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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Agrarian Movements and Populism

For Students 9th - 10th
While the explosion of industry had its positive marks on the economy, it also took its toll on some aspects of the nation. This slideshow will illustrate the problems and societal changes many farmers, immigrants, labor unions, and the...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Commonly Misused Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on commonly misused words such as homophones and homonyms; it provides a video and two slideshows. The YouTube video shows humorous misrepresentatations of words. The first of the two slideshows defines terms and...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revising Thesis and Topic Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on revising the thesis and topic sentences using two videos and two slideshows. The first video discusses a 3-step revising process for making sure the thesis fits the paper; the second video focuses on what...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Modifiers

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial provides a slideshow focusing on modifiers; it defines them, explains dangling and misplaced modifiers, gives examples, and tells how to prevent them. There is also a short automated slideshow of a practice example and its...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Modifiers

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial focuses on modifiers using three slideshows: modifiers, dangling modifiers, and misplaced modifiers and printed information about adjectives and adverbs. Each slideshow defines the term, gives examples, and provides...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Paper: Citations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on research paper citations using MLA and APA styles; it provides information in a variety of media including 5 YouTube videos and 2 slideshows. The two slideshows offer comprehensive looks at each of the two major...
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Other

Wosu Public Media: Are You Digi Fit?: Who Are You Online? [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
This is a brief K-4 lesson summary that links to a Common Sense Media slideshow. It looks at what a digital footprint is and how it can be positive or negative and influence how people see you now or in the future. The slideshow can be...
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Other

Interactions Between the Atmosphere & Hydrosphere [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the interactions between the four spheres of Earth and how they affect weather and climate. The slideshow is divided into two parts. The first deals with interactions between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere and the...
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BBC

Bbc: In Pictures: New Orleans Before and After

For Students 9th - 10th
Vivid slideshow of photographs of New Orleans during the flooding by Hurricane Katrina and two months later.
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BBC

Bbc News: Disposable Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
The Earth's population is soaring, but its resources are finite. Can we provide food, water, energy? Watch a slideshow on our planet's future, and take a quiz to measure your impact on the Earth.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Mosses and Ferns

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about mosses and ferns through slideshows and quiz found on this interactive site.
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Other

The Amazing World of Science With Mr. Green: Introduction to the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
This teacher website provides a comprehensive lesson unit on the structure of Earth's atmosphere and how it sustains and impacts life on Earth and its ecosystems. Includes labeled diagrams, student worksheets, a slideshow, flashcards,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Chestnut Tree

For Students 9th - 10th
This annotated slideshow adapted from KET's Electronic Field Trip to the Forest illustrates how blight decimated the American chestnut tree and the methods scientists use to identify and pollinate the remaining trees to create...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit documents the critical role of propaganda in the Nazi effort to turn Germany into a totalitarian state driven to annihilate its enemies. Includes a gallery of primary source documents and artifacts, such as posters, books,...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Magazine: Eco Center: The Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the potential problems and fascinating phenomena of the oceans. Some topics investigated are climate change, nutrient pollution, and fishing. The resource consists of a quiz, slideshows, articles, and video clips.
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: u.s. Population Density Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive tool that lets you choose a map (Census or Religion), then choose demographic or religious profiles to create a slideshow.
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CNN

Cnn: Ninth Ward, Six Months Later

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating photo slideshow that shows a section of New Orleans six months after Hurricane Katrina. The damage in the photos is obvious.
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BBC

Bbc News: In Pictures: Hurricane Rita Hits Gulf Coast

For Students 9th - 10th
Enlightening photographic slideshow of Hurricane Rita.
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Mythweb

Mythweb: The Labors of Hercules (Heracles)

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of the twelve labors of Hercules, delightfully told with comic illustrations in slideshow format.
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 3: Economic Development: Industrial Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module looks at industrial systems, including types of industries, how economic development impacts types of jobs, and how location affects industry type. Using the example of the Airbus plane, it looks at the distribution...
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 3: Economic Development: Energy Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module looks at human-made systems of energy, covering different types of energy and power stations. Includes handouts, slideshows, maps, activities, photographs, an interactive animation, and videos.
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Patterns and Change: Patterns in Resource Consumption

For Students 11th - 12th
This collection of three learning modules looks at issues related to resource consumption. It examines theories about how population size affects consumption, the changing patterns of energy consumption, and ways to minimize consumption....
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Hazards and Risk Management: Hazards and Disasters

For Students 11th - 12th
This learning module looks at hazards and disasters. It explains the difference between them, looks at examples, and discusses future trends. Includes handouts, slideshows, activities, and videos.
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Hazards and Risk Management: Earthquakes

For Students 11th - 12th
This learning module looks at earthquakes. It discusses areas of earthquake activity, how they are measured using the Richter scale, and how scientists try to predict earthquakes. Includes handouts, slideshows, activities, and videos.

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