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Lit2Go

The Four Oxen and the Lion

5th - 8th Standards
Long before Benjamin Franklin advocated for standing together against the British, Aesop warned about the dangers of a group divided in his fable "The Four Oxen and the Lion." An audio retelling of the story describes a quarreling herd...
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Lit2Go

The Donkey, the Fox, and the Lion

5th - 8th Standards
Learn about the value of teamwork with Aesop's "The Donkey, the Fox, and the Lion." After listening to an audio retelling of the fable, pupils write an alternate ending and share with their peers.
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Lit2Go

The Man and the Lion

5th - 8th Standards
The plot diagramming activity that accompanies Aesop's "The Man and the Lion" asks readers to investigate the relationship between parts of the plot and the moral of the story. The resource comes with an audiobook recording of the fable...
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Storynory

The Wheelie People

5th - 8th Standards
Do you believe in soulmates? You may after listening to the Greek story of "The Wheelie People," which depicts the mythological change from double-people creatures who are split into two beings, forever doomed to scour the earth for...
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Lit2Go

The Belly and the Members

5th - 8th Standards
Give your class some food for thought after reading Aesop's "The Belly and the Members" by Aesop. Once pupils have listened to an audio version of the story, they answer four questions regarding the fable's theme, including a narrative...
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Storynory

The Wooden Horse

5th - 8th Standards
One of the greatest tricks of all time is so well known that it has become its own colloquialism. Introduce elementary readers to "The Wooden Horse," an adaptation of the legendary story from Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid, with a...
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Storynory

The Town Musicians of Bremen

2nd - 6th Standards
Take a listen to "The Town Musicians of Bremen" by the Brothers Grimm with a nine minute audiobook. The story details four elderly animals that join together to make a band and travel their way to find an unlikely home thanks to their...
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Storynory

The Minotaur

5th - 8th Standards
The conquest of the Minotaur, the betrayal of Ariadne, and the tragic misunderstanding of King Aegeus and Prince Theseus are all part of an audio retelling of the Greek myth featuring the half-man, half-bull creature. Pupils follow the...
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Freedom to Assemble Pt. 12: Gov. Regulation of Private Groups

9th - 10th
Discusses when the right to associate in private groups means one's choice is not restricted, and situations where there needs to be some government regulation.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:a Model for Civil Discourse

9th - 10th Standards
On today's episode, we discuss the Framers' rules for debate during the Constitutional Convention. SL.9-10.1b Group Rules, SL.11-12.1b Group Rules
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Got Garlic? The Science of Alliums

9th - 10th
The author of a book on the alliums, which include garlic, onions, shallots, leeks, chives, etc., discusses their history and chemistry. Aired Jul. 2, 2010 [23:47 min]
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Lebanese Celebrate Return of Five Prisoners

9th - 10th
NPR provides an article discussing Lebanon's swap of five prisoners with Israel in July 2008. Includes a timeline of Israeli-Lebanese involvement, a list of other prisoner exchanges, and an audio presentation of the prisoner exchange...
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History of Our World

Podcast History of Our World: 15 the Hyksos

9th - 10th
Rob Monaco discusses the Hyksos, a group of people migrating to and settling in Egypt between about 1630 B.C. and 1532 B.C., in this episode 15 [21:08] podcast history.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Bacteria That Eat Antibiotics

9th - 10th
Scientists discuss a group of bacterial living in soil that can consume both natural and synthetic antibiotic compounds as their sole source of carbon-based food.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Winter Wonderland? Wonder No Longer

9th - 10th
A group of scientists discuss the scientific phenomena that we experience in the winter season. Aired Jan. 6, 2012 [33:48 min]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: A Coral Catastrophe?

9th - 10th
A third of the world's reef-building coral species are vulnerable to extinction, a group of researchers says. We'll talk with one of the authors of a report about the plight of corals, and discuss whether anything can be done to turn...

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