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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Land of Golden Dreams: California in the Gold Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich site on the California gold rush, 1848-1858. An online exhibit traces the gold rush using primary sources, a teacher page gives lesson plans from 4-12 and a kid's page offers further online adventures. Takes a long time to load.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Jerry Rice

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Jerry Rice, an American professional gridiron football player whom many consider the greatest wide receiver in the history of the National Football League (NFL). Playing primarily for the...
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Sacramento Bee

Gold Rush: Some Found Riches, Many Found Themselves

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses how many miners never made it rich, but had an adventure of a lifetime during the California gold rush.
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Oakland Museum of California

California's Untold Stories: Silver and Gold

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a virtual tour of the mining of silver and gold in California through excellent photos and facts.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Jerry Rice Biography: Nfl Football Player

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Jerry Rice's biography and his football career. Fun facts about the NFL wide receiver.
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Curated OER

Aerial View

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify all the information you want to know about Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Includes interesting facts and details about the facility and team, history of the venue, and news.
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Curated OER

Candlestick Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify all the information you want to know about Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Includes interesting facts and details about the facility and team, history of the venue, and news.
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Curated OER

Candlestick Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify all the information you want to know about Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Includes interesting facts and details about the facility and team, history of the venue, and news.
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Curated OER

Candlestick Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify all the information you want to know about Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Includes interesting facts and details about the facility and team, history of the venue, and news.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How Technology Impacts the Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Today, technology saturates our lives, and we can now watch, listen, download, stream, record, playback, and project all aspects of the game through innovations made in technology. Advances in technology have dramatically influenced the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Engineering Behind Levi's Stadium

For Students 9th - 10th
Through its engineering and design, Levi's Stadium has aimed to provide the best fan experience of all of the stadiums and has changed the dynamics of live sporting events.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Innovations in Football Equipment

For Students 9th - 10th
Due to recent advances in technology and engineering, new innovations in equipment are helping to support the game of football in every respect.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Statistics in Football

For Students 6th - 8th
There are various ways that math governs the game of football. You see mathematical formulas behind the physics of motion and force in the game.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Geometry in the Game

For Students 6th - 8th
The game of football provides numerous opportunities to see geometry at work. No matter what the form, geometry helps us understand specific experiences and it especially helps us define and enjoy the games we play.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Frictional Force Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
A lesson about friction can be found on this website. Students will experiment to see how motion and frictional force affect the game of football.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Irrigation Research Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
A challenge for students to learn more about the importance of field maintenance and water irrigation in sports and then produce a short informational video covering these topics. Specifically, students will record a video after they...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Solar Stadium Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
A project for students to imagine they are writing a proposal for a bid to design and construct a football stadium that is heated by solar power. As a structural engineering, the students will be creating this proposal for a new NFL team...

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