I am an American

http://www.askasia.org/teachers/Instructional_Resources/Lesson_Plans/Asian_American/LP_asianam_1.htm
This four part lesson plan simulates what it would be like to be forced to leave your home as the Japanese were forced to do during the Internment.

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/99/fear/intro.html
This is a 1-2 week unit using both fiction and primary sources that is "designed to provide middle school students with a window into the war years."

http://www.42explore2.com/japanese.htm
This site provides links to many sites about the Japanese Internment, and it also has links to two webquests.

Hurry Freedom

http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/tp.html
This page from PBS offers ideas and links for teaching about the Gold Rush.

http://www.sfmuseum.net/hist6/blackrights.html
The webpage of the "Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco" provides this article entitled "Negro Rights Activities in Gold Rush California" by Rudolph M. Lapp.

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/teacher.html
This page sells a PBS documentary on the Gold Rush and also includes background information, vocabulary, test questions, discussion questions, and activity ideas.

Big Annie of Calumet

http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/kids/pdfs/mitten06.pdf
This is an article geared toward children about the copper mines and the strikes. Includes a map of places to go, vocabulary words and definitions, comprehension questions, and a word find.

http://www.1913massacre.com/song.html
Woody Guthrie wrote a song about the Italian Hall disaster, and you can listen to it here!

http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/emi3d31e.htm
This site gives a brief synopsis of the Italian Hall disaster and lists all who died.

Cowboys and Longhorns

http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/
This is the homepage of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

http://www.westernfolklife.org/site/
This is the homepage of the Western Folklife Center.

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/rediscoveringamerica-therealamericancowboy/
DiscoverySchool.com provides this lesson plan on the "Real American Cowboy." It focuses on the literature of the cowboy. It includes vocabulary, activity ideas, links to modern cowboy poetry sites, and lyrics to cowboy songs.

Frontier Merchants

http://www.cityoftucson.org/tucson_history.html
This site gives a brief history of the city of Tucson.

http://www.cfsd.k12.az.us/~vvwww/TucsonCityTour/Tucsonhtmls/Carillo.html
This site gives a history of the Carillo Gardens, which Lionel and Barron Jacobs enjoyed while living on the frontier in Tucson. There is an elementary on the site now!

http://aspin.asu.edu/azjhs/
This is the homepage of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society.

Children of the Dustbowl

http://www.weedpatchcamp.com/
This page includes a detailed history of Weedpatch Camp and many pictures.

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=300
This is a lesson plan titled "Dust Bowl Days." It contains song lyrics from the Dust Bowl and links to many photos from this time period.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/filmmore/index.html
This is a link to a PBS page about the Dust Bowl. It includes a map, timeline, and teaching ideas.