As the name suggests, this section of the White House Historical Associations' website provides a wonderful history of presidential inaugurations.  Through the use of historical images and interesting anecdotal information, students will learn how inaugural ceremonies have changed from modest affairs to modern extravaganzas.  Also included at the end of the online exhibition is an entertaining trivia quiz that helps students review what has been learned.

• Grade Band

  4-12

• Date Posted

  November 13, 2008

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The United States Government’s official Supreme Court Website is a fantastic resource for both students and teachers. Links to the Constitution can be found on this site, as well as a history of the court, traditions past and present a list of past justices, and profiles of current justices. 

• Grade Band

  K-12

• Date Posted

  September 11, 2008

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This website is coordinated by the United States Department of Agriculture. Its stated goal is to help students gain a greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society, so that they may become citizens who support wise agricultural policies in America. The program is carried out in each state, according to state needs and interests, by individuals representing farm organizations, agribusiness, education and government. The site contains resources for students of all grade levels, parents, and teachers.

• Grade Band

  K-12

• Date Posted

  July 22, 2008

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American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.

• Grade Band

  9-12

• Date Posted

  September 11, 2008

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This website was originally designed to complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits, which debuted in 1999.  The American Presidents website, created for the television series, contains a complete video archive of the series, additional resources of biographical facts, key events of each presidency, presidential birthplaces, libraries, and gravesites, as well as reference material. The site is a great starting point for students researching a specific president.

• Grade Band

  4-12

• Date Posted

  October 7, 2008

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This website, from the Library of Congress, was designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories and information for people of all ages.  Through the use of short essays, biographies, interactive games and activities, students can explore every era of  American history and learn interesting facts about all 50 states.  This is a wonderful resource for any teacher of American history and geography.

• Grade Band

  K-12

• Date Posted

  September 11, 2008

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Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation is a non-profit organization whose primary goals are to lead the effort to preserve, restore and interpret Angel Island Immigration Station, a National Historic Landmark, as the Pacific gateway for U.S. immigration; and to promote educational activities that further the understanding of Pacific Rim immigration in American history.

• Grade Band

  K-12

• Date Posted

  June 11, 2008

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The mission of the Asian American Curriculum Project is to educate the public about the great diversity of the Asian American experience by distributing books that foster cultural awareness and to educate Asian Americans about their own heritage. AACP believes that the knowledge which comes from the use of appropriate materials can accomplish these goals. The books and other materials are for all age groups, all levels of education and all Asian ethnic groups; including and not limited to Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Samoan, Tongan, Thai, & Vietnamese Americans and Hawaiians. Materials include literature, folk tales, posters, magazine, tapes on language and music, games, activities, teachers' guides, dictionaries, bilingual materials and reference books on history, social issues and education.

• Grade Band

  K-12

• Date Posted

  June 11, 2008

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Since its founding in 1969, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center has documented, analyzed, and forecasted the contemporary, historical, and future experiences and concerns of people of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage in the United States through an array of scholarly, policy-oriented, applied, and creative forms of inquiry. It fulfills this mission through sponsored research projects; the development of affiliated research institutes; support for individual faculty members; collaborative research and creative projects with campus and community organizations, museums, and leaders; publications and other media; archival and data-collection activities; and the training of new scholars, policy analysts, and creative artists.

• Grade Band

  K-12

• Date Posted

  June 11, 2008

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The AAR Website promotes the utilization of freight rail as a viable, eco-friendly, alternative to trucks when hauling freight across the United States, and all of North America. AAR members include the major freight railroads in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak, and are based in Washington, DC. 

• Grade Band

  K-12

• Date Posted

  September 10, 2008

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