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Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
10/7/2008
The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery tells the story of America through the individuals who have shaped U.S. culture. Their official online website features links to current, past, upcoming and online exhibitions, a collections search and educational resources including an The Great Histor
Grade Range:
9-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
9/15/2008
The Visible Human Project and its website is an outgrowth of the United States National Library of Medicine’s 1986 Long-Range Plan. It is the creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies that are available for viewing
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
9/11/2008
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 histo
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Artifacts, Primary Sources
Date Posted:
7/31/2008
Abraham Lincoln's interest in canal building, river commerce, and internal improvements not only drew him to the Whig and later Republican Party, but also led him to try his hand at designing a device for raising boats off sand bars. Undertaken while he was a 40-year-old lawyer in Illinois, Linco
Grade Range:
6-12
Resource Type(s):
Primary Sources
Date Posted:
7/7/2008
Students will explore an online Artificial Anatomy collection, containing over 30 papier-mâché anatomical models of humans, animals and plants.
Grade Range:
6-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Date Posted:
7/7/2008
Students will explore the history of papier-mâché anatomy, comparative anatomy, and methods of learning anatomy in the 20th century in this online exhibition.
Grade Range:
6-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Date Posted:
7/7/2008
Students will learn the methods of preservation used in restoring the papier-mâché artificial anatomy collection. The exhibition covers the necessity for preservation, the examination methods used, as well as preservation techniques. This exhibition is also helpful for those students who are in
Grade Range:
6-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Date Posted:
7/7/2008
Bibliographic material, web links, and Museum collections relating to the online exhibition entitled Artificial Anatomy: Papier-Mâché Anatomical Models.
Grade Range:
8-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Date Posted:
7/20/2012
In this post, students will learn about Audie Murphy by answering the question, "What was it about Audie Murphy that impelled him to become a hero?" Murphy was the most highly decorated World War II soldier, and upon his return to civilian life, he was an instant celebrity. He parlayed his n
Grade Range:
8-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Date Posted:
7/20/2012
In this post, students will read a short biography of Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph. Even in his day, he was a controversial figure, but today he is remembered for his creativity—an artist who became interested in a novel technology and helped lay the foundation for a revolution in co
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