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Teachers First: Special Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides teachers and other education professionals with information and resources about teaching students with disabilities. Some links are about good teaching practices while other provide information about specific...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Why Is Water Special?

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to one of the most diverse natural resources on Earth, water.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: I Can Dream Anything!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Go to this site for fun activities and a great lesson on personal choices and specialization. This lesson provides the primary teacher with an excellent opportunity to incorporate a character education lesson on self-esteem, while...
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Province of British Columbia

Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses in detail the characteristics of Anorexia Nervosa, identifying behavioral, cognitive, affective, and physical...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this lesson to learn more about the Hawaiian economics system. Learn how they developed and used this specialized type of money system. "In this lesson, you will learn how specialization and division of labor increased productivity...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Agent Pincher: The Case of the Ufo

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO--Unfamiliar Foreign Objects. That is what currency from another country may look like. Sometimes when people first try to use money from another country, they feel like they are playing with toy...
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Bobcat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore this great educational resource. Students will find information on reproduction, habitat, diet, characteristics and more on this special cat.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Old Business, New Business

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan students are introduced to several businesses from the past. They see that, while the names for these businesses are different, many of the elements of that job are seen in occupations today. The web site, "Business...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Banks, Bankers, Banking

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will demonstrate understanding of the processes associated with banking by role-playing as customers, tellers, and guards.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 21: Empathy and the Vietnam War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
One of the most important aspects of the war in Vietnam was the draft. Every male upon reaching the age of eighteen was required to register with the selective service. Men found themselves willingly enlisting, trying for deferments as...
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Kentucky Educational Television

Ket: Kentucky's Underground Railroad: Passage to Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
Kentucky Educational Television presents this PBS Award Winning special about the Underground Railroad in Kentucky. Video clips, songs, and excellent research make this site comprehensible and very useful to ELL students and any student...