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Soft Chalk Llc.: Polygons in the Coordinate Plane
This site provides short lesson reviews on how to plot points on a coordinate plane to form polygons. It also gives quick checks in between.
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Bbc: Tutankhamun the 'Boy King'
Good summary of King Tut's life and the search for and discovery of his tomb. There is a discussion of the supposed curse put on those who disturbed the king's mortal remains.
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Sos Children's Villages: Our Africa History
Our Africa is a project that allows the children of Africa to film their lives and their country the way they see them. This section explains the painful past of Africa and what is needed for a stable future. Included are videos about...
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Free Math Worksheets
This site offers a huge collection of free customizable Math worksheets for Grades 1-7. The worksheets are organized by grade level and by topic and can be downloaded in PDF format.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Square Pyramid Calculator
Use this calculator to determine the volume, surface area, or other figure for a square pyramid, given the other numbers. Users set their parameters for two known variables of the pyramid and find what the unknown amounts would be.
US House of Representatives
Office of the Clerk: Member Committees
Committees in Congress investigate, debate and report on legislation. There are five types of committees. The following reference gives a short description of each type of committee.
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Computers for Creativity: Building With Code
Using the Khan Academy Computer Science platform, sixth graders at Los Altos School District build using code. They create art by writing programs in a JavaScript implementation of the Processing language called Processing.js.
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Science Alive: Making and Sizing Paper
For this activity middle schoolers will learn to make and size paper. The activity can be used as an introductory activity to promote student interest. In the early part of the 20th century, the field of chemistry was very involved in...
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Nc Department of Energy and Natural Resources: River Basin Riddler Cards
Cut out the fact cards to make a river basin trivia game. Assign points to each of the facts and hold a class competition. Can also be downloaded from here as a PDF file that includes score cards.
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Miami University: All About Bird Nests
If you think that all bird nests are alike read the about the study that this professor has conducted. You'll realize that there is so much more to bird nests than you thought.
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Creating a Family History
What do you know about creating a family history? This site offers a complete lesson plan for developing a sense of how your own family history fits into the bigger picture of the world's history.
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Explore Learning: Rainfall and Bird Beaks
Explore how environmental conditions affect the adaptation of birds in this simulation. The amount of annual precipitation on an island is controlled by you while you track changes in the thickness of bird beaks over a five-year period....
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My Science Box: Ecosystem Organization
In this lesson, students will learn about the different levels in the hierarchy of ecology and explain the relationships: organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere. They will also discover why different regions...
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Virginia Studies: Effects of Reconstruction on Life in Virginia
Contains instructional strategies for teaching the Social Standard on Reconstruction in Virginia. In addition, there are links to outside websites which could be used for student research.
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Michigan Department of Agriculture: Risks vs Benefits in Food Production [Pdf]
Michigan Department of Agriculture provides this site that teaches students about the risks and benefits involved with food production. Includes a detailed lesson plan along with a list of terms and definitions. Gives great background...
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Kidcyber: Thomas Alva Edison
A biographical overview of the life and many inventions of Thomas Alva Edison.