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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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Primary
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: President's Special News Conference on Coal Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1946, as the United States was recovering from World War II, coal miners struck. Read the transcript of a news conference President Harry Truman held to address this pressing economic issure.
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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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Unit Plan
Cornell University

Cornell University: Straightness and Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, part of a planned Geometry textbook, involves real-world applications with symmetry and reflection using pictures and graphs.
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Primary
This Nation

This Nation: George H. W. Bush's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1989

For Students 9th - 10th
The Inaugural Address of George H. W. Bush on January 20, 1989.
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Primary
This Nation

This nation.com: George H. W. Bush's 1992 State of the Union Address

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of George H. W. Bush's 1992 State of the Union Address on January 28, 1992 is provided here.
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Article
George Mason University

Chnm: The Most Brainiest Man

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating article about how a conversation about Lenin led to the conviction and six-month jail sentence for Joseph Yenowsky. Excellent article shows the extreme fear of Reds and communism in the 1920's.
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: A Guide to Astronomy Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A portal to resources on the sun, the Earth's neighboring planets, and the weather in space. Find out why Saturn is the "jewel of the Solar System" and explore what happens when Venus and Mercury make their rare transits across the sun.
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Website
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Battle of Chancellorsville

For Students 9th - 10th
Loads of information! Read a short description of the actual Battle and a piece that was written by Maj. Gen. Couch after the War, and much more. Includes the official descriptions and descriptions of the battle from various sources.
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Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Changing State: Freezing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners investigate how low temperature causes water vapor to condense into a liquid and then freeze to form a solid.
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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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Interactive
National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center: A Constitutional Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through the interactive timeline to learn about the U.S. Constitution.
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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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Article
Amby Duncan-Carr

Amby: Career Changes Excercises

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking to help sort out your feelings on changing careers? The Amby career resources offer activities to explore identifying change and investigating your identity.
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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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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Policies and Problems of the Confederation Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This teacher resource includes imagesand historical documents, alllowing readers to trace the creation of our government from the Continental Congress through the Articles of Confederation. An overview helps to clarify the policies and...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Science and Nature: The Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC brings together a lot of useful information about the moon and related topics, such as the lunar landings, and publishes it in the form of a traveler's guide.
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Activity
Cleveland State University

The Autobiography of Louis B. Seltzer, Chapter 26

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter of Mr. Seltzer's book deals directly with his role in the Sam Sheppard case. Mr. Seltzer was a writer with a newspaper in Cleveland and gives a look from a different point of view.
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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.