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Southern Illinois History: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
A good reference page, even if it limits itself to Southern Illinois. Good information on slavery in the Land of Lincoln, and the struggle between kidnappers and underground railroad. Site has a search function and plenty of photos.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How to Make Something Simple, Hard

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will have completed a unit of forces and motion prior to the current unit of study on simple machines (lever, inclined plane, screw, wedge, pulley, wheel and axle). Students will review the functions and examples of simple...
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Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Spoken Language Study Teaching Resources 11 20

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 20-page word resource discusses the topic of "Slang" for students. Practice exercises and notes are provided. L.11-12.3 Language Functions/Style
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Re Conceptualizing Extra Help for High School Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The push to ensure all students engage in challenging classes in high school has created new demands on high schools, including a demand to providing extra help for students who are behind in reading, mathematics, and advanced reasoning...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Riemann Sums

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use their TI-89 to investigate Riemann sums and learn how to construct them. They take the limit of two Riemann sums and find out that the limits exist and are the same. They compare this limit to the definite integral of the...
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Swarm Sketch

For Students 9th - 10th
Each week a new subject and a blank canvas appear. People from around the world are invited to add (a limited contour line) to the in-progress sketch. You can even watch a time-lapse video to see the image's progression.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: More on Curve Sketching

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Examples are presented to demonstrate the steps for sketching curves that are not polynomials. Using x- and y-intercepts, limits, domain and range, maxima and minima, second derivatives and general behavior the graphs are constructed...
Activity
Oregon State University

Calculus Quest: Jump Discontinuities

For Students 9th - 10th
This site defines jump discontinuities with graphs of functions to clarify.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Real Zeros of Polynomials

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students solve problems involving polynomial and rational functions. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
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CBS

Cbs: Zd Net: Covid 19: Here's How One Pandemic Will Change Our Lives, Forever

For Students 9th - 10th
While it is too early to assess the damage caused by this global pandemic, there are signs that it will permanently change the way society functions. From its impact on the global economy to our daily lives, COVID-19 will leave an...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Trying to Find a Best Fit: Heuristic Approach

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students can use geometry to determine the optimal location for a distribution warehouse of a department store chain.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pope Sixtus V

For Students 9th - 10th
Pope Sixtus V (December 13, 1521 - August 27, 1590), born Felice Peretti di Montalto, was Pope from 1585 to 1590. The subsequent administrative system of the Church owed much to Sixtus V. He limited the College of Cardinals to seventy;...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....