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Middlebury College

Middlebury College: Papers on Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to nine essays written by students at Middlebury College for a Spring 1996 course on Dostoevsky. The topics range from "Dostoevsky and Social Issues" to "Dostoevsky and the Theme of Children."
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Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Fact Sheets

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find fact sheets on over 50 species of animals. Find an animal by where it lives in the world, and learn all about it.
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First Descents Into the Inferno: Scholarly Essay

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the text of a scholarly article written by English professor Dr. Robert Berry. The article originally appeared in Deep South, a publication of the English department at the University of Otago.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Post Colonialism in Papuan Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage "Post-Colonialism in Papuan Culture" and complete the related six-question quiz.
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Cuban Crocodile

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site explores both reptiles and amphibians. Content includes a reptile and amphibian index, fact sheets, conservation information, a photo gallery, live web cams, and more.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: Cocodrilo Que Se Levanta

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students will learn how to make a standing crocodile as an art project. Teachers can make this a very challenging project for students by printing out the instructions in Spanish and see if the student can follow them. The project is for...
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents fascinating facts and colorful photos of a variety of reptiles plus a map of the location where they can be found.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: To Help the Monkey Cross the River

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem explains how the monkey crosses a river without getting hurt.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Rain Forest

For Teachers 1st - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides numerous links to facts, photos, information and activities all dealing with the rain forest. Teachers will find these links helpful in planning activities and lesson plans on the...
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Wildlife North America: North American Reptiles

For Students 3rd - 8th
View a comprehensive list of North American reptiles sorted by common name, scientific name, and family. By clicking on the common name, you can access photos and fun facts about each reptile.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Caiman (Caimaninae)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about the Caiman, including details on its appearance, habitat, breeding, diet, behavior, and much more.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: American Alligator

For Students K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about American alligators with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features.
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A&E Television

Biography: Fyodor Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a very basic biography of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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The BIG zoo

The Big Zoo: American Alligator

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual Zoo Site provides some fascinating facts on the American Alligator. Contains a physical description, information regarding their diet, habitat, social structure and reproduction.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela Honoring Sobek

For Students 9th - 10th
A stela honoring the god Sobek that is usually depicted in the form of a crocodile. This stela shows two bloated crocodiles with Atef Crowns facing each other while reposing on shrines. Between the two crocodiles, there is a High...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Animals of Asia, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A pictorial map from 1906 illustrating the various animals that live in regions of Asia. "The white bear, the seal and many sea birds are found near the Arctic shore. In the cold parts of Siberia tribes of yellow people keep herds of...
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Unesco: Bangladesh: The Sundarbans

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the border of India’s Sundarbans World...
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Unesco: Cameroon: Sangha Trinational

For Students 9th - 10th
Situated in the north-western Congo Basin, where Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo meet, the site encompasses three contiguous national parks totalling around 750,000 ha. Much of the site is unaffected by human activity and...
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Unesco: Kenya: Lake Turkana National Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
The most saline of Africa's large lakes, Turkana is an outstanding laboratory for the study of plant and animal communities. The three National Parks serve as a stopover for migrant waterfowl and are major breeding grounds for the Nile...
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Unesco: Zimbabwe: Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas

For Students 9th - 10th
On the banks of the Zambezi, great cliffs overhang the river and the floodplains. The area is home to a remarkable concentration of wild animals, including elephants, buffalo, leopards and cheetahs. An important concentration of Nile...
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Eternal Egypt: Sobek

For Students 9th - 10th
Sobek was the crocodile god in Ancient Egypt. His consort was the goddess Hathor and their son was the god Khonsu.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of the Goddess Taweret

For Students 9th - 10th
The statuette represents Taweret, the goddess of protection of women in childbirth. She is depicted as a female hippopotamus with the arms and the legs of a lion and the tail of a crocodile. The statuette is placed on a rectangular,...
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of God Sobek

For Students 9th - 10th
This statuette represents Sobek with a human body and the head of a crocodile. He wears a plumed headdress and ram's horns on either side of a sun disk, like Amun-Re.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Pia

For Students 9th - 10th
The round-topped stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, was dedicated to the high priest of the crocodile god Sobek called Pia. His son Iy-hebnef, who commissioned the stela, is shown praying to Sobek, asking to be placed among...

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