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Daylight Savings Time

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
An entomologist named Geroge Vernon Hudson is credited with proposing Daylight Saving Time (DST) so he could better study his insects. Using the informative website, scholars read a brief introduction to the topic and then explore the...
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Smithsonian Institution

Cold War

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
The Cold War was not necessarily always cold in temperature, but the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union sure was frigid! Scholars read various passages, view exhibition graphics, and observe an artifact from the...
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Clari Net: Local Times Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on a continent, and then a country to find out the current time. Includes date, time, latitude and longitude, local time zone, and whether or not the country is on standard time or daylight saving time.
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Just Maps: World Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
An index of maps and flags of countries throughout the world. Also provides political maps, time zones, population, and religious maps of every region of the world.
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Time and date.com

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a free site which began with the World Clock, and has grown to include many other wonderful tools for learning about time and date. what makes this site distinctive, is its ability to manipulate the perspective internationally to...
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The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Clocks Teaching Time

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This site from The Franklin Institute presents a number of activities, games, exhibits, scavenger hunts, resources, links related to clocks and telling time.
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Australian Tourism: Facts and Planning

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the official website for Australian tourism. It presents facts about Australia's geography, weather and climate, time zones, currency, and plants and animals, accompanied by excellent imagery. A useful feature of this page is...
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Time and date.com: The World Clock Time Zones

For Students 9th - 10th
This website has a variety of time resources. You can find a major city and its time. If you click on that city it will give you lots of information.
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Clari Net Internet Solutions: Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what time it is now in different parts of Mexico. Feel free to browse the times in other countries and regions from this site, too!
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Colombia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is on the country of Colombia. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant mortality rate, and...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Espana

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource site in Spanish for the country of Spain. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant mortality...
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Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1880 1889

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1880's in America were chock full of new architecture, technologies, businesses, modern conveniences such as gas and electric, operas, fashions, and much more as featured in this resource.
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Geographyiq

Geography Iq

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: International Date Line

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a good general definition of the International Date Line.
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Wild About Gardening: Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Get information on 575 different plant species using the WILD About Gardening Encyclopedia. Information is provided and can be searched under the following categories: Scientific Name,Common Name, Plant Type, Native Province, Zone,...

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