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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1900 1940s: Early Advertising

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source images show the development of the modern advertising industry and highlight what these ads reveal about American culture during the early 20th century compared to today.
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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1870 1900: Everyday Life and People

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source photos depicting what life was like out west and in California in the late 19th century.
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University of California

University of California at Berkeley: Understanding Science: Poking Around

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars work in groups to develop an understanding of the size and shape of an object hidden beneath a plywood board, asking questions, testing their reasoning, and drawing conclusions, as scientists do. Students are never...
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Other

University of California, Riverside: Balzac's Paris [1799 1850]: A Guided Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Paris in the early 1800s through the eyes of the author Honore de Balzac. Born in 1799, Balzac lived in Paris during a period of intense renovation. The guided tour provides many unique insights into the city's development as a major...
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University of California

Ucmp: Sequencing Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson plan in which students place events in sequence, comparing their life to the history of the Earth.
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Sacramento Bee

Gold Rush: Culture Took Hold Despite Tough Crowds

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains information on the development of culture in California during the gold rush. Culture developed in spite of the harsh conditions and tough people.
Handout
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Nceas: Charles Lyell

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University Of California Santa Barbara provides a brief description of Charles Lyell's ideas concerning the geology of the Earth and several links to famous people related to this topic.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Gaming?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project you will examine real data from a California research scientist of over 3,000 video game players. The objective is to see if there is such thing as a videogame addict.
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EL Education

El Education: Calculicious: Making Calculus Delicious

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This book was created by seniors at High Tech High in San Diego, California. It is a product from a cross-curricular study of art and mathematics. For one semester, the students worked on a project in math class and art class that...
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Other

Making Your Marriage Work

For Students 9th - 10th
This article offers techniques and ideas to help couples make the most of their relationship.