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Story md.com: Infant and Newborn Development
When will my baby take his first step or say her first word? During their first year, babies start to develop skills they will use for the rest of their lives. The normal growth of babies can be broken down into the following areas:...
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Digital Library: Teacher Socialization in Technological Education
Teacher preparation, and especially technology teacher preparation, is the focus here; the differences from a preparation for a classroom are explored through educational literature and research.
US National Archives
Nara: Charters of Freedom: The Constitution: Amendments 11 27
Check here to read the three amendments passed during the Progressive Era, the 16th, 17th, & 18th amendments. From the National Archives and Records Administration.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Social and Historical Perspectives of Dogs
Learn more about the theory that dogs evolved from wolves in this video from Nature. [5:03]
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Progressive Era? What Does That Mean?
In this activity, students use strategies to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases that describe political, social or economic aspects of the Progressive Era.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Evolution's Gift of Play, From Bonobo Apes to Humans
Learn about our similarity to apes, and how they solve their problems so peacefully at times but humans, the more "advanced" species, can behave so primitively. [7:02]
Tour Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Literature: Prose
The page gives an excellent summary of Costa Rican literature from the 1800s and 1900s. Authors and their works are described.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: "The Artist and His Mother" by Arshile Garky
Basic information about the painting. Includes links to more detailed information about its place in the National Gallery of Art.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Great Society
A quick comprehension check over the "Great Society" of the 1950s.
PBS
Pbs: Make Appreciation Cards
Discover what it means to appreciate something or someone and oneself. Create a card for someone to show they are appreciated.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Caregivers Lesson Plans: See, Think & Do Activity Guide
Turn the family and educational themes of the Berenstain Bears into fun, practical, and empowering classroom learning experiences for young children.
Other
Wayne Stewart/social Insects
Discussion of insects that show awareness of others of their own species although their behavior is highly regimented and instinctive.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Social Challenges
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart promotes social development and mental health as students explore appropriate responses to challenging social situations. Students will practice getting what they need in a social situation.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Mesopotamia: Assyrian Empire for Kids
Kids learn about the history of the Assyrian Empire on this site. A warrior people who ruled much of Mesopotamia and the Middle East.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Native American Rights
A site investigating the history of Native American Rights from the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears to the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Thurgood Marshall
On this site, students can learn about the biography of Thurgood Marshall.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Apartheid
Kids learn about the history of apartheid in South Africa including the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, the Soweto Uprising, and bringing apartheid law to an end on this site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Explore the biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton a leader of the women's suffrage movement she wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and fought for women's rights on this site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Sun Tzu and the Art of War
Study the biography of Sun Tzu of Ancient China on this site. Learn about a great military leader and strategist who wrote the book the Art of War.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: African American Civil Rights Movement
Kids learn about the history of the African-American Civil Rights Movement including segregation, Jim Crow laws, protests, Martin Luther King, and the passage of the Civil Rights Act on this site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient China for Kids: Dynasties
Explore the dynasties of Ancient China in history on this website. Study the families and emperors who ruled the country.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Kids learn about the history of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 including the background and work by leaders such as President John F. Kennedy, President Lyndon Johnson, and Martin Luther King, Jr on this site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Rome for Kids: The City of Pompeii
Kids learn about the City of Pompeii of Ancient Rome which was destroyed by the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids: Biography of Darius I
Study the biography of Darius I from Ancient Mesopotamia on this site. Learn how he was the ruler of the Persian Empire during its peak, he lost a war with the Greeks.