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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Common Loon
Find a collection of lessons, activities, and informative articles on the common loon.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Manatee: Frequently Asked Questions
An informative article that deals in a generalized fashion with the characteristics, life cycle, ecology and conservation associated with Manatees.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Barn Swallows
An informative article that lists numerous facts about the Barn Swallow. In addition, there are lessons that can be used in the classroom. Migration and annual cycle are also covered.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: American Robin: Frequently Asked Questions
A comprehensive resource that contains a number of facts about robins. In addition, there are challenge questions, lessons and activities to use in the classroom. The migration pattern is also tracked.
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Annenberg Learner: Valuing Diversity in Learners
Study four types of learners (heritage language learners, those with learning disabilities, with different learning styles and in different levels)and the issues related to each. Read strategies of other teachers and describe strategies...
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Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Playing to Win
A simple explanation of the link between math and winning odds at a casino. Learn about determining probability through two examples and about other ways we "play the odds" in real life. A second part of this article, "Place Your Bets:...
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Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Savings and Credit
A brief article explaining the basics about savings accounts and two kinds of interest: simple and compound. Also learn about managing your credit and credit card debt. Click on "Know the Terms: How to Manage Your Credit Cards" to read...
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Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Cooking by Numbers
What's the relationship between ratios and cooking? Find out by reading this brief article, which shows you how to use math in order to increase or decrease a recipes output.
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Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Converting to the Metric System
An introduction to the metric system and converting to the metric system. Provides a table of common conversions and steps for converting a cookie recipe to the metric system.
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Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Population Growth
At this website there is basic information about world population growth over the last 300+ years. The link at the end of the article is to another article that compares the population growth of two states.
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Annenberg Learner: The Middle Ages: Forming Town Governments
Briefly describes the advent of town councils in the Middle Ages.
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Annenberg Learner: The Middle Ages: Town Life
Focuses on the impact merchants had upon town life in the Middle Ages. Includes a series of articles on different facets of Medieval life such as religion, homes, and government.
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Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Renaissance: Focus on Florence
Overview of Florence during the Renaissance discusses the key elements and individuals that made the city a center of Renaissance power and culture: the Medici family, the wool trade, humanism, Florentine art and architecture,...
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Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Florentine Art and Architecture
This site from Learner.org illustrates the inner and outer workings of Renaissance art and architecture in the Italian city of Florence. It also provides an example by noting some works by Michelangelo and Botticelli.
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Annenberg Learner: Garbage: Hazardous Waste
A concise site that defines hazardous waste and looks at who is responsible for contaminating our planet.
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Annenberg Learner: Garbage: Hazardous Waste Solutions
This concise article explores possible solutions to the hazardous waste problem.
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Annenberg Learner: Garbage: Sewage
This concise article looks at the definition of sewage and the cost of treating waste water.
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Annenberg Learner: Garbage: Sewage Solutions
A natural and less expensive approach to sewage treatment is discussed in this article about a California city that uses an artificial wetlands waste treatment plant.
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Annenberg Learner: Literature: Constructing Plot
This site has an explanation of the elements of a plot with clear examples. Click on "What goes into plot" for more information.
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Annenberg Learner: 5 Question Survey: Heat and Temperature
Find out your or your students' understanding of heat and temperature. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.
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Annenberg Learner: 5 Question Survey: Density and Pressure
Find out your or your students' understanding of density and pressure. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.
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Annenberg Learner: 5 Question Survey: Rising and Sinking
Find out your or your students' understanding of fluid displacement. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.
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Annenberg Learner: 4 Question Survey: Matter
Find out your or your students' understanding of matter. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.
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Annenberg Learner: 5 Question Survey: Chemical Change
Find out your or your students' basic knowledge of concepts like matter, molecules and open and closed systems. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.