Surf Net Guide > History and Holidays and Biographies > American History American History Page: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] 13 [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [Last] Steel Rails and Iron Horses A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site. Report a Problem | Add to List Statistics about Vietnam War A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site. Report a Problem | Add to List Star Spangled Banner Project A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site. Report a Problem | Add to List Star Spangled Banner Project "The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation Project is saving an American treasure -- the flag that inspired our national anthem. At the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, we are engaged in a significant effort to preserve this icon, which has been endangered by time, and exposure to pollution and the elements. In this Web site, you may learn the Star-Spangled Banner’s origins and history, consider the flag’s symbolism, track the conservation team’s progress, and explore our educational offerings." Report a Problem | Add to List Spectrum Biography: Pocahontas A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site. Report a Problem | Add to List Song Catcher Frances Densmore "In the early years of the twentieth century, "" ... with little scientific training, and only a modicum of outside support, a young music teacher from a respectable Midwestern family vowed to preserve the old Indian songs in wax. Frances Densmore spent her life trying to gather up scraps and artifacts of the old Indian ways, shipping them off to the high ground of the Smithsonian Institution before a tide of American progress rose to carry them away."" More than one hundred years later, her incredible recordings and photographs are preserved online in this beautiful site from Minnesota Public Radio." Report a Problem | Add to List Social Studies for Kids: The Attack on Terrorism Reviewed by David White, a reader from Seaside, California, who is affiliated with the site. "Keep up-to-date with the war in Afghanistan with stories written just for you! Get the facts, the maps, and the names in easy-to-read format. The news items are updated every day, so check back often." Report a Problem | Add to List Shotgun’s Home of the American Civil War Reviewed November 30, 2001 by Tim, a reader from Lynchburg, Virginia who is not affiliated with the site. This website is a great overall website for learning about the Confederacy and the war. It has a wide range of information and is readable by most age groups. Report a Problem | Add to List Shake the State Reviewed February 3, 2002 by L Morgan, a parent from California, who is not affiliated with the site. This site has an amazing interactive exhibit on the Gold Rush called "Of Dreams and Dirt". Tons of reference materials and K-12 social studies lesson plans for teachers. Report a Problem | Add to List September 11 Through Children’s Eyes "The five Dalton School elementary students who authored this ThinkQuest site visited New York’s PS 89, just a block from ground zero. They interviewed students and teachers, took photos, and collected artwork and creative writing. Best clicks are the Opinion Room (second grader Allie wrote "I wish I had wings.") and Library ("A scary thing happened. A plane hit the top of the World Trade Center.") After evacuating their school on September 11th, the students and teachers of PS 89 finally returned to their school on February 27, 2002." Report a Problem | Add to List Page: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] 13 [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [Last] Members currently browsing this category:

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