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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Greek Daily Life

For Students 1st - 7th
History for Kids presents an overview written for elementary students of daily life of the ancient Greeks. Students learn about Greek government, agriculture and industry, houses and food. Teacher resources included.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the nitrogen cycle as it relates to plant photosynthesis. Find out how plants obtain the nitrogen they need for life.
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Other

Alternative Classifications of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The Linnaean system (1758) classified all macroscopic living organisms as either Animals or Plants, based on whether they moved [anima, with a soul] or not. Thus, Fungi were included as plants. With the invention of the microscope and...
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Other

Life Science Connections: Protists

For Students 3rd - 8th
This concise site provides a brief description of the Protist Kingdom. In addition, you will find an explanation of the role of various organelles found in the cell.
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Article
Other

Beanz: Day in Life: Paul Seal, Programmer

For Students 6th - 9th
Paul describes his daily life as a programmer from Derby in the United Kingdom.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Fungi Classification

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Scientists used to think that fungi were members of the plant kingdom. They thought this because fungi had several similarities to plants. However, there are a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Race for Life: Plant Adaptations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This is an outdoors, hands-on activity. Create a short race course to engage young scholars in physical activity while drawing comparisons to the plant kingdom. This activity serves as an introductory to the impact small changes can have...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Egypt's Golden Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides a fascinating glimpse of Egypt's New Kingdom, arising "more than one thousand years after the pyramids were built." Concentrating on the lives of seven pharaohs (one of them a woman), the site includes a timeline, lesson...
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Handout
University College London

Ucl: Digital Egypt:burial Customs of Late 2nd Intermediate Per. 18th Dyn.

For Students 9th - 10th
Objects in burial chambers in the New Kingdom moved towards objects from daily life. Clicking on the pictures will take you to more pictures of examples of items found in these chambers. Hyperlinks to more information on this complex...
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Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plants are one of the two major Kingdoms of living creatures on the Earth. They are the only beings which produce their own food. Additionally, plants are necessary for animals to live. Plant anatomy, life cycle, reproduction and the...
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Website
Other

Tiverton Museum: Virtual Victorians

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a virtual gallery of Victorian life themed into daily life, toys and Victorian legacy. Students can ask a Victorian child a question amongst other activities, and there is a teacher's area with ideas and downloadable resources.
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Interactive
Microscopy UK

Microscopy Uk: A Virtual Pond Dip

For Students 6th - 9th
In this site, you will be introduced to some of the more common organisms found in a pond. Contains a thorough guide to small and microscopic pond life with links to other descriptive sources.
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Website
Other

Moving History: A Guide to Uk Film & Tv Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
A research guide to the United Kingdom?s twelve public sector moving image archives.
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Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Centralized vs Decentralized Rule: The Legacy of Alexander the Great

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource for teachers and students. A study of government and society through a look at the legacy of Alexander the Great. Includes questions for discussion followed by activity surrounding four Hellenistic philosophies of the "good...
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Europa: Espana

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Spain in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
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Curated OER

Unesco: United Kingdom: Heart of Neolithic Orkney

For Students 9th - 10th
The group of Neolithic monuments on Orkney consists of a large chambered tomb (Maes Howe), two ceremonial stone circles (the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar) and a settlement (Skara Brae), together with a number of unexcavated...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: This Just In! Nile Network News Update

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Site offers interdisciplinary lesson plans on Ancient Egypt.Learners will thoroughly research many aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. Lessons will culminate with students presenting their research findings using, a T.V News Show format....
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Handout
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Clasificacion De Los Seres Vivos

For Students 9th - 10th
All known form of life gathers in large groups, which are called kingdoms. This site provides a thorough overview of the five kingdoms with many illustrations. The lessons contain 15 interactive activities.
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Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Movie Read Alikes From Yalsa

For Teachers 9th - 10th
If the teens in your life love movies, check out this list of read-alikes for blockbusters like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
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Other

The Village of Wichamstow

For Students 9th - 10th
Text and photographs reveal this virtual Anglo-Saxon village in the United Kingdom that recreates social organization and daily life in the village.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: English

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the people of England. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc....
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Cham

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Cham of Cambodia and Vietnam. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal...
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to Bacteria

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an introduction to bacteria and examines fossil records, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Historic Gedi

For Students 9th - 10th
The archaeological site from PBS of Gedi in Kenya is a unique place to see what life was like for the Swahili in East Africa. Scientists have no idea why this prosperous site was abandoned in the early 17th century, but during its peak...

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