I recommend the following books for use when teaching the era of the westward migration to students in intermediate-level grades:Discovery... more

The Library of Congress, American Memory Collection, offers a a resource titled "Evolution of the Conservation Movement," a collection of... more

Though the book has nothing to do with U.S. history, I thought the attached tri-fold brochure sample report on the... more

Lecture: Michael Green - Exploration

Lecture: DeAnna Beachley - Exploration II

Lecture: DeAnna Beachley - Exploration I

"Women in Nevada and California Mining Camps"—A lecture by DeAnna Beachley, Ph.D.

For those teachers who enjoy using food to teach history while simultaneously teaching math, science, and literacy, you may find... more

Herb Thompson of the Geographic Alliance in Nevada developed a lesson strategy in which students place a series of items... more

Note: The lesson "Picture North America" was originally developed by John Pauli, a teacher consultant with the Geographic Alliance... more