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Pbs: Brother Can You Spare a Billion? The Story of Jesse H. Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to the PBS documentary on Jesse H. Jones, real estate mogul, activist for the Red Cross, head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Secretary of Commerce. Read about how he served his nation under President...
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Pbs: Nova: The Four Winged Dinosaur

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2002, paleontologists discovered a fossil in China that seemed to provide a missing link between dinosaurs and birds, and to support the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs. The fossil came from a four-winged dinosaur they named...
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Pbs: Nova: Interactive: It's Elemental

For Students 9th - 10th
Periodic table of elements, color-coded by family type. Elements are highlighted based on prevalence in human body, in sun, etc., or by density, boiling point, or melting point.
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Pbs Teachers: On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The 2001 Mark Twain Prize

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Teacher Resource from the Kennedy Center helps students examine where and how humorists derive the material presented to their audiences. Activities encourage students to analyze elements of humor and the style of entertainers, and...
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Pbs: Your Life Your Money

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS presents an abundance of financial information and helpful tips; real stories from real people on managing your money. Some of the financial challenges include getting out of debt, saving money, insurance, and investments.
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The War: At Home: War Production

For Students 9th - 10th
From the extensive PBS site on World War II, you can read about the mobilization of American industry in support of the U.S. troops in World War II. Find out why not only industry was changed, but how the mobilization affected society....
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Pbs: This Far by Faith

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the spiritual journey of African Americans as you move along a timeline of major events and eras. Excellent coverage of the importance of spiritualism, religions, and faith in the African American community. Major religious...
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Pbs: Exploring Space: The Quest for Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Alien life is often theorized in many ways throughout popular culture. This site by the Public Broadcasting System attempts to shed light on the studies and exploration that are currently underway to uncover such life. This well rounded...
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Handout
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Tughra of Suleyman I the Magnificent

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing the Tughra of Suleyman I the Magnificent from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the art...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Stag at Sharkey's by George Bellows

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing the painting Stag at Sharkey's by George Bellows from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Ocean Park Series #49 by Diebenkorn

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing the painting Ocean Park Series #49 by Richard Diebenkorn from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Netsuke

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing a netsuke, a small decorative Japanese toggle, from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote...
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Handout
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Mother About to Wash Her Sleepy Child

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing the painting Mother About to Wash Her Sleepy Child by Mary Cassatt from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated....
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Mimbres Bowl

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing a Mimbres bowl from Mogollon culture from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the art by...
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Handout
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Maison Maria by Paul Cezanne

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing the painting Maison Maria with a View of Chateau Noir by Paul Cezanne from the Kimbell Art Museum. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Still Life With Two Lemons by Claesz

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing Still Life with Two Lemons, a painting by Pieter Claesz from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote...
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Handout
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: An Exiled Emperor on Okinoshima

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing An Exiled Emperor on Okinoshima, a six-fold screen from the Kimbell Art Museum. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the...
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Handout
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Ceremonial Drum From the Ivory Coast

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing a ceremonial drum by the Senufro people of Africa's Ivory Coast. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the art by Sister...
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Handout
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing the painting The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit by John Singer Sargent from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detailed viewer that can be navigated....
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: City Landscape by Joan Mitchell

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing City Landscape, a painting by Joan Mitchell from the Art Institute of Chicago. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Standing Bodhisattva

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing a standing bodhisattva made in the Gandhara region of ancient Pakistan and now found in the Kimbell Art Museum. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated....
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Oceanic Bis Poles

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing bis poles made by the Asmat people of New Guinea from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about...
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Handout
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: American Gothic by Grant Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing American Gothic, a painting by Grant Wood from the Art Institute of Chicago. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the art...
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Article
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Reporting America at War: Richard Harding Davis: The Battle of San Juan Hil

For Students 9th - 10th
A journalist's dispatch to the New York Herald about the Battle of San Juan Hill. Richard Harding Davis reported on the Spanish-American War popularizing the war and Theodore Roosevelt.