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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Florida Museum of Natural History gives the current events, information about the museum, exhibits and public programs, research and collections, links, etc. to the Florida Museum of Natural History.
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Read Works

Read Works: A New Home

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about the topic of immigration. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Guyanese Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Guyanese Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Garifuna

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Garifuna who live in Central America. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Bermuda

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of Bermuda. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1992

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to read about the winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature, Derek Walcott. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel...
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BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Jamaica

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC offers a brief sketch of Jamaica with importance given to government and the news media. Be sure to click on the timeline link for information on key events in history.
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BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover details about Haitian history, economy, government, and news media from the BBC. Links to an audio of the national anthem and a timeline of events.
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BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: St Vincent and the Grenadines

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides an overview, facts, and information on its leaders and the news media. Links to a timeline of key historical events and an audio of the national anthem.
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Other

Tobago Division of Tourism and Transportation: Visit Tobago

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website of the Tobago House of Assembly's Department of Tourism featuring places of interest, culture, history, geography, government, news and events.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Fidel Castro 2nd Declaration

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text of a speech delivered by Castro on February 4, 1962 titled "The Second Declaration of Havana." In this speech you can see Castro's Marxist-Leninist ideology.
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Black Past

Black Past: New York Slave Conspiracy (1741)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief encyclopedia entry about the possible slave conspiracy to burn New York City.
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Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Bahamas Island Profile

For Students 9th - 10th
A great country profile that takes you on a virtual trip to the Bahamas. An overview is given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy, and government. There are numerous links available that will provide you...
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Climate Zone

Climate Zone: Climate of Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
A valuable guide to climate information of Haiti as reported from the airports. Information includes average monthly temperature and rainfall. Some general facts and a map are also featured.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Most Successful Pirate of All Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Dian Murray details the life of the fearsome Madame Zheng.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (10) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys. Written as a prequel to Jane Eyre, "Wide Sargasso Sea" follows the life of Antoinette Cosway from her tumultuous childhood in Jamaica following...
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Other

Costa Rica Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of Costa Rica; the people, the food, the music, and its national symbols.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lam, the Jungle

For Students 9th - 10th
Wifredo Lam remains the most renowned painter from Cuba and "The Jungle" remains his best known work and an important painting in the history of Latin American art and the history of twentieth-century modernism more broadly. View...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Britain's Involvement With New World Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
With a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, this article traces the history of Britain's large-scale involvement in the enslavement of Africans and the transatlantic slave trade.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Turks and Caicos Islands: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Curated OER

Edmonton, Alberta's Afro Caribbean Dance Ensemble

For Students 9th - 10th
This site looks at the role African-Canadians have played in the arts in Canada.
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BBC

Bbc Radio 3: World on Your Street

For Students 9th - 10th
World on Your Street, although not actively maintained since 2005, is one answer to uncovering different sounds in world music. Find interviews with musicians who brought their music to the UK from many different parts of the globe....
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Welcome to "The Coral Kingdom"

For Students 9th - 10th
This appealing site contains many wonderful photos of vertebrates, invertebrates, and corals found in the Caribbean Sea, Florida Reef, Pacific Reefs, and Red Sea Reefs.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Hispaniola

For Students 9th - 10th
Good overview of the history, geography, and ecology of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It is made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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