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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Reaching Middle Age

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site explains the stages a star goes through from a main sequence to death. This site includes a video.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Le Tumulte Noir: Paul Colin's Jazz Age Portfolio

For Students 9th - 10th
The spirit of Jazz Age Paris, as captured by French poster artist Paul Colin. Includes portraits of Josephine Baker and of other musicians and dancers of the time who were the undisputed stars of Parisian theater.
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Handout
Other

Space Age Music Maker: Jackie Gleason

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a short biography on Jackie Gleason, comedian and television star.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Planet Hop

For Students 3rd - 8th
Figure out your age and your weight on all the planets in the solar system using the formulas given here. Then type them into the correct place, and let the computer check to see if you are correct.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Romeo and Juliet for a Digital Age

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Interesting lesson which allows students to relate more fully to this work of Shakespeare by rewriting and recreating scenes with modern, digital devices in mind (cell phones, computers, etc.). Excellent and interactive lesson plan.
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Website
University of Sydney (Australia)

Ahas: Flappers: Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy discussion of the Flapper in 1920s America. Read about flapper fashion, how Clara Bow, the movie star, epitomized the flapper, and how the ideals of the flapper were reflected in changes in women in the work force.
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Activity
NASA

Nasa: Students K 4

For Students Pre-K - 1st
NASA-sponsored coverage and research on a range of topics related to space exploration -- flying weather stations, comets, first steps on the Moon, and other space-related topics -- are presented in age-appropriate activities, lesson...
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Lesson Plan
Other

National Optical Astronomy Observatory: Jewels of the Night

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the Jewelbox Cluster, students determine the cluster's age based on measurements of its color and brightness.
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Activity
NASA

Nasa: Planet Quest: Extreme Planet Makeover

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity in which students create a planet based on distance from a star, age, size, and star type. The created planet is evaluated to determine if it can support life.
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: The Universe, an Introduction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Start with the questions all students ask: How big is the universe, how far away are the planets and stars, how did they form and when, how do they move and why? Build on their natural curiosity. The Smithsonian, in cooperation with...
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Space: Bringing the Universe to the Classroom: Collection

For Teachers K - 1st
Learn to identify and predict daily patterns of motion of the Sun, Moon, and stars across the sky with various media, including an interactive storyboard featuring the beloved characters from PEEP and the Big Wide World. For a printable...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Do You Know? Astronomy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this ten-question self-scoring quiz to test your knowledge of astronomy facts: age of the universe, why stars and planets are spheres, where other life might exist in the outer space, the Milky Way, and more.
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Activity
ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Man O' War

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of Man o' War's career including how he rescued horse racing and became a shining star in the roaring twenties.
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Article
Other

Modern World History: Introduction: What Is Imperialism?

For Students 9th - 10th
Beginning with a discussion of the fictional Star Wars Empire, this section of the textbook explains what imperialism is, its historical contexts, the different forms it can take, and the importance of studying it so that we learn from...
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Website
Other

Silent Era: Buster Keaton

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Buster Keaton, star of the Silent Film era. Links to additional resources
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Website
University of Michigan

The Mother Goose Pages: Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An outstanding resource to get all your favorite Mother Goose nursery rhymes. Activities included are suggestions on reading and teaching nursery rhymes to children at varying ages. Has a list of recommended resources that go along with...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: American Sports in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about the history of sports in the 1920s, a time when sporting events were broadcast live across the nation and sports stars were idolized. Provides a list of famous athletes.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The history of our calendar is presented through the passage of time with complete cycles of seasons in ancient history providing a starting place. Complete cycles of seasons are discussed and the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Universe Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This diagram shows a universe timeline as suggested by many scientists and theoretical physics experts. This popular timeline of the universe has different stages which include: quantum fluctuations, inflation, dark ages, first stars,...
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Mountain Hop

For Students 2nd - 6th
Mountain Hop is fun arcade game for kids of all ages! Guide the rabbit the down mountain while avoiding obstacles like spikes, wild animals and zombies! Collect stars to unlock new characters. How far you can make it down the mountain?
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Alarmy 2

For Students 2nd - 6th
Alarmy is back in this fun physics based puzzle game! Kids of all ages can help Alarmy wake up more of his fuzzy friends. Alarmy 2 is packed full of new challenges and obstacles. Do you have what it takes to collect all 72 stars?
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.
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Activity
Other

Image Entertainment: Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Image Entertainment talks about many of Laurel and Hardy's silent comedies.
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Handout
PBS

Classics for Kids: John Phillip Sousa

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short biography of John Phillip Sousa (1854-1932 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.