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Worksheet
Curated OER

Crime Scene Investigators Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
In this crime scene puzzle, learners identify terms related to crime scene investigations. Examples include tissue, bullet, DNA, and fingerprints. A list of 50 words is provided to assist students in their search.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Catapult

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify the advantages and disadvantages of a catapult as a weapon. For this physics lesson, students construct their own catapult. They investigate how changing one variable affects results.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Attacks on Intelligentsia Suppressing Dissidents

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of Russian documents (letters,telegrams, etc.) that supported the suppression of dissidents. Also includes an introduction explaining the dissidents.
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Primary
Other

Online Historical Fencing Manuals & Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Links to historical fighting manuals and analysis of these manuals. Intriguing reading for those with an interest in Renaissance fighting techniques.
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Website
University of Oxford (UK)

The Geometry of War, 1500 1750

For Students 9th - 10th
Developments in the art of warfare in the late 15th and 16th centuries provided an outlet for geometry as show in this online exhibit.
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Article
Other

Jewish News: Gorbachev, Shamir Mark Decade of Soviet Aliyah

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides insight into religious persecution in the former Soviet Union and Gorbachev's efforts to curb intolerance.
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Handout
Other

Sweetwater.com: What Is Infrasonic?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features a basic definition of infrasonic. It also explains the difference between infrasonic and subsonic.