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NASA

Write the Book on Weather Metrics

For Students 6th - 12th
It's not easy to measure the weather. Pupils learn about what all weather has in common—the atmosphere. Scholars discover how a meteorologists must be able to measure aspects of the atmosphere and decipher the data. They then create a...
AP Test Prep
College Board

Why We Use Theorem In Calculus

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars read an article to explain the reasoning behind theorems. In this calculus lesson, students understand the underlying principles of theorems and how it helps them make sense of the problems. They know why they do what they...
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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: Mirror Pendant in Form of a Bat Human From Grave 5, Sitio Conte

For Students 9th - 10th
Bat-human imagery in ancient Central American art is often linked to religious beliefs and practices. View pictures and read descriptions of a pendant in the form of a bat-human found in a grave near Panama City in this essay. A video...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hindu Deity Shiva in the Fierce Form of Bhairava

For Students 9th - 10th
Individual Hindu gods manifest themselves in many forms, in some cases including the ferocious and terrifying. Among his many guises, Shiva is an ascetic and mendicant who renounces conventional earthly existence to pursue extreme...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Haniwa in the Form of a Warrior

For Students 9th - 10th
This object is a haniwa (lit. "clay ring"), a type of funerary article made during the Kofun era (300-552). Many kinds of haniwa have been found, including both simple clay cylinders and more elaborate forms, such as human figures,...
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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch: Child Farmworkers in the u.s.: A "Worst Form of Child Labor"

For Students 9th - 10th
An article focused on the drastic conditions and ruination of children who work on farms. The Human Rights Watch investigates the corruption of farmers abusing their child employees from their working conditions, hours, and pay among...
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Other

Chemical Engineers Resource Page: Forms of Corrosion

For Students 9th - 10th
A Chemical Engineers Resource provides this site devoted to chemical engineers. Very thorough. The page you come to, Forms of Corrosion, is very thorough, and has some really useful pictures. Other parts of the site may be helpful,...
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BBC

Bbc: Mother of Man Lucy

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses the importance of Lucy to the theory of evolution and her bipedalism form of locomotion. Archived.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Stepanova, the Results of the First Five Year Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered what came before Photoshop? After the First World War, artists in Germany and the Soviet Union began to experiment with photomontage, the process of making a composite image by juxtaposing or mounting two or more...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Main Branches of Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Over the centuries, two main branches of Buddhism emerged: Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism. Read a description of each of these forms of Buddhism.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Behcet's Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of this less common form of arthritis that affects blood vessels. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Ankylosing Spindylitis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a thorough overview of this less common form of arthritis that primarily affects the back. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Polymyalgia Rheumatica

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of this less common form of arthritis. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Psoriatic Arthritis

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of this less common form of arthritis. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Pseudogout

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of this less common form of arthritis. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Wegener's Granulomatosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a thorough overview of Wegener's granulomatosis, a form of arthritis, which also includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and so on.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 9 1 14: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Earth

For Students 3rd - 8th
This video [7:21] shares fascinating video will inform you about how the Earth formed, creating mountains, oceans and more.
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Other

Article: Learning Tunes Efficiently: Part One: Song Form

For Students 9th - 10th
This article deals with skills needed by musicians, that is, being able to learn tunes efficiently by using the form of the song.
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Other

Edublogs: Mark Gleeson: Teachers, Do You Have Good or Bad Habits of Mind? (1)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In part one of this blog post for educators, learn about ways to help students form habits for success in school.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Cuneiform and the Invention of Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Article discussing early forms of writing in the Ancient Near East. Includes links to additional information.
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Other

Edublogs: Mark Gleeson: Teachers, Do You Have Good or Bad Habits of Mind? (2)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In the continuation of this blog post for educators, this resource discusses helping students to apply positive habits they've learned to new situations.
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Other

Rhythms of Puerto Rico Plena

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the rhythms of Puerto Rico through the musical form of the plena. Included are explanations of the different types of drums used in the plena. Audio examples and a pdf document of sheet music demonstrating the plena can also be...
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Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: The Universality of the Dhamma

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry is about the concept of Dhamma, the earliest of the Canons of Buddhism, which establishes clear exposition, self-realization, and so on.

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