American History Online Lessons
SCORE-U.S. History 11th grade
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/grade11/index.html
Choose "activities" under the history standard you want a lesson for.

Little Rock 9, Integration 0
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/little_rock/
A WebQuest on the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.

Exploring African American Issues on the Web
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
This series of online lessons allow students to explore the problems that the nation faces concerning race. Some are simple hotlists and others are full blown WebQuests on segregation and the treatment of African Americans.

Turn of the Century Child
http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/cur/20c/turn.html
Students explore the world of an American child at the beginning of this century by examining primary resource documents. Much of this lesson uses photographs and can be used in an ESL history class.

The Decision to Drop the Bomb
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/wwii/bomb.html
This online lesson examines the historical events that led to the use of the atom bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Vietnam
http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815/mcmullin/
This web quest asks students to research the Vietnam War to determine what a commemorative mural on the Vietnam War should include. Students play the roles of a historian, Vietnam immigrant, a Vietnam veteran and a protester.

The Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org/
This site, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, allows you to search for lessons by subject and grade level.

Blue Web'n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
A searchable guide to web based lessons and resources.

Ideas for Using Primary Resources

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