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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Youth and Tobacco Use

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
There are a number of social, emotional, and physiological reasons why teenagers start smoking, and why they continue smoking into adulthood. Help class members understand why smoking begins in youth—and how to protect themselves from...
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United Nations

United Nations: Cartographic Section: The World Today [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an up-to-date political map of the world today. Very detailed with a good key.
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: New Madrid: What if the 1811 12 New Madrid Earthquakes Happened Today?

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline from 1800 to 2010 that shows population growth of the United States. It shows the impact of the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquake would have today.
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: 5 Bad Writing Habits You Can Break Today (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th
This infographic includes a list of easy-to-fix writing habits. Methods for fixing these five writing habits are included.
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BBC

Bbc Arts: Today Is Lemonade (A Visual Poem)

For Students 9th - 10th
A sip of lemonade recals childhood memories in this delightful animated poem.
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The History Place

The History Place: Auschwitz Today

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place provides a virtual slide show of photos taken from a walking tour of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp.
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USA Today

Usa Today: Weather: u.s. Weather Forecasts

For Students 9th - 10th
Weather forecasts for all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the islands of American Samoa and Guam. These enable students to do comparison studies and/or receive current weather forecasts.
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Other

Epa: Today's Aqi Forecast

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive map used to find the current and forecasted air quality index for any location in the United States.
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Curated OER

Usa Today: Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
USA TODAY, a leading national newspaper, provides extensive coverage of U.S. sports. Content includes the latest news, sports extras, and individual coverage of both college and professional sports.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: We Shall Not Go to Market Today (Ta Matete)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "We Shall not Go to Market Today (Ta Matete)", created by Paul Gauguin in 1892 (Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm).
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Curated OER

Usa Today: Floods Are One of Weather's Biggest Killers

For Students 9th - 10th
USA Today studies floods and has links to flood preparedness. Article from April, 2005.
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Curated OER

Usa Today: Your Guide to Tornado Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
USA Today relates information about tornado safety to its readers. Find links to important tornado information in this December, 2005 article.
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Curated OER

Usa Today: John Mc Cain : 2008 Republican Presidential Candidate & u.s. Senator

For Students 9th - 10th
USA Today provides background information on 2008 Republican presidential candidate, John McCain. Content includes a timeline, photos, videos, and recent news articles.
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Other

Today's Cartoon: Family Cartoons

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, run by cartoonist Randy Glasbergen, features one-cut cartoons about kids, moms, dads, parenthood and family life.
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum (Uk): Biodiversity

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a wealth of scientific information on the status of biodiversity in the world today, the threats it faces, and why it is critically important to preserve it.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Interactive Map: Manhattan in 1609: Dutch New York

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Dutch New York through this historical interactive map and learn what wildlife, landscape, and people lived there in 1609 compared with today. Click on 'Interactives' for additional resources, e.g., a 1626 letter from Peter...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Books for Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
Nelson Mandela was saddened to think that the children of today do not read avidly and feared that it would lead to their histories being lost. This is a collection of books with inscriptions written personally to Nelson Mandela.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Horn Violin

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictorial narrative of the history of the Horn Violin and its usuage today primarily in the Bihor region of Rumania.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Silent Films: Second Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition showcases the digitalization and restoration of pre-war Polish films so that they can be viewed today.
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Other

Discover Diplomacy: Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
The following map is a visual representation of the presence of the United States around the world. This interactive map shows our diplomats and their roles in their respective countries, places in the world where we practice diplomacy,...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the historic reasons women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics today.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Who Lives in America?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Activity asking students to poll peers to investigate where they are from. Includes graphs of immigration patterns and corresponding questions.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: A History of the Kimono

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the Japanese kimono from the primitive Jomon period to today. Includes specifics on kimono for men, women, and children.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Virtual Tour of Cave Paintings

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visit Vallon-Pont d'Arc to learn about the past through cave paintings. See which animals lived in the world back then and which ones still live today.

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