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Curated OER

What's Fit to Print?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students evaluate how newspapers are constructed and evaluate the extent to which newspapers serve their readers' interests.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

This Place is Going to the Dogs

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study different breeds of dogs. They watch a video, "Extraordinary Dogs", about special dogs and how they are categorized according to their adaptations. Then they create a digital video that demonstrates the qualities of dogs...
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Website
Other

Fco Country Profile: Dominica

For Students 9th - 10th
Featured is a general overview of Dominica covering specific topics such as geography, history, politics, economy, population, health, and international relations especially with the UK. Material was updated 5/07.
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Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Essay Map

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A fillable essay map in PDF format with boxes for an introduction, main ideas, supporting details, and a conclusion. Directions on how to use this type of graphic organizer as well as lists of teaching ideas and related resources are...
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Website
Information Technology Associates

Theodora: Venezuela 2017

For Students 9th - 10th
Current country-specific information compiled from a variety of sources. Learn about Venezuela's geography, population, climate, people, government, economy, communications, international issues, religion, and more. Be sure to click on...
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Website
Information Technology Associates

Theodora: Uruguay 2017

For Students 9th - 10th
Up to date country-specific information compiled from a variety of sources. Learn about Uruguay's geography, population, climate, people, government, economy, communications, international issues, religion, and more.
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Handout
Hans Lohninger

Photo Globe: Uruguay

For Students 9th - 10th
Explores general country facts about Uruguay in a well organized chart form. Content includes: geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. This site is enriched by links to...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Concept Map

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This concept map is a way for you to show relationships between words and concepts. An arrow connecting two words shows that those words are related in some way. When you're finished, you can group words that go together with a circle or...
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: About the Spanish Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive resource covering many aspects of the Spanish Civil War. First read an overview of the conflict before looking at the many primary sources related to the war.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Creating a Persuasive Podcast

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson unit has students research a local, state, national, or international issue of personal interest and create and share a two-minute persuasive podcast presenting their research-based opinions on the topic. It includes tools...
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Other

Ohio Wesleyan University: World Political Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a photograph of a detailed, colorful map of political boundaries around the world with a zoom feature for a closer look. A brief description of how economic boundaries relate to political ones.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Heat Engine Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page for the HyperPhysics site. The page contains a concept map of links to a variety of other pages which discuss concepts related to heat engines. All pages contain informative graphics and excellent explanations.
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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour: North Korea: Nuclear Standoff

For Students 9th - 10th
From the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer this site is updated with the most recent news stories related to North Korea's nuclear standoff with the international community. Also offer links to lesson plans, maps, and an archive of related...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

For Teachers 7th - 9th
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is an interesting and somewhat publicized environmental problem. A swirling soup of trash up to 10 meters deep and just below the water surface is composed mainly of non-degradable plastics. These...