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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Christ Church Lutheran

For Students 9th - 10th
Modern-style church designed by father and son architects Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Frank B. Kellogg House

For Students 9th - 10th
From 1889 until his death, this was the permanent residence of Frank B. Kellogg (1856-1937), lawyer, U.S. Senator, and diplomat. As Secretary of State (1925-29), he negotiated the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928), for which he received the...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Thorstein Veblen Farmstead

For Students 9th - 10th
The Thorstein Veblen Farmstead consists of the home and farm buildings where Thorstein B. Veblen (1857-1929) grew up. As an economist, social scientist, and critic of American culture, he was the product of an austere agrarian...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Split Rock Light Station

For Students 9th - 10th
An image of the Split Rock Light Station.
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PBS

Mpr: The Meaning of Sioux Music and Song

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Minnesota Public Radio provides the text of a 1915 article written by musician and self-trained anthropologist, Frances Densmore. Densmore spent years studying the music and culture of the Teton Sioux and other native...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating South Crow River: Discharge, Turbidity, Erosion, Sediments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this field investigation, small groups of students will observe and measure characteristics of the South Crow River near Mayer, Minnesota. Data collection on these characteristics will include but not be limited to: speed of current...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Identifying Evidence for Volcanism in Waite Park Quarries

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By looking on the diabase dikes, fractures, rock textures, and composition of the granite bedrock, students in this field investigation will be looking for evidence of volcanism. This particular investigation was written for students to...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Lava Flows and Their Imapct on Shoreline Features

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this field geology activity, students will explore basaltic lava flows along the shoreline of Lake Superior, and begin to gain an understanding of the geologic story of Minnesota's North Shore. They will make observations about...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Processes of Sedimentation in Gravel Pits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this field investigation, students will investigate processes of deposition that have contributed to the current Minnesota sediments and landscape. After learning about weathering and erosion and having a short introduction to...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lake Investigation: Determining Lake Type and Health Using the Internet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this learning activity, students will analyze different lakes using the Lake Finder program on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website to research lake characteristics and their health. Students will be completing a...
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Professional Doc
American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention: Curriculum Based Measures

For Teachers K - 1st
This literature review provides a brief history of curriculum-based measurement (CBM), clarifying its relationship to curriculum-based assessment, a summary of the primary features of CBM, and a rationale for its design. Extensions of...
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Library of Congress

Loc: The History of the Upper Midwest

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful site that presents the history of the upper Midwest from the 1600s to around 1900, including Minnesota, Michigan, and Northwest Territories.
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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: This Nine Year Old Is Destined to Become a Spiritual Leader

For Students 9th - 10th
A young boy from Minnesota is in "training" because it is believed that he is the reincarnation of a spiritual leader within the faith who died nine years ago. Check out the story and what the Dalai Lama has to say about it all.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Thinking Fountain: Making Mold

For Students 3rd - 8th
Thinking Fountain, from the Science Museum of Minnesota, offers a project in word and picture. With everyday items, you can grow your own mold, both bread mold and penicillin!
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Other

Minnesota Turkey Growers Association: Minnesota Turkey

For Students 3rd - 5th
A page of turkey trivia, and information about American traditions involving turkeys.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Butterfly Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Site full of beautiful butterfly photographs including the emerging of a butterfly. One link also provides detailed information on the life cycle of a butterfly as well as a quiz to complete when finished.

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