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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 28
   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
   Students explore the "I Have a Dream" Foundation's website and brainstorm ways they can help themselves or others at their school achieve their educational dreams.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 15
   In 1870, the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
   Students access the National Park Service website and look at the webpage "The Last Spikes." Students explore different accounts of what happened as the railroad neared completion and discuss the nature of ceremonies.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 18
   Montgomery Ward published the first mail-order catalog in 1872.
   Students explore how and why catalogs have changed over the years and compare their findings about printed catalogs with online catalogs.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 13
   The first English printer, William Caxton, was born on this day in 1422.
   Students consider how the printing press affects their world by completing a printing inventory, comparing lists, and developing a "super" list of all printed materials that they interact with.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 1
   The prototype for the World Wide Web was created in 1990.
   Students look at pictures from the past using the WayBack Machine and brainstorm a few websites to explore to think about how they have changed over the years.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 10
   The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846.
   After exploring an exhibit online, students use the information they learned to write "A Day in the Life" narratives that tell about a person, animal, or object they saw in the exhibit.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 11  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 23
   The tropical storm that became Katrina formed over the Bahamas in 2005.
   As a class, students explore weather-related and other natural disasters that their geographical area is prone to and review emergency preparedness and procedures.