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US History to 1877, US History since 1877, African American History
The Significance of Black History
The opium ships at Lintin, China, 1824 - painting by William John Huggins
World History since 1500
The Second Opium War: A Secret History
Diagram of the Federal Government and American Union
US History to 1877, American Government
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists: A Debate that Rages On

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Killing the Arctic – Human Impact on the Arctic

Why should we care about human impact on the Arctic?
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7
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US History since 1877
a military drone in the air over a desert

Military Drones: Terror Weapon or Military Tool?

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9-12
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World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
War & Peace
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles: American Infrastructure

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4-8
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US History since 1877
Science & Technology
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What Will the Internet Bring?

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9-12
Teaching Area
Science & Technology
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Pandemics Now, Then, and Again

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9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
Science & Technology
A vigil for increasing mental health care at Cook County Jail in 2014 (photo credit: Sarah-Ji).

Evolution of the Treatment of Mental Illness

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9-12
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Science & Technology
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It’s the Factors of Life: Abiotic and Biotic Factors of Biomes

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4-8
Teaching Area
Science & Technology
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The Bottom of the Barrel: The Long Transition of Energy in America

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
Cañón Silfra, Parque Nacional de Þingvellir, Suðurland, Islandia

Divergent Plate Boundaries: The Earth is Tearing Itself Apart

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4-8
Teaching Area
Science & Technology
melting Wedgemount Glacier

World Population

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9-12
Teaching Area
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
Science & Technology
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Does Profit Trump the Truth? The 1st Amendment in the 21st Century

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9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Science & Technology
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Twitter Cold War

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World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
War & Peace
Julian Assange

Information Leaks in American History

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Science & Technology

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