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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Blue Jeans Were Invented

For Students 9th - 10th
Jessica Oreck shares the humble origins of blue jeans.
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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Levi Strauss

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page profile of influential innovator, Levi Strauss, whose vision and ideas created the blue jeans empire which later became a social phenomenon.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Levi Strauss

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the biography of entrepreneur Levi Strauss including his early life, starting a business in San Francisco, making blue jeans, and fun facts on this site.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Forgotten Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated feature from the American Experience Web site highlights the frequently forgotten inventors of several useful, innovative technologies.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: De Daumier Smith's Blue Period

For Students 9th - 10th
This both comic and tragic short story is wonderfully analysed in this site which focuses on characters and themes.
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Ecedweb: Explorations in Economic Supply, Part I

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines how supply relates to economic decision making. Using the example of purchasing blue jeans, students take the role of producer to determine how many blue jeans they would supply to the market. Includes links and discussion...
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Lady in Blue

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Lady in Blue", created by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot in 1874 (Oil on canvas, 80 x 50 cm).
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Special Feature: Forgotten Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating site from PBS features seven inventions from the 19th and 20th centuries, along with information about the men and women who created them. Click on one of the small photos to learn more, or scroll down through the...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
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Web Gallery of Art: Jean Le Rond D'alambert

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Jean Le Rond d'Alambert", created by Maurice Quentin De La Tour in 1753 (Pastel on blue paper, 56 x 46 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Sculptor Jean Baptiste Pigalle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle", created by Marie-Suzanne Roslinz (Pastel on blue paper, 91 x 73 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Gabriel Huquier

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Portrait of Gabriel Huquier", created by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau in 1747 (Pastel on blue paper, 63 x 54 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Monsieur Tassin De La Renardiere

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Monsieur Tassin de La Renardiere", created by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau in 1765 (Pastel on blue paper, 67 x 54 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Abrahann Van Robais

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Abrahann Van Robais", created by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau in 1769 (Pastel on blue paper, 73 x 60 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait With an Eyeshade

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Self-Portrait with an Eyeshade", created by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin in 1775 (Pastel on blue paper, 46 x 38 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Madame Chardin

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Madame Chardin", created by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin in 1775 (Pastel on blue paper, 46 x 38 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Laurent Cars, Engraver

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Laurent Cars, engraver", created by Jean-Baptiste Perronneauz (Pastel on blue-gray paper).
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Exploring Identity

For Students 9th - 11th
Examine how writers have explored identity - through the prisms of ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality - in the modern world.

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