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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: India

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about Mahish the buffalso demon in an Indian myth. Discover how the Gods and Goddesses dealt with Mahish.
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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Hare the wily animal trickster from the African myth. Discover how Africa spreads myths, legends, and tribal history throughout storytelling.
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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Central America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about Quetzalcoatl, a serpend god who taught about the spirit of love and the destruction of rebirth. Learn how Central American myths can be related to law, ancient calendars, and rebirth.
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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: China

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read about Huang Di, the ancient Yellow Emperor. Discover the importance of names, ranks, and ruling power of the Ancient China.
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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Greece

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover the famous myth from Greece about Heracles, son of Zeus. Learn about the 12 deadly labors that Heracles was condemned to perform.
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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Japan

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the Japanese myth of Izanagi and Izanami and their journey down the floating bridge to heaven. Discover how most Japanese myths are linked to nature and nation.
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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Norse Lands

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover the battles of Fenrir, the great wolf, and Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods.
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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Oceania and Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the myth of how the Polynesian Islands came to exist. Learn how Maui of a Thousand Tricks made the island as he was fishing.
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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: South America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the South American myth about the Jaguar, master of fire. Discover how he put his faith in a man and was betrayed, now waiting for revenge.
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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Southeast Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the warrior dragon king of Southeast Asia who had a 100 sons. Discover how most of the myths of Southeast Asia originate from Lac Long Quan or other dragons.
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Scholastic News: How Old Is the Universe?

For Students 9th - 10th
The European Space Agency recently released a map of the oldest light in the universe. This article describes what scientists have learned from this discovery and the questions that it raises.
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Scholastic News: An Ancient Palace Uncovered

For Students 3rd - 8th
Archeologists in China discovered the ruins of an ancient palace build to honor China's first emperor. Learn more about this important structure, part of the massive burial complex of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi.
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Scholastic Instructor: The Chinese New Year

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
How do people celebrate the Chinese New Year? Come and discover more about this fascinating holiday when you visit this comprehensive resource. This site features historical information, activities, fun facts, and more.
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Scholastic: I Spy Games Area

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Games and puzzles for early elementary school children. Great looking site with easy riddles, interactive observation and object search games. A few games will help student practice reading, i.e., match a written description of an object...
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Scholastic News: Women in Combat

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article is about the U.S. military's 2013 decision to allow women to serve in combat.
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Scholastic News: Can the Government Outlaw Your Name?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the rules in Iceland about how names are selected. Provides information about the structure and importance of names in Iceland.
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Scholastic News: The Pope Resigns

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Pope Benedict XVI surprised people around the world by announcing his resignation as Pope. This article presents information about the papacy and the process of selecting a new Pope.
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Scholastic: The Progresssive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This Grolier On-line Encyclopedia article hits the main points of the Progressive Era stretching from the 1890s until just after the end of World War I.
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Scholastic News: Week of 4 15 13: Unearthing Ancient Africa

For Students 3rd - 8th
Qatar is providing significant financial assistance to Sudan in order for archeologists to have the fund they need to locate and preserve the grand pyramids in Sudan, some of which are 5,000 years old.
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Scholastic News: Found: A Missing Tectonic Plate

For Students 3rd - 8th
Scientists recently discovered a missing tectonic plate known as the Farallon plate beneath California. This article explains what the Farallon plate is, as well as the significance of its discovery.
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Scholastic: Coming of Age Novels

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and check out this site featuring a list of appropriate young adult novels. This list includes the title of each book and a brief description.
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Scholastic: Our America: Western Expansion

For Students 3rd - 8th
Reviews of children's literature, student activities, and interactive games from Scholastic that enrich a student's understanding and appreciation of western expansion before the Civil War.
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Scholastic: Writing With Writers: Descriptive Writing With Virginia Hamilton

For Students 4th - 8th
This workshop helps students increase their skills in descriptive writing by following tips and suggestions from writer Virginia Hamilton. After reading about Hamilton, students write their descriptive pieces and publish them online. A...
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Scholastic News: Rat Mind Meld

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article describes how scientists connected the minds of two rats using electronic sensors.