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Lexington High School

In the Time of the Butterflies Packet

For Students 8th - 12th
Considering using Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies? Here's a resource designed to be used before and during a reading of her powerful story of the murder of the Mirabal sisters. Included in the packet is a vocabulary...
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Random House

Focus On: Censorship & Banned Books

For Students 6th - 12th
Billy Collins' "Rain" introduces the Random House 104-page magazine for educators that focuses on censorship and banned books. The resource is packed with teaching guides, articles by noted authors, and links to...
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Scholastic

Marijuana: Breaking Down the Buzz

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
There are a lot of myths surrounding marijuana. Read a passage that clarifies the dangers of teens smoking marijuana, its harmful effects on the development of the brain, and the possible correlation of cigarette smoking to marijuana...
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Media Smarts

Advertising All Around Us

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Here is a set of advertising lessons, explore language, techniques, representation, and target audiences. Discuss the impact ads have on our daily lives. What do we see and how do they make us feel? Observe ads from around the...
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Curated OER

Using Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words to Improve College Level Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Grow vocabulary skills with an understanding of affixes and word roots. Included here are a few activities and plenty of materials you can use to support your learners as the focus on building vocabulary.
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ProCon

Prescription Drug Ads

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Bayer Pharmaceuticals sold heroin as a cough medicine in the 1900s ... who knew? Scholars discover this, and other interesting facts, when they use the resource to prepare for a class discussion or debate. They browse videos, readers'...
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Pasadena City College

Pasadena City College: Shatford Library: Finding Articles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A step-by-step tutorial walks you through various ways of locating magazine and other periodical articles.
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Black Past

Black Past: Ebony Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
In this encyclopedia article, you will read about Ebony Magazine, a publication dedicated to reporting on black culture and achievements of African Americans.
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Other

Agham Scientific Magazine: Kidneys and Survival

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the Agham Scientific Magazine provides an indepth description of the kidneys their function as well as other uses of the kidneys. Links to an article entitled, "The Body's Own Sanitation Facility" with additional...
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Other

Fas: Strategic Assessment: The Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
A strategic assessment of the role that the Internet is playing in the political process of America. The article looks at trends and makes predictions. Although geared toward the Department of Defense, the article is very comprehensible...
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Other

History Magazine: Step Right Up!

For Students 9th - 10th
History Magazine examines the America's love affair with the circus. Outstanding article about the history of the circus. Find links to other sources.
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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Simulations

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulations are useful research tools for scientists and save a lot of time and money. Some of the ways they are used are described in this article. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few...
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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Jets

For Students 9th - 10th
Jets, described in this article, are particle sprays resulting from other particles colliding at high speeds, such as can happen in particle accelerators. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few...
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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: The Terascale

For Students 9th - 10th
The terascale, described in this article, is a subatomic region that requires enormous amounts of energy in order to reach it. Scientists hope to be able to study it with the Large Hadron Collider. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an...
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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Superconductors

For Students 9th - 10th
Superconductors are materials that offer no resistance to electricity passing through them. They have many applications in science, such as in the Large Hadron Collider. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to...
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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Rare Particle Decays

For Students 9th - 10th
Rare particle decays, described here, are events that could lead to insights into the unknown processes of the universe. Scientists hope to learn more about them through research with particle accelerators. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is...
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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Neutrino Masses

For Students 9th - 10th
Neutrinos, described here, are particles scientists still have a lot to learn about. They are trying to measure their masses. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few paragraphs the meaning of...
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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Virtual Particles

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual particles, described here, are particles that appear and disappear so rapidly they can be detected only by their effect on other particles. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few...
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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Cherenkov Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Cherenkov light is explained here as the light emitted when a charged particle travels through matter faster than light would be able to. This would be slower, however, than the maximum speed of light, which occurs in a vacuum. "Explain...
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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Scintillators

For Students 9th - 10th
Scintillators are materials that can be used to detect the presence of radiation and of particles. This article gives a brief explanation of them.
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Other

Sierra Foothill Magazine: Gold Rush Women

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the varied roles of women during the Gold Rush.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: A Rabbit Tale

For Students 9th - 10th
Susan Lumpkin, in her article in Zoogoer Magazine, traces the origins of the Easter Bunny and deals with information related to rabbits in general. Topics covered in her article include Where in the World?, A Rabbit by Any Other Name,...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Grasslands on a Grand Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Jeffrey P. Cohn's article in Zoogoer Magazine, "Grasslands on a Grand Scale," examines a variety of animals and topics associated with the grasslands. Among the animals discussed are the bison, the great horned owls, the cattle, and more.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Florida's Crowded Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
This article in Zoogoer Magazine by Howard Youth centers on the Florida Panther and its population growth as well as reaction to growth of big cities. The information on the panther is both informative and interesting.

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