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1. Linguistic:

Civil War Newspaper
Civil War (Crossroads): http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec4/Unit_6/index.html

2. Logical ­ Mathematical

Road Trip: Gil's handout
Pioneer Postcards: Gil's handout
Oregon Trail (Edsite): http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/oregon_trail.html
Mapping the Past (Edsite): http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/mapping_past.html
Cost of Living Calculator: http://www.aier.org/colcalc.html
CPI Home page: http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm
What is a dollar worth?: http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/economy/calc/cpihome.html
Inflation Calculators: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/inflate.html

3. Spatial - Visual

Art Comparison: Gil's lesson
Archaeology: Gil's lesson
Collection of cartoons in the 1800's and 1900's: http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/pc_intro.html
Artsednet (art education) www.artsednet.getty.edu
Masks (Edsite): http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/masks_reveal.html
Symbolism in Art (ArtsEdNet):
http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/ArtsEdNet/Resources/Sampler/c-4.html
Poster Art of World War II (National Archives): http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/posters/poster.html
What Portraits Reveal (Edsite):
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/portraits_reveal.html

4. Bodily ­ Kinesthetic

Civil War Newscast
Chinese Boycott (National Archives): http://www.nara.gov/education/cc/chinese.html

5. Musical

"Follow the Drinking Gourd": Gil's lesson
Civil War Music and Folk Songs: http://back40.bizland.com/
Spirituals and Slavery: http://www.edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/spirituals.html

6. Interpersonal

7. Intrapersonal