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Activity
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University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: About Marcus Garvey and the Black Star Line

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains a mix of different information about Marcus Garvey and a photograph exhibit relating to his steamship company, the Black Star Line.
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Website
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Theoretical Biophysics Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent and comprehensive site created by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. The site has resources about and links to information on a large number of topics in...
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope Egg Math: Embryo Calculus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interesting and interactive site offers information and activities on exponential functions, tangents and slopes, and "The number e."
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Whiteboard
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to build your own incubator and download your own "EggMath." Learn about mitosis, genetics, and more. Don't miss the "Yolk of the Day." This site is designed to allow classrooms to collaborate over the Internet with other...
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Whiteboard
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to build your own incubator and download your own "EggMath." Learn about mitosis, genetics, and more. Don't miss the "Yolk of the Day." This site is designed to allow classrooms to collaborate over the Internet with other...
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University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site presents information on T.S. Eliot's (1888-1965) life and career (including a biographical timeline), a bibliography of his works, a discussion of selected works, and links to related sites.
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University of Illinois: Modern American poetry:(h.d.)hilda Doolittle (1886 1961)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Modern American Poetry site features an essay about H. D.?s (1886-1961 CE) life and career, selected criticism, and links to related sites.
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Handout
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University of Illinois: The Grammar Handbook: Interjections

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A resourceful and professional look at interjections. Provides definitions, examples, and additional information. A great site from the Writing Center at the University of Illinois.
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Interactive
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Imaging Technology Group: Virtual Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
After a free download, the Virtual Microscope simulates the experience of using an electron, light and scanning probe microscope. The microscope basics are also explained through a series of animations.
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Website
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Cloudsand Precipitation

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the development of clouds, types of clouds, and precipitation. Includes diagrams and illustrations.
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Unit Plan
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University of Illinois: Stars and Constellations: Neutron Stars and Pulsars

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief description of the relationship between a neutron star and a pulsar. It details the pulsing rate and death of a pulsar.
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Website
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University of Illinois: Stars and Constellations

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of information about and photos of the starts and constellations in the sky.
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Handout
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University of Illinois Extension: Ww2010: Radar Meteorology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Illinois explains basic principles of weather radar, its development, and application to weather forcasting. Includes section on how wind patterns are shown using doppler radar.
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Handout
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Observed Dew Point Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what dew point is and how it relates to moisture content of the air. Also explains condensation and relative humidity.
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Unit Plan
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope: The Journey Begins

For Students 3rd - 8th
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.
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Website
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University of Illinois: Modern American Poets: Louise Erdrich

For Students 9th - 10th
This useful collection of information about Louise Erdrich and her work includes biographical details, an online short story, an extensive bibliography and excerpts from interviews.
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Activity
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University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Jean Toomer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Modern American Poetry comes from the English department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and proves to be a great resource for information about Jean Toomer (1894-1967 CE). The site contains links to a...
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Lesson Plan
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University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Take a 2nd Look"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. This strategy's focus is to promote higher-order thinking skills and cooperative learning.
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Unit Plan
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope From Egg to Chick

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in a science project of hatching chicks? This website is designed to help you study incubation and embryonic development of chicken eggs. Illustrations also show the parts of an egg and the stages of embryonic...
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Primary
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University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Sherman Alexie

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A useful collection of information on Alexie and by Alexie, covering both biography and his work, this site includes excerpts from interviews as well.
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Activity
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University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Archibald Mac Leish

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site houses three poems in full text from the great American poet Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982 CE), as well as criticism on two of his most famous. The three pieces are 'Baccalaureate', 'Two Poems from the War', and 'An Eternity'.
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Activity
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University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Claude Mc Kay's Life

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise and in-depth biography of the American poet known as Claude McKay (1890-1948 CE). McKay was one of the key members of The Harlem Renaissance Movement.
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Activity
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University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Additional Poems by h.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site houses full texts of numerous poems by the American poet Hilda Doolittle. Among the poems are "Sheltered Garden," "Sea Poppies," and "Cities," to name just a few.
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University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: William Carlos Williams

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the Modern American Poetry index site for William Carlos Williams (1883-1963 CE). From this site you can click on links that take you to analysis of the author's works as well as a link to full text versions of additional poems.