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July 1, 2008 |
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Democracy and Human Rights
features publications about the U.S. government, democracy, and human rights. Learn about the intellectual history of democracy and what makes the U.S. government unique. See how our federal, state, and local governments are organized ... (Department of State)
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July 1, 2008 |
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Energy and Material Cycles Visualizations
provides animations, images, graphs, and photos on the carbon cycle, greenhouse gases, sea ice, sea level change, interglacial cycle, continental drift, tectonic cycle, and the hydrologic cycle ... (National Science Foundation)
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July 1, 2008 |
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Fourth of July Is Independence Day
presents facts, songs, primary documents, and more for celebrating the birthday of the U.S. and the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. See the original Declaration of Independence. Read about the history of the ... (Multiple Agencies)
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July 1, 2008 |
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Outline of U.S. History
presents 15 chapters on U.S. history: early America, the colonial period, independence, formation of a national government, westward expansion and regional differences, sectional conflict, the Civil War and reconstruction, growth and ... (Department of State)
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July 1, 2008 |
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Rock Cycle Animations
shows common rock-forming processes. See magma crystallize to form igneous rock, rock erosion to create sediment, transportation of sediment, deposition of sediment to create sedimentary rock, and the creation of a metamorphic rock ... (National Science Foundation)
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June 30, 2008 |
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Encouraging Girls in Math and Science
offers tools for teachers to help girls achieve at the same level as boys in math and science. The site is based on five research-based recommendations: teach students that the brain grows when they practice and learn; provide ... (Department of Education)
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June 30, 2008 |
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Teaching Literacy in English to K-5 English Learners
provides videos, slideshows, and tools for teaching reading to K-5 English learners. The site is based on five research-based recommendations: screen and monitor students' progress; provide small-group reading interventions; provide ... (Department of Education)
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June 27, 2008 |
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National Postal Museum
has developed curriculum guides that explore stamps and postal history, and encourage students to write letters. Topics include historic letters and stamps from American wars; stamps and other countries, history, and art; the place of ... (Smithsonian Institution)
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June 27, 2008 |
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Poetry Everywhere
provides 10 videos, as well as essays and lessons, to help students explore the power of language and build reading and writing skills. The videos feature seminal voices of poetry, past and present, from Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson ... (Multiple Agencies)
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June 25, 2008 |
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Nuclear Energy Learning Resources for Schools
provides a list of resources for learning about nuclear energy topics. Find information about how nuclear reactors work, what makes certain materials radioactive, the importance of nuclear energy in the 21st century, and more ... (Department of Energy)
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June 24, 2008 |
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ToxMystery
features an animated game that helps elementary students learn about common household hazards. Students enter a house and go room to room, mousing over items, clicking on those that move, and answering questions. Lesson plans and parent ... (National Library of Medicine)
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June 4, 2008 |
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Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears
is a new online magazine to help elementary school teachers develop their knowledge of the Arctic and Antarctica and organize science and literacy instruction around polar themes. The first two issues, "A Sense of Place" and "Learning ... (National Science Foundation)
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June 4, 2008 |
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NSF Multimedia Gallery
provides nearly 100 videos and webcasts on a range of science topics: a fossil that may represent the first vertebrate to emerge from the sea, turning forest-industry waste into fuel and textiles, "superglue" produced by aquatic bacteria ... (National Science Foundation)
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June 4, 2008 |
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Secrets of Plant Genomes Revealed!
is a lively, upbeat video exploration of how plants got to be the way they are and how we can make better use of them in the future. Learn how plant genome research is revolutionizing the field of biology. Find out how scientists are ... (National Science Foundation)
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June 3, 2008 |
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Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
features 49 diaries of pioneers who traveled westward across America to Utah, Montana, and the Pacific between 1847 and the meeting of the rails in 1869. Maps, photos, and published trail guides are included. Essays focus on the ... (Library of Congress)
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June 2, 2008 |
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M. C. Escher: Life and Work
is an online tour of 24 prints by the Dutch artist Maurits C. Escher (1898-1972). In the 1920s-30s, Escher developed "the regular division of the plane" and advanced the idea of metamorphosis -- one shape or object turning into something ... (National Gallery of Art)
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May 31, 2008 |
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Cleaning Water
is a lesson in which students (Grades 3-5) create and test a system to filter "gray" water. Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) recycle their water, including moisture from their sweat and exhalations and water from ... (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
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May 30, 2008 |
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Engineering Design Challenges: Thermal Protection Systems Educator Guide
helps students (Grades 6-9) learn how NASA engineers design thermal protection systems -- the systems that protect spacecraft from the heat of atmospheric friction (during launch and re-entry) and engine exhaust heat. Students work in ... (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
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May 30, 2008 |
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What Is A Planet?
is a lesson in which students (Grades 9-12) compare characteristics of planets, comets, asteroids, and trans-Neptunian objects; create a definition for the term "planet"; and formulate an argument for or against the planet status of a ... (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
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May 28, 2008 |
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Teaching with Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum
provides modules that help students build spreadsheets to solve mathematical problems in the context of their courses. Topics include compound interest, chemical equilibrium, household budgets, medication dosages, mortgage payments ... (National Science Foundation)
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