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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Tiger Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents an in-depth look at the tiger shark, named for its distinctive color pattern. Learn about the taxonomy, common names, geographical distribution, conservation, habitat, food habits,...
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Bull Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents an in-depth look at the bull shark that are found in both salt and fresh water. Learn about the taxonomy, common names, geographical distribution, conservation, habitat, food habits,...
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Nurse Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents an in-depth look at the nurse shark, nocturnal bottom-dwelling sharks. Learn about the taxonomy, common names, geographical distribution, conservation, habitat, food habits, reproduction,...
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Whale Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents an in-depth look at whale sharks, the largest fish in the sea. Learn about the taxonomy, common names, geographical distribution, conservation, habitat, food habits, reproduction, importance...
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Basking Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents an in-depth look at the basking shark, the second largest fish. Learn about the taxonomy, common names, geographical distribution, conservation, habitat, features, food habits, reproduction,...
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Orange Clownfish

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents an in-depth look at orange clownfish, small reef fish. Learn about the taxonomy, common names, geographical distribution, conservation, habitat, food habits, reproduction, importance to...
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Peacock Flounder

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents an in-depth look at the peacock flounder. Learn about the taxonomy, common names, geographical distribution, conservation, habitat, food habits, reproduction, importance to humans, and more.
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Queen Angelfish

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents an in-depth look at the queen angelfish. Learn about the taxonomy, common names, geographical distribution, conservation, habitat, food habits, reproduction, importance to humans, and more.
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Handout
University of South Florida

Florida's Role in the Civil War; "Supplier of the Confederacy"

For Students 9th - 10th
Although geographically out of the main battle sites of the Civil War, Florida played an important role in the Confederacy. Find out how Florida helped in the Civil War and read about the battles that were fought there.
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Handout
Michael Blaber, PhD

Florida State University: Intermolecular Forces: Structures of Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from Michael Blaber and Florida State University. Amorphous and crystalline solids are compared and contrasted. The unit cell arrangements and the packing of unit cells into crystalline solids is explained and colorfully...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Com'on Down to Eatonville, Florida

For Teachers 9th - 10th
You are Mayor Joe Starks from the book Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and you want more people to relocate to Eatonville, Florida. Identify five amenities that may make Eatonville attractive to African-Americans...
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Water and Life

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial focusing on how water is essential for life! Learn how water's chemical properties relate to their physical properties.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Defining Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the scientific practices in this tutorial that defines what science is and isn't.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Question Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the difference between questions that can be answered by science and those that cannot be answered in this tutorial.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: What's the Matter in the Galaxy?

For Students 4th - 5th
A tutorial that looks at the components within a galaxy such as gas, dust, stars and objects that orbit stars. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: How's the Weather?

For Students 4th - 6th
A tutorial that describes the five factors that determine the weather in a particular place and time. The factors discussed in this tutorial are air temperature, air pressure, humidity, wind, and precipitation. A PDF file of the tutorial...
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Lesson Plan
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: My Body My Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teacher's guide introduces children to the human body and the five senses and covers the major body parts and what they do. Children also will use their five senses to learn about the world.
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Handout
University of South Florida

Florida Center for Instructional Technology: Classroom Assessment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This University of Southern Florida site offers an in-depth look at summative and formative assessments.
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Activity
Michael Blaber, PhD

Florida State Univ.: Acid Base Equilibria: Dissociation of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, which is provided for by the Florida State University Lecture notes on the dissociation of water. An interesting site to check out on the subject.
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Website
Other

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
Noted for its collection of late 19th and early 20th century European and American collection, it is also the home of the finest collection of photographs in the SE US. There is also an active music program and continuing educational...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: West Florida Under the English, 1763 1780

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of West Florida as a British possession between 1763 and 1780. In 1763, the King of Great Britain by royal proclamation limited West Florida on the west by the Mississippi River, on the north by the 31st parallel, on the east by...
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Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Ac Generator Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Molecular Expressions at Florida State University offers a java applet to show the a working AC generator.
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Handout
Other

Spaceline: History of Cape Canaveral (b.c. 1948)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a history of the Cape Canaveral area in Florida. An extensive look at the peoples who settled in the area and its history through 1947.
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Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Author's Purpose

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Some author's purpose teaching ideas from a standardized test preparation site (Fourth Grade Reading Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test). Aligned to Florida standards, four ideas are provided including "Author's Grab Bag," "Author's...