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Scholastic: I Spy Games Area

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Games and puzzles for early elementary school children. Great looking site with easy riddles, interactive observation and object search games. A few games will help student practice reading, i.e., match a written description of an object...
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Scholastic News: Women in Combat

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article is about the U.S. military's 2013 decision to allow women to serve in combat.
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Scholastic News: Can the Government Outlaw Your Name?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the rules in Iceland about how names are selected. Provides information about the structure and importance of names in Iceland.
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Scholastic News: The Pope Resigns

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Pope Benedict XVI surprised people around the world by announcing his resignation as Pope. This article presents information about the papacy and the process of selecting a new Pope.
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Scholastic: The Progresssive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This Grolier On-line Encyclopedia article hits the main points of the Progressive Era stretching from the 1890s until just after the end of World War I.
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Scholastic News: Week of 4 15 13: Unearthing Ancient Africa

For Students 3rd - 8th
Qatar is providing significant financial assistance to Sudan in order for archeologists to have the fund they need to locate and preserve the grand pyramids in Sudan, some of which are 5,000 years old.
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Scholastic News: Found: A Missing Tectonic Plate

For Students 3rd - 8th
Scientists recently discovered a missing tectonic plate known as the Farallon plate beneath California. This article explains what the Farallon plate is, as well as the significance of its discovery.
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Scholastic: Coming of Age Novels

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and check out this site featuring a list of appropriate young adult novels. This list includes the title of each book and a brief description.
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Scholastic: Our America: Western Expansion

For Students 3rd - 8th
Reviews of children's literature, student activities, and interactive games from Scholastic that enrich a student's understanding and appreciation of western expansion before the Civil War.
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Scholastic: Writing With Writers: Descriptive Writing With Virginia Hamilton

For Students 4th - 8th
This workshop helps students increase their skills in descriptive writing by following tips and suggestions from writer Virginia Hamilton. After reading about Hamilton, students write their descriptive pieces and publish them online. A...
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Scholastic News: Rat Mind Meld

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article describes how scientists connected the minds of two rats using electronic sensors.
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Scholastic News: A Pope From South America

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article is about the election of the new Pope, who is the first Pope from South America.
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Scholastic News: Viking Mystery Solved

For Students 3rd - 8th
Archeologists discovered a sunstone used by Vikings to navigate the seas. This article explains what a sunstone is and how it works.
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Scholastic News: Re Creating the Arctic

For Students 3rd - 8th
Studying sea ice in the Arctic region is very difficult. Read how scientists are using an innovative technique of freezing seawater in a pool to study sea ice.
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Scholastic News: China's New President

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article provides an introduction to China's political system, including how leaders are selected.
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Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Reporters: Simple Machines: The Wedge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Scholastic provides an in-depth explanation to a simple-machine concept here as The Wedge. Also provides a picture and several examples for understanding.
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Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Reporters: Simple Machines: The Wheel and Axle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An in-depth explanation of the wheel and axle from Scholastic. Also provides several examples and a picture for understanding.
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Scholastic: Teacher: Writing With Patricia and Fredrick Mc Kissack

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This husband-wife team conduct an online workshop that teaches you how to research and write a biographical sketch--a story about someone's life that tells a lot about who that person is or was. Along the way, you'll find research and...
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Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Max's Super Stars

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use this poem, teacher's guide, and various small manipulatives to make a great lesson on counting. There is a section for students to give their responses on the website.
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Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Card Castle Addition

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this site to see how Max and Ruthie built a castle inside Max's room! Teachers will want to look through the extra challenges and the teacher's guide to help with creating engaging lesson plans.
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Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Subtraction Square Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site has a square dance rhyme with some fun subtraction practice. Teachers will appreciate the activity page, the extra challenges, and the teacher's guide for easy lesson planning.
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Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Magnifying Max

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
This site has the view through Max's magnifying glass. The ants seem to be walking past him in a pattern, can you help him predict how many ants are coming next? Teachers will like the teacher's guide, activity sheet, and extra challenges.
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Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Reporters: The Lever

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides a description of the lever and its many uses.
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Scholastic: Culture & Change, Evolution of Black History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the Black History in America in the lives of famous African Americans. Features include a clickable interactive timeline that highlights important events, accomplishments, and personalities from 1492 to 2001.