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Curated OER

Science: Put Your Heart into Engineering

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the heart and vascular system and the need for artificial valves. After explaining how heart valves function, they design their own heart valves for experimentation. They predict the speed of fluid flowing through...
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Curated OER

Positive Futures Fair

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in groups, research an issue they feel is significant in today's world. They present and justify specific actions for the audience to take that would help to better the issue of public concern.
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Curated OER

Children's Rights

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners research studenT rights in democratic and non-democratic societies. They create group projects such as advertisements and posters, which demonstrate their awareness of civic involvement.
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Curated OER

Creating a Storyboard

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students find out what a storyboard is and why it is important. They identify what kind of traditional and technological tools can be used to create a storyboard and determine the order of each team's part for the final presentation.
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Curated OER

Genetic Counseling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars apply the principles of ethical decision making to actual cases. They appreciate that there is usually no one "right" decision. Students compare their conclusions to those of individuals who are in the field.
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Primary
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project: Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc. (1991)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This summary examines the impact of the 1991 US Supreme Court decision regarding the attribution of quotes to sources used in journalistic articles. Includes links to the full case, audio files, and how the justices voted on the case.
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Website
Other

Arts Journal: Visual Arts Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The ArtsJournal website provides a daily summary of arts and cultural journalism from the English-language press around the world, with links to complete articles for further reading. The visual arts page collects links on a wide range...
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Other

History Net: Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a summary of the American Civil War, including various battles and milestones.
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Website
Other

Advanced Studio Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
English language learning site for Chinese speakers -- online companion site to a magazine by the same name. Provides summaries and downloadable copies of some of the articles that appear in the printed magazine, along with access to...