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University of Minnesota Outreach: Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
A nice juxtaposition of endo- and exothermic reactions. Outlines two demonstrations. Barium hydroxide, sodium acetate, ammonium nitrate, ammonia.
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University of Minnesota: Voices From the Gaps: Assia Djebar
Features detailed biographical facts on Algerian author Assia Djebar, who specialized in North African literature, along with selected bibliography, works about the author, and related links.
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University of Minnesota: S Hi Ps: James Hutton: Theology and Geology
James Hutton laid the foundation for dispelling religious ideas about the Earth and thus created a theological and geological debate. Describes Hutton's novel views on heat energy in geology,and his classification as a "Plutonist" in...
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University of Minnesota: Exponential Graph
The University of Minnesota offers an animated calculus site showing how the graph changes as the base changes.
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Understanding and Changing the Social World: 13.2 Types of Economic Systems
This text, by Steven Barkan,PhD, breaks down capitalism and socialism and compares them.
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University of Minnisota: Radcliffe's Ipm World Textbook
This is a site designed and used by professors to teach integrated pest management. A part of the National IPM network. Gives great photos and countless suggestions.
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University of Minnesota: 2.1 Factors of Production: Principles of Economics
The three factors of production-labor, capital, and natural resources. Explain the role of technology and entrepreneurs in the utilization of the economy's factors. Labor is the human effort that can be applied to the production of goods...
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University of Minnesota: Sea Otter
Analysis of the history of the sea otter in North America, focusing on its role in the European fur trade of the late 18th Century, this University of Minnesota web page is concise but thorough. The nations most involved in the...
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Minnesota Writing Project: Newsletters and Annual Updates
This resource is an archive of the Minnesota Writing Project Newsletters.
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University of Minnesota: Math Insight: Multiplying Matrices and Vectors
A clear explanation of how to multiply a matrix by a vector and a matrix by a matrix. A follow-up page provides additional examples.
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University of Minnesota: Mechanics Problems: Force Problems
This University of Minnesota site provides a series of contextually rich, real-world problems demonstrating force and Newton's second law of motion.
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University of Minnesota: Assignment Calculator
Want a realistic timeline for that research project? Use these tips and resources to get a handle on what to do and when to do it. It offers templates several types of research projects such as speech, media project, primary sources,...
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University of Minnesota: Education & Integration of Migrant Workers' Children
This resource consists of videos concerning the education of migrant workers' children in Shanghai, China, and in the United States. Their goal is to help us think critically about the impact of migration on the education and integration...
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University of Minnesota: Demographic Trends, Fertility, & Migration
This resource consists of graphs and articles that review general demographic changes and related national policies on migration. The goal is to provide information about general population trends, while encouraging a critical...
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University of Minnesota: Coolie Trade in the 19th Century
This resource consists of historical documents about Chinese coolies imported to Cuba during the 19th century. Its goal is to highlight the human experience during the coolie trade and to encourage critical thinking about how the coolie...
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University of Minnasota: Columbian Exchange
This resource consists of texts and images dealing with the Columbian Exchange. Its goal is to evaluate the mixed consequences of the Columbian Exchange by examining two of its most infamous elements: small pox and chocolate.
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U Mn: Global Rem: Climate Change, Developing Countries/regions, & Migration
This resource consists of maps and texts about climate change and its impact on migration. The module's goal is to reveal how less developed regions such as Africa suffer disproportionately from climate change and to stimulate critical...
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Univerity of Minnesota: Global Rem: Brain Drain: Healthcare Workers
This resource uses a map and newspaper articles to provide a broad overview of the contemporary 'brain drain' of healthcare workers. Its goal is to further understand the dynamics of contemporary migrations of healthcare workers and to...
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Univerity of Minnesota: Global Rem: Border Control & Technology
This resource uses articles, images, and videos that describe the use of sophisticated technologies to control migration at the border between the United States and Mexico. The goal is to encourage students to understand how technology...
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Univerity of Minnesota: Global Rem Curriculum Modules
This is an index of Global REM Curriculum Modules including 24 topic summaries and links to each module.
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U Mn: Gender Ratios in Global Migration: Men Who Migrate, Women Who Wait?
This resource uses a text and graph to show how the gender ratio of international migrants - the proportion of male to female migrants - has changed over time. Its goal is to stimulate thinking about shifting gender ratios in global...
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U Mn: Immigration History: Gatekeeping
This resource presents political cartoons from four different national contexts. Its goal is to further understandings of the ways in which nation-states affect an individual's ability to move freely around the world.
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University of Minnesota: Eugenics, Race, & Immigration Restriction
This resource consists of primary documents about the international eugenics movements in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Its goal is to show how eugenics influenced immigration laws and how eugenics theories and policies...
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U Mn: Immigration, Demographic Change, and National Identity
This resource includes two documents: one is written by a senior Japanese immigration officer who discusses Japan's immigration policy options, and the other is written by a Harvard professor who questions the influence of Hispanic...