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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: National Poetry Month

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
April is National Poetry Month. Find all the resources you need to celebrate poetry in your classroom, including a new activity for each day, a poster for the current year plus archives of previous posters, and teacher resources that...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Einstein's Miracle Year

For Students 9th - 10th
As the year 1905 began, Albert Einstein faced life as a "failed" academic. Yet within the next twelve months, he would publish four extraordinary papers, each on a different topic, that were destined to radically transform our...
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EL Education

El Education: 20 Years Project Portfolio

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This project is a portfolio of an 8th grader who projects herself 20 years into the future including her future occupation and life. To prepare students interview someone who works in a field similar to their projected one. The project...
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Danuta Bois

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Jim Parker

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Jim Parker, an American professional gridiron football player who, during his 11-year career with the Baltimore Colts, established himself as one of the finest offensive linemen in...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Ronnie Lott

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Ronnie Lott, an American gridiron football player who earned first-team All-Pro honors at all three defensive backfield positions during his standout 14-year National Football League (NFL)...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Week of 8 8 16: Has My Child Been Exposed to Lead? When and How to Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Connie Hill of Columbus, Ohio, got some unsettling news after her son's 12-month checkup .A nurse called to say that the 1-year-old's blood lead level test had come back as slightly elevated, which would put him in the top 2.5 percent of...
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: A Brief Introduction to the Islamic (Hijri) Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides background information about the Islamic Calendar, also called the Hijri. Explains the differences between the Gregorian calendar and the Islamic Calendar; lists important holidays and the months of the Islamic year. Provides...
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A&E Television

History.com: Before Jfk, Lee Harvey Oswald Tried to Assassinate a Former Army General

For Students 9th - 10th
On April 10, 1963, just seven months before he shot and killed President John F. Kennedy, the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald crouched Edwin Walker, a former U.S. Army general. Oswald fired, but the bullet caromed off the windowsill and...
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EL Education

El Education: Calendar of Forest Park

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This calendar was created by 1st grade students in Springfield, Massachusetts, as part of their "Parks as a Neighborhood Resource" Learning Expedition. Students investigated a neighborhood resource while also learning about the function...

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