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North Central High School: Online Quizzes
Herr Schwab's collection of online quizzes for the German language. Also has games, as well as links to other, similar sites.
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Logan Museum of Anthropology: Mogollon
The Logan Museum of Anthropology at Beloit College has an exhibit of Mogollon pottery from several periods. Read a brief description of the Mogollon culture, find a map of the area inhabited by the Mogollon, and look at the examples of...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Beyond Shocks: What Causes Business Cycles?
"Beyond Shocks: What Causes Business Cycles?" Conference Series No. 42, June 1998, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. A collection of articles that can be downloadable in PDF format.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Closed for the Holiday [Pdf]
"Closed for the Holiday" is an excellent account of the consequential events of the Great Depression focusing on the Stock Market Crash of 1929 as the beginning of the Great Depression, and ending with the emergency bank actions Franklin...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Crash of 1907 [Pdf]
A very interesting look at the Panic of 1907, the crash of stocks, the lack of faith in banks by depositors, especially in New York and Boston, and the rescue of the banks by J.P. Morgan. Calling on news reports of the time, this pdf...
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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Educator Licensing
This state site provides you with all you need to know about educational licensure within Wisconsin.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Learning Bank
Interactive educational site where you can learn the who-what-when-where-why-how of the FDIC. Includes lots of history from the New Deal era. Solid information in a format that's for kids.
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National Asphalt Pavement Association: History of Asphalt
Read about the history of asphalt beginning in the city of Babylon around 615 BCE. Learn how Europeans and Americans began to use it on roads, how businesses competed for a market share and even patented roads, changes to asphalt...
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Mainland Aggregates, Ltd: Many Uses of Sand
This infographic includes a calculation for how many grains of sand are on the Earth. It discusses what sand is, its history of use by humans, and its many uses in modern times.
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National Stone, Sand & Gravel: 50 Fascinating Facts About Stone, Sand & Gravel
Discusses the history of aggregate use from ancient to modern times, reclamation of mined land, and responsible environmental practices. Also provides figures for the huge amounts of aggregates produced and used for various construction...
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Prince George's Community College: Reading the Rock Record [Pdf]
This is an in-depth activity where students create a rock layer formation using different colors of playdough and investigate the types of folds and rock formations that might occur. They take core samples through anticlines and...
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Women in Mining: Asphalt Cookies [Pdf]
This activity introduces students to the civil engineering area of paving and road construction. Includes links to additional resources, a vocabulary list, background information, and images.
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Wired for Books: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"`
Professors discuss the book by Zora Neale Hurston. Gives insight into the style and character analysis.
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Biology Mad: Getting in and Out of Cells [Pdf]
This seven-page Biology course handout gives a detailed explanation, accompanied by many illustrations, of the various processes by which substances travel across the membranes of cells.
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Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Plate Tectonics
A suite of lessons focusing on finding the fossil evidence for lithospheric plate tectonics. Inquiry-based exploration of plate tectonics evidence includes fossil distribution, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
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Frederick Warne & Co.: About Beatrix Potter
This official site has information about Beatrix Potter's life, work and art as well as fun games to play with the characters. It also includes a text resource which relates people and events from Potter's life to characters and events...
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Berlingske Tidende: Sport
Berlingske Tidende, a daily newspaper serving the country of Denmark, provides detailed sports coverage. Written entirely in Danish.
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Bp: Home Page
Very user-friendly site from BP Oil company that is easy to find the information about the oil industry. The front page even lists the current stock price at the very minute you are looking at the site.
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Americares
Americares is an international relief organization that helps supply relief to those who have experienced disaster or struggle on a daily basis. They have helped deliver medical care and other aid to 137 countries over the past 25 years.
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Paleoclimate Animation
This animation allows you to see how the continent's climates changed as they drifted throughout history.
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British Battles: Zulu War
An account of the annihilation of the British force by Zulu warriors at the Battle of Isandlwana. Site includes photos, maps, sketches, and artistic renderings of soldiers of the conflict.
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Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is a collaborative effort by ten major natural history institutions in the U.S. to bring together their biodiversity resources collected in the past 200 years into a single online space. You can view...
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Berlin.de English: The Official Website of Berlin
The English version of Berlin's official site. Informs you have top events, tourist information, politics, and more dealing with Berlin.
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American College of Rheumatology
This resource provides information about the American College of Rheumatology. It offers educational and legislative affair links in addition to a powerful search engine to research arthritis.