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A Family Farm Album: The Photography of Frank Sadorus

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: A Family Farm Album: The Photography of Frank Sadorus
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site: In the exhibit, A Family Farm Album, Frank Sadorus shows us what life on a small farm in eastern Illinois was like in the first decade of the...
 
 
Art of Illinois

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Art of Illinois
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This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  The fine art and decorative art collections of the Illinois State Museum contain objects representative of the arts made and used in Illinois. Explore these online galleries of...
 
 
At Home in the Heartland

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: At Home in the Heartland
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  Learn about home life in Illinois from 1700 to the present in six eras, illustrated by the Museum's collections of objects from homes. At Home is an interactive...
 
 
Audio-Video Barn

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Audio-Video Barn
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  The Audio-Video Barn is full of stories about Illinois agriculture. It contains audio and video recordings of more than 130 oral-history interviews with people involved in agriculture and...
 
 
Changes: Dynamic Illinois Environments

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Changes: Dynamic Illinois Environments
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Grade Level Middle and High (6-12)
From site:  Earth forces are continually at work causing change. Climate, land, and living things are all connected. They interact with each other in complex ways. Even a small change...
 
 
Forests of Illinois

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Forests of Illinois
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  The Forests online exhibit includes information about prehistoric, historic, and contemporary forests of Illinois. The six types of forests are described and can be viewed in panoramas. The...
 
 
Harvesting the River

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Harvesting the River
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  This rich Web exhibit features the economic history of the central Illinois River communities from Liverpool to Meredosia. It includes waterfowl hunting, commercial fishing, ice harvesting, and musseling....
 
 
Ice Ages in Illinois

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Ice Ages in Illinois
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site: This Web exhibit answers some of the basic questions about the Ice Ages in Illinois. The astronomical and geological conditions that cause ice ages are described.
 
 
Illinois State Symbols

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Illinois State Symbols
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
The State of Illinois has eighteen official state symbols, pictured here.  Learn more about the symbol and find a list of books or Web sites where you can find out more. There...
 
 
ISM Geology Online

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: ISM Geology Online
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This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  ISM Geology Online is a collections-based Web module for Illinois K-12 teachers to use in their classrooms and for professional development. The goals of ISM Geology Online are...
 
 
Lewis & Clark in the Illinois Country

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Lewis & Clark in the Illinois Country
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  Learn about what Lewis and Clark did, whom they met, and what they saw in Illinois during the winter of 1804 when they were preparing for their epic...
 
 
Mazon Creek Fossils

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Illinois State University
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Visit the website: Mazon Creek Fossils
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  The plants and animals found in concretions recovered from the Francis Creek Shale are some of the most exciting and important fossils that have been found in the...
 
 
Native Americans in Illinois

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Native Americans in Illinois
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  Learn about the Archaic, Woodland, Late Prehistoric and historic eras of Native American lifeways in Illinois. Lesson plans include the topics of foodways, architecture, clothing, rituals, symbols, and...
 
 
Of Time and the River

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Of Time and the River
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:   “Of Time and the River” is an educational Web site combining geology, archaeology, history, environmental science, and the changing ecology of the Illinois River to tell the story...
 
 
Prairies in Illinois

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Illinois State Museum
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Visit the website: Prairies in Illinois
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Grade Level All Ages (K-12)
From site:  This exhibit traces the various types of Illinois prairie through time. Conservation and preservation are emphasized. Lesson plans for all grades include activities on surveying, plant adaptations, dye...
 
 
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