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INTERNET Red 2000

All About Spain: Todo Sobre Espana

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive index of information about Spain and Spanish culture. It contains photo tours, city guides, a traveler's yellow pages, and a country and culture section filled with useful information. In Spanish and German also.
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eBook
Cornell University

Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the left-hand toolbar of this site to investigate an online textbook for the language of design. It provides visual examples and explanations of line, form, color, color psychology, texture, balance, proportion and many more...
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eBook
Cornell University

Cornell University: Hearth/home Economics Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Housed at the Mann Library, this resource contains a comprehensive set of books and journals in the field of Home Economics, many available online. Each subject area in the field has a descriptive essay plus a bibliography related to...
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PPT
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Archetypes: Themes and Situations [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This 24-page PDF presentation focuses on Archetypes including themes and situations. It includes the discussion of themes such as supernatural world, human relationships, forces of nature, and many more.
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Handout
Vroma Project

V Roma Project: Roman Clothing

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource outlines the different styles of clothing worn by the people of ancient Rome. Pictures, diagrams, and explanations are provided for a detailed account of ancient fashions. Go on to "Roman Clothing, Part II" for more about...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Changes in Turkey

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, learn how the owner of a clothing manufacturer that creates conservative fashions for Turkish women has balanced his devout faith and commerce.
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Language Guide

Language Guide: La Ropa Del Hombre

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful pictures come alive with the Spanish pronunciation when the mouse points to them. In addition, the Spanish word pops up showing the correct spelling for each new vocabulary word.
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Unit Plan
Language Guide

Language Guide: La Ropa De Mujeres

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful pictures come alive with audio modeling the correct Spanish pronunciation of women's clothing. When moving the mouse over the picture, pop-ups appear with the correct spelling of the vocabulary word.
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Other

Torah Tots: Yom Kippur

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site! Discusses kapporot, food, and prayer. Also discusses Yom Kippur as Shabbat. Detailed description of the service and clothing.
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Other

Muslim Women's League: Welcome to the Muslim Women's League

For Students 9th - 10th
Addresses a multitude of topics pertaining to women and "the values of Islam", including dress, equality, and violence.
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PPT
Other

New Britain Museum of American Art: Costumes

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting way to study the history of American portraiture, by focusing on the clothing of those who sat for their portraits.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Experience Colonial Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience colonial life through a variety of narratives. Topics include the African-American experience, animals, Christmas, clothing, family, food, gardening, manners, politics, religion, tools, and trades.
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Exploration and Trade

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed introduction on exploration and trade during the Renaissance. Provides an overview of the tools created during the Middle Ages that made such travels by sea possible as well as insight into the types of goods traders sought in...
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: 18th Century Clothing

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource provides a history of men's and women's clothing in colonial times. Includes photographs.
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Other

Cmh: Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage: Design a Display

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and contrast similar objects from different cultures using images from the Museum of Civilization. Interpreting and classifying the items will challenge students' higher order thinking skills.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Family: What Should We Wear?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this story, a brother and a sister choose clothes to wear for different types of weather. Includes audio readaloud feature in 15 additional languages, while text is in English.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 2: Unit 1: La Rutina Diaria

For Students 9th - 10th
In this first unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about the history of Spain and how to talk about their daily routine. Vocabulary includes reflexive verbs, bath items, schedules, the simple future tense, and clothing....
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Handout
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Zoom Inventors and Inventions

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has an alphabetized list of inventions and inventors throughout history. You can also explore by era, topic or nationality.
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Graphic
Kyoto Costume Institute

Kyoto Costume Institute: Kci Digital Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights of Western styles of clothing, in timeline format, inspire us with the vastness and novelty of human creation. Examples span 250 years of changing styles in fashion, with the earliest articles dating from the eighteenth century.
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Andre Dollinger

Reshafim: Flax

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed information regarding the growing of flax for weaving into linen cloth by Ancient Egyptians. Includes images illustration Ancient Egyptian flax production.
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Interactive
British Council

British Council: Learn English Words for Clothes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Play Teddy Dresser and learn the English words for articles of clothing. Game reinforces the learning of common words for clothes (hat, jeans, and shirt) and of more challenging clothing words too (helmet, tiara, and trousers).
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Interactive
British Council

British Council: Learn English Words for Different Jobs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Play Job Mixer. Learn the English words for different kinds of jobs while helping each man or woman dress in the clothes needed for each job.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Art: Book of Multicultural Images

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Pictures of people, clothing styles, spiritual deities, places, and animals from around the world to color, to paint, and to use as inspiration. Different historical periods and cultures are represented making this a good resource for...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Forget Shopping. Soon You'll Download Your New Clothes

For Students 9th - 10th
Downloadable, printable clothing may be coming to a closet near you. What started as designer Danit Peleg's fashion school project turned into a collection of 3D-printed designs that have the strength and flexibility for everyday wear....