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Robert Frost: America's Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.
Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Transportation Improvements in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
When World War I ended in 1918 and the troops came home, folks felt optimistic about the future and eager to get on with their lives. This optimism led to an extraordinary decade that brought major changes in the way citizens traveled by...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Broken Road Flood Damage

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows the disastrous effects of flood damage on a road. With the broken road piled up in the background two men stand in the foreground of the photo discussing the natural disaster that occurred.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Plan of the Battle at Springfield, 1780

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the vicinity of Springfield, New Jersey, showing the battle site during the American Revolutionary War (June 23, 1780). "The stream with branches, and running in a southerly direction, is the Rahway River; (a) is the house of...
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Curated OER

Click on the Image to See the Complete Panoramic View of Vale Road

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the African settlers that left the Thirteen Colonies in favor of British North America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries is presented in this web page. Nova Scotia's people and government forced many Black...
Lesson Plan
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: National Highway Safety Report and You

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Look over resources with car accident reports, highway safety data, etc. Students will evaluate a local issue of road safety and build a report based on the researched data.
Website
My Learning

My Learning: Journey Through India and Pakistan

For Students 9th - 10th
Normally when we think of public art we think of something displayed outside in a stationary position. Not so in the case of Pakistan! Check out their decorated trucks discovered traveling on the Grand Trunk Road.
Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Walt Whitman

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Not only for teachers. Explore the world of this famous writer when you visit the collection of links on Whitman at the Web English Teacher website.
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Etc: Gateway Through the Appalachians, Late 1600s Early 1700s

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Appalachian Mountain region showing the three primary routes of the early 1700's through the natural barrier from the English colonies to the Mississippi Valley. "The Appalachian ranges separated the French and the English,...
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Interstate Highway System

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting information, history, and facts on the Interstate Highway System that began a new road culture making travel faster, easier, and safer.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Components of a Suspension System

For Students 9th - 10th
Suspension systems on a vehicle absorb the shocks from contact with a road while it is in motion. This article explains related terminology, how suspension systems work, the components, and the different types of suspension springs.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Surrey and Sussex, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of southern England from 1908, showing portions of Surry and Sussex (East and West) counties. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, rivers, coastal and terrain features of the area....
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Dornoch to Thurso, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of Scotland from 1908, showing portions of counties Sutherland and Caithness. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, ports, rivers, lakes, terrain and coastal features of the area....
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Somerset Dorset, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of southwestern England from 1908, showing the portions of Somerset and Dorset counties. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, coastal and terrain features of the area. This map...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Inverary and Oban, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of western Scotland from 1908, showing portions of Argyll County and the islands of Mull and Jura. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, ports, ferry routes, rivers, lakes, terrain...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Yorkshire Coast, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of the Yorkshire coast, England from 1908, showing North Riding and East Riding districts. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, coastal and terrain features of the area. This map...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Aberdeen & Banff, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of Scotland in 1908, showing portions of counties Banff, Aberdeen, and Kincardine. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, ports, rivers, terrain, and coastal features of the area....
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Lewis and Harris, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of the islands Lewis and Harris off the northwestern coast of Scotland from 1908, showing first class and secondary roads, cities, towns, ports, ferry and steamer routes, rivers, lakes, terrain and coastal features...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Essex and Suffolk, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of southeastern England from 1908, showing portions of East and West Suffolk, and Essex counties. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, coastal and terrain features of the area....
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Battle of Dunbar, September 3, 1650

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Battle of Dunbar on September 3rd, 1650, in Scotland during the Third English Civil War (1649-1651). The battle, between the English Parliamentarian army under Oliver Cromwell and the Scottish Covenanters army under David...