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California State University

Cal State Northridge: Pompey the Great

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Cal State Northridge provides an excerpt from Pliny's "Natural History" where he discusses Pompey's early military career and conquests of the pirates and the East.
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Curated OER

Barbary Pirates

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating article examining the issue of white Europeans who ended up being sold or kidnapped into slavery in North Africa during the 17th century.
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Curated OER

Language Guide: La Fantasia

For Students 9th - 10th
These vocabulary words are the kinds of words one would find when reading children's fantasy stories of kingdoms, pirates and unicorns. Interactive audio modeling the correct Spanish pronunciation is heard when the mouse is moved over...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Lost and Found Activity Plan

For Students 1st - 3rd
Gorillas, groceries, pirate treasure, and aardvark homes: these are just a few of the things children will search for and find in this week's Afterschool Adventure, Lost and Found. Children will use position words like above, below, and...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Clifford the Big Red Dog: Buried Treasures

For Students Pre-K - K
In "Red Beard the Pirate," Tucker loses his beloved Lil' Squeakie after the friends spend the day burying treasures in the sand. Clifford and Emily Elizabeth make it their mission to find Tucker's treasured toy before bedtime, however,...
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Unit Plan
University of Pennsylvania

English Renaissance in Context: Publishing and Piracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Fantastic, multimedia tutorial that examines the problems Shakespearian scholars have deciphering pirated copies from authentic ones. This graphics-rich tutorial draws from a number of primary source documents. There are also some...
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Website
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Three Pests and a Yoke

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of a larger site from Discovering Lewis & Clark features excerpts from Lewis's journal that discuss his "trio of pests", "the Mahometant yoke", Lewis joining Jefferson's staff, and the Barbary pirates.
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Website
Other

City of Tampa

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website for the city of Tampa, Florida. Provides complete information about municipal government and services, education facilities, neighborhoods, the people that live there, festivals and attractions, getting around, the...
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Website
Other

Voyages: Scientific Circumnavigations: Dampier

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the unlikely journals and observations of William Dampier, an English pirate who sailed the Pacific, making landfall in the Philippines, East Indies, and Australia. See his maps, descriptions of the Pacific, and observations...
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Lesson Plan
University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Finite State Automata

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
This student activity is based around a fictitious pirate story which leads to the unlikely topic of reasoning about patterns in sequences of characters. Experiencing this concretely will help lay the foundation for understanding finite...
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Other

University of Bath: Ukoln: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides everything you want or need to know about Robert Louis Stevenson's book "Treasure Island." You can find out about the author, the characters in the book, tropical islands, pirates, buried treasures, and lots more. A...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cookies of the Caribbean

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Go on a pirate adventure with Cookie Monster! Hone those executive functioning skills by practicing patience and strategies when you have to wait for something. Stop and think about what comes next in patterns and sort objects by color.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Printable Games and Activities

For Students Pre-K - K
Move and play with these activities from Peg + Cat! From playing hide and seek and imagining pirate stories to dancing like Misty Copeland, you will find a treasure of fun ideas in these five printable activities.
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Handout
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Events Following the First Punic War (Bc 241 218)

For Students 9th - 10th
With the end of the First Punic War, Rome acquired new territory which she organized into provinces.
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Website
Other

Port Cities: London

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore London, past and present. Browse this site by time period (early port to 20th-century port) or topic, or do a site search. A great place to learn about the people and events that contributed to London's markets, industry, growth,...
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Website
Boise State University

Boise State University: Gilbert and Sullivan Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, hosted by the department of mathematics at Boise State University, is devoted to the operas and other works of William S. Gilbert and Arthur S. Sullivan. Content includes biographies, plot summaries,...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Roberto Clemente, Baseball Legend

For Students 9th - 10th
Great reference tool from the National Postal Museum online exhibits for learning about the life of legendary baseball star, Roberto Clemente, who was honored twice with a postage stamp in his memory. Includes images of memorabilia and...
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Activity
Curated OER

Cbc.ca: The Search for the Northwest Passage : Frobisher's First Voyage

For Students 3rd - 8th
Martin Froblisher of England dreamt of finding the passage that would lead to China's riches! His early life as a pirate and rogue is profiled as is his first voyage to the New Lands. His first view of the Inuit led him to believe he had...
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Caribbean Sea: How Can We Classify Animals?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Welcome to Hideaway Island where five pirates need to find crews for their ships. Join in and learn about animals with backbones.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Madagascar: What Is the Solar System?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Patrick loves being a pirate, but he'd prefer to be an astronomer. Join him, and learn about everything high in the sky like the moon, stars, and asteroids.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Fergus Crane

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Fergus Crane discovers that his teachers from the school ship Betty Jeanne are not quite what they seem - they're actually pirates! Can Fergus and his winged horse save his schoolmates on the far-off Fire Island? And who else will he...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Freeglader by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
After the great battle and destruction of Undertown, its surviving inhabitants must seek out a new life in the Free Glades, but to do so will require a mass exodus across the treacherous Mire and the seductive Twilight Woods. Led by a...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Stormchaser

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Twig lives as a sky pirate alongside his famous father, Cloud Wolf, until the Stormchaser is damaged due to Twig's inexperience. A furious Cloud Wolf leaves Twig behind on their next quest for the sacred material stormphrax. Not knowing...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Curse of the Gloamglozer

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this prequel to the first three volumes, readers meet young Quint long before his sky pirating days, as he becomes the apprentice to Linius Pallitax, the Most High Academe of Sanctaphrax. Shortly after his arrival, Quint is enlisted...

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