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Woman Using Computer to Explore Internet Almanac

For Students 3rd - 8th
This encyclopedia article explores various aspects of computers and the internet. Content includes a focus on the "Electronic Era," how computers work, internet safety, various resources, and much more.
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NSTATE

Alaska: The Last Frontier State

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers basic information on the history, culture, economy, geography, people, and government of Alaska. Also, provides maps and an almanac of statistical facts.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Predicting Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Site from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation combines Science and Social Studies. As students examine the various methods of predicting the weather, in Colonial Williamsburg.
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Danuta Bois

Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Leslie Marmon Silko

For Students 9th - 10th
Leslie Marmon Silko is highlighted on a site titled "distinguished women of past and present." Presents a brief biographical sketch of Leslie Marmon Silko and a description of her career as a writer. Related links provided.
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National Park Service: Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about and see pictures of the conservation legacy left to the United States by Theodore Roosevelt and his actions as president. Included are quotes and speeches that lay out Roosevelt's philosophy of conservation.
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Cyberbee

Cyber Bee: Ready Reference

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This site is a tool to help students hone their reference skills.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Middle Colonies: The Ideas of Benjamin Franklin

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief biography of Benjamin Franklin covering his career as a printer, philanthropist, inventor, and public servant.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Talk [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learn to appreciate the regional accent of a Texan, and to speak like one too. Includes a link to a Texas pronunciation guide.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Division of States According to the Ordinance of 1784, 1784

For Students 9th - 10th
A facsimile of a map from Francis Bailey's Pocket Almanac (1785) showing the Northwest Territory of the United States and the land divisions proposed by the Ordinance of 1784.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Standard Time Belts, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1903 of the United States showing the time zones as they were then established. "The heavy dotted line shows the arbitrary divisions of time in the United States. The plus and minus marks on either side of the meridian lines...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin: Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
Farm associated with the writing of Sand County Almanac.
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Atomic Archive

Atomic Archive: Nuclear Test Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Atomic Archive - the online companion to the award-winning CD-ROM. This page includes an interactive Shockwave movie which allows visitors to explore the prevalence of global test sites for nuclear weapons from the mid 1940s to...
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Lee Trevino

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Trevino as he slowly took up the sport of golf to become a leader of the sport.
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Jack Nicklaus by Golf Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Born in Ohio (USA), Nicklaus is considered to be the greatest golfer of the modern era and arguably the greatest in the game's history. This site provides basic information about the golfer.
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Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon Blue Book: State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about Oregon's state symbols. Find out the Latin names of the animals, when the symbols were adopted, and why each was chosen to be a state symbol. Click on "next" on the bottom of the page to see more symbols.
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Golf Europe: Babe Zaharias (1915 1956)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a good biography about Babe Zaharias. It details not only her skill at golf, but in the several other sports at which she excelled.
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Jack 'Golden Bear' Nicklaus

For Students 9th - 10th
Born in Ohio (USA), Nicklaus is considered to be the greatest golfer of the modern era and arguably the greatest in the game's history. This site provides basic information about the golfer.
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Lee Trevino

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Trevino as he slowly took up the sport of golf to become a leader of the sport.
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Babe Zaharias

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a good biography about Babe Zaharias. It details not only her skill at golf, but in the several other sports at which she excelled.
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Texas Regions

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Texas regions

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