Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Chinese Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints: Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source materials linked to a map that explore the history of China from 1200 B.C. to 1931. This is a world map with links on other continents as well, so zoom into China and click on a numbered circle. A popup...
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Other

Word reference.com

For Students 9th - 10th
By simply using the side, blue navigation bar, you can get very complete dictionary-style references for English-Spanish and Spanish-English translations. Easy to understand. Idioms are included. There is also a free download which...
Website
Other

Music History Online: Music of the 20th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
This page covers a wide range of topics concerning 20th century music. Included are many references to styles and composers and terms found in 20th century music.
Website
Other

Marine Flatworms of the World!

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal page provides a table of contents to everything one would want to know about marine flatworms. Includes photos, charts, references, and much more.
Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Documentation Styles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is one of the more thorough reference tools on documentation styles. It covers the major style guides, including APSA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, CBE, and MLA. Numbered references are also explained. One section of links is devoted to...
Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: General Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Victoria's Writer's Guide includes an extensive list of literary and rhetorical terms. List can be displayed alphabetically.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Bibliography: Sound Recording

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson focuses on APA formatting for sound recordings; it gives the general guidelines for APA formatting and for sound recordings. It offers examples and where to find more information if needed.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Bibliography: Interview Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on how to document interview sources using APA style. It describes two types of interviews: personal and published. It explains how to document a personal interview in text with an example; it also explains...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Bassoon

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay provides general and historical information on the woodwind instrument, the bassoon, which is a "larger and lower-voiced version of the oboe." Included are references to famous musicians who worked with the bassoon and several...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Saxophone

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan provides general information on the saxophone, a single-reed woodwind instrument, invented by Adolphe Sax. This resource also includes images and references for further reading and research.
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Recorder

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan provides general information on the "portable and accessible" woodwind instrument called the recorder. Includes several references for further research and links to information on duct flutes and transverse...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Bass Clarinet

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan provides a brief article on the bass clarinet, which is "the lowest voiced member of the clarinet family." Includes references for further reading and research and links to information on the clarinet and...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Baroque Violin

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article overviewing the history of the violin, and its role in a variety of musical genres, includes an image and references for further reading and research.
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Clarinet

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, providing general information on the clarinet -- "a very popular woodwind instrument which originated in Islamic and Asian countries" -- includes an image of a clarinet, several references for reading and research, and a...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Oboe

For Students 9th - 10th
This short article on the oboe includes information on the development of this instrument as well as a sound clip (in AIFF format and RealAudio format) and references for further reading and research.
Website
Other

Educational Paperback Association: Gary Paulsen

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography with a picture is followed by citations of work by and about this popular author.
Activity
Other

Literary Gothic: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers a brief discussion of the supernatural, gothic elements of some of Freeman's (1852-1930 CE) work, along with links to other Freeman pages and stories, some with illustrations. A plus is the pre-written MLA style citation...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Can We Revive Lake Erie's "Dead Zone?"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Ohio Sea Grant website features a WebQuest-like activity that explores the development of a dead zone, an oxygen-deprived area where there is no life, in Lake Erie. The activity aims to teach students about the processes that...
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Present Simple Versus Present Continuous

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This fifteen-part learning module provides assorted references for verb tenses. This blendspace provides understanding of the present simple verb tense and the present continuous verb tense through video lessons, online practice pages,...
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: 2008 Summer Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides an amazingly detailed set of information on the 2008 Summer Olympics covering every topic imaginable from the selection process to when each event will be held. Almost 100 references are provided at the bottom of the...
Interactive
University of Kentucky

The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Scandium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
Interactive
University of Kentucky

The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Sodium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
Interactive
University of Kentucky

Uk: Sulfur Comics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Unit Vector

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page defines the unit vector, a vector of length one in the same direction as a given vector. (The term "norm" can be interpreted in many cases as "length.") Provides formulas, references, and links.