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U.s. Military History and National Security

For Students 9th - 10th
An internet guide to US military history and national security. Includes links to the history of the US armed forces and specific branches as well as information on the different federal organizations involved in national security.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Creating a Problem Statement: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will be able to craft an effective problem statement and will understand the importance of problem statements in conflict resolution. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Creating a problem statement."
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Sophia: Positions Often Conflict, Interests Rarely Do: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that parties in conflict can often have their interests met by moving away from positions. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Positions often conflict, Interests rarely do."
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Credit Information Center: Articles on Protecting Your Credit During a Divorce

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers important advice to divorced people about how to separate yourself financially from your ex. Myths about divorce decrees are examined.
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Wall Street Insurance: Insurance Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
This business page from Wall Street Insurance gives comprehensive definitions of many insurance terms. A helpful resource for a student unfamiliar with basic terms in the insurance industry.
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Etc: Atlantic Coast Development, 1650 1695

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of maps showing the development and colonial claims of the northern Atlantic Coast between 1650 and 1695. The maps are color-coded to show charter colonies, proprietary colonies, and the royal colonies. The map from 1650 shows...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Peter I

For Students 9th - 10th
Known as Peter the Great, he was at first a joint ruler with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V, who died in 1696. Peter then ruled alone until 1724, whenceforth he ruled jointly with his wife, Catherine I.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Carolina Grant, 1665

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Georgia and the Carolinas, showing the land granted to eight English lords and gentlemen as joint proprietaries by King Charles II under the charter of 1663, which extended from the southern border of Virginia south to the 29...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The States and Their Land Claims at Close of Revolution, 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States at the close of the American Revolutionary War showing the newly formed States, and their claims to the lands west of the Allegheny Mountains to the Mississippi River. The map shows the territories jointly...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Sketch Map of Southern Peru, 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
A sketch map of southern Peru showing the route of the joint Yale University-National Geographic Society expedition of 1915, led by Hiram Bingham, the discoverer of Machu Picchu in 1911. This map shows the railroad from Mollendo on the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Route Map of the Bingham Peruvian Expedition, 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Peruvian area explored on the joint Yale University-National Geographic Society expedition of 1915, led by Hiram Bingham, the discoverer of Machu Picchu in 1911. This map shows the routes of exploration from Cuzco into the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1830

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States in 1830 showing the states and territories, the joint-occupation with Britain in Oregon Country, and the British and Spanish possessions at the time. The map shows the westward expansion of the United States,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1825 1830

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States during the Presidency of John Quincy Adams (1825&ndash1829) showing the States at the time, the Unorganized Territory of the Louisiana Purchase, and the Oregon Country under joint control with Great Britain.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1821

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States and territories in 1821 after the Missouri Compromise, showing the Free States and territories, the Slave States and territories, and the transitional territories at the time. The map is color-coded to show the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Oregon Country, 1846

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Oregon Territory showing the boundary on the 49th Parallel established by treaty between Great Britain and the United States in 1846, dividing what was once jointly held territory. The map also shows the boundary with Upper...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Oregon Country, 1818 1846

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Oregon Country showing the adjustments to the boundaries between 1818-1846, including the boundary established in 1818 to the east of the jointly controlled territory (Great Britain and the United States), the southern...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Lena Pillars Nature Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Lena Pillars Nature Park is marked by spectacular rock pillars that reach a height of approximately 100 m along the banks of the Lena River in the central part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). They were produced by the region’s extreme...
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Unesco: Mexico: Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Queretaro

For Students 9th - 10th
The five Franciscan missions of Sierra Gorda were built during the last phase of the conversion to Christianity of the interior of Mexico in the mid-18th century and became an important reference for the continuation of the...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Elise Depew Strang L'esperance (1878 1959)

For Students 9th - 10th
Elise Depew Strang L'Esperance (1878-1959), Cornell University, shown here in 1951 with her Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award, was a pioneer in cancer treatment for women and had received the award jointly with Catherine Macfarlane....
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Catherine Macfarlane (1877 1969)

For Students 9th - 10th
Catherine Macfarlane (1877-1969) was a Philadelphia gynecologist and cancer researcher. In 1951, she received a Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award, jointly with Elise Depew Strang L'Esperance, for her work helping to establish cancer...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Rosalind Wulzen (B. 1886)

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiology professor Rosalind Wulzen (b. 1886) discovered a factor (the "Wulzen factor") that protects the joints of mammals from calcification. She taught at the University of California during the 1920s
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mlle. Marchal

For Students 9th - 10th
Mlle. Marchal, Graduate of Sciences, Professor of Chemistry at College de France. This photograph was distributed in connection with the fall 1925 joint meeting of American Chemical Society, and International Union of Pure and Applied...
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Eternal Egypt: Model of Kitchen Boat

For Students 9th - 10th
The model portrays a kitchen boat carrying jars of beer and wine and joints of meat. Kitchen boats probably accompanied the owner's main boat to provide him and his companions with food and drink.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Palisades Interstate Park

For Students 9th - 10th
A joint New York and New Jersey organization, it includes 24 parks and eight historic sites, covering over 100,000 acres (405 square kilometers) along more than 20 miles (32 km) of Hudson River shoreline. It also operates the Palisades...

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