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Bbc News: Disposable Planet
The Earth's population is soaring, but its resources are finite. Can we provide food, water, energy? Watch a slideshow on our planet's future, and take a quiz to measure your impact on the Earth.
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Bbc News: What Is Anthrax?
Find out about the deadly bacterial disease Anthrax, and understand the symptoms and how it can be treated.
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Bbc: Healthy Eating: It's Up to You
Do you know much about healthy eating? This site offers an abundance of information about food facts, nutrients, and fitness, with diagrams, activities, tips, and a quiz to enhance your learning.
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Bbc: Red Army Enters Outskirts of Berlin
Find out how the Red Army's arrival in Berlin affected the Cold War.
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Bbc History: In Search of Scotland: Wars of Independence: William Wallace
An account of Scotland's early hero, William Wallace. From England's point of view, a traitor, murderer, and outlaw. Find out the true life history of this famed hero.
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Bbc: History: In Search of Scotland
Enjoy the historic progression from Skara Brae, the best preserved Neolithic village in northern Europe, through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to modern Scotland. Find games and historical oddities as well.
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Bbc History: In Search of Scotland: Making of the Union: Culloden
The Battle of Culloden, so long ago, can still evoke mixed feelings. As the site says, it marks "the end of an era for Scotland." Learn the facts about the Jacobite uprising, the battle, and its consequences for the Scottish clans.
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Bbc History Trail: Family History
Learn how to create a family tree. Also get tips from experts on researching your own ancestry, including working with census material, military records, and certifications.
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Bbc History Trail: Local History
How can you trace the history of a community? What are the historical clues and tips you can use to find out what shaped its past? This site explains the techniques historians can use and provides great examples.
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Bbc History: History Trails: Victorian Britain: Ideals of Womanhood
The author explores how the status and place of women in Victorian England changed over the course of the 19th century. Women became much more active in service and mission type work. In addition, early feminism has its roots in this...
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Bbc Wales: Iron Age Celts
An interactive site that offers information, games and stories about the Iron Age Celts of Wales. Archived.
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Bbc Radio 3: World on Your Street: The Music of India
A full-featured site for learning about the music of India, although not actively maintained since 2004. Easy-to-read spotlights on instruments and musicians communicate the essential qualities of Indian music. Accompanying audio files...
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Bbc: Mother of Man Lucy
Article discusses the importance of Lucy to the theory of evolution and her bipedalism form of locomotion. Archived.
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Bbc: Radio 4: Unearthing Mysteries: The Meadowcroft Rock Shelter
Presenter, Aubrey Manning, explores the excavation of Meadowcroft Rockshelter Aubrey Manning with archeologist, Dr. James Adovasio who has been excavating Meadowcroft Rockshelter campsite for the past 30 years. Details of the inside,...
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Bbc: 1952: Eva Peron Dies
Article about Eva Peron's death, and the circumstances surrounding it. Also includes video clips of Eva at a few public events.
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Bbc Scotland: Mary Queen of Scots
Explore key events from the life of Mary Queen of Scots. There are many easy to use interactive exercises to help test your knowledge of the information you have just read. Great biographical overview, a timeline, and links to...
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Bbc: Immigrants and Exiles
Using historical important documents students look at the experiences of those from Ireland and Scotland who immigrated to other countries. Archived.
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Bbc: Development and Health
This interactive website is a lesson for students in determining the factors that divide developed and developing countries. Major health issues of each are also included. Archived.
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Bbc: Webcams Around England
Discover and explore webcams from all around England. Cities, villages, coasts, animals, landmarks: there are dozens of fascinating real-time views to enjoy.
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Bbc: Cbbc News Round Special: China
This is a wonderful, image-packed introduction to China for younger students. Read short summaries about Chinese history, culture, and government, and then take a virtual tour of Chinese landmarks; learn about Chinese New Year, the signs...
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Bbc: Cbbc Newsround Special Report: Islam
A special report, published by the BBC news division just for kids, provides a short guide on the history, beliefs, and practices of Islam. Additional features include interviews with Muslim youth in different countries and diaries of...
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Bbc: Young in the Arab World Bbc News
Follow a BBC reporter as she visits four contrasting Arab countries to speak with young people about their lives, aspirations, and identity as Arabs today. Stops include Beirut (Lebanon), Cairo (Egypt), Manama (Bahrain), and Rabat...
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Bbc News: Arabic Language Version
World news headlines in English with Arabic introductions and target vocabulary words, with vocabulary help in Arabic. Students can also listen to an English language broadcast of the story. Very handy site for upper level...
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Bbc: The Road to Refugee
Fifty years after the adoption of the UN Convention on Refugees, the decade we live in has seen more of the world's people than ever before seeking refuge from war, persecution or disaster. This special report tells the stories behind...