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Annenberg Learner: Approaches in Practice: Treating Psychological Disorders

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the contemporary approaches used to understand, treat and prevent psychological disorders. Learn about these approaches and then put each into practice with a patient.
Interactive
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Annenberg Learner: Stamp Act Cartoons

For Students 9th - 10th
In this cartoon, how does the artist use symbolism and humor to deride Parliament?
Handout
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Annenberg Learner: Biography of America: Gustavus Swift and the Refrigerator Car

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides an account of Gustavus Swift's development of the vertically integrated cattle industry through his use of the refrigerated rail car. From Industrial Supremacy, part of Annenberg Media's Biography of America.
Article
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Annenberg Learner: Biography of Amer: A Different Perspective on Progressivism

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this thought-provoking overview by historian Waldo E. Martin of progressivism as seen from the perspective of African Americans, Native Americans, and new Asian immigrants.
Handout
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Report Your Sightings

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Observe various migratory species (hummingbirds, butterflies, etc.) and report their sightings online. Share and review the sightings with other students/classrooms to track hemispheric migratory patterns.
Interactive
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Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: From Sea to Shining Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
A great interactive map that reinforces your knowledge of the geographic features of the United States. Begin by reading general information on reading maps, then play the game.
Interactive
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Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: 50 States

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the regions of the United States, find the states in those regions on maps, and play a game to locate the states. A great interactive review.
Interactive
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Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: The Nation Expands

For Students 9th - 10th
After examining a map showing the expansion of the United States, click to read about each addition to the country and see where that addition is. Play Expansion Concentration to test your skills.
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Annenberg Learner: Geometry 3 D Shapes: Polyhedra, Prisms, and Pyramids

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
An introduction to a type of three-dimensional shape called a polyhedron. See examples and play with an interactive animation, showing the faces, vertices, and edges of pyramids, which are a type of polyhedron.
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Annenberg Learner: Geometry 3 D Shapes: Platonic Solids

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about platonic solids, a special type of polyhedra. Read a definition, make three-dimensional models using printouts, and play with an interactive animation, which will show you the faces, vertices, and edges on platonic solids:...
Online Course
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Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: The Engine That Drives the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Material to begin an exploration of volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on volcano types, plate boundaries, and "hot spots," and ideas for...
Online Course
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Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: Restless Landscapes

For Students 9th - 10th
Material to begin an exploration of the sand formation, landforms, and underground water. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on the ice ages, glaciers, and glacial landforms, and ideas...
Online Course
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Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: Our Nearest Neighbor: The Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
Material to begin an exploration of the Moon, theories about its origin, and its history's relationship to our Earth's history. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on the Moon's movement,...
Online Course
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Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: Order Out of Chaos: Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
Material to begin an exploration of the Solar System: the characteristics of the planets, theories about planet formation, and more. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on star formation,...
Website
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Annenberg Learner: Ethics in America Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Medicines, war, business, and more are topics found within the Ethics in America II. This exhibit is designed to aid students in understanding ethical reasoning in a variety of disciplines.
Professional Doc
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Annenberg Learner: In Search of the Novel

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Eight one-hour workshop videos for middle and high school teachers wishing to bring novels to life in their classrooms. Features the works of ten famous novelists, including Charles Dickens, J.K. Rowling, and Toni Morrison. Free to all-...
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Annenberg Learner: The Nation Expands: Mexican Cession, 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
See a map of the land acquired by the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, called the Mexican Cession. From Annenberg Media.
Unit Plan
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Annenberg Learner: Middle Ages: Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion and explanation of health during the Middle Ages with special focus on treatment, patients, surgery, myths and superstitions.
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Annenberg Learner: Middlel Ages: Clothing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Clear and concise overview of the kinds of clothing worn during the medieval period by different classes of persons: peasants, royalty, clerics.
Unit Plan
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Annenberg Learner: Middle Ages: Homes

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the homes of the Middle Ages. Why they were built, how they were built, and the design in their building. Also included are kitchens and the homes of the wealthy.
Unit Plan
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Annenberg Learner: Middle Ages: Arts & Entertainment

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the entertainment that occurred during the Middle Ages. Types of instruments and involvement in religious life discussed.
Website
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Annenberg Learner: What Forces Affect Our Weather?

For Students 9th - 10th
A great starting point for learning about the weather and for finding help starting your own investigation of what affects the weather. Site is organized into the following sections: "The Atmosphere," "The Water Cycle," "Powerful...
Handout
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Annenberg Learner: Weather: Forecasting

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers a variety of forecasting-related topics including storms, snow and ice, and the tools meteorologists use to make predictions.
Interactive
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Annenberg Learner: Teacher's Lab: Shape and Space in Geometry

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Online activities are given to explore space and shape in geometry.