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Scholastic

Scholastic: Book Files: Sarah, Plain and Tall

For Students 3rd - 8th
Patricia MacLachlan's "Sarah, Plain and Tall" takes place on a prairie during the late 1800s. Sarah arrives to live with a family and brings them new life. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading...
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Trinity University

Cultural Trends, Social Movements & Institutions Affecting Family

For Students 9th - 10th
While this site doesn't list the functions of the family, it does give background material that helps explain how the family functions exist within society. Looks at the way that society changes families.
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Website
Rice University

Galileo Project: Thomas Hobbes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University presents Hobbes' life in an outline, giving easy access to the critical information. This is a great site to check out for information on the subject.
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Trinity University

Trinity University: Spectrum of Family Systems Across Cultures and Time

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains a variety of articles about family systems, with a thorough glossary and many related links.
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Handout
Trinity University

Trinity Univ.: Temporalities of Social Institutions

For Students 9th - 10th
A good Trinity University site that examines social institutions. Topics include family, religion, work, school, and leisure. The site has research or for one to familiarize oneself with basic aspects of social institutions.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Biological Classification: Organization of All Living Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
All living things can be identified by their placement in a biological classification table. Students will investigate the organization of all living things and learn how to classify through the process of classifying their own shoes....
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US Census Bureau

Us Census Bureau: American Family [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The US Census Bureau measures the demographic changes and characteristics of the American Family from the 2000 Census.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Multimedia Storytelling (A Lesson Plan Family Memories)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan for exploring the use of multimedia presentation techniques in effective storytelling. Design, write, storyboard, and create a multimedia presentation of a story about an important family event or memory.
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Other

The Christian Coalition of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Official homepage of the Christian Coalition of America.
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Other

Ady.org: Are Parents and Teens Talking About Sex?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides the percentages of parents and teens that talk about sexual relations, why some teens choose not to talk about it, and how it impacts their lives. This site is important for both parents and teens because lack of...
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Article
Other

Parent Child Communication: Promoting Healthy Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
Depression as a result of sexual activity can usually be avoided by having a strong, healthy relationship with one's parents. It also relies on open lines of communication in regards to sexual activity. This information is discussed in...
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Other

Creating a Family History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What do you know about creating a family history? This site offers a complete lesson plan for developing a sense of how your own family history fits into the bigger picture of the world's history.
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Other

Keeping Marriage a Priority in Dual Earner Families [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Heller, PhD provides an interesting article, "Keeping Marriage a Priority in Dual-Earner Families."
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Traditions at Home and Around the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Each student will research his/her own family traditions and report findings to the class using presentation software. In partner groups, students will select a country to research. Their research will focus on traditions of a chosen...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring and Sharing Family Stories

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Writing gets personal when students interview family members in order to write a personal narrative about that person.
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Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: When Parents Are Fighting: Dealing With a Breakup or Divorce

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for how to handle your parents splitting up or divorcing, and what to expect.
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Other

Definition of "Family" in Zoning Law and Building Codes

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers guidelines to writing a definition of Family for the purposes of zoning laws. Gives constitutionally permissible standards.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how the atomic radius changes over representative elements across rows and up and down columns on the periodic table. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Trends: Ionization Energy: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how the ionization energy changes over representative elements across rows and up and down columns on the periodic table. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Periodic Trends: Ionization Energy."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how the atomic radius changes over representative elements across rows and up and down columns on the periodic table. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Period Trends: Ionic Size: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how the ionic radius changes over representative elements across rows and up and down columns on the periodic table. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Period Trends: Ionic Size."
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Other

Elephant Voices: Ele Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Three interactive quizzes on the topics of elephant families, getures, and vocal communication. After each ten-question quiz, the correct answers are shown for review.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Themes: Family

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of links to help students see how Shakespeare used the theme of family relationships that are still relevant today.
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TES Global

Tes: Fathers and Daughters in Shakespeare Gallery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collect of photos of fathers and daughters from Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of Shakespeare's plays.