This Week in History: Fort Morgan is Captured

On August 23, 1864, the Union navy captured Fort Morgan in Alabama. The event marked the beginning of the campaign to take over Confederate ports on the Gulf of Mexico to cut off their overseas supply routes. Teach your class about this significant moment in the Civil War, and the lives of those affected by the war, with great resources from the Library of Congress.

Smithsonian Science How Schedule

Bring Smithsonian scientists directly into your classroom with ScienceHow live chats and webcasts. You can search through past topics or sign up for interactive broadcasts covering scientific scenarios and questions like why butterflies have their colors and how to research climate change in the Arctic. Explore the schedule here!

CDC Health Resources & Professional Development

Want to educate your students about health-related topics? Take advantage of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) classroom resources. Get flash cards for different diseases and illnesses, printable posters on food safety, information about workshops to help you create public health lesson plans, and more. 

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