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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses scholarship and financial aid scams and the truth about financial aid. The only application that will determine eligibility for all programs is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - a form you can...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: I Am What I Learn Video Scholarship Essay Contest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to explore a variety of available scholarships to determine which scholarships may be sources of funding for college. Students will create a video essay which will be used to apply for a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Pennies for Your Future!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a hands-on activity that is designed to guide students through the process of finding and applying for scholarships. Students will use word processing software to write and submit a scholarship that is applicable to them. This...
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Other

Teen Analyst: Financial Aid Info

For Students 9th - 10th
Grants, loans, scholarships - it's all like another kind of language. But don't worry, we're here to help.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How to Pay for College

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The students will search the Internet for Scholarships and/or grants to help pay for college. This lesson has a financial aid component.
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Joseph Drown Foundation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is the site for the Drown Foundation which "is interested in programs that break down any barrier that prevents a person from continuing to learn and grow." It offers "scholarship and loan programs" to "programs directed at talented...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Rethinking the Rise of the West

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Historical interpretation is subjective, and therefore views on particular movements, such as the western world's rise to power as covered in this unit, can be altered over time by historians.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Career Technical Education Research

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan is designed to help students document their research for a year long capstone project. (Creating an Engineering Report)The students will be following the requirements for the Siemens Math, Science Technology competition....
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The Association of Moving Image Archivists

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of what the Association of Moving Image Archivists is, and what they do. Links to information about scholarships available to students intending to pursue careers in film archives.
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Thrivant Financial for Lutherans

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization was set up by Lutherans to offer financial services for Lutherans. This organization offers scholarships to Lutheran students and loans to members of the Lutheran Church.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: The House of Wisdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how Baghdad grew into a place of scholarship during the Golden Age of Islam. The Caliph, Abdullah Al Ma'moun, brought many foreign scholars to translate books by renowned thinkers and philosophers for Baghdad's House of Wisdom....
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Johnson & Johnson: Discover Nursing

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the basics on the nursing field and find a nursing program in your area, or search through hundreds of nurse scholarships.
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Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Paying for College

For Students 9th - 10th
Give students a helping hand in figuring out how to pay for their college education.
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Manhattan Institute: Why School Vouchers Can Help Inner City Children

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a speech given by Kurt L. Schmoke, the Mayor of Baltimore. He states why he feels that school vouchers are the right choice for education. A great perspective from a public servant who played a large role in improving education...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot

For Students 9th - 10th
A report, by National Public Radio, about the newly restored gospel of Judas unveiled to the public by the National Geographic Society in April 2006. Discovered in a cave in the Egyptian desert in the 1970s, the gospel had remained...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: College Financial Aid

For Students 9th - 10th
Guide to financial aid for college includes information on the costs of college, student loans, filling out the FAFSA, and financial aid resources and scholarships. Follow the next page for help on ways to save for college.
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Teen Analyst: Preparing for College

For Students 9th - 10th
Choosing the right college is one of the most important things you will do in high school. This site has put together some articles to help you with getting in and succeeding while you're there.
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First World War

First World war.com: Prose & Poetry Robert Graves: A Twentieth Century Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article covers all of Graves' work, not just his war writing. Although it lacks a bibliography, it is written by a Graves scholar from the University of Maryland, and mentions specifically the work of others studying Graves.

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