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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Changing the Face of Medicine: Women Physicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition that features the accomplishments of women doctors, many who have changed the face of medicine and served as role models for women today. Includes learning activities, games, and lesson plans showing how the human body...
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New York Times

New York Times: 650 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A wonderful collection of 650 writing prompts organized into categories and issues, e.g., role models, family, memories, race, gender, sexuality, social media, etc. Each prompt is linked to an article on that topic. W.9-10.10 Write...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Life Science: The Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem

For Students 4th - 6th
A module that explains what an ecosystem is and how energy and matter move through them. Students will look at the different roles of plants and animals and at ecological relationships in food chains and food webs.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Sci Girl: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
SciGirls has the bold goal of changing how millions of girls think about science, technology, engineering and math -- or STEM. Each half-hour episode highlights the processes of science and engineering, following a different group of...
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Hank Aaron

For Students 9th - 10th
Major League Baseball's all-time leading career home run hitter, Hank Aaron is a baseball legend. Use this resource to learn about his career as a great hitter and role model.
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Other

Petrarch: Peter Sadlon: English Court Poets and Petrarchism

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a class talk by Matthew Griffiths to his students on the topic of English court poets and Petrachism focusing on poets Wyatt, Sidney, and Spenser and their works. Topics include themes of courtly and platonic love, the role of...
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American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention: Progress Monitoring and Decision Making

For Teachers K - 1st
This 2007 PDF brief from Deborah Speece studies an RTI model as a method of identifying children for special education services. The brief illustrates the role of progress monitoring within RTI through two student profiles. This brief...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Common Misconceptions Regarding Electric Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, preconceived ideas regarding the nature of charge flow and the role of a battery in a circuit are addressed. In many instances, these preconceived notions about charge flow and batteries are incorrect ideas and are...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Speed of the Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Team games like football, hockey, basketball, handball and wheelchair rugby are played on pitches or courts of different sizes with different numbers of players. The density of players on the pitch plays a significant role in determining...
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Other

Career Perfect: Career Planning & Testing Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
What is career planning? Learn how using planning and self-assessment tools can help you find the perfect career match for your skills and interests.
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Other

Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.
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Read Works

Read Works: Who Is a Good Citizen at School?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks informational text explains how a student can be a good citizen at school. A question sheet with pictures is available to help young students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Ohio Department of Education: Cell Division and Differentiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, pupils use hands-on activities and journaling to learn about the process of mitosis, meiosis and cell differentiation. Hands-on activities include modeling of the mitosis and meiosis processes with model building and...