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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

Univ. Of Bielefeld: Facial Expression and Eye Behaviour

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Bielefeld provides an outline of information about the history of face-reading, links to studies on facial expression, a list of common saying concerning facial expressions, and other useful information.
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University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
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Article
Kidsource OnLine

Kid Source on Line: Listen to This!: Listening Is a Core Ccompetency

For Students 9th - 10th
An article promoting listening as the most important factor for promoting healthy communication and relationships between children and their parents.
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Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Having Difficult Conversations

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page offers tips for how to handle sharing difficult news with someone.
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Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: More Tips for Communicating Effectively

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page offers seven tips for communicating well with others.
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Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Fighting With Your Sibling

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page discusses why siblings may not get along and offers suggestions for handling conflict with a sibling.
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Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Communicating About Grief With Your Family and Friends

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page offers suggestions for how to talk about a recent death with family and friends.
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Website
Other

Gold Rush Chronicles: The Pony Express

For Students 9th - 10th
At this comprehensive site, students learn about the first cross-country mail courier service in the United States, the Pony Express.
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Other

Dirksen Congressional Center: Political Cartoon Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity, designed for students in grades 10-12, will develop an understanding of the messages that political cartoons communicate with readers. They will examine political cartoon primary sources as they investigate the question,...
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Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Resolving an Argument or Disagreement

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 a disagreement.
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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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The Communication Oriented Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative site that explores the changes that society and global communications are incurring as communication technology develops and infiltrates the global community.
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High Tech Productions: History of Film & Television

For Students 9th - 10th
High Tech Productions provides a timeline history of television. It starts at the invention of the motion picture camera and goes all the way through television's greatest moments.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Sound and Fury: Deaf and Diverse

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Identify beliefs, values and attitudes of deaf culture. Explore the causes and special communication needs of deafness, research the role that American Sign Language plays in forging a sense of community and create your own "sign name".
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Website
PBS

Pbs: This Emotional Life: Intimate Relationships

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS features in-depth information on developing healthy intimate relationships including topics such as the importance of communication and divorce.
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Rubric
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Exemplars: Thermometer Rubric

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This rubric is appropriate to use with older students. It features a way for students to self-assess by drawing a line on the thermometer. Teachers could also assess using the same thermometer rubric.
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Website
Stanford University

Stanford University: Early American Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Stanford University has an excellent listing of late 1700, early 1800 newspapers that were on the East Coast, and in the South.
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Handout
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University of North Carolina: Autism Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge resource with information on autism, organizations, medical research, behavior modification, references, vocational rehabilitation, parent training, and more. Click on the US map for resources by state.
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Article
Mind Tools

Introducation to Communication Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article reveals the purpose of communication: to get your message across to others. This may seem elementary, but the process that involves both the sender of the message and the receiver is complex and can lead to confusion and...
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: Copywriting 101: How to Craft Compelling Copy (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This infographic provides copyrighting tips. The author provides ways to optimize a copy.
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Graphic
Grammar Check

Grammar Check: Top 10 Common Business Writing Blunders & 5 Everyday Grammatical Mistakes (Infographic)

For Students 11th - 12th
This infographic is provided to help with business writing. Students will learn how to correct the business writing errors.
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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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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Hedy Lamarr

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the diverse life of Hedy Lamarr in this article that contains her biography.