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North Carolina Museum of History

The Museum offers visitors a divers assortment of exhibits and resources to include in classroom instruction or actual visists to the museum. Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and much more. (Learn more)

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NPS Fire Management Program Center

Sponsored by the National Park Service this website features comprehensive information about fire events, management, prevention and resources. Students can learn about fire, its consequences, and its use as a natural resources management technique. Take the... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Park Service

Office of Environmental Education

The Office of Environmental Education "promotes environmental education throughout North Carolina. Their projects, programs, and publications help inform the general public, teachers, businesses, and other state organizations about their environment,... (Learn more)

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Provided by: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

PBS Democracy Project for Kids

What is it like to be President for the day? How does government affect me? Why is voting so important? These and other questions are answered on this website. (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS

Student Voices

This site provides a range of resources regarding the United States government and election process for high school students. As the official website of the Student Voices project, it contains curriculum and project materials, along with more general information. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Annenberg Public Policy Center

The Supreme Court Historical Society

Learn about the history of the Supreme Court, its past and present justices, important court decisions, and more. (Learn more)

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TeachGlobalEd.net

This resource provides an annotated list of links to websites related to teachings on other regions of the world and the topics relevant to them. For instance, resources can by found by region (East Asia) or by topic (Global Perspectives). The site is arranged... (Learn more)

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Provided by: The Ohio State University, College of Education

Teaching With Documents: Lesson Plans

A collection of lesson plans which use NARA primary resource documents spanning eras from the 1750s to the present. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Archives and Records Administration

Truman Library: Education Programs

Doing research on President Harry Truman? Here you will find a student guide with details on all aspects of his life and presidency along with audio clips of his speeches, important documents from his presidency, political cartoons, and photographs. This site... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Harry S. Truman Library

U.S. Courts: The Federal Judiciary

A clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government. A special feature of this site includes an online federal courts textbook and related lesson plans. (Learn more)

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Provided by: U.S. Courts

U.S. Electoral College

Students will learn why the United States has the Electoral College, what Electors do, and how the system works to elect a President on this National Archives and Records Administration website. For a historical perspective, see the Box Scores and tallies... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Archives and Records Administration NARA

The World of Benjamin Franklin

On this site you can see a timeline of Benjamin Franklin's life and find resource materials, activities, and information about a disciplined individual who was an important diplomat and inventor. (Learn more)

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Provided by: The Franklin Institute