| Book Club Resources |
| · Grade 8 Recommendations |
A listing of 8th Grade Book Club Recommendations relating to
TAH 3 Mendocino and US History
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| · Book Club Recommendations - Grade 11 |
A listing of 11th Grade Book Club Recommendations relating to
TAH 3 Mendocino and US History
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| Shared TAH Resources |
| · Sonoma State TAH Shared Lesson Plans 8th-11th Grade |
A listing of shared TAH lesson plans available for download
for the above noted grade levels.
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| · Sonoma State TAH Shared Lesson Plans 4th-5th Grade |
A listing of shared TAH lesson plans available for download
for the above noted grade levels.
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| Star Testing Resources |
| · California Dept. of Ed: 8th Grade - STAR Test Questions |
Released test questions are taken from the Grade 6–8 History/Social
Science Standards Test.
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| · California Dept. of Ed: 11th Grade - STAR Test Questions |
Released test questions are taken from the Grade 11 U.S. History/Social
Science Standards Test.
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| Additional Resources |
| · 200 Notable Days in the US Senate |
Prepared by the Senate Historical office, 200 Notable Days presents
200 "historical minutes" featuring some of the Senate's most interesting and dramatic moments.
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| · Constitutional Rights Foundation |
"This Month In History" calendar from the Constitutional
Rights Foundation.
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| · Federal Reserve - Education & Teacher Resources |
Instructional materials and tools that can increase your understanding
of the Federal Reserve, economics and financial education.
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| · Free Teaching Resources from Izzit.org |
Offering of free teaching resources for classroom use.
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| · Free Teacher/Student Homework & Study Help from HippoCampus.com |
Provides high-quality, multimedia content on general education
subjects to high school and college students free of charge.
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| · History Channel |
"Today In History" newsletter, available from The
History Channel website.
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| · How to Distinguish Between Primary & Secondary Sources |
A guide which introduces and defines teaching with primary and
secondary resources.
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| · Jackdaws American & World History Primary Source Documents |
Jackdaw is your personal archive of hands-on primary source
materials.
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| · Library of Congress |
Search and use primary sources from the collections of the Library
of Congress.
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| · National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) |
Search and use primary sources from the collections of the National
Archives.
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| · National History Education Clearinghouse |
Central online location for accessing high-quality resources
in K-12 U.S. history education
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| · Parks Online Resourses for Teachers & Students
(PORTS) |
California State Parks PORTS program provides teachers and students
with complete units of study and live videoconferences.
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| · Presidential Libraries |
Courtesy of Whitehouse.gov, links to every Presidential library
from Hoover to Clinton.
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| · Primary Source Research in Elementary School |
A guide to teaching students about primary sources; what they
are, their great variety, and how they can be analyzed.
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| · Repositories of Primary Sources |
A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts,
archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
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| · Smithsonian Education |
Thematically arranged teaching resources from across the Smithsonian,
selected for their relevance to classroom curriculum and national education standards.
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| · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy |
Dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving
and adapting in response to new research.
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| · Thematic Approach to Teaching United States History |
An explanation of the advantages of thematic teaching, which
includes downloadable handouts and articles.
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| · U.S. House of Representatives Educational Resources |
Resources for teachers provided by the United States House of
Representatives pertaining to the legislative process, archives of historical documents and the U.S. Constitution.
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| · Using Museums as an Educational
Resource |
Informational PDF file from the Frazier Museum of International
History.
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| ·
Using
Primary Sources in the Classroom |
Suggestions for student activities utilizing materials from
the Library of Congress Historical Collections.
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| ·
Using
Primary Sources on the Web |
Detailed guide to understanding, finding, evaluating and citing
web-based resources.
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| · Women In Congress |
New resource from the Office of the Historian at the US House
of Representatives
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