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Men of Progress Video Series

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Reference Materials, Interactives & Media

Date Posted:

3/9/2016

Throughout the 1800s, homegrown American scientists and inventors were a source of pride for the fledgling republic, which was rapidly surpassing Great Britain and the rest of Europe as a hotbed of industrial activity. The period also coincided with the peak of the Romantic Period in art, music,

Blog Post: The monument that created Columbus

Grade Range:

8-12

Resource Type(s):

Reference Materials

Date Posted:

12/30/2020

“In October 1792, the United States of America was still a new country, not even a decade old, fresh from a complete government overhaul just four years earlier. With only one federal election by that point, and one president, it was a nation long on ambition, but short on history. There were hero

Blog Post: The most radical thing about Stonewall wasn’t the uprising

Grade Range:

8-12

Resource Type(s):

Reference Materials

Date Posted:

9/4/2020

“I’m a Stonewall skeptic. I don’t doubt that it happened, but I question how it has been used over the years. Because this is a big anniversary year, there is a compulsion to heroize the people who were there and elevate the event. Those sweaty summer nights of rebellion were certainly import

Blog Post: When Watchmen were Klansmen

Grade Range:

8-12

Resource Type(s):

Reference Materials

Date Posted:

9/4/2020

““You know how you can tell the difference between a masked cop and a vigilante?” “No.” “Me neither.” This exchange between Laurie Blake, former costumed vigilante turned FBI agent, and Angela Abar, masked Tulsa police detective, lays out a conundrum at the heart of HBO’s 20

Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War

Grade Range:

4-12

Resource Type(s):

Reference Materials

Date Posted:

1/9/2018

The First World War remade the world geopolitically and transformed how societies engage and relate to military conflict. Artistic expression during the war contributed to this transformation. Before World War I, war art largely depicted heroic military leaders and romanticized battles,

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: Peoples, Places, and Events on Stamps

Grade Range:

5-12

Resource Type(s):

Reviewed Websites

Duration:

90 minutes

Date Posted:

10/6/2016

Learn more about Hispanic Heritage by exploring different topics through American stamps such as: Hispanic Contributions to the Americas, Explorers, Settlement of the Southwest, Historic Architecture, Liberators and Heroes, International Cooperation, Reformers, Music, Arts, Dance, Entertainment,

Founding Fragments: Political Comic Books

Grade Range:

4-12

Resource Type(s):

Primary Sources, Interactives & Media

Duration:

7 minutes

Date Posted:

2/5/2014

A short video, this one is great as a lesson opener! "Political Comic Books" is the fourth episode in the NMAH webseries "Founding Fragments." Join host Tory Altman for a behind-the-scenes look at some of our most intriguing and little-known objects. Hear personal interviews with curators a

The Time Trial of Benedict Arnold

Grade Range:

5-12

Resource Type(s):

Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities

Duration:

135 minutes

Date Posted:

8/3/2012

In this lesson, students will examine the difference between history and memory by debating the legacy of Benedict Arnold. Using video clips of an actor playing Arnold, students are invited to debate his actions and determine how history should remember him.

Stubby

Grade Range:

K-12

Resource Type(s):

Artifacts, Primary Sources

Date Posted:

6/19/2012

While training for combat on the fields of Yale University in 1917, Private J. Robert Conroy found a brindle puppy with a short tail. He named him Stubby, and soon the dog became the mascot of the 102nd Infantry, 26th Yankee Division. He learned the bugle calls, the drills, and even a modified do

Edison's "New Year's Eve" Lamp

Grade Range:

K-12

Resource Type(s):

Artifacts, Primary Sources

Date Posted:

2/2/2012

Thomas Edison used this carbon-filament bulb in the first public demonstration of his most famous invention, the first practical electric incandescent lamp, which took place at his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory on New Year's Eve, 1879. As the quintessential American inventor-hero,

IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All

Author:

Chelsea Johnson

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

The brainchild of three women-of-color sociologists, IntersectionAllies is a smooth, gleeful entry into intersectional feminism. The nine interconnected characters proudly describe themselves and their backgrounds, involving topics that range from a physical disability to language brokering, offerin

Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln

Author:

Jean Fritz

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

The story of the Gettysburg Address, illustrated with watercolors and archival photographs.

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie

Author:

Peter Roop

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.

Lucky Ears the True Story of Ben Kuroki

Author:

Dr. Jean A. Lukesh

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School,Middle School

Genre:

Biography

A young reader's biography of Ben Kuroki, a Nebraska-born, Japanese American who fought very hard to become an American aerial gunner and a hero during World War II.

Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

Author:

Alan Schroeder

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

Awards:

A fictionalized account of the life of heroic Harriet Tubman.

Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers

Author:

Karen B. Winnick

Reading Level:

Pre-School,Early Elementary School

Genre:

Non Fiction

Awards:

In this true story, young Grace Bedell writes to Abraham Lincoln and asks him to grow a beard so that he can win more votes, become president, and abolish slavery. After following her advice and winning the election, Lincoln stops by to thank Grace on his way to Washington D.C.

Reading Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers

Author:

Karen B. Winnick

Reading Level:

Genre:

Fiction

Awards:

This useful reading guide will help engage young readers as they read Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers, a children's book based on a true story about a girl who writes a letter to Abraham Lincoln. It includes 4 active reading helpers that will help children identify new vocabulary, make prediction

The Stormy Adventure of Abbie Burgess, Lighthouse Keeper

Author:

Peter Roop

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School,Middle School

Genre:

Fiction

Told in graphic novel format, this is the story of Abbie Burgess, whose father was the lighthouse keeper of Matinicus Rock lighthouse. Abbie keeps the lighthouse operating during a fierce storm.

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

Author:

Traci Sorell

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

Bilingual:

Yes

The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning

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Men of Progress Video Series

Blog Post: The monument that created Columbus

Blog Post: The most radical thing about Stonewall wasn’t the uprising

Blog Post: When Watchmen were Klansmen

Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: Peoples, Places, and Events on Stamps

Founding Fragments: Political Comic Books

The Time Trial of Benedict Arnold

Stubby

Edison's "New Year's Eve" Lamp

IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All

Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie

Lucky Ears the True Story of Ben Kuroki

Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers

Reading Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers

The Stormy Adventure of Abbie Burgess, Lighthouse Keeper

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

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