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Resources for Social Studies

MARCH 20 - 27

Featured Resource

American Experience Teacher Page

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

The American Experience teachers area offers over 1500 features from more than 110 American Experience websites that include timelines, primary sources, teacher guides, maps, galleries, interactives, video, and more.

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Women's History Month: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor talks about being the first woman on the Supreme Court and her impact on women's rights.

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Time Team America: Fort James, South Dakota

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

In 1865, a unit of cavalry soldiers was sent west to keep peace between incoming settlers and the Sioux Indians. The soldier built Fort James. This video explores how archeologists are uncovering new research and historical data.

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Super Mario Brothers as Surrealist Art?

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

We all know the Mario Brothers, but have you ever stepped back and tried looking at those games from a fresh perspective? They're bananas! There are armored turtles who stand on their hind legs and steal princesses! There are bullets with faces. We make a case for Mario's inclusion into a canon of art wider than "Video Game." Idea Channel examines Super Mario Brothers in a new light: as a surrealist work of art.

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Women's History Month: The Equal Rights Amendment

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

On this episode of To The Contrary, Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) talks about what she and other women's rights advocates are doing to guarantee women equal protection under the U.S. Constitution.

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American Masters: Harper Lee

Grade Range 6-8, 9-12

One of the best selling books of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird is the first and only novel by Harper Lee. Watch these videos and outtakes for the upcoming documentary on Harper Lee that will help bring insight into one of the most used novels in American classrooms.

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Will Coastal Cities Be Under Water? There's a Map for That

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Will coastal cities be flooded by 2020? By 2050? As many as 3.7 million U.S. residents in 2,150 coastal areas could be battered by damaging floods caused by global warming-induced storm surges. Check out this interactive map from PBS NewsHour.

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