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Hhs: Physical Activity Fundamental to Preventing Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, read statistics from the US Department of Health and Human Services concerning exercise and its key role in preventing chronic illness and premature death. Use these findings from medical studies in which diseases were studied in...
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Graphic
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The Topic: Charts and Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief descriptions of charts and graphs, followed by links to larger sites on the same subject.
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Graphic
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Line Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of a line graph with a variety of examples. Includes maps, charts, and detailed explanations for understanding.
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Graphic
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Bucks County Community College: Visual Organizers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site walks you through the benefits of visual organizers, and focuses on a variety of types: tables, charts, graphs, timelines, flowcharts, diagrams, and webs.
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ProProfs

Pro Profs Quiz Maker: Map Reading Awareness Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a nine-question quiz about information on maps and parts of a map. The questions are timed, but not limited.
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Website
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Visual Complexity: Visualizing Complex Networks

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of over 300 differnt types of maps, flow charts, and graphs. Emphasis is placed on the artistic and aesthetic qualities of the maps' visual components.
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English Zone

English Zone: Reading Maps 1

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Using the map provided, students are to answer questions such as how far is it from one town to another.
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Handout
Pew Research Center

Pew Social and Demographic Trends: Migration Flows in the United States

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Pew Hispanic Research Center details the migration flows of the United States. Breaks down U.S. migration patterns from the last 20 years. Scroll mouse over map to see the regional migration throughout the years. View a map which...
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eBook
US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Nonrenewable Energy Sources

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about nonrenewable energy sources. There is specific information about each of these energy sources, and lots of maps, charts, tables, and graphs to further the understanding.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evaluate Graphics in Informational/procedural Text

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
You will learn how to evaluate graphics for their clarity in communicating meaning and achieving a specific purpose.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: Reading a Table

For Students 2nd - 4th
Students will demonstrate how to interpret information in a table.
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Kim's Korner: Graphic Organizers for Writing and Reading

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
What are graphic organizers for reading and writing? Use this site to learn more about these learning tools.
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PPT
Virginia History Series

Virgina History Series: Virginia State History Post Wwii to Present Day [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Visualize the major events in the last half of the 20th century such as major wars and civil rights issues through the lens of the state of Virginia. In addition, learn about the pop culture of this time specifically in Virginia. Enjoy...
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Website
Other

Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: u.s. Religion Landscape Survey

For Students 9th - 10th
Website summarizing the results of a survey on religion in the U.S. Contains maps and charts of information for each specific religion as well as bar graphs comparing the deomographics of the different religious groups. Two full reports...
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City University of New York

Virtual Geology: Where on Earth: A Latitude and Longitude Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz starts with select points on a globe. Students must determine the latitude, longitude, and direction for each point.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: Image to Narrative

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson, which can be adapted to fit with any picture you choose, works for students of all levels.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Synthesize Ideas in Informational/expository Text

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn how to synthesize and make logical connections between ideas within a text and across two or three texts representing similar or different genres and to support the...
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Handout
NOAA

Noaa: The Great Usa Flood of 1993

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting abstract about the flood that hit the Midwest in 1993, one of the worst floods in United States History. Find out why the flood occurred, the damage, maps of the damage, charts, graphs, and statistics.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Text Feature Find

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
A lesson plan in which students look through a book to find various text features including: a table of contents, sequence and format, charts/graphs/maps, diagrams/graphics/illustrations, print variations, an index, and a glossary....
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Choosing Whether to Use Software or Technology to Enhance Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial explaining how to use technology to create graphics and visuals to enhance documents and presentations. A brief audiovisual presentation identifies types of visuals, and another audiovisual presentation describes how and when...
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Article
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Graphic Greats: Photo Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents an article about the use of photos in documents.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Human Environmental Interactions [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Inspired by Hemispheres' 2004 Teachers' Summer Institute, People and Place: Human-Geographic Relations, this curriculum unit was designed to address human adaptation to and modification of the environment. How have humans adjusted to...

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