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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: Leon Sverdlove on the Taft Hartley Act

For Students 9th - 10th
It's interesting to read about the anti-union sentiment that led to the Taft-Hartley Act after World War II, but even more amazing to see how that sentiment was tied to the anti-communist witch hunts of the time. Read the comments of the...
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Article
Library of Congress

Loc: Topics in Chronicling America: The Mc Kinley Assassination

For Students 9th - 10th
Find contemporary newspaper accounts of the shooting of President Willian McKinley, his death, the swearing of Theodore Roosevelt as president, and the capture, trial, and execution of the assassin.
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Activity
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Technology Education: Hybrid Electric Vehicles (He Vs)

For Students 9th - 10th
What is an HEV and how can they help the environment? Follow this WebQuest and you will be able to answer those questions and more.
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Activity
Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Camping Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Measure the enthalpy of a reaction and then create a solution warm enough to cook food.
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Handout
Intel Corporation

Intel Education: Lesson 1: What Is Binary Code?

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of binary numbers and how they work.
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Activity
Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Eccentricity in Polar Conics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Good site explaining Eccentricity in Polar Conics. The site is quite detailed.
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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: Joe Rudiak Remembers the 1919 Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an interview with a former steelworker, who recalls the Great Steel Strike of 1919 when he was a young boy. Find out the ramifications for his family because his father was a union man who supported the strike. An audio of the...
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Oscar Wilde the Model Millionaire

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of Oscar Wilde's short story, "The Model Millionaire." Includes a link to other full texts of Wilde's work on Bibliomania.
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Article
Arizona State University

Arizona State University: Thoughts on Practicing

For Students 9th - 10th
Many great tips and strategies are provided here to help with practicing. Although written for oboe players, the advice here can apply to any instrumentalist.
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Handout
American Public Media

American Public Media: Jesse Jackson (1941 )

For Students 9th - 10th
Offered is a brief biographical sketch of Baptist preacher, Jesse Jackson, and the full text of his 1988 "Keep Hope Alive" speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
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Article
Amby Duncan-Carr

Amby: Resume Samples & Resume Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you need to see a resume example? Use the resume worksheets and examples to get your resume started.
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Unit Plan
City University of New York

Brooklyn College: Melani: Emily Dickinson: Death

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Emily Dickinson's poem "Because I could not stop for Death" followed by an analysis of the poem.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Analyzing Poetry [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource explains how to analyze a poem for its subject, narrator, tone, diction, and more. "Open" and "closed" poems are defined. Explanation are provided for "metrical feet" and "rhyme scheme" in poetry. William Shakespeare's "My...
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Primary
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Pennsylvania State University: Much Ado About Nothing [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 77-page PDF of the full text of the Shakespearean comedy Much Ado About Nothing provided by Pennsylvania State University's Electronic Classics Series.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Traditions: Book of Wisdom Project [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a one-page PDF outling a Book of Wisdom project which requires students to write two 300-500 word original fables with all of the characteristics of a fable including a moral or lesson. The second part requires students to find...
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Primary
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: African Game Trials by Theodore Roosevelt [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an 18-page PDF of an except from African Game Trials: An Account of the Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist by Theodore Roosevelt, the story of Roosevelt's trip to collect specimens for the Smithsonian in 1908. This...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Molecular Workbench Database: Models of the Atom's Electron Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about atomic structure and the multiple theories of atomic structure in this simulation.
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Article
National Arts Centre (Canada)

Arts Alive: Ludwig Van Beethoven

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Arts Centre of Canada explores the life of Beethoven (1770-1827 CE). Read about his education, musical contemporaries, loss of hearing, and his death. There are also discussions of many of his famous works,...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Who Are the Baka?

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from Africa features the Baka, people who live in the rainforest in southeast Cameroon.
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Website
University of Arizona

Nasa: The History of Mars Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the time line from 1960 to the 2000s about Mars Missions. Choose from news, explorations, blogs, gallery, and missions to learn more about Mars exploration.
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Website
University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to the Cenozoic

For Students 9th - 10th
A good brief review of The Cenozoic Era, which also includes links to more detailed information as well as a chart of its subdivisions.
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Handout
University of California

Uc Berkeley: Recommended Search Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of California provides a chart presenting a recommended 5-step search strategy.
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Unit Plan
University of California

Uc Davis: Trigonometric Integrals

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists numerous trigonometric identities and integrals. It also provides several examples of how to solve integrals.
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Handout
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Blood Types Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Arizona describes how blood type is passed on from parent to child. The tutorial covers the genetics of the ABO blood groups as well as Rh factor. There are even practice problems and blood type calculators!