Good morning, I would like to ask you to check out these Homeschool Resources: History Class. Take a look at the website and let me know if you have used these resources let me know what you thought of the resources and why.
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Smithsonian Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly
Grades 6-12, with parental supervision
The Panama Canal opened on August 15, 1914, creating a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This digital exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries explains the History and process of undertaken to build the canal.
To enter the exhibition, click the home page image then read through the next few frames, using the red arrow on the right-hand side of the screen to move through the slides. After the first few slides, there will also be a Map on the pages that can be used to move to different sections of the presentation.
Topics covered include:
- Why Build a Canal?
- Choosing a Route
- Making the Dirt Fly
- Waging War on Mosquitoes
- Life in the Canal Zone
- Civil Engineering
- An Engineering Icon
- Did you know?
- Suggested Reading
Each topic includes Informational Text, relevant images that can be enlarged by clicking on them, quotes from people of the time, and additional facts relevant to the subject.
This site makes a nice resource for your History Studies of the building of the Panama Canal.
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USHistory.org: The Liberty Bell
( Grades 3-12, with parental supervision
At this part of the larger USHistory.org website, students can explore the History and more of the Liberty Bell.
When arriving at the site, read through the material on the home page to learn about its History, how it got its crack, its symbolism and more. Use the menu at the top to dig deeper and discover:
- Timeline – from 1701 through 2004
- Facts – interesting statistics and more about the Bell
- Trivia – Learn some fascinating information about the Liberty Bell.
- Quotes – Read some quotes relating to the Bell.
- 1915 Tour – View images of the Bell’s only tour of the U.S. to the Panama-Pacific Exposition of San Francisco
- More – Explore links to other sites to learn more about the Liberty Bell.
Add this site to your list for your U.S. History Studies.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
