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Annenberg Learner: The Middle Ages: Town Life
Focuses on the impact merchants had upon town life in the Middle Ages. Includes a series of articles on different facets of Medieval life such as religion, homes, and government.
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Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Renaissance: Focus on Florence
Overview of Florence during the Renaissance discusses the key elements and individuals that made the city a center of Renaissance power and culture: the Medici family, the wool trade, humanism, Florentine art and architecture,...
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Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Florentine Art and Architecture
This site from Learner.org illustrates the inner and outer workings of Renaissance art and architecture in the Italian city of Florence. It also provides an example by noting some works by Michelangelo and Botticelli.
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Annenberg Learner: Literature: Constructing Plot
This site has an explanation of the elements of a plot with clear examples. Click on "What goes into plot" for more information.
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Annenberg Learner: 5 Question Survey: Heat and Temperature
Find out your or your students' understanding of heat and temperature. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.
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Annenberg Learner: 5 Question Survey: Density and Pressure
Find out your or your students' understanding of density and pressure. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.
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Annenberg Learner: 5 Question Survey: Rising and Sinking
Find out your or your students' understanding of fluid displacement. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.
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Annenberg Learner: 4 Question Survey: Matter
Find out your or your students' understanding of matter. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.
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Annenberg Learner: 5 Question Survey: Chemical Change
Find out your or your students' basic knowledge of concepts like matter, molecules and open and closed systems. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.
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Annenberg Learner: 5 Question Survey: Reviewing the Previous Sessions
Find out your or your students' understanding of matter. Afterwards you can see how others answered the questions.
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Annenberg Learner: Five Question Survey: Basic Astronomy?
Find out your or your students' understanding of astronomy. To be used as a pre-assessment, your students can compare what they already know.
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Annenberg Learner: The Towers Problem
Build as many different looking towers as is possible, each exactly four cubes high using two colors of Unifix Cubes. Convince yourself and others that you have found all possible towers four cubes high and that you have no duplicates.
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Annenberg Learner: Ecology Lab
Build your own ecosystem, and explore the effects of these interrelationships.
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Annenberg Learner: Amusement Park Physics: The Principles of Free Fall
An article describing free fall principles in roller coaster rides. In addition to the explanation of free fall, an experiment is described that allows you to test free fall with a cup of water. Part of a larger presentation on roller...
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Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Home Decorating
This exhibit is designed to show students that geometry really does apply to the real world. By taking viewers through a home decoration project, students learn how to calculate area of a rectangle and circle.
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Annenberg Learner: Literature: Analyzing Theme
Article explains how to find the theme in a piece of literature by asking yourself a series of questions as you read. RL.9-10.1 Analyzing Theme. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2
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Annenberg Learner: Literature: What Makes a Good Short Story?
First this page asks students to read a short story called "A Jury of Her Peers." Then, this page asks students to "Read about the elements of a good short story and to take part in activities related to 'A Jury of Her Peers.'"
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Annenberg Learner: Wind Chill
Why do windy winter days seem so bitterly cold? Calculate the wind chill factor and find out.
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Annenberg Learner: Evolution of Tungara Frog Mating Calls
Use molecular information and observe female response patterns to learn about the mating calls of Physalaemus frogs. Examine the evolution of female preference for particular call characteristics.
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Annenberg Learner: Literature: Creating Character
This article provides good insight into the creation of a character.