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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Electrostatics

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-based activity takes students through a series of pages in which they find out about the effects charged particles have on one another, discover how Coulomb's force works, and see some real-world examples. Multiple-choice and...
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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: "The World Was at Stake"

For Students 9th - 10th
The House Un-American Activities Committee, a Congressional committee, sought to find Communist activity in the film industry. Read the transcript from hearings questioning Jack Warner, head of Warner Brothers film company, Louis B....
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Primary
Mechon Mamre

Hebrew English Bible: Psalms

For Students 9th - 10th
The test of the Book of Psalms, presented side-by-side in Hebrew and English.
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Primary
Mechon Mamre

Hebrew English Bible: 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Books of 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles, presented side-by-side in Hebrew and English.
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Primary
Mechon Mamre

Hebrew English Bible: Proverbs

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Book of Proverbs, presented side-by-side in Hebrew and English.
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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Art Critiques Made Easy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A tipsheet giving ideas on how to encourage students to think and speak critically about visual arts, music, dance, and even literature.
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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: "Word Has Just Been Received:"truman Speaks on Railway Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text and listen to President Truman's speech concerning his plans to address the railway strike that was affecting the post-World War II economy. (12 min.19 sec.)
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Primary
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: President's Special News Conference on Coal Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1946, as the United States was recovering from World War II, coal miners struck. Read the transcript of a news conference President Harry Truman held to address this pressing economic issure.
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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: "And We Shall Overcome": Johnson's Special Message to Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
Read President Lyndon B. Johnson's speech before the the Congress in support of the Voting Rights Act. Feel the passion in his address and his desire to further racial equality.
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Website
Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Venezuela

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Venezuela. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps, and...
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Website
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Leaving, 1960, Making of African American Identity: V. 3,

For Students 9th - 10th
This exercise examines black migration from the South in the 1960's through the perspective of Alice Walker's "Roselily." A PDF accompanies this resource, reviewing the deeper meaning behind a passage from this text.
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Website
American Public Media

American Radio Works: Campaign '68

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look back at the historic presidential election of 1968 when the election of Richard Nixon ended the dominance of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party took over. Read about the key players in the campaign, see what the...
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Interactive
BBC

Bbc: Science & Nature: Robots

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about different kinds of robots as you build them in five interactive simulations.
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Activity
BBC

Bbc: Science & Nature: Human Body and Mind: What Is Psychology?

For Students 9th - 10th
This guide offers an overview of the field of psychology. Topics include human behavior, branches of psychology, and what psychology is. Archived.
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: The Sweet Lure of Chocolate

For Students 9th - 10th
Ah, chocolate. Read about its history, manufacture, and its health benefits. Also includes recipes.
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Interactive
Carnegie Mellon University

Chem Collective: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Food Dyes

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive tutorial to determine the amount of dyes present in a powdered beverage in order to examine the allegation that the manufacturer is exceeding the allowable amount of the artificial food dyes in the drinks it produces.he...
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Unit Plan
Cornell University

Cornell University: Straightness and Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, part of a planned Geometry textbook, involves real-world applications with symmetry and reflection using pictures and graphs.
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Lesson Plan
Boston University

Bu: How Does a Satellite Stay in Orbit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a lesson on the ellipse. The lesson has students draw an ellipse with pencil and string, and discussions on orbits and theoretical orbiting situations.
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Primary
This Nation

This Nation: George H. W. Bush's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1989

For Students 9th - 10th
The Inaugural Address of George H. W. Bush on January 20, 1989.
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Primary
This Nation

This nation.com: George H. W. Bush's 1990 State of the Union Address

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of George H. W. Bush's State of the Union Address given on January 31, 1990.
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Primary
This Nation

This nation.com: George H. W. Bush's 1992 State of the Union Address

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of George H. W. Bush's 1992 State of the Union Address on January 28, 1992 is provided here.
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Harvard University

Harvard University: Project Implicit

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive test allows you to explore your unconscious preferences and beliefs through a series of questions. The site also contains related material on examining your unconscious. Your browser must support Java Applets.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Notorious Confusables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Great site! Offers student tons of confusables! Also offers quizzes and a pull-down menu for one "confusable" at a time. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2, L.11-12.2b Spelling, L.11-12.4 Word Meanings
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Article
George Mason University

Chnm: The Most Brainiest Man

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating article about how a conversation about Lenin led to the conviction and six-month jail sentence for Joseph Yenowsky. Excellent article shows the extreme fear of Reds and communism in the 1920's.