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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hard Road to Texas 1836 1845: A Treaty of Annexation Tyler's Failed Gamble

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the part the question of the annexation of Texas played in the election of 1844 and the machinations of several politicians in addressing this question.
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PBS

Pbs Nova: The Big Energy Gamble

For Students 9th - 10th
While most people believe that global warming is a reality, Marlo Lewis, Jr. is a skeptic. Lewis is with the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. In this interview, he questions the California initiative to lower...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Wa (State): Port Gamble Historic District

For Students 9th - 10th
This company town was founded in 1853, and ran the longest running timber mill in the US, which just closed in 1995. Seattle architect Charles Bebb designed many of the town's buildings.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: David B. Gamble House

For Students 9th - 10th
Arts and Crafts masterpiece; shows influence from traditional Japanese aesthetics and a certain California spaciousness born of available land and a permissive climate.
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Other

Internet Library of Law and Court Decisions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Internet Law Library features extensive summaries of court decisions shaping the law of the Web up to 2008. Issues include: intellectual property issues including copyright and trademark; jurisdiction; linking; framing; meta tags;...
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Other

Random.org the True Random Number Service

For Students 9th - 10th
RANDOM.ORG offers true random numbers to anyone on the Internet. The site also offers a random coin toss program. People use the numbers to run lotteries, draws and sweepstakes and for their games and gambling sites.
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Website
Other

Nevada Gaming Commission and State Gaming Control Board

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site of the Nevada Gaming Commission and State Gaming Control Board provides information on the regulation and enforcement of the gambling industry in one of its major centers, which includes Las Vegas and Reno.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky. This stunning psychological portrait tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general. Alexey tries to break...
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Senate Wall Street Reform Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN briefly discusses the bill, passed by the The Senate, that overhauls the U. S. financial system and establishes a consumer financial protection regulatory agency that would regulate mortgages and credit cards. This legislation is...
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Other

The Stats Geek: Interpreting Odds and Odds Ratios

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by a statistician explains the difference between probability and odds, the use of fractional odds in a gambling context, how odds ratios are used, and why they are used instead of risk/probability ratios.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Carthage (Joseph Smith Murder) Trial (1845)

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most consequential crimes in American history occurred on a summer day in 1844 when a mob stormed a jail in Carthage, Illinois and murdered Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum. The killing of Joseph Smith, the charismatic...
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Other

Amos Web: A Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Exploring the economy can be a fun adventure with the Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy. Use this site to find your answers to economic topics in a user-friendly format with comic strip guides.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Money Doesn't Grow on Trees

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson plan helps students distinguish between earned and unearned income by identifying methods for getting money.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 8 Scandals That Rocked the Nfl

For Students 9th - 10th
The NFL has endured a number of scandals in its 100-year-plus existence. From "Spygate" and "Deflategate" to a dogfighting ring and defamation suits, here are eight examples of cheating, wagering or bad behavior that have stirred...
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eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Probability and Discrete Math: Casino Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the probability and casino games such as Roulette which consists of a wheel with the numbers from 1 to 36 colored in red and black, as well as a green 0. A ball rolls around the outside and randomly lands on one of...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Comte De Barras

For Students 9th - 10th
A French Jacobin, born in Province, in 1755, of an ancient family; served as second lieutenant in the regiment of Languedoc until 1775. He made, about this time, a voyage to the Isle-de-France, the governor of which was one of his...

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