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Website
CNN

Cnn: How We Got Here: A Timeline of the Florida Recount

For Students 9th - 10th
Very informative timeline that thoroughly explains the events surrounding the disputed Presidential Election of 2000. In particular, this article effectively chronicles the controversy in Florida. 12/2000
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Website
US Geological Survey

Usgs: South Florida Virtual Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
South Florida offers ecosystems unknown to the rest of the United States. Follow along with a tour of places like Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Park and the Florida Keys to investigate these natural wonders.
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Website
University of Florida

University of Florida: Body Donation Programs in the United States

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site lists the donation organizations, their addresses and phone numbers in each of the states.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele (c1885). This is an illustrated history of the U.S. from the early settlers through the Reconstruction...
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Integrating Information: A Titanic Challenge

For Students 5th Standards
Read about the sinking of the Titanic and learn to identify key ideas in multiple texts, review similarities and differences between those key ideas, and identify the difference between important and interesting key ideas. This...
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Unit Plan
Florida State University

Florida State University: Light and Color: Sources of Visible Light

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses primary lighting sources and gives information on the different properties and spectral characteristics of each. Also includes links to some interactive Java applets.
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Unit Plan
Florida State University

Florida State University: Light and Color: Reflection of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth discussion on reflection of light can be found here. Among the topics discussed include are the difference between specular and diffuse reflection, concave and convex mirrors, facets, total internal reflection, and much more....
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Handout
50 States

50 States: Florida (Fl)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Florida. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
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Lesson Plan
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Kitchen Science

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This guide focuses on everyday substances and how we can change their properties by adding heat or cold, physically manipulating them, or mixing them together.
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Handout
State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Florida History: Florida Quick Facts

For Students 3rd - 8th
A list of what is commonly called Fast Facts of a state: area, population, capital, geographical stats, government, history.
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Handout
Other

City data.com: Florida Famous Floridians

For Students 9th - 10th
Are there any native born people from Florida, or does everyone move south to enjoy the weather? Have a look at the famous people who came from Florida.
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Handout
University of South Florida

Florida's Role in the Civil War; "Supplier of the Confederacy"

For Students 9th - 10th
Although geographically out of the main battle sites of the Civil War, Florida played an important role in the Confederacy. Find out how Florida helped in the Civil War and read about the battles that were fought there.
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Article
PBS

Pbs Need to Know: Florida Ex Felon Voting Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that one in ten adults in Florida is currently not eligible to vote due to having been convicted of a felony? Find out how African Americans in particular are disproportionately affected. Article has particular emphasis on...
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Article
Other

Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Climate Change and Coral Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the devastating effects climate change is having on Florida's coral reef ecosystems.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Com'on Down to Eatonville, Florida

For Teachers 9th - 10th
You are Mayor Joe Starks from the book Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and you want more people to relocate to Eatonville, Florida. Identify five amenities that may make Eatonville attractive to African-Americans...
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: The Nation Expands

For Students 9th - 10th
After examining a map showing the expansion of the United States, click to read about each addition to the country and see where that addition is. Play Expansion Concentration to test your skills.
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Graphic
Maps of Mexico

Virtual Picture Travel Map of Florida

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click on Florida and take a virtual tour of Daytona, Orlando, Cocoa Beach, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Key West, Naples, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa. Visit places of interest such as the...
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Graphic
Maps of Mexico

Virtual Picture Travel Map of Florida

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click on Florida and take a virtual tour of Daytona, Orlando, Cocoa Beach, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Key West, Naples, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa. Visit places of interest such as the...
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Website
State of Florida

Florida Kids: Seminole History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visit this resource to gather some interesting historical facts about the Seminoles of Florida. Today, there are still six Indian reservations in the state.
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Website
State of Florida

Florida Kids: Seminole History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Gather some interesting historical facts about the Seminoles of Florida. Today, there are still six Indian reservations in the state.
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Handout
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Natural Disasters

For Students 9th - 10th
Enrich studying natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes. Know how to identify several types of natural disasters that occur in Florida, and describe how these disasters can affect people living there.
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Professional Doc
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Response to Intervention (Rt1)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site offers links to Florida's State-wide Implementation Plan, The Use of Ongoing Progress Monitoring to Improve Reading Instruction (PDF), Rt1 Action Network, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education.
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Website
Other

Museum of Florida History: Florida in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site which covers a multitude of topics concerning Florida's role in the Confederacy in the Civil War. Some interesting topics are the everyday life of women, Union operations in Florida, and the coastal defenses.
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Interactive
Florida State University

Florida State University: Basic Electromagnetic Wave Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
This Florida State University page includes an interactive java tutorial that explores the relationship between frequency, wavelength, and energy, and enables the visitor to adjust the intensity of the radiation and to set the wave into...