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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Helping Hands in Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating report of volunteers who are helping Mississippi recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Audio, video, and transcript of the report are available. Report is from March, 2006.
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Handout
Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Species Spotlight: Whooping Cranes

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the whooping crane has survived for 3.5 million years, it has become endangered in the last few hundred due to human activities. At its lowest, there were only 15 on the whole planet. The number now stands at several hundred in...
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Walking With Giants: The Grizzlies of Siberia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives lots of great information on grizzly bears in Siberia. Read about living near grizzlies, baby bears, and captivity of these animals.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Rhinoceros

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive timeline describing in both pictures and words the rhinoceroses from 50 million years ago to today. Learn how loss of habitat, poaching, and captivity has changed the rhino population over time.
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Other

North Carolina History Project: Virginia Dare (1587 ?)

For Students 4th - 8th
Tells the story of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World. She was the granddaughter of John White, Governor of the colony established on Roanoke Island in 1587. While White was on a trip to England to replenish the...
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Read Works

Read Works: Special Delivery

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the birth of okapis in captivity. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Collapse: The Maya

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating site containing information about the collapse of civilizations. It explores the needs and characteristics of a healthy civilization that must be maintained in order to avoid collapse.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Colorado

For Students 3rd - 5th
Discover more about the Rocky Mountains. Why is Colorado called the "Centennial State?" Look at this website for captivating facts.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Buffalo Bill Cody

For Students 3rd - 5th
America's Story gives a concise overview of Buffalo Bill Cody's (1846-1917 ) life. He helped to create the captivating picture of myth of America's West. Hyperlinks to additional stories about Buffalo Bill.
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BBC

Bbc History: Archaeology: Napoleon's Lost Army: The Soldiers Who Fell

For Students 9th - 10th
The captivating story of the recent find of a mass grave in Vilnius, Lithuania, that holds the remains of Napoleon's Lost Army. Site recounts the Russian withdrawal disaster of 1812.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is the Universe Made Of?

For Students 9th - 10th
The atoms around you have existed for billions of years- and most originated in the flaming, gaseous core of a star. Dennis Wildfogel tells the captivating tale of these atoms' long journeys from the Big Bang to the molecules they form...
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PPT
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Avoiding Design Mistakes When Creating Visuals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Using visuals in a speech can enhance the speech and captivate the audience, only if used effectively. Review design errors and learn how to avoid them when choosing visuals for your speech. SL.11-12.5 Audio Visuals
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University of North Carolina

North American Slave Narratives: Lewis Clarke

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of North Carolina provides the full-text narrative of the suffering of Lewis Clarke, who endured a captivity of more than twenty-five years. The text is very in-depth, long, and includes photos of the...
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Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: African Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the web presence of "African Voices," a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History. It explores the "diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures." Includes art, texts, and...
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Other

Ciprian Sufitchi: Live Real Time Satellite Tracking

For Students 9th - 10th
A captivating report that allows you to track specific satellites and see where they are in their orbit.
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Other

National Portrait Gallery of Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
Delve into the depths of the Australian National Portrait Gallery. There are captivating exhibits featured online.
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Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo: Eastern Box Turtle

For Students 3rd - 8th
A captivating look at the Eastern Box Turtle. Information includes what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, how often it reproduces, and more.
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Other

Los Siete Poderes

For Students 9th - 10th
Delve into 14 chapters of the captivating story of the "Seven Powers," and see how it all ends in the final combat. This site was created with the reader in mind because of its excellent font selection.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Should You Read Sylvia Plath?

For Students 9th - 10th
Iseult Gillespie shares why Sylvia Plath's writing continues to captivate.
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: The Scream of the Hawk Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
The Scream of the Hawk, a novel by Nancy Belgue, is about the difficulties a young girl has adjusting to a new home. She comes to know a boy who has a captive hawk. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Gorillas

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the lives of gorillas born in captivity in this video segment from Nature. [8:21]
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History Link

History Link: Century 21: The Seattle World's Fair Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating site chronicles the history of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle, also known as Century 21. This event gave Seattle it's most well-known landmark, the Space Needle. Discusses the uphill battle to get a World's Fair in Seattle...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Rise and Fall of the Incan Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the achievements and sophistication of the Incan Empire prior to being conquered by the Spaniards under Francisco Pizarro. Pizarro had their emperor, Atahualpa, executed after keeping him captive for months while the Inca gave...
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Website
Discovering Egypt

Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a captivating tour through Egypt's past. Visit the ancient temples, the kings and queens of the past. Learn about the hieroglyphic form of communication. Additional links for extended information temples and hieroglyphs.

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