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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
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Research: Where Do I Begin?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The 21st century has made access to information easier than ever. Purdue offers tips on how to narrow your research field when trying to sort through this information. Click on the links in the sidebar to learn about the different types...
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Handout
University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia: Single Slit Diffraction Pattern of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains single slit diffraction and models how to calculate different characteristics of the light waves.
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Other

University of Tennessee Knoxville: Diffraction and Interference

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what diffraction and interference are, and what kinds of patterns are produced when light waves pass through a single slit, a double slit, or a diffraction grating. Includes three problems for students to try, with solutions...
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Photoelectric Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
See how light knocks electrons off a metal target, and recreate the experiment that spawned the field of quantum mechanics. Describe how the results lead to the photon model of light.
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Website
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Modern History Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the Modern History Sourcebook, this selection wonderfully covers one of Hegel's seminal teachings. A good place to start when learning about Hegel's thought.
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Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Pendulum Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive simulation that teaches about periodic motion, simple harmonic motion, and conservation of energy. Observe one or two pendulums to determine how the swing is influenced by the length of the string, the mass of the pendulum...
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Wave Particle Duality

For Students 9th - 10th
The dualistic nature of light is discussed. The photoelectric effect and the Davisson-Germer experiment are contrasted as empirical evidence supporting each of the two views - particle and wave - of the nature of light. The photoelectric...
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Website
Howard University

Howard University: Sterling A. Brown, a Literary Tribute

For Students 9th - 10th
This tribute article discusses the author as a professor, critic and Poet Laureate.
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Other

The University of Southern Mississippi: Tatum Family Business Records Digital

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection contains a selection of materials from the Tatum Family Business Records. The Tatum family were prominent owners of businesses and land around Hattiesburg, Mississippi beginning in 1893 with the establishment of their...
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Unit Plan
Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Sterling A. Brown (1901 1989)

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource includes theme, perspective, form, style and audience of this famous Harlem Renaissance author's work.
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Unit Plan
Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Langston Hughes (1902 1967)

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent research site on Langston Hughes. Includes theme, perspective, form, style, audience, comparison and contrast of the famous Harlem Renaissance author's work.
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Website
Other

John Carrol University: Harlem Renaissance Multimedia Resource

For Students 9th - 10th
This site about the Harlem Renaissance includes audio and video files. A great resource that discusses many aspects of the Harlem Renaissance including African American education, politics, literature, and philosophy.
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Website
University of Houston

University of Houston: Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This useful resource offers a broad general background for using digital storytelling for a variety of educational purposes. Also included is information about studies on the effectiveness of digital storytelling as an educational tool.
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eBook
Washington State University

Washington State University: William Dean Howells Society: The Rise of Silas Lapham

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this entire novel here, and look at the illustrations that accompany it, including several portraits of William Dean Howells (1837-1920 CE).
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eBook
Washington State University

Washington State University: William Dean Howells Society: The Day of Their Wedding

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-text version of the novel, including links to illustrations. Reproduced from the 1895 edition.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Gwendolyn Brooks, Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed account of the writer's life. Contains references to contemporaries, influences and motivations in her career.
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Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Sensory Details

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides several sample sentences which show sensory details and aid students in writing specific rather than general sentences. It is a good site for someone preparing to write a descriptive essay. W.9-10.3d Precise/sensory...
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Editing and Proofreading Strategies for Revision

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson contains strategies for proofreading your assignments. Use the links on the left for a step-by-step method for proofreading and editing for grammar and mechanics. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.5
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Other

Cleveland State University: Introductions & Conclusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Briefly explains how the introduction and the conclusion work together. Then gives bulleted lists dealing with the introduction and conclusion separately. The conclusion list explains how to make a conclusion go beyond a mere summary...
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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State University: How Thesis Is Related to Purpose

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This table shows the progression from topic to purpose to thesis, as well as explaining the role of the thesis statement. Use the links on the right to get to the specific information you are interested in including forms to fit purpose...
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: How to Write a Review of Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explores the writing of an analytical essay in terms of a review of literature. The site provides guidelines for students to follow when writing the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. It also offers links to useful...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: w.c.t.u. Mother Goose by Millie Andrews Bell

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book W.C.T.U. Mother Goose by Millie Andrews Bell (c1885), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes.
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Other

14th Anual Literary Festival: w.p. Kinsella

For Students 9th - 10th
Old Dominion University's 14th Annual Literary Festival site offers a biography on Kinsella and his works.