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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 6 2 14: Hi Tech Fabric Changes Color

For Students 6th - 8th
Read about "smart" fashion being designed using an ink that changes color when exposed to human touch or music.
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Academia.edu: Avista Forum Journal: The Alewife: Changing Images and Bad Brews

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from an issue of a journal that focused on the topic of medieval brewing. After a discussion of the status of women in medieval times from a feminist perspective, the author examines the role of alewives in the production of...
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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery: Changing Times: The Tudors

For Students 3rd - 7th
Learn all about the Tudor period with this reference page! Understand the clothing, homes, religion, transportation, and much more that existed between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales.
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Chinese Clothing [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Examine one aspect of the cultural changes that have occurred in China during the twentieth century with this unit on clothing.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: How Do Living Things Change With the Seasons?

For Teachers K - 1st
Through inquiry, students compare how different kinds of fabrics keep objects warmer or colder. Upon completion students will infer and record in their science notebook which fabric would be good to wear in cold weather, and why.
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Kyoto Costume Institute

Kyoto Costume Institute: Kci Digital Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights of Western styles of clothing, in timeline format, inspire us with the vastness and novelty of human creation. Examples span 250 years of changing styles in fashion, with the earliest articles dating from the eighteenth century.
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Canada Science and Technology Museum

Canada Science and Technology Museum: Washing Machines

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canada Science and Technology Museum tells the story of the evolution of the washing machine. Starting from the laborious laundry procedure of washing clothes by hand, learn how laundry was first mechanized. Then, came the...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Life Cycle of a T Shirt

For Students 9th - 10th
Angel Chang traces the life cycle of a t-shirt.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Algonquins of Pikwakanagan County

For Students 9th - 10th
In this exhibit, the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan in Ontario describe how they have adapted to change over time but still are able to keep their culture and traditions alive. The exhibit included many photos of their brilliant clothing,...
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American Centuries, View From New England

For Students 9th - 10th
A multi-purpose site that provides information on history and historic artifacts from New England. There are also some interesting games that serve to enhance learning about New England. Be sure to watch video demonstrations of Early...
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the left-hand toolbar of this site to investigate an online textbook for the language of design. It provides visual examples and explanations of line, form, color, color psychology, texture, balance, proportion and many more...
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Starfall

Starfall: Label the Magician

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
These games use the magic theme to teach young readers vocabulary. It offers four games: click on stars to change colors of the magician's clothes, labeling his clothes by clicking and dragging, picking up the wand and clicking on...

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