Education and outreach collections from the University of Chicago
The eCUIP Digital Library Project produces high-quality digital content for K-12 teaching and learning in collaboration with Chicago Web Docent, Chicago Public Schools educators, and University of Chicago scholars. eCUIP is an initiative of the Chicago Public Schools | University of Chicago Internet Project and the University of Chicago Library.
Types of materials included:
Articles 
Multimedia 
Interactives 
Reference Links 
Lesson Plans
Learn about the historical, scientific, ethical, and technological issues involved in space exploration and gain insight into the work of the Hubble's scientists, astronauts, engineers, and administrators.
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Explore ancient cultures that have observed the heavens and learn about the phenomena they observed and the ways they incorporated their observations of the sky into their daily lives.
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Learn about the history of Chicago from 1800-1900 through online tours created by CPS teachers to guide 3rd-grade students through historical resources.
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Read about the African American migration north in the early 20th Century through a collection of migrant letters and a lecture by scholar James Grossman.
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Explore the communities and neighborhoods that make Chicago one of the most diverse city in the country with selected chapters and walking tours based on the 1986 book.
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Experience Bronzeville through the eyes of family members that have lived in Bronzeville through generations of change.
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Explore this collection of early petitions, ordinances, communications and other official records from 1827-1933 to discover how police and fire protection, public works, schools and taxation originated in Chicago.
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Learn about Chicago in 1919 through music, video, images, and transcripts of newspaper articles of the time.
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Browse through commentary and photographs of some of the stately old houses in Chicago's Hyde Park community from 1856-1910.
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