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Interactive activities, resources, multimedia... http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm

First, take this short online quiz: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/quiz/index.asp Now, take the expedition! http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/index.html Complete this online assignment: http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/lewisandclark.htm

NPR Interview with David Rhodes (author of Driftless ) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98657406

video platform video management video solutions video player Podcast: Marley Goes to School : http://www.johngroganbooks.com/audio/johngroganfinpod.mp3 Browse inside Marley Goes to School: http://browseinside.harpercollinschildrens.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061561511 John Grogan discusses Marley and Me: http://authorsontourlive.com/john-grogan-podcasts-marley-and-me/

Create a tourism brochure highlighting the top five state parks in Wisconsin. Resources: Find a Park: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/findapark.html Looking for the best of the best? http://www.travelwisconsin.com/article_detail.aspx?articleid=90 Wisconsin State Parks Guide: http://www.travelwisconsin.com/PDF/2011%20STATE%20PARKS.pdf Hadley George, Wildcat Mountain State Park, Wisconsin

http://www.pbs.org/indiancountry/history/interactive_map.html http://www.pbs.org/indiancountry/history/assimilation.html http://www.pbs.org/indiancountry/history/trail.html Visit the link above and answer the questions below: How many Cherokees were forcefully removed from their homes in 1838. How many soldiers were used to round up the Cherokees before they were removed? Before they were removed, they were placed in stockades. What is a stockade? What diseases did many Cherokee succumb to before being removed? How many died in the "camps"? List the states the Cherokees had to cross to reach their final destination. How many miles were the Cherokees forced to walk to their final destination? Briefly describe some of the hardships encountered along the way? When did the last group of Cherokees reach Oklahoma? In total, how many Cherokees died along the Trail of Tears?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/the_films/episode_3_trailer

Women's Suffrage Posters in History: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/interactive/2011/jul/06/un-women-vote-timeline-interactive Were women allowed to vote before 1900 anywhere in the world? List the first two countries where women won the right to vote in the 20th Century. Explain why one country has two dates listed after it. When did women in the United States win the vote? When did women in Canada win the vote? When did women in Mexico win the vote? In the 1950s, which continent had the most countries which still prohibited women from voting? As of 2000, name one country where women are still forbidden to vote.

Teacher's Guide: http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/TeachingGuides/0061240354.pdf

Willis Tower (Sears Tower), Empire State Building and Twin Towers compared to the world's other tallest buildings. World Trade Center Interactive Exhibit: http://www.history.com/interactives/world-trade-center-reborn How the Towers Collapsed: The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas New Orleans Trailer for "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" http://www.teachingthelevees.org/?page_id=51&video=trailer

http://www.online-literature.com/upton_sinclair/jungle/ Chapter 14:

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Take the Quiz: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/quiz.html How did you do? Watch: What was the main message of this new story? What evidence was presented in the news story? Who is the intended audience for this news story? Expectant mothers? Women of child-bearing age? Expectant fathers? All men? Teens? Doctors? Social Workers? All adults? Taking it further----What can you do to spread the message of this news story? What Would You Do? video platform video management video solutions video player Discussion Questions: Would you have intervened? Why or why not? If you would have intervened, what would you have said to the pregnant mother and/or the bartender? Do you think drinking and/or smoking is a form of neglect/abuse (to the fetus)? Do you think there should be laws prohibiting expectant mothers from smoking and/or drinking while pregnant? Why or why not? 8 week old "normal" brain and 8 week old Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Brain: Fa...

History Channel-"Chalk Talk" Series-John Brown's Raid from Colin Evoy Sebestyen on Vimeo .

Gettysburg Address from Adam Gault on Vimeo .