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Activity
Lingolex

Lingolex.com: Spanish Food

For Students 9th - 10th
Not sure what those Spanish cooking terms mean? This is a great Lingolex site! Bilingual dictionary of all sorts of cooking terms! Easy to use. Perfect while reading recipes in Spanish.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reference Materials: Printed and Electronic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You will learn how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.
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Website
Other

Fierce Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting article about the cynical newspaperman who wrote "The Devil's Dictionary." Includes some entries from his infamous glossary as well as biographical information and a portrait.
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Handout
Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: A Timeline of Western Philosophers

For Students 9th - 10th
A online timeline of western philosophers that allows you to click to images and short biographies of many of the great thinkers of the Western world. Site includes a study guide and a dictionary to help students learning philosophy....
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Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Baseball: Glossary of Baseball Terms and Definitions

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn baseball's terminoligy and meaning of the sports terms.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Evaluating Possible Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains how to evaluate the possible meanings of vocabulary words. An audio lesson [3:07] and notes are included in this tutorial. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.4
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Mat, Matt, or Matte

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the ArtLex Art Dictionary contains definitions for "mat," "matt,", and "matte" as they apply to art. The last definition given in the bunch is the one for "matte."
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Handout
Lingolex

Lingolex.com: The Vocabulary of Jobs and Professions in English and Spanish

For Students 9th - 10th
A glossary of specific occupational and professional terms translated with English and Spanish equivalents.
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Website
Other

Babylon

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of Babylon, a company that offers information access, translation, and conversion software. Browse the site for information on the company, products, downloads, and more.
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Website
Other

Dr. Brian Blood: Music Theory and History Online

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive resource with everything concerning music theory. From ear training to music history, this site covers it all.
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Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Children's Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Medline Plus, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, provides great resources on children's health. Choose from the latest news articles, treatments for common conditions, preventions for...
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Website
Other

Wild About Gardening: Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Get information on 575 different plant species using the WILD About Gardening Encyclopedia. Information is provided and can be searched under the following categories: Scientific Name,Common Name, Plant Type, Native Province, Zone,...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Geometry Terms You Might Not Have Heard Before

For Students 4th - 8th
A lengthy list of geometry terms arranged alphabetically. Includes labeled illustrations and definitions for each.
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Handout
Other

Phoenix 5: Ureter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Phoenix 5 provides a brief dictionary definition of the ureter, a fibromuscular tube through which the urine passes from the kidney to the bladder. Also includes a chart showing the function of the ureter.
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Handout
Other

Botanical.com: A Modern Herbal

For Students 9th - 10th
A Modern Herbal was published in 1931. Here you can find definitions of common named plants. Get a description of the plant, its habitat and any medicinal uses and the dosage if applicable.
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Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Spinal Cord Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
This Medline Plus site provides a table of contents for all information on the spinal cord and injuries of the spinal cord.
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Website
Other

Tonalsoft: Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Find an online encyclopedia specializing in microtonal music theory.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Impasto

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains a brief definition for "impasto" and provides some examples of paintings made with impasto technique.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Frottage

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains a definition for "frottage." Read about what it is, when it was first introduced, and view an example of a piece of art that uses the frottage technique.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting article about the cynical newspaperman who wrote "The Devil's Dictionary." Includes some entries from his infamous glossary as well as biographical information and a portrait.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting article about the cynical newspaperman who wrote "The Devil's Dictionary." Includes some entries from his infamous glossary as well as biographical information and a portrait.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting article about the cynical newspaperman who wrote "The Devil's Dictionary." Includes some entries from his infamous glossary as well as biographical information and a portrait.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Glossy

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains a definition for what "glossy" means as it applies to art. Some examples of glossy objects are listed.