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Activity
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Technology Education: Hybrid Electric Vehicles (He Vs)

For Students 9th - 10th
What is an HEV and how can they help the environment? Follow this WebQuest and you will be able to answer those questions and more.
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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: Joe Rudiak Remembers the 1919 Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an interview with a former steelworker, who recalls the Great Steel Strike of 1919 when he was a young boy. Find out the ramifications for his family because his father was a union man who supported the strike. An audio of the...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Traditions: Book of Wisdom Project [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a one-page PDF outling a Book of Wisdom project which requires students to write two 300-500 word original fables with all of the characteristics of a fable including a moral or lesson. The second part requires students to find...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Molecular Workbench Database: Models of the Atom's Electron Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about atomic structure and the multiple theories of atomic structure in this simulation.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Capacitor Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how a capacitor works! Change the size of the plates and add a dielectric to see how it affects capacitance. Change the voltage and see charges built up on the plates. Shows the electric field in the capacitor. Measure voltage...
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Desert Gold"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Zane Grey's story, "Desert Gold."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Heritage of the Desert"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Zane Grey's story, "The Heritage of the Desert."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Light of Western Stars"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Zane Grey's story, "The Light of Western Stars."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Young Forester"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Zane Grey's story, "The Young Forester."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Riders of the Purple Sage"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Zane Grey's story, "Riders Of the Purple Sage."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Heart of the West"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for O. Henry's story, "The Heart of the West."
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Website
Carnegie Mellon University

Experimental Gameplay Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience the Experimental Gameplay Project at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Call of the Canyon"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Zane Grey's story, "The Call of the Canyon."
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Primary
University of Chicago

The Founders' Constitution: John Tyler, Virginia Ratifying Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of a statement by John Tyler, member of the Virginia Constitutional Ratifying Convention, on his opposition to the new Constitution.
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Interactive
Eduweb

Eduweb: Amazon Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Games and activities help students explore the Ecuadorian Amazon. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home, and experiment with running a community-based ecotourism project along the Rio Napo.
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eBook
Other

Project Gutenberg: Jennie Gerhardt by Theodore Dreiser [Full Text]

For Students 9th - 10th
Dreiser's second book, much more popular than his first when published, is available here from Project Gutenberg Australia.
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Handout
Other

Native Planet: Dangerous Sea Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about venomous fish and other animals with the ability to inject venom, such as jellyfish and other venomous invertebrates.
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Technology Education: Mission to Mars Web Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebQuest lets you explore Mars through the missions sent there over the years. You can evaluate what you think about the benefits of space exploration.
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Lesson Plan
Internal Revenue Service

Irs: How to Measure Fairness Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand that people have difficulty agreeing on a fair tax because of different values and priorities.
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Interactive
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Truman vs. Dewey

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about one of the most surprising political defeats in American history. The election of 1948 between President Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey was supposed to be a landslide. Find out about Truman's stand on policies, and read about...
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Activity
Other

Wu: Haitian Folktales, Riddles, Jokes, and Proverbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Like many cultures, Haitians pass along knowledge through proverbs and educate through riddles. This page is a collection of 30-35 proverbs, jokes, and -- as well as a tale or two -- and tips on how Haitians tell them.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Government and Politics: Comparative: Public Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
AP Government and Politics learning module explores the public policy making of six core countries and the factors that influence global and domestic policy.
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Activity
Other

Kathy Schrock's Home Page: Abc's of Website Evaluation [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Noted technology educator Kathy Schrock provides an alphabetical list of qualities to evaluate in judging websites. She provides example websites to look at for each quality. In addition, she gives a list of websites to use when...
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Stalking Sars: The Cdc at Work

For Students 9th - 10th
This site goes through the who, what, where, and when of the CDC's investigation of the SARS virus. Includes an interactive map and timeline of the outbreak.