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US National Archives

Nara: National Archives for Educators and Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Site provides information on how to best use the vast resources of the National Archives. Teach and study with primary resources, an excellent way to get in touch with history. Just for fun, click on "Sign the Declaration" for a chance...
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Lesson Plan: Black Wings: American Pioneer Aviators

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
With this resource, teachers can select the most appropriate academic level and download a lesson plan that contains images, Word documents and PDF resources for teaching about the history of black Americans in aviation. Excellent...
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Other

Zona Hogar / Home Zone by Ginnie Mae

For Students 6th - 8th
Mortgages made easy! Ginnie Mae and friends teach the basics of home ownership, mortgages, savings and investments, and interest ? all in Spanish! Excellent reading practice for intermediate Spanish learners and older ESL students ? and...
Whiteboard
Other

Active Maths Limited: Decimal Number Lines: Whiteboard Resources

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an excellent resource for teaching and learning about decimals. Three different interactive number lines help students visualize units in tenths and hundredths and decimals.
Handout
Gabriel Dumont Institute

Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Metis and Study of Canadian History

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent paper to share with students to teach them to think critically about everything they read. It discusses how history has traditionally been written from a Euro-Canadian viewpoint, neglecting the aboriginal one and...
Unit Plan
Free Reading

Free Reading: Free Reading: Sounding Out Activities

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A wonderful site full of tips for teaching the skills of sounding out words. This site has a plethora of links that provide an excellent way to practice and memorize the essential skills of sounding out words. The links using every...
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Other

History Miami: Miami: One Hundred Years of History

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent discussion of Miami's colorful history from pre-European days up to modern times. Covers topics such as the Seminole Wars, the birth of Miami, the Everglades drainage project, Colored Town, the land boom, the Great...
Activity
Other

L.m. Montgomery Institute of Upei

For Students 9th - 10th
This educational institute is devoted to the study of Lucy Maud Montgomery and her writings. In addition to biographical information and book lists, there are excellent links and some good teaching ideas. A virtual exhibit on the site...
Interactive
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Countdown to Retirement

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover whether your budgeting skills will leave you wealthy or land you in the poor house in this engaging interactive game. This game teaches practical life skills for developing sound budgeting practices and making good financial...
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Tale of a Whale and Why It Can Be Told

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students work like marine biologists studying the North Atlantic right whale. As part of this learning exercise, students will research field photographs of one of these...
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Other

Tampa Bay History Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum has exhibits on the history of the Tampa Bay area. You can explore the offerings there but the exhibits are not online themselves. What is helpful though is the historical information in the Tampa Bay History Journal, which...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Spreadsheet Guide for Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Spreadsheet is a wonderful tool with applications well beyond simple calculations. This site provides a collection of lesson plans, tutorials and worksheets that help bring spreadsheets into the classroom.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Under the Hood: The Chemistry of Cars

For Students 9th - 10th
There are over one billion cars in the world right now, getting people from point A to point B. But cars aren't just a mode of transportation; they also teach an excellent lesson in chemistry. Cynthia Chubbuck navigates the intricate...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Activprimary Introduction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides an excellent overview of the interactive tools in Activprimary. This resource can be used to learn Activprimary or to teach others how to become proficient users.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Math Telling Time

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was created in Activprimary. Use it to practice and teach the hands on the clock and how to tell time. It contains excellent activities to engage students. Use as whole group, then as a...