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Chapter 1: Let's Learn About Idaho!
Lewis & Clark Adventure Stories from America’s Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/lewisandclark/aa_lewisandclark_subj.html
The History Matters website provides teachers with strategies for analyzing online primary materials as well as interactive exercises for students.
historymatters.gmu.edu
The Library of Congress, American Memory
https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
The National Archives
www.archives.gov
National History Day
https://www.nhd.org/
Primary Source Learning
https://web.archive.org/web/20130305091531/http://www.primarysourcelearning.org:80/
Teton Dam Disaster
http://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels/videos/teton-dam-disaster
Chapter 2: Idaho's Native People
Apples for the Teacher
www.apples4theteacher.com
First People
www.firstpeople.us
Fossil Image Galleries
www.fossilmuseum.net
Native-Languages.org
www.native-languages.org
Chapter 3: Explorers and Fur Traders
The Lewis and Clark Journey of Discovery
https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/the-lewis-and-clark-journey-of-discovery.htm
National Geographic
www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark
National Geographic Kids
www.nationalgeographic.com/west
Chapter 4: Moving West
GhostTownGallery.com
www.ghosttowngallery.com/htme/liste.htm#list
Historic Oregon City
https://www.historicoregoncity.org/
PBS The Gold Rush
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh//amex/goldrush/
Chapter 5: Settling Idaho Territory
Nez Perce Summer, 1877
https://www.nps.gov...
PBS Chief Joseph
www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/chiefjoseph.htm
PBS Frontier Home, Frontier Life
www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/frontierlife/essay1.html
www.ourdocuments.gov
www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=31
Chapter 6: Idaho Territory Grows
Animated Engines
www.animatedengines.com
Brent Hill, Idaho State Senate
http://web.archive.org/web/20070103043439/http://www.senatorhill.com/articles/statehood.htm
PBS Transcontinental Railroad
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tcrr-reports/
Chapter 7: The Rise of Industry
Cracking Dams
https://web.archive.org/web/20120225035115/http://simscience.org:80/cracks/index.html
Geoguide Dams
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geoguide/dams/
Hydroelectricity
www.fwee.org
Idaho Forests are for Kids
www.idahoforests.org/kids1.htm
Chapter 8: The 20th Century and Beyond
African American Medal of Honor Recipients
www.history.army.mil/html/moh/mohb.html
Letters to Mrs. Roosevelt
newdeal.feri.org/eleanor/er3a.htm
PBS Teachers: Lesson Plans on Civil Rights
www.pbs.org/teachers/thismonth/civilrights/index1.html
The 20th Century in America
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/20thcentury.htm
Chapter 9: Economics in Idaho and the World
Hands on Banking
www.handsonbanking.org/HOB_kids_en.html
Joe and Kathryn Albertson Foundation
pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/mad_money_flash.html
Mad Money
Students will read about different ways they can earn money and smart ways to spend and save that money.
www.themint.org/kids/index.html
Chapter10 : Governing Idaho
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government:
Students can have a great time learning more about the government with this site! Ben teaches students about different parts of the government, and there are some interactive games students will enjoy playing.
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Congress for Kids
Learn more about the branches of government with this fun site for kids. There are even online quizzes students can take to test their knowledge of the government!
www.congressforkids.net
Idaho's Parks and Recreation
Explore Idaho's beautiful parks and many recreational activities with this site. You can even send online postcards with photos from our amazing state!
parksandrecreation.idaho.gov
Idaho's State Capitol Building
Visit for an online look inside Idaho's beautiful State Capitol Building. The site includes a history of this building, fun facts, and videos.
www.capitolcommission.idaho.gov
Idaho's U.S. House of Representatives
Use this site to see who is currently serving Idaho in the House of Representatives. To learn more about these officials, follow the links to their government websites.
http://www.house.gov/representatives/
Three Ring Government
Watch this online video from SchoolHouse Rock. This is a great way to show students the three rings, or branches, of government that manage our country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEPd98CbbMk
Tic Tac Taxes
Learn more about why we have taxes and how they help our country. This site is intended to be a lesson plan tool for teachers.
www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=370&page=student
