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Website
Other

Foreign Policy Association

For Students 9th - 10th
The FPA is an "organization founded in 1918 to educate Americans about significant world issues that have an important impact on their lives." Gives students an opportunity to take part in activities through the Great Decisions program.
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Website
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Nist Computer Security Division's Csrc Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is devoted to information systems security and contains publications, security warnings and guidelines.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Foster Care

For Students Pre-K - K
These resources can help children in foster care develop a sense of belonging. Visual reminders of belonging can build children's sense of comfort, safety, and security-and rhythm and music can help them remember important messages.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Community Violence

For Students Pre-K - K
When children are exposed to traumatic events within their neighborhoods, communities, or across the world, you can help them feel safer and more secure...and build hope for a more peaceful, kinder future. These resources will help you...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: No Place Left to Hide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this "simple" lesson will actually give students a lot to think about. Given a graph, students are to establish how many searchers are needed to find an infinitely fast criminal who is on the...
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Website
Other

Pcstats.com: Beginners Guides: Home Networking and File Sharing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about establishing and maintaining a secure home computer network, with an emphasis on Windows-based operation systems.
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Website
Other

The Oas and the Inter American System

For Students 9th - 10th
This site on the The OAS and the Inter-American System provides history, key dates, original and current member states, past and present secretaries general, and more.
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Article
Other

Um: The Battle Over Cryptographic Key "Escrow"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the legal and technical issues involved in cryptography. It also discusses government proposals concerning the clipper chip.
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Website
Other

The Henry L. Stimson Center: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Henry L. Stimson Center is an independent, nonprofit, public policy institute committed to finding and promoting innovative solutions to the security challenges confronting the United States and other nations in the twenty-first...
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Primary
Yale University

Charter of the Organization of American States, 1948

For Students 9th - 10th
The Avalon Project of the Yale Law School here provides the text of all 112 articles of the OAS charter, adopted at the Bogota Conference of American States, March 30-May 2, 1948.
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Handout
US Department of State

Travel.state.gov: International Travel: Dominican Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information for traveling in the Dominican Republic from the U.S. Department of State. Provides important information for safe travel and provides links to other sites of particular interest to U.S. tourists.
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Handout
US Department of State

Dept. Of State: Consular Information Sheet: El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information for traveling in El Salvador from the U.S. Department of State. Provides important information for safe travel and provides links to other sites of particular interest to U.S. tourists.
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Website
US Senate

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

For Students 9th - 10th
The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is working on exciting new projects for young companies. Check out the "Breaking News" link to find out up to date information.
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Activity
Other

Your Thoughts Is That Really You?

For Students 9th - 10th
Biometrics has come to refer to the identification of individuals through distinguishing biological features. This article discusses what that might mean to us as individuals.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: The Eyes Have It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson lands students as investigators who must explore the usefullness of iris scan (security) algorithms. In the first part of a lesson, a given probability is used to determine how...
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Article
Other

Symantec: Steganography Revealed

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides an overview of steganography as well as steganographic tools and techniques.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Justice/freedom/equality: Freedom or Security More Important?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Which is more important: freedom or security?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account...
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Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Internet Safety : How to Avoid Malware

For Students 9th - 10th
Malware is one of the most common hazards to your computer when you're online, but it's easy to avoid. Developing safe and smart browsing habits can protect you from malware and other threats, like viruses. Securing your computer and...
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Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Internet Safety: Your Browser's Security Features

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about your browser's built-in security features.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Public Key Encryption

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how public key encryption can protect computer data.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Computer Malware

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about malware, how it is installed on a computer, and what type of damage it can do.
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eBook
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Netsmartz: Delivery for Webster

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Webster's been getting some weird packages. But why? Could it have something to do with a certain pop-up?
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Computer Security

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of computer security.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Network Security

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of network security.