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October 21, 2008 |
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Enduring Resources for Earth Sciences Education
is a database of materials for teaching earth science concepts. Created by teachers and earth scientists, the database includes maps, documents, and other resources for teaching about earthquakes, volcanoes, rocks, oceans, plate ... (National Science Foundation)
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October 21, 2008 |
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U.S. Election and Voting Resources
provides frequently asked questions, maps, and other information for learning about the presidential election process, the electoral college, registering to vote, campaign finance, opinion polls, historical election results, state ... (National Archives and Records Administration)
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October 16, 2008 |
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Paleontology Portal
invites students to discover prehistoric life in the U.S. by state and time period, see famous fossil localities and assemblages, and search fossil images and paleontology collections from participating museums. Find field guides, maps ... (National Science Foundation)
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October 16, 2008 |
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Teaching Boxes
helps teachers create earth science activities that focus on gathering data and analyzing scientific evidence. Topics include plate tectonics, weather essentials, seasonal upwelling, sea level changes, living in earthquake country, and ... (Multiple Agencies)
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October 15, 2008 |
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Leonard Bernstein Collection
includes music and literary manuscripts, photos, audio and video recordings, and correspondence from one of 20th-century America's most important musical figures. See a photo gallery and timeline of Bernstein's life (1918-1990). Read an ... (Library of Congress)
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October 14, 2008 |
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Creating the United States
offers primary documents related to the creation of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Learn about the beliefs on which the American republic was founded, the forging of the federal government, the ... (Library of Congress)
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October 9, 2008 |
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Critical Foundations for Algebra
is a multimedia presentation of essential concepts, recommended practices, and planning templates from the National Math Panel ... (Department of Education)
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September 30, 2008 |
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How to Organize Your Teaching
suggests ways to organize instruction to improve students' ability to remember information, solve problems faster, understand abstract concepts, and transfer what they've learned to new situations ... (Department of Education)
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September 17, 2008 |
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Einstein's Big Idea
tells the story behind the world's most famous equation, E = mc2. Learn about its discovery and legacy. Meet scientists whose experiments laid the groundwork. Read about the unknown patent clerk's bleak career prospects before his ... (National Science Foundation)
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September 9, 2008 |
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Democracy in Brief
gives a concise account of the intellectual origins, history, and basic values of democratic systems of government. The book examines topics such as rights and responsibilities of citizens, free and fair elections, the rule of law, the ... (Department of State)
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September 9, 2008 |
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Principles of Entrepreneurship
describes the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, which is vital for stimulating economic growth and employment opportunities. Learn about the essentials for building and running a business from the planning stages to marketing a product ... (Department of State)
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September 8, 2008 |
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9/11 Commemorations and Information
is a first stop for finding government information related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Find national memorials in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. See online exhibits. Read and hear stories of survival ... (General Services Administration)
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September 8, 2008 |
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Educational Resources from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
provides websites, books, and newsletters about dozens of topics -- economics, economic trends, the Federal Reserve system, U.S. monetary policy, great economists, and personal finance. Learn about banking basics; building wealth ... (The Federal Reserve )
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September 5, 2008 |
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Environmental Health Perspectives
is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health. Learn about dengue, modifiers of health effects of air pollution, World Trade Center rescue worker mental health morbidity, iron ... (National Institutes of Health)
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September 5, 2008 |
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Great Chicago Stories
presents historical fiction that illuminates Chicago's past. Listen to (or read) 12 stories about the abolitionist movement; public housing and white flight; labor and the Haymarket Affair; progressivism, Hull House, and immigration ... (National Endowment for the Humanities)
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September 5, 2008 |
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NSF and the Birth of the Internet
is a multimedia story of the creation of the Internet. Learn about the individuals who began connecting computers in the 1960s. Listen to Vint Cerf, often referred to as "the father of the Internet," describe their work. Find out about ... (National Science Foundation)
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September 2, 2008 |
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Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices
provides five recommendations to improve literacy among adolescents in the upper elementary, middle, and high school grades. The guide is designed for teachers and personnel who work directly with students. It presents strategies that ... (Department of Education)
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August 22, 2008 |
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Digging for Answers
offers interactive quizzes that draw interesting historical facts from the Smithsonian's collections. Topics include dogs, horses, insects, stars, famous women, clothes, food, brain teasers, and more ... (Smithsonian Institution)
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August 14, 2008 |
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Country Background Notes
provides factual descriptions of the world's independent states, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Learn about the people, history, government, political conditions, economy, geography, and foreign relations of China, Georgia, Pakistan ... (Department of State)
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August 14, 2008 |
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Historians on America
looks at 11 developments that altered the course of U.S. history: the trial of John Peter Zenger and the birth of freedom of the press, the Constitutional Convention (1787), George Washington's concept of a limited Presidency, the Common ... (Department of State)
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