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Marian Anderson: A Life in Song

A Life in Song celebrates the artistic development and musical career of Marian Anderson (1897-1993), an African-American singer born in Philadelphia. This rich, biographical site includes primary sources, images, audio, and video clips related... (Learn more)

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Provided by: University of Pennsylvania

Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences

This superb site offers the user access to the museum’s state-of-the-art exhibits, public programs, and educational programs that provide information that stimulates discussion and provides insight into how science supports decision-making. This is a technologically... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences

Mark Twain

Discover the true Mark Twain, his writing and his collection of artifacts through this interactive scrapbook. This valuable site sponsored by PBS is filled with rich content and very user friendly. (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS and WETA

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project

The Martin Luther King Papers Project at Stanford University maintains this comprehensive site filled with valuable and rich content aboout King. It provides access to digitized secondary documents written about King and primary documents written during his... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Stanford University

Math Playground

A fun,colorful interactive web site that features math problems and games to enable students in grades K-6 to practice math concepts. User friendly and easy to navigate. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Math Advantage

Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

This online dictionary supports English learners and is an "American English dictionary for ESL, EFL, TOEFL students." (Learn more)

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Provided by: Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Moments of Discovery

"Moments of Discovery tells the story of three scientific discoveries in the scientists' own words. Users can read the text and hear their actual voices." This engaging content is well organized and easy to navigate. (Learn more)

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Provided by: American Institute of Physics

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this website enables users to explore one of the United States thirteen beautiful marine sanctuaries located in the Monterey Bay region of California. Users can learn about the amazing creatures... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson

This website includes in depth information about Thomas Jefferson, his home in Virginia, and the contributions he made to the United States. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Thomas Jefferson Foundation

A More Perfect Union - Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution

Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute this website covers the historical period of Japanese Americans during World War II. The rich content is broad in scope and enhanced with images, interactive features, music, and audio narratives. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of American history

Mountain Grown Music

This site celebrates the traditional music and history of Haywood County, North Carolina. Visitors to the site will learn about fiddlers, banjo players, shaped-note singers, dancers, ballad and folk singers, and many more of the performers who shaped these... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Haywood County Library System

Museum of Broadcast Communications

Sponsored by The Museum of Broadcast Communications, this site contains an online Television Encyclopedia, a comprehensive archive of radio and television history and programming. Educational resources and lesson plans support the site's content. The content... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Museum of Broadcast Communications

National Constitution Center

This website features rich content that is broad in scope and depth with detailed information about the Constitution of the United States. Users can search the museum's interactive content by topic, keyword, and supreme court cases. A Constitution timeline... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Constitution Center

National Estuary Program

Sponsored by the Environmnetal Protection Agency, this content rich website about esturies of the United States enables the user to learn about what they are and their importance, where they are located, estuary habitats, and estuary pollution. Users can view... (Learn more)

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Provided by: EPA

The National Gallery of Art

This premier national art museum's website features online exhibits and information about artists, in-depth select European and American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and graphic arts. The website includes multimedia and podcast presentations of some... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Gallery of Art

National Museum of African Art

"The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art fosters the discovery and appreciation of the visual arts of Africa, the cradle of humanity." This site contains African Art of many mediums: sculpture, painting, masks, multimedia and more. An added component... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian

This website uses Flash technology to present online multimedia exhibitions about the history and culture of American Indians. An excellent online educational resource about codetalkers during WWI and WWII is also available. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

The National Park Service

Explore NPS parks, find information about American history and culture, as well as nature and science. Includes games, images, sounds, and free curriculum materials and ideas. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Park Service

National Park Service Museum Collections: American Revolutionary War

Museum items and pictures relevant to the American Revolutionary War 1775-1783 from National Park Service sites. (Learn more)

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Provided by: The National Park Service Links to the Past

National Poetry Month

Sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, this site celebrates poetry all year long! This website contains useful resources and links to read, learn, and teach poetry. One of the links includes poems to teach, "compiled by the Teachers & Writers Collaborative,... (Learn more)

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Provided by: The Academy of American Poets