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| Our "Features" section provides you with fun, interactive, and educational learning opportunities. Each lesson is designed to not only teach you more about history and/or science, but to allow you to explore, make choices, interact, and assess your learning as you go. Check back often...the "Features" will be changing on a regular basis. Choose a topic below, and enjoy exploring!! |
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U.S. History |
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Our Founding Documents
The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution – two of the most important and influential documents not only in our nation’s history, but perhaps in the history of mankind.
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Case by Case – Changing the Course of History
Eight associates and one Chief. Sound like a remake Snow White and Seven Dwarfs? Nope, it’s the Supreme Court…the highest court in the nation. Find out More
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Jefferson and the Journey West
A Virginia farmer, the deal of the century, and a journey into the unknown. Sound like a movie plot?
Try America in the early 1800s…
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California State History |
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From Spain to Statehood – Mexican Rule in California
California went from a colony of Spain, to part of Mexico, to a United State…all in the span of 28 years.
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Rediscovering the California Missions
From 1769 to 1823, the Spanish built 21 missions along “the Royal Highway.” Why were they built? Who lived there? How did they change CA history?
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Science |
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Where Have All the Ocelots Gone?
How do animals become “endangered”? And what can be done about it? Discover more...
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Hey – Who Turned Out the Lights?
Explore the world of renewable energy resources, discover the various types of energy, and learn how to conserve energy. Begin here…
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Space - The Final Frontier
Ever wonder what it would be like to land on the moon? Why is Earth the only planet with life forms? And just how hot is the sun, anyway?
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Washington’s only Presidential Museum. There’s only one presidential museum in our nation’s capital, and it doesn’t belong to George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Museum is located in the house Wilson moved into after he left the White House. The four-story, 10,000 square foot home showcases Wilson’s personal side – his devotion to his family, his love of baseball, Princeton, golf, and the movies.
Woodrow Wilson House
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The marble in the Washington Monument changes color half way to the top. Construction on the monument was halted during the Civil War, and when it resumed, the marble was mined from a different part of the quarry, thus accounting for the color change. |
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