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The Alan Review: A Bridge Too Far but Why?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
If you've wondered why Paterson's "Bridge to Terabithia" is frequently on the banned book lists, this article offers some possible explanations.
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The Alan Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The ALAN Review" is a journal of articles related to adolescent literature. Some articles are critiques of books; others are rationales for teaching adolescent literature, or certain kinds of adolescent literature. Archived issues from...
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Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Wheat

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how wheat is grown on the farms of Virginia. Meet a wheat farmer, learn about how wheat becomes part of the pizza you enjoy, and watch a combine harvest a field.
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Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Poultry

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how chickens are raised on the poultry farms of Virginia. Meet a poultry farmer, learn about the commercial poultry industry, watch a chick hatch, and learn how to judge quality eggs and...
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Virginia Tech: Special Collections: American Civil War Manuscript Guides

For Students 9th - 10th
A large repository of letters and diaries from both Union and Confederate soldiers, homefront letters, memoirs, and contemporary research files. Includes materials from the war years, 1861-1865, as well as materials from later periods...
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Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Beef

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how cattle are raised on the beef farms of Virginia. Also learn about human uses of beef cattle for food, medicine, leather, and many other products.
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Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Dairy Farm

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how cattle are raised on the dairy farms of Virginia.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Greenhouse Dinosaur Extinction Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive page discusses the Asteroid Impact vs. Volcano-Greenhouse dinosaur extinction debate. It was written by paleontologist, professor, and scientist Dr. Dewey McLean.
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Digital History Reader: Demographic Catastrophe: Native Population

For Students 9th - 10th
When Christopher Columbus discovered the New World he and his entourage brought with them not only the views of Europeans, but also diseases of Europeans. This was catastrophic to the natives in the Caribbean Islands and Meso-America as...
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Digital History Reader: u.s. History: A Revolution for Whom?

For Students 9th - 10th
A module that addresses what changes in America came about as a result of the Revolutionary War. Who was impacted? How? Did it improve life in the new nation? Dive into the details of the changes through a collection of articles and...
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Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Farm Pond Aquaculture

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how fish are raised on the fish farms of Virginia.
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Virginia Tech: Digital Library & Archives: Models of Curriculum Integration

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This e-journal, from Virginia Tech, provides and comprehensive background and a visual reference to interdisciplinary curriculum.
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Virginia Tech U: Northern Coniferous Forest Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of northern coniferous forest, also known as the taiga or boreal forest. Photos and examples of boreal plants.
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The Psychological Changes of Adolescence: A Test of Character

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the crises of adolescence, using Erikson and Kohlberg, and then discusses those ideas as reflected in the writing of Cormier. Cormier.
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Vt: Alan Turing

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a detailed biography of Alan Turing.
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Virginia Tech: Parentheses and Rules for Use

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains five rules for correctly using parentheses and a section regarding capitalization within parentheses. Examples are included for each of the rules.
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Alan Review: Course Correction

For Students 6th - 8th
Janet Bode wrote this article discussing why she writes, for whom she's writing, and the importance of non-fiction literature for young adults.
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Virginia Tech: Alan Review: Using Short Story Collections

For Students 6th - 8th
A comprehensive article from Alan Review on ways of using short story collections in the classroom; Norma Fox Mazer's collection, "Dear Bill, Remember Me?" is included under section #4.
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Virginia Tech: Betsy Byars: Techniques and Themes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Teachers with classes reading the works of Betsy Byars will find information on this prolific author's craft.
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Virginia Tech: Feminist Literary Criticism and Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
The Feminist Theory Website at Virginia Tech University provides a list of all types of feminist literary criticism and theory.
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Journal of Career and Technical Education: Teaching Vocational Work Ethics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article discusses teaching vocational work ethics using various methods. Author includes notes on key concepts, the background, design, setting, subjects, findings, reflections, and conclusions of the study.
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Virginia Tech: Computer Citizenship

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth article on Computer/Internet ethics. Includes personal property, copyright, plagiarism, respect, and protecting yourself and others. Also includes examples for class discussion questions.
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Cook Counseling Center: Editing Lecture Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on how to edit your lecture notes after the lecture.
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Beehive Wordpress: The Cornell System

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives information on the Cornell Note-taking System. It gives the three steps involved in this process.