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Mapping History: Latin American History
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in Latin American history from 1898 to 2000.
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Basics of Exponential Growth
A site for exponential growth as it applies to population, resource consumption, polution.
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Welcome to the Pressure Chamber
This site has an online experiment for testing the ideal gas law.
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University of Oregon: Interactive Nolli Map of Rome: 1748 Map of Rome
Interactive Nolli Map introduces students to Rome and the structure of its urban form based on the work of eighteenth-century Italian architect Giambattista Nolli. Using the map engine, navigate through the city at a variety of scales,...
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University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: Astrophel and Stella [Pdf]
This is the full text of Sir Philip Sidney's poem "Astrophel and Stella" based on the 1591 edition.
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University of Oregon: The Lady of May, by Sir Philip Sidney [Pdf]
This full-text edition of The Lady of May derives from the 1605 edition of The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia. It features an introduction, notes, and bibliography. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: The Faerie Queene [Pdf]
Complete text of Spenser's The Faerie Queene (1596) prepared from The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser (London 1882).
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University of Oregon: Renascene Editions: The Advancement of Learning [Pdf]
This site provides the complete text of Bacon's "Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning Divine and Human," addressed to King James I. No commentary is provided.
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Virtual Laboratory: Thermodynamic Equilibrium
An interactive Java applet which depicts gas diffusion and emphasizes the importance of thermal equilibrium. Directions and challenges available.
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Computer Based Assessment: Taxonomy Table
This website introduces a taxonomy or categorization of 28 innovative item types useful in computer-based assessment. The taxonomy describes "intermediate constraint" items. These item types have responses that fall somewhere between...
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University of Oregon: Greek Science: Early Cosmology
Discusses the evolution of ideas about the cosmos, from the Magic Cosmology of the Neolithic age to the stage of Mythical Cosmology, to the Geometric Cosmology of the ancient Greeks. The third stage advocated a rational approach to...
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Determining Properties of Stars
An excellent website detailing how a star's properties can be determined, and how these properties lead to the way a star is classified.
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American Children's Literature: Virgina Lee Burton
This resource contains biographical information about Virginia Lee Burton (1909-1968 CE).
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Stellar Evolution: White Dwarfs
Brief discussion of white dwarfs, their discovery, and evolution.
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Official Dibels Homepage
This assessment focuses on phonemic awareness and alphabet knowledge. Free downloads available on the website.
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Mapping History: American History
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.
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Mapping History: European History
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in European history from Greek and Phoenician colonization up to the 20th century.
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Interviewing Tips: Listen and Respond
In-depth & interesting presentation on how to conduct interviews. Includes tools of the trade such as tape records -- benefits & disadvantages of using them -- along with important do's & don'ts. A few tips on how to maintain...
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University of Oregon: Parent Guide to Functional Assessment and Support [Pdf]
This 21-page guide describes what a functional assessment is and what it can do to help your child. You can use this information to help your child at home, and also work with school staff to put a plan into place at school.
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Museum of Natural and Cultural History: Rocks and Minerals: Everyday Uses
Click on the shelves in this virtual exhibition to learn about the many rocks and minerals that we use in our everyday lives.
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University of Oregon: Faults and Fault Zones
Pictures of a variety of fault types. Fault types shown include: normal, reverse, and strike-slip. Also includes instructions for determining fault slip direction.
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University of Oregon: History of Landscape Architecture
Photographic history of landscape architecture. Includes many different categories for landscape architecture.
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University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: Milton and the Obedient Moment [Pdf]
A very extensive analysis from the University of Oregon of John Milton's three most popular works: "Paradise Lost," "Paradise Regained," and "Samson Agonistes." Has religious and philosophical perspectives.
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University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: Regulation of the Press [Pdf]
At this site from the University of Oregon you can read Defoe's arguments for a free press as they were published in 1704.