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Ameri Span Unlimited
AmeriSpan Unlimited provides immersion, intern, and educational tours in Spanish-speaking countries. Information on all programs, job opportunities, and travel resources are provided.
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Centre National D'etudes Spatiales
The official homepage of France's national space organization.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Dropout Prevention Interventions
This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) topic report evaluates 16 dropout intervention programs that have been found to meet WWC evidence standards of effectiveness.
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Literature Unit: The House of Dies Drear
"The House of Dies Drear," is a powerful novel by Virginia Hamilton.
Other
Esl Grammar Quiz 2: Adjectives With Ed or Ing
A second quiz to challenge your knowledge of adjectives ending in -ing and -ed. Choose one of two possible answers. Hints supplied and results available as you go along.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Virginia Hamilton
This site contains a biographical description of Virginia Hamilton. There is also a list of her books with a brief description of each
American University
American U: The Chaco War (1932 1935)
A case study of the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia 1932-1935. Complete study of the war. Includes background information, description of the parties involved, and summary of results. Also, includes war's impact on the environment
Other
Compound Interest: A Rough Guide to Types of Scientific Evidence
This infographic takes a look at science in general, specifically focusing on the hierarchy of different types of scientific evidence.
CNN
Cnn: Acid Rain Works Fast
Article explains the power of acid rain. Acid rain dissolves forest nutrients faster than previously thought.
Other
The National Academies: Space Studies Board
The Space Studies Board is a division of the National Academies which were created to advise the government in scientific and technical matters.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: A Review of Avi's Literature
Summarizes some of Avi's most popular pieces, including Nothing But the Truth, Who Was that Masked Man Anyway, Devil's Race, The Fighting Ground, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
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.
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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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids: Biography of Hammurabi
A website for students to learn about the biography of Hammurabi from Ancient Mesopotamia. Learn about the king of the Babylonians and writer of the Code of Hammurabi.
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Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Little Rock Nine
Kids learn about the history of the Little Rock Nine on this site. Site discusses how African-American students who fought to end segregation by attending an all-white high school.