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Handout
Geographyiq

Geography Iq: Bangladesh Communications

For Students 9th - 10th
This chart summarizes communication facts of Bangladesh including data on telephones, televisions, radios and internet usage.
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Article
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 3: Demand and Supply: Key Concepts and Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This section summarizes the key concepts of Chapter 3: Demand and Supply from the TEA AP Macroeconomics online text.
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: George Washington Carver [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th
"George Washington Carver" is a one page, biographical passage about George Washington Carver, an African American professor who taught farmers and students better methods for farming, including planting peanuts to improve the soil. It...
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Illinois Pioneers and Prairies [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"Illinois Pioneers and Prairies" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about life in the prairies of Illinois for the early settlers including their hard work, setting up governments, building schools, and making laws. It is...
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
"Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan" is a one page, nonfiction passage about Daniel Burnham, an architect and city planner for Chicago. He planned the layout of the city including Navy Pier, railroads, streets, and public buildings. It is...
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: George Washington Carver [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
"George Washington Carver" is a one page, biographical passage about George Washington Carver, a famous African American, who taught farmers better farming methods including planting peanuts to improve the soil. It is followed by an...
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The New Student [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"The New Student" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a little girl who was nervous about starting a new school, but she makes friends the first day. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from...
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Prairie Farmers [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"Prairie Farmers" is a one page, historical fiction, journal describing life for farmers in the prairie throughout the year. It shows the difficulties including bad weather and fires. It requires students to closely read the journal and...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Fourteenth Amendment Part Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from The Supreme Court, learn about the 1883 Supreme Court decision that marked the end of federal protections for individuals in states and the beginning of Jim Crow segregation.
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Handout
HyperHistory Online

Hyperhistory.com: Timelines of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Peruse this timeline of the Great Depression and gather information about this era in United States History. Short, interesting paragraphs summarize U.S. and world events with an emphasis on economic issues.
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Graphic
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Cold Deserts of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
A chart summarizes the sizes, physical features, plant and animal life, and special facts of a selection of the world's cold deserts, including Antarctica, the Gobi, and the Great Basin Desert in the western United States.
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Website
Other

Blue Cross Dental Plans

For Students 9th - 10th
Blue Cross Health Ins. Co. website summarizes their various dental plans: PPO, Saver Select HMO, Select HMO, Premier Select HMO, Senior Dental PPO, Senior Select HMO, and SmileNet Dental.
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Website
Other

Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport: The Opium Wars

For Students 3rd - 8th
Resource summarizes the viewpoints of both the British and the Chinese during the Opium Wars of 1839-1842.
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Handout
Stanford University

Temporal Logic/stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the temporal logic of Arthur Prior, a type of modal logic. After technical definitions, author addresses related philosophical issues. Also summarizes applications in natural language, computer science, and artificial...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Coordinate Planes and Domain and Range

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will analyze ordered pairs to help understand the relationship between the domain and range of relations. They will then be able to summarize their learning experiences through a...
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Handout
PublicBookshelf Corporation

Ancient Greek Colonization

For Students 9th - 10th
Short excerpt from a history book summarizes the achievements of colonization in ancient Greece.
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Activity
Curated OER

Biz/ed: Irving Fisher (1867 1947)

For Students 9th - 10th
Briefly summarizes the career of Irving Fisher and provides links to his works and theories at the bottom of the page.
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Website
Other

Robert Hass: Poet Laureate, Environmentalist, Educator

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article that summarizes Robert Hass's literary career.
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Graphic
Curated OER

President Bush Helps Break Ground at a New 9/11 Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
A news article on the release of the 9/11 Commission final report and its recommendations. The article summarizes the major findings of the report. The article is dated July 23, 2004.
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Graphic
Curated OER

9/11 Commission Report

For Students 9th - 10th
A news article on the release of the 9/11 Commission final report and its recommendations. The article summarizes the major findings of the report. The article is dated July 23, 2004.
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Graphic
Curated OER

University of St Andrews: Mathematics Archive: Willard Van Orman Quine

For Students 9th - 10th
Great biography of Quine. Summarizes his works in the context of his life, with numerous quotes from Quine himself.
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Graphic
Curated OER

University of St Andrews: Mathematics Archive: William Jevons

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical entry on Jevons. Summarizes his contributions to mathematics and explains his invention of the "logical piano."