Grade Range: K-4
Resource Type(s): Reference Materials, Lessons & Activities
Date Posted: 6/10/2008
Students will learn more about the carnival traditions of Puerto Rico in this OurStory module. The module includes links to hands-on activities and a list of recommended readings. OurStory is a series of modules designed to help children and adult...
Grade Range: K-4
Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities, Reference Materials
Duration: 175 Minutes
Date Posted: 11/30/2010
Railroads have moved people and cargo around America for more than 180 years. By using this OurStory module, children and adults can enjoy exploring the history of trains in America. Focused on actively reading Jingle the Brass , a histori...
Grade Range: 9-12
Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, Primary Source
Date Posted: 9/10/2008
This online exhibition explores the role of transportation in American history. Students will learn about communities wrestling with the changes that new transportation networks brought; how cities change, suburbs expand, and farms and factories b...
Grade Range: K-12
Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities
Date Posted: 9/21/2010
The resources American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving , Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth from the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian examine the deeper meaning of the Thanksgivin...
Grade Range: 10-12
Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities
Duration: 380 Minutes
Date Posted: 12/17/2012
Studying the presidency offers students a new way to explore the democratic political process and to expand their understanding of how this process has shaped the nation's history and continues to influence their own lives. What does it mean to be...
Grade Range: 4-6
Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, Reference Materials
Duration: 380 Minutes
Date Posted: 11/26/2012
Studying the presidency offers students a new way to explore American history. What does it mean to be the president of the United States of America? What is the relationship of the presidency to the American people? Using artifacts and documents,...
Grade Range: 7-9
Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities
Duration: 380 Minutes
Date Posted: 12/17/2012
Studying the American presidency offers students an unparalleled opportunity to explore the democratic political process and to deepen their understanding of how this process fits into the whole of American history. While learning about subjects a...
Grade Range: 4-12
Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, Interactives & Media, Primary Source, Worksheets
Date Posted: 9/9/2008
This collection of learning resources was developed in conjunction with the exhibition The Price of Freedom: Americans at War Teacher's Manual. Included in this set of materials is "Who Am I? A History Mystery", an int...
Grade Range: 9-12
Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, Primary Source
Date Posted: 8/18/2008
Because the Constitution gives the states the job of running elections, voting in the United States has developed into a patchwork of manual, mechanical, and electronic balloting. A variety of voting methods over the course of American history are...
Grade Range: K-4
Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, Reference Materials
Duration: 110 Minutes
Date Posted: 3/8/2012
In 1943, Martha Graham, Aaron Copland, and Isamu Noguchi created Appalachian Spring , a ballet that told the story of an American pioneer community. By using this OurStory module, children and adults can enjoy exploring this history throug...