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History Detectives from PBS is devoted to solving historical mysteries, searching out the true facts (and falsehoods) behind local folklore, family legends and interesting objects. Using traditional investigative
techniques, modern technologies, and plenty of legwork, the History
Detectives team of experts discovers that artifacts, buildings and
stories can give us new (and sometimes shocking) insights into our
national history. The
Vote: The Machinery of Democracy (Smithsonian Institute) looks at the history of voting methods
in the United States, which are as varied as the individual states and
their local election districts. This site explores how ballots and
voting systems have evolved over the years as a response to political,
social, and technological change, transforming the ways in which
Americans vote. Sections include: Introduction, America's Voting
Patchwork, Paper Ballots, The Acme of Reform, The Gear & Lever Voting
Machine, Punch Card Democracy, Florida 2000, Design for Democracy, The
Present and Future Ballot.
Ripley's Freaky Fridays is a Live Chat program held every Friday for 10 weeks,
September 17 - November 19, 2004. Each week, a new topic will be introduced for discussion and
a Teacher's Guide distributed to participating classrooms. The Teacher's
Guide includes a short excerpt from Ripley's Believe It or Not!,
discussion topics designed to engage students, and Ripley Riddles to
test your knowledge of the boundless limits of nature. Teachers and
students are invited to join a one-hour, moderated chat led each week by
two science teachers, both winners of the Presidential Award
for Excellence in Science Teaching! Designed to teach the wonders of science while helping students and teachers practice collaborative technology.
Legends of Tuskegee (National Park Service).
Who are the Legends of Tuskegee and what do they have in common? This
three-part web exhibit highlights the achievements of Washington, Carver
and the Tuskegee Airmen. Booker Taliafero Washington, George Washington
Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen all came to Tuskegee and created their
own legends. Tuskegee was a bold experiment and a site of major
African-American achievements for over 100 years. "Tuskegee Airmen"
refers to all who were involved in the so-called "Tuskegee Experiment,"
the Army Air Corps program to train African Americans to fly and
maintain combat aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen overcame segregation and prejudice to become one of the most highly respected fighter groups of World War II. They proved conclusively that African Americans could fly and maintain sophisticated combat aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen's achievements, together with the men and women who supported them, paved the way for full integration of the U.S. military.
The Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico, Treasures from the Museo Franz Mayer
web site is a collaborative effort between the Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston, and faculty and graduate students at the University of Houston, College of Education, Instructional Technology Program. The works of art are grouped into four sections. The first introduces the many cultures that influenced colonial Mexican art. The next sections focus on art made for the church and for domestic use. The final section introduces new styles inspired by art from ancient Greece and Rome and 18th-century France and England. Resources for Teachers
(http://www.fm.coe.uh.edu/resources.html) includes a handbook,
standards-based lessons, games and activities. There is also a Timeline
that provides links to other sources of information.