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NASA

Water Works on a Blue Planet

For Students 6th - 12th
Keep within a water budget. Learners find out that less than 2.5% of Earth's water is available to drink—and that there is a fixed amount of water. Scholars read an interesting article comparing the available water to a game of Monopoly...
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Every Citizen a Soldier: World War Ii Posters on the Home Front

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the quarterly journal, History Now, discusses the importance of posters in World War II in encouraging support in the United States for the war. See examples of posters and read about how they emphasized the role of every...
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 1, Issue 3: Posters Over Time [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
This magazine article explains how posters were used years ago for news and how they are used today for advertising.
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 2, Issue 5: Posters That Pop [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st
This magazine article discusses two artists LeRoy Neiman and Peter Max who use bright colors in their work and look as though they are real and capable of movement. Many of these painting have been made into posters and sold.
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TES Global

Tes: Book Review Poster: Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This TES poster shares a book review of a young adult novel, Ostrich Boys, a story written by Keith Gray. The topics of death and the bereavement process are issues handled in the novel.
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Other

The Chicago Women's Liberation Union: An Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Well-written essay that describes the conditions of American women and the early women's liberation movement. Links to many related articles, posters and interviews. Good resource.
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Virtual Salt

Virtual Salt: Ideas for Enhancing Oral Reports

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A helpful review of important parts of your report and ways to strengthen it. SL.9-10.4 Presentation
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Other

Teaching Kids News: Street Artist Offers Hope and Peace to Torontonians

For Students 9th - 10th
Instead of stapling posters advertising goods with contact information to power poles around town, a clever artist has presented a new spin on posters to spread something else around Toronto. Get the story here.
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Other

America.gov: Archive: Edgar Allan Poe [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay, formatted to be printed and displayed as a poster, offers an illustrated exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's life and writing. Accompanied by audio excerpts and transcripts of Poe's well-known works, "The Masque of the Red Death,"...
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Other

Natomas High School: Design Principles: Proximity

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the principle of proximity as it applies to visual communication. Ends with a poster project lesson that underscores proximity and related concepts.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: World War Ii, Segregation at Home and Abroad

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief references along with posters of the era to document the struggles of African Americans during The Depression and World War II. Brief biography of some of the African American leaders of that era, including A. Philip Randolph.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Read Every Day: The Art of Read Every Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Download thirteen full-color posters created by some of the top illustrators of children's literature in support of Scholastic's Read Every Day program. In addition, discussion guides accompany each poster, and several also have video...
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wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Draw Cool 3 D Block Letters

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Instructions you can do on paper or on the computer. Have fun with lettering.

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