The curated resources linked below are an initial sample of the resources coming from a collaborative and rigorous review process with the EAD Content Curation Task Force.
This resource engages students in the history, location, and past and present culture of the Anishinabe, and American Indian Nation. The focus on one Indigenous nation allows students to acquire a differentiated and accurate understanding of one of the many diverse peoples and cultures living throughout the lands that are now referred to as North and South America, in addition to recognizing elements of a common history of conquest and displacement by Europeans that affected all Native American peoples.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

The physical landscape shapes the food people eat, the homes they build, the way they move around and the environment they live in. Students will investigate environmental history, which involves understanding relationships — and sometimes trade-offs — people make with the landscapes around them. Students also will use the perspectives of a historian, economist, geographer and political scientist to analyze images and documents.

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State Historical Society of Iowa

This Readers' Theater and Read Aloud Story introduces students to the people who lived and worked at George Washington's Mount Vernon plantation. Students meet members of the Washington family, members of the enslaved community at Mount Vernon, and indentured servants working on the estate.

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George Washington's Mount Vernon

In this unit, students will complete four historical mysteries by exploring primary sources and answering the following questions with evidence, 1)Where is the history in a name? 2) What shared traditions make your family special? 3)Why do we have a day off from school? 4) How does a tradition become a holiday? Students will explore naming traditions, family traditions, civic versus religious holiday and lastly, the story of Juneteenth and how it has become a holiday celebrated across America.

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History's Mysteries Historical Inquiry for Elementary Classrooms

Students delve into primary sources about the Hopi in order to engage with Hopi land, language, song, dance, and culture's relationship to place.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

This lesson teaches students about the responsibilities of the National Park Service in preserving both nature and culture. Students will engage with the changing landscape of Yellowstone National Park and Mesa Verde.

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National Park Service

"Why do people move?" is a four-mystery/lesson inquiry unit that helps students learn about push and pull factors, refugees, and the Great Migration by exploring primary and secondary sources to answer historical questions.

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History's Mysteries Historical Inquiry for Elementary Classrooms

In this lesson students will identify people and places that make their own neighborhoods special. Extension activities explore science elements raised in the story.

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Learning for Justice
