Dakota Pathways Related Resources
The related resources include additional videos for the students to watch, activity ideas, and more in-depth videos and blogs for background knowledge.
Activity Starters is a video series on SDPB.org designed for kids in PreK through 4th grade. In each episode, an animated character introduces a concept and an activity.
SDPB's Images of the Past offers a fresh look at historic images and documents from the places, people, and events of South Dakota.
Established in 1997, the South Dakota Historical Society Press produces books reflecting the rich and varied history of SD and the region. The Press preserves, researches, and promotes South Dakota's colorful culture and heritage.
Find a rich array of educational content from Oceti Sakowin: The People of the Seven Council Fires to documentaries like Lost Bird of Wounded Knee.
Local Heroes Includes personal stories about the Depression era and WWII to the 211th Engineering Company's recent tour in Afghanistan.
History 605 explores the history of South Dakota, the northern Great Plains, and the Midwest. South Dakota’s State Historian, Ben Jones, visits with guests about their books, museum exhibits and artifacts, and historic sites in the state and region.
Stories from across SD that focus on our state's history and rural culture. (Access additional stories below)
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Did you know that in the late 1950s, the first modern hot air balloon was designed and built in Sioux Falls, South Dakota? SDPB dives into the history of modern ballooning and Raven Industries.
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This video, from the SDPB archives, was made by the South Dakota Travel Division of the Department of Highways and features many popular tourist spots in the state.
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The rise of railroad transportation in the Black Hills began in the 1880s. This video from the SDPB archives gives the early history of the railroads.
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Box Elder, South Dakota is home to Ellsworth Airforce Base which was the base to the 44th Missile Wing until 1994.
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Box Elder, South Dakota, is home to Ellsworth Air Force Base, which underwent many changes between 1942 and 1957.
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