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Read Works

Read Works: Art and Artists Leonardo Da Vinci

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Joseph Smith, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of the Mormon leader Joseph Smith.
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Handout
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Cprr Photographic History Museum: Utah's Role in the Pacific Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter from John J. Stewart's "The Iron Trail to the Golden Spike" about Utah and the transcontinental railroad.
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1952: Albert Schweitzer

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1952 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965 CE). This website from the The Nobel Foundation is organized into the following sections: "Presenation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Swedish...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Utah

For Students 3rd - 5th
Who "led the group of Mormon pilgrims seeking freedom from religious persecution into the Great Salt Lake Valley?" Come to this website and find out!
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Other

Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has everything you need to know about the Mormon Pioneer Trail. Read about the stops along the 1,300-mile trail from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley and get personal accounts of what happened to the Mormons on...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Andrew Lloyd Webber

For Students 9th - 10th
Features comprehensive biographical details on "the most successful composer of our time", Andrew Lloyd Weber. His play, "The Phantom of the Opera", is the longest running musical in Broadway history and he has won an Oscar, a Golden...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Religious Revival

For Students 5th - 8th
The Second Great Awakening was transformative in ways beyond religion. Read about the new ideas about religion and see how they emphasized individual dignity and worth. This then reflected on the early ideas of women's suffrage, and the...
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New York Times

New York Times: Sacred Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Paris' many churches and the architectural and artistic treasures hidden within them. This video presentation offers colorful photos of stained-glass windows, paintings, ceiling frescoes, sculptures, archways, and carvings, and...
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Handout
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Western Concepts of God

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy provides an overview of how people viewed God from the time of the Roman Empire until today.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Christianity, an Introduction for the Study of Art History

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is an introductory historical summary of Christianity.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Mormon Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
The sources in this set help place the Mormon migration in geographic, political, religious, and cultural contexts, including other westward movement motivated by Manifest Destiny.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Mormons

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Mormons. Explore topics such as their history, cultural values, and religion.
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Curated OER

Icon of Jesus on the Cross, Church of the Holy Sepulchre

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of photos of various sites of religious importance in the city. It contains a full view of the city as seen from Mount Olive.
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Curated OER

Jesus De Machaca

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Bolivian Highlands with this interactive virtual tour. Click on each picture to enlarge it and see a satellite image of it from Google Earth.
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Curated OER

Jesus De Machaca Church

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Bolivian Highlands with this interactive virtual tour. Click on each picture to enlarge it and see a satellite image of it from Google Earth.
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Curated OER

Jesus De Machaca Church Main Entrance

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Bolivian Highlands with this interactive virtual tour. Click on each picture to enlarge it and see a satellite image of it from Google Earth.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Why I Am Not a Christian" by Bertrand Russell

For Students 9th - 10th
The essay "Why I am not a Christian" was originally a speech given by Bertrand Russell in 1927. He explains his definition of Christianity and explains why he doubts the existence of Jesus. Read the full text on this site.
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Article
PBS

Pbs: God Fights Back

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of religious fundamentalism that flourished in the 1980s. Discussion on Moral Majority, Washington for Jesus, Jerry Falwell, and Jimmy Swaggart.
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Other

Rowan University: John, Apostle and Evangelist

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent introduction to the life and ministry of John, a Discliple of Jesus.
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Other

Catholic pages.com: St. Bartholomew

For Students 9th - 10th
This article looks at what is known about St. Bartholomew, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. This site includes links to sites with related information.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Christmas

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Christmas. The history and facts about this holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Easter

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Easter. The history and facts about this holiday which celebrates Jesus Christ rising from the dead.
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Other

Zacchaeus Repents

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent overview of the Biblical account of Zacchaeus and his meeting with Jesus.

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