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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Avengers Comic Teaches Mad Money Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
The Avengers teach Spider-Man the principles of saving and spending as they save a bank from the evil powers of Mole Man. This site includes an online comic book, an instruction guide for teachers, and a budget worksheet.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Green Mansions by W. H. Hudson

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel Green Mansions by W. H. Hudson. It is a "romance of the tropical forest," as Hudson put it. The protagonist, Abel, falls in love with a wood nymph named Rima but their love is brought to an end when it...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 27: The Faust Theme

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Faust theme, that of risking eternal damnation by selling one's soul to the devil in exchange for magical powers, can be found in virtually every genre of music as well as in literature and the visual arts. Examples utilizing this...
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Grammar Man Efl/esl Comics for Students and Teachers

For Students 9th - 10th
Creative blend of cartooning and ESL. Students can read the adventures of Grammarman -- where they help Grammarman right evil grammar wrongs -- or do a WebQuest on how to create their own cartoons and submit them to the student gallery....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: A Guardian King

For Students 9th - 10th
This fierce-looking king is a symbolic protector of the Buddha's sacred law and also a fighter of evil spirits. View a picture of this statue and read a short description.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Hindu Deity Vishnu in the Form of the Man Lion Narasimha

For Students 9th - 10th
A certain evil demon could not be killed by man or beast, indoors or out, during the day or night. To defeat the demon, Vishnu took the form of a half man-half lion, hid in the pillar of a doorway, and attacked at dusk. Vishnu was...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: A Guardian King

For Students 9th - 10th
This fierce-looking king is a symbolic protector of the Buddha's sacred law and also a fighter of evil spirits. His right foot is raised to stamp upon the head of a demon (now missing). His armor consists of tunic, trousers, chest and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ritual Vessel (Fangyi)

For Students 9th - 10th
Fangyi is a type of bronze vessel used by the Shang dynasty (approx. 1600-1050 BCE) in ritual ceremonies. The vessel is a small rectangular box used for holding wine ("fang" means square). Such vessels were in use from the Shang through...
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Order of Operations

For Students 4th - 6th
Your mission if you should choose to accept it is to help Kit Foxtail get the townfolk's money-back by the evil Duke Von Wolfington. In order to complete your mission, you will need to crack open some safes using your knowledge of the...
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Slimezilla vs. the Compound Words

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Use your knowledge of compound words to defeat the evil Slimezilla! In this game, kids will practice combining individual words into compound words, in order to form the only hero that can save the day... and win the game!
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 1: Rumplestiltskin

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore several classic Grimm fairy tales. Students create a Fairy Tales Learning Log to trace the various connections and common ideas across the various tales. They begin to develop an awareness of common traits in fairy...
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CNN

Cnn: The Reagan Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Bear witness to the life and presidency of Ronald Reagan with this CNN exclusive. Featured are pages devoted to Reagan's lives as a Hollywood actor, Governor of California and finally President of the United States.
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PBS

Pbs: Face Off: United States Foreign Policy With n.korea

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that shows the relationship between the United States and North Korea. It has the students answer questions about what they believe the US and North Korea should do to ease tensions between the two countries. The lesson...
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Monthly Review: Why Socialism? By Albert Einstein

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides access to the essay "Why Socialism?" by Albert Einstein originally published in the first issue of Monthly Review (May 1949). Einstein argues for socialism as the way to rise above the predatory phase of human...
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Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: Tobacco Counterblast

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students look at why King James I thought that smoking tobacco was a dangerous habit.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Barong

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Barong, an important mythical creature in Indonesian culture even in modern times. Take the quiz to learn more about the Barong. Flashcard format.
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Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Pantheism

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent, in-depth article from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy introducing the metaphysical beliefs and religious practices of pantheism. Pantheism is treated as both a philosophy and a religion. Author consider arguments and...
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World Press Review: North Korea's Nuclear Threat

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a summary of different newspaper articles from places such as Seoul, Tokyo, New Delhi, Berlin etc. on the issue of nuclear weapons in North Korea in 2002.
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Press: Nietzsche's Travels

For Students 9th - 10th
Sample of photos and quotes from Nietzsche's travel diaries in his later years. Illuminates the personality of the great philosopher.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Portrait Gallery presents a look at presidential actions and decisions about the Cold War. Click on Ronald Reagan to see how his anti-Communist beliefs led to increases in the defense budget, but also, by the end of his...
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Doppelganger

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a glossary entry for the term "Doppelganger" which literally means "double-goer." It includes defintions and examples.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Morality: What Is Good and How Do We Know?

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question Morality: What is good and how do we know? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1911, one publication is the horror novel entitled The Lair of the White Worm. This story was written by Bram Stoker.

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