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Website
Colorado State University

Boolean Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site is designed for teaching efficient searching techniques, it provides an engaging tutorial on the Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT.
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Handout
Colorado State University

Writing@csu Guide: Understanding Writing Situations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this guide, you can learn more about the situations in which writers and readers find themselves and the physical, social, cultural, and historical contexts that shape them. Click on each of the links on the right to learn about the...
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Handout
Colorado State University

Csu Writing Guides: Creating and Using Overheads

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An informational guide on the creation, process, and considerations involved in using an overhead projector and/or transparency. Includes information about when to use overheads, basic design, types of visuals, and using the overheads...
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Activity
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Introduction: Writing Memos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource includes information on the definition, purpose, audience, format, and types of memos.
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Unit Plan
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Online vs. Print Publishing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A thorough and well-researched resource on the history and advantages/disadvantages of print and online publishing. W.9-10.6 Techno
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Activity
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Writing for the Web

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A resource for writers who are interested in writing, planning, and coding their own websites. Includes step-by-step instructions and links to further information.
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Unit Plan
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Writing a Book Review

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide on the essential and non-essential elements of writing a book review (critical writing). Includes objectives, material, and information on planning and publication.
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Activity
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Overview: Email

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the uses and effectiveness of the email system. Includes information about writing emails, logistics, courtesies, and perspectives.
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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Writing the Scientific Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A guide to the world of writing in the scientific field. Includes information about scientific-format papers, abstracts, hypotheses and results, and provides several examples.
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Professional Doc
Colorado State University

Csu Writing Guides: Working in Groups

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource includes helpful advice and information about working together and writing in groups (collaborative writing). Provides nodes on such topics as purpose, ideas, decision-making, and more.
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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The use of charts and graphs can improve your presentations, whether on paper or as visual aids. Here you can read about how to create line, column, bar, pie graphs, and scatterplots. Just follow the links to their respective pages.
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Unit Plan
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Writing Summaries

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This guide is about the many facets and considerations involved when writing a summary. Also provides the reader options for which type of summary they are interested in researching, and provides a detailed analysis of each. Th e links...
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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State University: Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Large Intestine

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the structures associated with the large intestine. Gives a good illustration of the microscopic anatomy of the large intestine.
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Activity
Colorado State University

Little Shop of Physics: The Amazing Physics of Everyday Objects

For Students 3rd - 8th
Try out these experiments you can do with items you might already have around the house: "Two Ball Bounce," "Cartesian Diver," "Straw Flute," "Bernoulli Ball," and others. Two experiments, "Imploding Pop Can" and "Balloon in a Bottle,"...
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Handout
Colorado State University

Metric Numbers to Remember

For Students 9th - 10th
Look to this site for many important numbers and conversion factors used between the metric system and the customary system, such as speed of light, body temperature, distance from sun to earth, plus more.
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Handout
Colorado State University

A Chronology of the Si Metric System

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Metric Association offers important dates in the history of the metric system of measurement, including the fact that Thomas Jefferson proposed a decimal-based measurement system for the United States in 1790. Site includes...
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Activity
Colorado State University

Gardening & Horticulture in Denver: Gardening With Children

For Students 3rd - 5th
The section on plant projects for kids has lots of hands-on ideas for studying plant biology. Activities are included for stages from seed germination to growth. Geared more to the younger student.
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Activity
Colorado State University

Colorado State Univ.: Heat Transfer Resistance Modeling

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Colorado State University discusses the tranfer of heat by conduction and convection. Discussion centers around the application of these two heat transfer mechanisms to engines. The variables that effect the resistance...
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Interactive
Colorado State University

Csu: Four Stroke Fuel Air Otto Cycle Gasoline (C7 H17)

For Students 9th - 10th
A Java applet which allows the visitor to investigate the physical parameters associated with the individual strokes of a 4-stroke gasoline engine. Visitors enter parameters such as exhaust temperature, fuel ratio, and ambient pressure...
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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State: Insect Parasitic Nematodes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a general overview of the Insect Parasitic Nematodes (a small round worm). Content includes a look at this worm's life cycle and its benefit/impact on the environment as biological insect control.
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Website
Colorado State University

Colorado State University: Citation Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides a citation guide.
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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...