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Unit Plan
University of California

Knight Digital Media Center: Adobe Premiere

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, you will learn the operation of the editing program Adobe Premiere.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Grassland Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the grassland biome including where located in the world, climate, flora and fauna, and soil. Good research site for middle years students.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: The Desert Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the four types of deserts: hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold with this key facts and information. Includes links to other biomes: aquatic, forest, grasslands, and tundra.
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Article
University of California

Crew Worker Feelings About Piece Rate

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses opinions of farm crew workers regarding piece-rate pay and hourly wages. Recommendations are given for higher achievement to farm employers.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Forest Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the forest biome including where located in the world, different kinds, climate, flora and fauna, and soil. Good research site for middle years students.
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Unit Plan
University of California

University of California: Maximum/minimum Problems

For Students 10th - 12th
The following problems are maximum/minimum optimization problems. They illustrate one of the most important applications of the first derivative.
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Unit Plan
University of California

World History for Us All: Getting Our Bearings: Maps of Time, Space, and History

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Understanding history requires students to be able to see the big picture. This teaching unit introduces students to tools they can use to investigate history. Topics covered include cartography, chronography, and maps of space, time and...
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Handout
University of California

Ucla Mathematics: Triple Integral

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed site explaining the triple integral from the UCLA Mathematics department. Includes equations and examples.
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Website
University of California

Ucmp: Online Exhibits

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit the virtual exhibits at this site to learn more about paleontology, the history of the earth, and life on earth. Use the information on this site to understand geology, geologic time, evolution, and phylogeny.
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Website
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Ucmp: The Museum of Paleontology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains on-line exhibits including animals, plants, time periods, phylogeny, geology, and evolution. Also, a search is provided at the bottom of the site for more specific information.
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Article
University of California

University of California Irvine: The Silk Road

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about the oldest known trade route of the Islamic World with China.
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Lesson Plan
University of California

South Coast Science Project: Mimicking Plants and Animals Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, students are challenged to think about external features that animals and plants have that humans have copied. Students then apply their engineering skills to design a jacket. In addition, this activity introduces the...
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Handout
University of California

Uc Berkeley: Recommended Search Engines

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of California describes the three different "best" search engines. There are descriptions, examples and features of each.
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Website
University of California

Ucla Library: Film and Television Archive: Preserved Silent Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
View a selection of animated films from the early 1900s, each with corresponding notes and commentaries from the archive's historian and preservationist.
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Website
University of California

Uci: Issue Guide: Trade Embargoes, Seals, and More

For Students 9th - 10th
Trade embargo is first defined and then discusses seal embargoes in depth. This gives a good overview of how embargoes work.
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Article
University of California

The Home Front: Domestic Workers Face Low Wages

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how little has changed since Apartheid in South Africa for the women and blacks who work primarily in domestic situations enduring instability and low pay.
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Unit Plan
University of California

Ucla Library: Get Started With Zotero

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial on how to use the free Zotero software to keep track of research sources and create a bibliography.
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Lesson Plan
University of California

Regents of the University of California: Using the Cognates Strategy

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
This strategy guide introduces an approach for making students aware of cognates (words that have a similar spelling, pronunciation, and meaning across languages) in content-area texts. This guide includes an introductory section about...
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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Understanding Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents extensive information for learning about and teaching evolution including an in depth course "Evolution 101", teaching materials, and a resource library.
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Handout
University of California

Ucla Center: Responding to Crisis at a School [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides a brief, basic discussion of the need for a school to be able to plan and implement a response to crises. The material can be used to raise staff awareness.
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University of California

Ucla: Freedom of Speech vs. Workplace Harassment Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains excerpts from public law review articles relating to the issues of freedom of speech and workplace harassment.
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Graphic
University of California

Tectonic Plates

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an overview of all the tectonic plates that make up the earth's crust. The colorful contrasting and labeled plate boundaries make this an excellent resource.
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University of California

Ucmp: Continental Drift

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive view of drifting continents will help you relate their positions to particular geologic eras. You can get detailed information on each of the eras as well.
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University of California

University of California Berkeley: Classifying Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how galaxies are classified and then see if you can apply that knowledge to identify the different types of galaxies. In addition to explaining Hubble's galaxy classification system, the site has links to Hubble Space Telescope...