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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary

Classroom Constitutional Convention

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the eight phrases that comprise the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution to determine its principles and purpose. Their own Constitutional Convention is convened to craft a preamble for their school's governance.
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Curated OER

Lincoln and the Republicans: The Cause of the War?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students evaluate the impact of the Republican party in creating a Southern philosophy of secession. They analyze causation concerning the Southern philosophy of secession.
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Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education is a magnificent tool, in its draft form, to help with planning, implementation and assessment of immersion programs. You can find examples of best practices in the areas of assessment,...
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City University of New York

Chinese Cultural Studies: Confucius Kongfuzi: The Analects, Excerpts

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a large number of excerpts from the "Analects" by Confucius. These quotes are divided into seven themes of Confucian teaching, humaneness, the superior man, rites, music, learning and teaching, government, and rectifying the...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics: The Scientific Methods

For Students 10th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain how the methods of science are used to make scientific discoveries; define a scientific model and describe examples of physical and mathematical models used in physics; and compare...
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Integrity

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a definition of "Integrity," along with discussion questions, activity ideas, and writing prompts. Learn whether you are a "Person of integrity," through a self-evaluation quiz and learn ways to promote integrity among your friends,...
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Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: Ideals Are the Fairy Oil

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Ideals Are the Fairy Oil", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Dr. Leonard Peikoff's website for his book "Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand."
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US National Archives

Nara: Pcast Principles

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Archives and Records Administration site, provides access to PCAST Principles: Executive Office of the President, President's Committee of Advisors On Science and Technology, Washington, D.C. 20500 (June 18, 1996). The...
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Other

Strange Science: Charles Lyell

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Charles Lyell and his work "The Principles of Geology" which includes the concept of uniformitarianism. A description of his views on evolution and a comparison to Charles Darwin.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify the Principle Learn More

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the LSAT. This section explains "how to identify the principle" in the passage's argument or situation. This strategy will be used in the "Logical Reasoning" section.
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Abwag: Learn About Acting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Student awareness and appreciation of acting will be enhanced after discovering the tricks of the trade. They will learn how to act, feel and think in an acting environment.