead of the Internet?
+Using quality information in the papers you write reflects well on you, and your work
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