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Orpheus Books

Q Files: Earth: Erosion: Rivers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Identify the upper waters, lower courses and whatever "falls" in between while studying the science of rivers.
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Q Files: Planet Earth: Planet Earth

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Earth's features and facts are discovered and explained in this brief entry. Identify what makes this planet special.
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Q Files: Life: Plants

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the world of plants and all that encompasses the second biggest kingdom of classification.
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Q Files: Technology: Space Transport

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of space exploration is told from the first successful rocket built in 1926 to space probes and the International Space Station.
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Q Files: History: Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
This site uses photos and fun facts to help students learn about the Ancient Egyptian civilization.
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Q Files: Prehistoric: Dinosaur Species: Maiasaura

For Students 9th - 10th
Maiasauras are duck-billed hadrosaurs that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous Period 74 million years ago. Learn about their parenting behavior and babies, how they built their nests, and migration habits.
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Q Files: History: Ancient Egypt: Pyramids: How They Were Built

For Students 9th - 10th
Pyramids took 20 years or more to build employing at least 25,000 workers. Explore a detailed description of how they were built, the materials used, and how a site was chosen.
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Q Files: Inside a Pirate Ship

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Encyclopeida entry takes viewers inside a pirate ship and teaches us about all of the components from the deck to the Jolly Roger flag.
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Q Files: Cambodia

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful maps, photos and illustrations complement the history and geography of Cambodia in this encyclopedia entry.
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Q Files: Animals: Animal Movement

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out the many different ways that animals move through their environments.
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Q Files: Electricity and Magnetism: Electric Charge

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn how electric charges work and about Coulomb's Law, which is used to calculate the strength of an electric force.
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An Ethical Island: Feedback Q and a Infographic [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent infographic to post prominently in the classroom that will encourage productive discussions between teachers and students as well as help in directing student self-talk. It presents ten questions that students can...
Website
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Q Files: Rodents

For Students 1st - 5th
This site provides all kinds of information regarding rodents, small animals with short legs and a tail that can be long or barely visible. The rodent family includes mice, rats and squirrels, as well as beavers, dormice, lemmings and...
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Historic Baseball Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of manuscripts, pamphlets, books, audio and visual files, and images that tells the story of the history of baseball.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Lord of the Flies

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that includes twenty-six links to images, websites, videos, audio files and activities for use before, during, and after reading Lord of the Flies by William Golding.