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Streetlaw: Criminal Law and Juvenile Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
The chapters of this unit on criminal law and juvenile justice are as follows: "Crime in America," "Introduction to Criminal Law," "Crimes Against the Person," "Crimes Against Property," "Defenses," and "The Criminal Justice Process: The...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Music From the Ashes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a self-guided learning unit on the topic of poetry. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, learning activities, and related literature. Learn how to analyze poetry, appreciate figurative language, and...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Justice and Injustice

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this self-guided unit, you will be exploring the themes of justice and injustice. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, and learning activities. At the end of the unit, you will follow the research process to...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Business & Personal Finance: Module 1: Financial Planning

For Students 9th - 10th
This self-guided course is designed to give you the tools necessary to help manage money and plan for your financial future. Topics discussed are setting goals, making financial decisions, setting a budget, information on careers and...
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Lymphatic System

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human lymphatic system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Leukocytes and Platelets

For Students 9th - 10th
This study of white blood cells includes informational reading material, illustrated diagrams, vocabulary, and self-checking review and application questions.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Conventions

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Sharpen your use of the formal conventions of English with this self-guided learning module. The module focuses on formal and informal language, making pronouns agree with their antecedents, and common spelling and grammar errors. At the...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: In the Beginning

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This expansive self-guided unit hits on many objectives such as analyzing literature for author's purpose, figuring out the main idea/theme, understanding historical criticism, comparing and contrasting works from major historical...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Contemplation and Argumentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this self-guided unit, you will read Romantic and Transcendental literature and you will practice the art of persuasion using rhetorical devices, appeals, and refutation while avoiding logical fallacies. By the end of the unit, you...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Story, Identity, Unity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Delve into the art of storytelling in this self-guided unit. Multiple topics are covered such as literary genres, the 7 elements of fiction, figurative language, theme, characterization, etc. At the end of the unit, write your own flash...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: The Universal Flow of Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Although each piece of literature is unique, there are universal ideas that each story, myth, or poem share in common. Examine the universal ideas of theme, symbolism, and archetypes in this self-guided unit. Also, acquaint yourself with...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Time

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this self-guided unit, you will be working with literature which is centered on the themes of past, present and future. You will experience several different literary perceptions of the past and the future by reading ancient...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Physical Fitness Activity

For Students 5th - 8th
Exercise must be performed regularly throughout life to achieve the benefits of physical fitness, wellness, and disease prevention. In this self-guided unit, you will be introduced to the components of fitness, principles of exercise,...
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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch: Colombia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to news releases, documents, and reports concerning human rights issues in Colombia.
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Amnesty International: Colombia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a concise overview of human rights issues in Colombia as well as links to news releases and reports concerning the country.
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The Guardian

Guardian: Colombia's Halting Progress on Human Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Guardian correspondent Kimberly Stanton discusses human rights abuses occurring in Colombia and the attempts of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to distance himself and his government from them. (June 5, 2011)
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BBC

Bbc: Colombia's Civil Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive profile of Colombia's Civil Conflict examines the conflict's causes, its ramifications on the country, and its implications for Colombia's relationship with the United States. Links to related audio and video are...
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BBC

Bbc: Colombians in Huge Farc Protest

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines the anti-FARC protests taking place in Bogota, Colombia. Links to related articles and videos are provided. (February 4, 2008)
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Arming, Making of African American Identity: V. 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a memoir that examines the role of armed self-defense in the civil rights movement. An excerpt from the text "Negroes with Guns", by Robert Williams is made available here, describing his approach towards civil...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence

For Students 9th - 10th
In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder brings some of her glowing friends onstage, and shows more astonishing footage of glowing undersea...
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Other

World Tang Soo Do Association: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Tang Soo Do is a Korean martial art which teaches empty hand and foot fighting, fighting forms, self-defense, and weapons. Tang Soo Do also teaches people to live a healthy and harmonious life. This ancient martial art traces its lineage...
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Digital History

Digital History: Southern Nationalism

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting look at the Southern attempt to, at first defend the institution of slavery, and later, to become defiant about it. See how Southern intellectuals, religious leaders, and politicians strove to create a self-sufficiency in...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: What Is a Myth?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about myths from around the world in this self-guided unit while also learning how to construct a compare and contrast essay. Included are characteristics of creation myths, videos about Chinese and Egyptian myths, and a step by...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Thinking Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this self-guided course, you will be looking at several pieces of literature in many different forms. This unit will teach you some principles of thinking and learning and how to use basic literary terms in the analysis of literature....

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