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University of Southern California

Usc Viterbi School of Engineering: Illumin: Harp: Engineering the Perfect Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the history and the construction of a harp. Includes a music sample, and an interactive harp. (Published Fall 2004)
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Harp Seal Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
Physical characteristics, daily life, food and feeding, breeding, and threats to the Harp seal are covered in this comprehensive site.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Harp Seal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the harp seal.
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The Harp

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of harps, as well as the playing, tuning, and care of harps. Also provides links to other harp pages.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Harp Seal

For Students 4th - 8th
The relationship between people and harp seals is slowly changing. For years, newborn pups were killed in large numbers for their gorgeous white coats. Learn more about the Phoca groenlandica, more commonly known as a Harp Seal, in this...
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Harp Seal

For Students 3rd - 8th
A condensed site with "need to know" facts. Physical characteristics, diet, length of life, and predators are the main focus of this site.
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Harp Week: Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: Tenure of Office Act

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from HarpWeek contains information on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson because he violated the Tenure of Office Act. The site is not too in-depth but it does provide some interesting information.
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Cresli Seal Research Program

For Students 9th - 10th
CRESLI Seal research studies the habits of seal life on Long Island Sound and works to protect the seals.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Image of Community, 1939, Making of African American Identity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resources illustrates how artist Augusta Savage (1892-1962) embodied the virtues of self-help, self-reliance, and close-knit cohesion of the black community in her sculpture Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp).

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