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Madison Media Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in exploring a media career? The site has training opportunities in electronic media, including radio and TV broadcasting, and recording and multimedia technology programming.
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Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains comprehensive medical articles on over one hundred fifty mental disorders such as learning disorders, mental illnesses, bipolar disorder, and Asperger's.
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National Portrait Gallery: Artists a to Z: Nicholas Hilliard

For Students 9th - 10th
Access the museum's collection of portraits by the sixteenth-century goldsmith and painter Nicholas Hilliard. Find miniature portraits of many well-known figures from the Tudor and Stuart periods in British history, including Elizabeth,...
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Engineering Uk

For Students 9th - 10th
Dedicated to educating the world about engineering, and promoting engineering concepts and projects, Engineering UK inspires people at all levels to pursue careers in engineering.
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Fort Ticonderoga National Landmark: Official Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is the official web site of Fort Ticonderoga, site of the first armed conflict of the American Revolution. It includes pictures, bibliography, timeline, and history of the fort.
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Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This sites provides a wealth of information regarding issues that surround educational rights. PACER works with parents of children with disabilities to insure educational equity.
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Positive Behavior Intervention and Support: Swpbis for Beginners

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article focuses on a school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) program. The goal is teaching behavioral expectations in the same manner as any core curriculum subject. The school will focus on three to five behavioral...
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Oregon Health Division

For Students 9th - 10th
The government health site for the state of Oregon. Includes press releases, vital records, Co. health depts., etc.
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Outward Bound

For Students 9th - 10th
Outward Bound is an international federation of over fifty schools on five continents which offers students a safe, adventure based program with learning options.
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Orkin: Ants

For Students 9th - 10th
Are ants crawling through your kitchen? Read about how it entered your kitchen, where its nest might be located and how many friends it has living with it. Then identify which kind of ant it is and learn about its behaviors, diet and...
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Orkin: Cockroaches

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how cockroaches can enter your home, where they like to live and how they may aggravate your allergies. Choose a cockroach and read about their appearance, behaviors, and diet.
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Orkin: Termites

For Students 9th - 10th
How can you protect your home against termites? Read about a few ways to prevent termites from taking up residence in your home as well as waring signs that they have come for a visit.
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Health Communities: Multiple Sclerosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides an overview of multiple sclerosis, along with information on the symptoms, diagnosis, types, and treatment.
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Open Unversity: The Modern Movement in Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
A compelling look at the roots and influence of modernism in architecture. With excellent biographies of the leading architects of the movement (e.g., Le Corbusier and Mies Van Der Rohe) and many, many examples of buildings that define...
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World Land Trust: Personal Carbon Balanced Calculators

For Students 9th - 10th
You will find a series of calculators here for exploring what your carbon footprint on the Earth is, based on your use of air travel, your regular means of transportation, your household habits, and fixed carbon dioxide emissions for the...
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Hemophilia Federation of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the Hemophilia Federation of America. Contains recent hemophilia-related news articles and links to hemophilia-related sites.
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The Snow Leopard Conservancy

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization works to protect the snow leopard and to educate people about this endangered species.
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Founder and First President of the Planetary Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Tribute to Carl Sagan by members of the society he founded. Contains essays written by Sagan and related articles.
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Valdez, Alaska: The Trans Alaska Pipeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Details of the pipeline itself, plus information on its construction are included on this page from Valdez, Alaska.
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The Father of Linux Looks Back

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Linus Torvalds which has some early biographical information as well as his views on the future of Linux and information on his job with Transmeta.
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The History Carper: The Sugar Act of 1764 (Full Text)

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Carper, a document and story archive, provides the full text of the Sugar Act of 1764.
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Bat Conservation International, Inc.

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about bats, and bat conservation.
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Pennsylvania Doe: Lesson Plan: Biological Levels of Organization

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan that takes young scholars through the process of organizing a set of biological picture cards according to levels of complexity.
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Pennsylvania Doe: Lesson Plan: Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson the teacher uses modeling and questioning strategies to walk students through making inferences in various texts and then using those inferences to draw conclusions.