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Other

Definition of "Family" in Zoning Law and Building Codes

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers guidelines to writing a definition of Family for the purposes of zoning laws. Gives constitutionally permissible standards.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hydrogen Bonding Definition: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will define hydrogen bonding. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Hydrogen Bonding Definition."
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Other

Reading Quest: Strategies for Reading Comprehension: Concept of Definition Map

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Sometimes teaching students about creating definitions is difficult because they do not understand about multiple meanings or depth in meaning. This is a chance to teach students, using the concept map included, how to create definitions...
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Definition of the Dot Product

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Definition of dot product and an application.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Definition, Measurement, and Functions of Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice and gain better understanding of the money supply and the purpose of money.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Probability: Definition of Probability

For Students 6th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand and define probability in terms of ratios.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Walk This Way: Definition of Rate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to record distance and velocity versus time information for a walker. They find the area under the velocity versus time graph and compare it to the actual distance traveled by the...
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Article
Bankrate

Bankrate: Sales Tax: Definition, How It Works, and How to Calculate It

For Students 9th - 10th
Forty-five states and many local government impose sales taxes on most goods and some services. This article explains the difference between sales taxes and income taxes, and how sales taxes are levied.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Atomic Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will explain the law of conservation of mass, the law of definite proportions, and the law of multiple proportions. They will also...
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Article
Other

Tech Soup: Networking 101: Concepts and Definitions

For Students 9th - 10th
Starts with a simple definition of a network and then explores the components of a network, how a network works, types of networks, communication protocol, and hardware.
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Website
SUNY Empire State College

Key Terms in Academic Writing: Key Terms in Academic Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers a clear definition of what is expected in a definition essay. It also provides a link to a sample paper, with instructor's comments, as well as a link to the Purdue University On-Line Writing Lab.
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Handout
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Calculus Ii: Applications of Integrals

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource examines applications of integration. Topics investigated are arc length, surface area, center of mass, hydrostatic pressure, and probability density functions. Class notes, definitions, and examples with detailed solutions...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis:

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of a function and how to identify a function.
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Handout
Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Information About Computer Motherboards

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative site that explains the use of motherboards. The motherboard is what allows various hardware components to transfer information to one each other. Links provided for: motherboard ABCs, AT / ATX differences, trouble shooting,...
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Website
Language Guide

Language Guide: Los Articulos

For Students 9th - 10th
This grammar guide on articles features the pronunciation of words and phrases as the cursor is moved over them.
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Handout
Grammar Tips

Grammar Tips: Nonfinite Verb Forms (Verbals)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource offers a clear explanation of verbals and their proper use. There are some examples, but the resource is primarily devoted to definition.
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Activity
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Tort

For Students 9th - 10th
At the Cornell Law School you can read a very simple definition of the legal term "tort" and read about the 1993 Supreme Court case "Smith v. United States."
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Math: Angles Glossary and Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Math glossary and terms on angles for kids. Learn the definitions used in this mathematics subject such as acute, obtuse, and right angles on this site.
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Handout
Other

Ma Ttours Definitions of Ellipse Terms Foci

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Basic definitions are given for foci, focus, and other terms related to the focus (foci).
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Article
Other

Fu Jen University: Metaphysical Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by Dr. Marguerite Connor focuses on metaphysical poetry and the metaphysical poets. It includes a definition, the characteristics, a discussion of metaphycial poets and poetry, Neo-Platonism, platonic love, and T.S. Eliot's...
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Article
Tech Target

Tech Target: Switch

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief description of a network switch with linked definitions.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Leptons

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a definition and properties of Leptons, the "Basic building blocks of matter." There are links to table of properties and more information.
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Website
National Institutes of Health

Office of Rare Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
Good site to find information on various rare diseases. Has links to definitions, causes, treatments, publications. Also has an extensive list of rare diseases.
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Activity
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial offers definitions, examples, and practice problems for looking at various components of terms and for simplifying algebraic expressions.