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CNN

Cnn: Week of 5 12 14: How Our Universe Grew Up

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what scientists now believe about the formation of our universe. Includes video .
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University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Asteroids

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover interesting facts about asteroids, large chunks of rock that were leftover from the formation of the solar system.
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Reader of the Rocks

For Teachers K - 1st
A nonfiction article where students read about Julie Codispoti, assistant curator at the United States Polar Rock Repository, located at Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center. The article provides an overview of Antarctic...
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Other

University of Tennessee: Verbs: Examples of the Subjunctive Mood

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A good list of examples of how the subjunctive mood is used. Note: There is a section at the bottom entitled "Where is the Subjunctive?" that gives examples of conversation overheard where the subjunctive mood was not used (and it should...
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Handouts: Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What kinds of evidence best support the points you make in a paper? Where can you find the evidence you need? This handout answers all these questions and more, including the difference between primary and secondary sources. You'll also...
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Apa Documentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides information on the APA (American Psychological Association) documentation style. The information can be downloaded in PDF format. It refers to several handouts dealing with parenthetical references, reference lists,...
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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska: Landforms

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the formation of the Grand Canyon to weathering processes is provided along with a link to photos of the Grand Canyon.
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California State University

Csun: Debate: Debate Formats

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Great explanation of the debate formats commonly used in high schools and universities. High school formats include Team Policy and Lincoln-Douglas debates, while university formats include NDT, CEDA, and Parliamentary debates. Formats,...
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Preparing and Distributing Press Releases

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent guide from the University of Arizona on writing press releases. Gives detailed information on content and format.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Active and Passive Voice

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A good resource that clearly outlines the differences, uses, and purposes of the active and passive voice, both in writing and in verb construction. Includes charts and examples. Click through all the sub-topics for the complete...
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Other

Monash University: What Makes a Good Essay?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read this example essay with its highlighted comments and labeled parts to get a good grasp of what an effective essay does. United States students should note that the documentation style is slightly different in this example. For more...
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Boise State University

Boise State University: The Peloponnesian War: The Delian League

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Boise State University describes the formation of the Delian League during the Peloponnesian War.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Formatting Science Reports

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site outlines the necessary elements of a scientific report. The site is broken down into the follow segments: title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion. Within each section is a contents section as well as a...
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Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University: Embryology in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.
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Harvard University

Harvard University: Mathematics in Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of clips from movies where Math is highlighted. The clips can be accessed in a variety of formats.
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University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide: The Phoenissae by Euripides

For Students 9th - 10th
The ancient Greek tragedy, The Phonessae, or The Phoenician Women, is offered here in a clearly formatted, full text version at this site.
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NASA

Nasa: Astrophysics

For Students 9th - 10th
This colorful study looks at how our universe was formed and how others can be formed. It also contains beautiful images of various formations in our own universe.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Heavy Elements Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will play the "Heavy Element" game to learn about star cycle and the formation of heavy elements in the universe.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Origins: Back to the Beginning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the elements found in the Periodic Table of Elements and what role some of them play in the universe. Test your knowledge of the elements and the organization of the table by completing a puzzle.
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina Writing Center Handouts: Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
When presenting an argument, the use of statistics to support a point can be very effective. This handout offers advice on both how to read statistics so that you understand exactly what they mean, and how to use them in your argument so...
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Rice University

Rice University: Writing Research Papers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site presents information about the necessary parts of a scientific research report. It also contains a sample abstract and introduction.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Visual Rhetoric: Using Fonts With Purpose

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The first of four pages discussing appropriate font choices and the effect font choice can have on the meaning and feeling attached to a work.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Product of Non Zero Rational and Irrational Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this formative assessment task, students are asked to explain how rational and irrational numbers differ and why the product of a non-zero rational number and an irrational number is irrational....
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Rice University

Galileo Project: Girolamo Cardano

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University contains information about Cardano's life in an outline format. Some topic headings are nationality, education, religion, scientific disciplines, means of support, and many more.