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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Having Fun With Landscape Photography

For Teachers 9th - 10th
John Pfahl used creativity, strategic placement of objects, changing vantage points, and a sense of humor to create his Altered Landscape series of photographs. Students will learn about his artist statements and methods and then create...
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British Library

British Library: Playtimes: A Century of Children's Games and Rhymes

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy the creativity and thrill of children's play throughout the 20th century. Singing games, rhymes, jokes, and fantasy play; watch footage and read documentation of the influence of politics, the environment and culture on imaginative...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Commonly Misused Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on commonly misused words such as homophones and homonyms; it provides a video and two slideshows. The YouTube video shows humorous misrepresentatations of words. The first of the two slideshows defines terms and...
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Other

Real Sociedad Matematica Espanola: Divulga Mat: Erase Una Vez Un Problema

For Students 9th - 10th
Short stories written with the intention to entertain those who think that mathematics must be serious or who reject mathematics. These problem stories with an added dose of humor shows that letters and numbers are a bit at odds.
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Other

How My Dog Learned Polymorphism

For Students 9th - 10th
A humorous approach to teaching the object oriented concept of polymorphism.
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eBook
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Philosophy and Fun of Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
This book was written for young students in the early 20th century. It is an introduction to algebra and logic, written in a humorous style. The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In...
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Handout
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Getting an a on an English Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Written by a college professor, this site discusses five areas for students to work on to improve their writing. The areas are Thesis, Research, Close Reading, Style, and Mechanics. The author is clear and concise in his advice, and...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mark Twain: Storyteller, Novelist, and Humorist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
By examining two primary source activities and a short video, young scholars will learn how this literary icon used humor and a uniquely American voice to chronicle post-Civil War life in the United States.
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eBook
Indiana University

Wright American Fiction Collection: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
The full texts to Twain's lesser-known works can be accessed from this site such as "Celebrated Jumping Frog" and "The Innocents Abroad." Read facsimiles of the original books or plain text versions.
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Activity
Kids' Wings

Little Red Schoolhouse: "Honus and Me"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a wide variety of enrichment activities, information and games to enhance the book "Honus and Me."
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Introduction to Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a comprehensive unit introducing speech including key words, lessons, discussion of audience, purpose, analyzing speeches, speech components, planning a speech, quizzes, and a final assessment with rubric.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Are Those Floaty Things in Your Eye?

For Students 9th - 10th
Sometimes, against a uniform, bright background such as a clear sky or a blank computer screen, you might see things floating across your field of vision. What are these moving objects, and how are you seeing them? This video explains...
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British Library

British Library: Language & Literature: Dickens in Context

For Students 9th - 10th
Literary analysis of themes typically found in the work of Charles Dickens considers questions of poverty and wealth, crime and punishment, industrialization, childhood, caricature, and similar concepts of interest to readers of...
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Other

Vaudeville Memories

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful site that offers all kinds of pictures and information about the performers, the theatres, the slang, and links to other sites.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: In Search of Shakespeare: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Explore this comprehensive site featuring lesson plans about Shakespeare's plays and life in Elizabethan England.
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Unit Plan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Virtual Immunology Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual laboratory demonstrates how an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is carried out and some of the key experimental problems that may be encountered. Students will learn about the assay procedure and the equipment and...
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Graphic
New York Times

New York Times: Richard Tuttle: Post Minimalist Wonders

For Students 9th - 10th
An audio slideshow about the work and creative process of American artist Richard Tuttle. Excellent examples of Tuttle's work made during the early, middle, and late stages of his career, with equally excellent commentary on the aspects...
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Graphic
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Libraries:celebrity Caricature

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit of caricatures of national celebrities from all walks of life.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Realism: "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the short story "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte who uses stereotypical but realistic characters to invent the culture of the "Old West." This story is an example of Regionalism, a sbu-genre of Realism....
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: Postmodernism: "Harrison Bergeron"

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut which portrays the year 2081 in a society where all people are equal and the same. Links are provided to the text and a study guide for the story. Students are...
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Activity
Curated OER

Kids Health: A Big Look at the Eye

For Students 3rd - 8th
Younger students learn much about the human eye in this article, which is illustrated with a cross-sectional diagram.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Hormones

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will find out about the three major classes of hormones on the basis of chemical structure, and learn the role they play in human physiology.
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Website
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Science Behind the News

For Students 9th - 10th
The Why? Files from the University of Wisconsin explains the science behind the news. The website, tackling issues in news headlines, provides a good mix of information and interactivity that takes the "chore" out of learning.
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Library of Congress

Loc: See, Hear, and Sing Animation

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Library of Congress takes a look at the wacky world of cartoons, beginning with George Melies, who demonstrated that objects could be animated in film with a series of drawings, each drawn with slight changes.

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