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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Scaling Up Photographs

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Cyberchase video segment, Bianca volunteers to take over an important job at a copy shop. She must make a life-size copy of a photo of the King of Sloovoonia.
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Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Letters of Carl Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
Letters written by trooper Carl Lovelace of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Infantry, "Rough Riders", provides details of his service in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
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Other

Nature Canada: Nature Watch: Frog Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
FrogWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to record data about a variety of frog species across the country, and then submit their observations. Monitoring frogs provides valuable information about the health of ecosystems and...
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Other

Nature Canada: Connect With Nature: Worm Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
WormWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to observe changes in the earthworms in their environments, and submit their observations. Monitoring earthworms provides valuable information about the health of local soils so that...
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Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 1st West Virginia Infantry in Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a series of articles appearing in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune, provides information on the camp life experienced by the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee.
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Other

The Peoples' Crusade

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine a multinational army of volunteers marching across a continent with minimal organization and direction to take on the most powerful army in the world. This was the People's Crusade, the First Crusade.
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Other

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Allegheny Expedition

For Students 6th - 8th
When Governor Dinwiddie needed someone to deliver a message to the French asking them to withdrawal from the Ohio Valley, George Washington readily volunteered. He later wrote about his expedition in his journal. Read a summary of his...
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Other

Nature Canada: Connect With Nature: Ice Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
IceWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to observe changes in the ice in their environments, and submit their observations. The purpose of the initiative is to monitor climate change. Tips on how to ice-watch and how to...
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Other

A Checklist for an Effective Parent School Partnership

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides six standards for parental involvement in their child's education. The standard is given along with sample best practices, challenges, and results.