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Life of a Rock Star

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the origin of the Canadian Geologic Survey. Find out the qualifications necessary to be a geologist and how they locate fossil fuels.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Schools Online: Knowing Your World: Natural Resources

For Students 6th - 8th
This brief article emphasizing the importance of renewable and non-renewable resources urges readers to appreciate and not waste the earth's natural resources. Following the article, there is an activity, a "Mineral Search," through...
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Us Energy Production and Consumption

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students will compare and contrast regional energy production of 5 different US regions, including California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. Students will also analyze production and consumption data of US...
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University of Arizona

Pulse: Powerful Explorations of Health and Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A cross curricular unit where students simulate an energy task meeting to discuss protecting human health through energy policies. The unit covers content for twelfth grade in math, physics, language arts, and government. Topics reviewed...
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Nonrenewable Energy: Natural Gas

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get the basics on nonrenewable energy. Learn about its uses and conservation.
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Penn State University: Energy and Fuels in Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Penn State University, gives twenty one chapters of charts, graphs, and information on synthetic fuels.
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BBC

Bbc: Bitesize History: The Industrial Revolution: Causes

For Students 6th - 8th
An overview of historians' views of the causes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain and of the inventions, inventors, and industries that propelled it.
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First Energy: The Electric Avenue: Energy Fun Factory

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here, students can learn all about energy sources and electricity. Activities include games and calculating energy costs in their homes.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Claim Testers: Episode 4 Fueling the Future

For Students 9th - 10th
The claim tester gang comes face-to-face with Orx-30. This comic focuses around the topic of sustainable forms of energy.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 7.8 Importance of Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the importance of plants to the ecosystem nad to humans.
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Griffiths World Headquarters: Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan

For Students 6th - 8th
Although this is a personal page, students will find great information and pictures all about the topics of Commodore Perrry, the Expedition, the Treaty of Kanagawa, and more.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: An American Industrial Revolution Unit: Rise of Labor

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils learn about the history of the labor movement in Industrial America, including some of the major unions that emerged and the most well-known strikes. Next, they make connections to the role of unions today. They then work in...
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Greenpeace: Stop Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Greenpeace offers an in-depth look at climate change (or global warming). Content includes a look at the cause of climate change, the scientific evidence that supports it, the problems that occur during climate change, foreboding...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Alaska, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Alaska from 1914 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, submarine telegraph lines, major rivers and lakes, mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map is keyed to show gold placers, gold and...
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Curated OER

Unesco: United Kingdom: Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

For Students 9th - 10th
The area around Blaenavon is evidence of the pre-eminence of South Wales as the world's major producer of iron and coal in the 19th century. All the necessary elements can still be seen - coal and ore mines, quarries, a primitive railway...
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Curated OER

Montana Natural Resources

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Montana Natural Resources.
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Curated OER

Mining Lignite, Black Hills Bentonite

For Students 9th - 10th
An description of lignite coal as well as an explanation of some of its uses.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, 1858

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1858 of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, which surround the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The map shows major cities and ports, rivers, and coastal features. The figures attached to Cities and Towns indicate the number of...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Battle of Liao Yang, August 24 to September 4, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the battle site around the Manchurian city of Liao Yang during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Liao Yang was a strategic city along the Port Arthur-Mukden spur of the China Far East Railway that tied to the Trans-Siberian...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Coalfields of Europe, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline map from 1910 of the principal coal fields of Europe.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Economic Map of Europe, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the chief industries and industrial districts, coal fields, agricultural and fishing districts, major cities, navigable rivers and principal railways throughout Europe in 1910. Chief industries are indicated by letter, with...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Physical and Cultural Geography of Europe, 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
Six maps of Europe showing the average rainfall, the major climate zones, agricultural products (rye, corn, wheat, rice, and sugar beets), industrial products (iron, textile, and coal), ethnic groups, and religions.

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