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History & Culture
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offers educators Park Service resources that help teach about our nation's cultural heritage, and which look at how the NPS is protecting and preserving them. Subjects include archaeology, historic buildings and structures, mapping, military history, and national historic landmarks. The resources may be in the form of learning programs, case studies, lesson plans, teachers' handbooks, and more.

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Archaeology
Arts and Humanities
Social Science
Material Type:
Case Study
Reading
Provider:
National Park Service
Date Added:
12/01/2004
Interpersonal Relations
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Word Count: 554111

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Psychology
Social Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Hostos Community College
Sharese Mitchell
Date Added:
11/12/2021
Journey Through Hallowed Ground: Travel through Virginia's Piedmont
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visits 65 historic places along 75 miles of Route 15 in Virginia's Piedmont. Stops include homes of Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe; sites of some of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War; and other places that evoke the soldiers, statesmen, farmers, and slaves who fought, toiled, and governed there.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Park Service
Date Added:
03/16/2001
Kingston, New York: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
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explores Kingston's over 300 years of history using 24 historic places that recall past eras when settlers and Native Americans warily shared its plains, proud Revolutionaries and angry British armies walked its narrow streets and when coal, limestone and even patent medicines flowed along its canals. The Dutch established Kingston 1652 and it became an active participant in the American Revolution and a major river-port during New York's 19th-century canal and steamboat era.

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Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Park Service
Date Added:
08/07/2000
Lexington, Kentucky: The Athens of the West
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highlights 29 places that illustrate the transformation of the city from a small frontier post during the Revolutionary War into a center of economic, intellectual, and political activity. Photos, maps, and essays are included.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Park Service
Date Added:
07/10/2003
Living in Washington: Geography, Resources, and Economy
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The unit is focused on the examination of geography in terms of “place.” Students dive into inquiry to answer the compelling question, What is unique about living in Washington? Through this question students will understand where and why people live in Washington State. Students will dive into the regions of Washington State and define it through many characteristics. Students will ultimately choose a region to become an expert on and communicate what makes that region unique. Each student’s performance task product will reflect choice and build upon student strengths according to their skill set.

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Arts and Humanities
Cultural Geography
History
Social Science
U.S. History
World Cultures
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Author:
Leslie Heffernan
Date Added:
06/30/2017
Making Connections: Group Work in Information Technology
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Word Count: 5245

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Psychology
Social Science
Sociology
Material Type:
Textbook
Date Added:
01/26/2024
National Register Travel Itineraries
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can help families explore historic places in the U.S. Each itinerary describes historic places and their importance, and provides maps, photos, and tourist information. Find itineraries for learning about Civil War battles in Virginia, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, maritime history, women's history, civil rights movement, Florida shipwrecks, the Southwest, Amana Colonies, Ohio and Erie Canal, Detroit, the California coast, Washington, D.C., and more.

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Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Park Service
Date Added:
06/19/2007
The National Register of Historic Places
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The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.

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History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Park Service
Date Added:
07/11/2003
Neuroscience of Morality
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How do we decide whether an action is morally wrong? How do we choose to do what is right? When and why do we punish wrong-doers? Moral behavior and moral evaluation are functions of the human brain. It is just becoming possible to use neuroscientific methods to understand how they work. This course will consider the mechanisms of morality as a question for neuroscientists.

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Life Science
Psychology
Social Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Saxe, Rebecca
Date Added:
09/01/2017
A New Lease on Life
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explains how objects such as a letter written by Abe Lincoln and a dress worn by Lady Bird Johnson's are preserved to ensure safety while on exhibit in a museum. The site looks at steps taken by conservators to preserve objects, including examination, stabilization, research, and restoration.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Park Service
Date Added:
02/25/2000
Online training programme
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Online training programme for activities and specialized educators on how to use the methodology and tools developed under the project : It targets youth activists and specialized educators who want to involve youth people in civic participation projects, with the goal of training more youth activists and educators.  

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Author:
Marina Berhault
Date Added:
07/19/2021
Open Education Sociology Dictionary
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The Open Education Sociology Dictionary (OESD) is a free online dictionary for students, teachers, & the curious to find meanings, examples, pronunciations, word origins, & quotations.

Subject:
Social Science
Sociology
Material Type:
Primary Source
Reading
Author:
Kenton Bell
Date Added:
10/23/2019
Park Histories
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Public Domain
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provides the text of out-of-print publications relating to the history of the National Parks -- how the parks were created and how they have evolved to the present day.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Park Service
Date Added:
07/10/2003
Pipestone, Minnesota -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
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features an area in the southwest corner of Minnesota that reflects a rich history of American Indian quarrying, prosperity brought by the railroad and mining enterprises, and a distinctive natural landscape. This National Register of Historic Places Travel itinerary highlights 30 historic places, including buildings constructed with beautiful local red stone and land still sacred to American Indians.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Park Service
Date Added:
07/10/2003
Principles of Social Psychology - 1st International Edition
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Adaptation for UBC PSYC 308A

Short Description:
Helping students organize their thinking about social psychology at a conceptual level. UBC Psych 308A adaptations include removing the section on leadership, condensing and merging the chapters on competition and cooperation into the chapter on working groups. Numerous key vocabulary terms (along with their accompanying sections) were removed.

Long Description:
The first International edition of this textbook provides students with an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of social psychology from an interactionist perspective. The presentation of classic studies and theories are balanced with insights from cutting-edge, contemporary research. An emphasis on real world examples and applications is intended to guide students to critically analyze their situations and social interactions in order to put their knowledge to effective use.

Word Count: 233508

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Subject:
Psychology
Social Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
BCcampus
Date Added:
08/27/2020
Principles of Social Psychology - 1st International H5P Edition
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Short Description:
The first international edition of this textbook provides students with an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of social psychology from an interactionist perspective. The presentation of classic studies and theories are balanced with insights from cutting-edge, contemporary research. An emphasis on real world examples and applications is intended to guide students to critically analyze their situations and social interactions in order to put their knowledge to effective use. In 2022, 25 interactive H5P activities were added throughout the book.

Word Count: 274076

ISBN: 978-1-77420-193-0

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Subject:
Psychology
Social Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
BCcampus
Author:
Charles Stangor
Date Added:
01/26/2022
Public Archeology in the United States: A Timeline
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Allows visitors to journey through time and see the development of public archeology in the U.S. Along this timeline, which extends from 1784 to the current decade, visitors can see how public archeology has changed and discover the key events that shaped public archeology in this country.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Park Service
Date Added:
04/06/2000