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Read Works

Read Works: Davy Is Absent

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about a boy named Davy who learns that fractions are "easy as pie." A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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City University of New York

City University of New York: Great Issues Forum

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of thought-provoking conversations between some of the world's greatest scholars and leading experts, on critical issues facing the world today. Gives descriptions of the topics and biographical profiles of the speakers. The...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: The Big Snapper Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
The novel The Big Snapper, written by Katherine Holubitsky, looks at the idea of tall tales helping a young boy as he struggles with the difficult issues in his life - an absent father, a beloved grandfather who falls ill, and struggling...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sounds of the Sonnet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Sound Experiments" drive this lesson plan. Sonnet analysis is accompanied by readings based on specific emotions. At this website, there are several links full-text sonnets by such authors as Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Longfellow, and...
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Other

Fdr Cartoon Collection Database: Casablanca Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the Casablanca Conference, its participants, those who were absent, and the accomplishments of the meeting. Hyperlinks to political cartoons reflecting the dealings at the conference.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry: Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains how to graph each of the six trigonometric functions and determine the period, amplitude, phase shift, and vertical shift of each. There are example problems solved, problems for the...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Hope and Change

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2008, American voters, tired of war and dispirited by the economic downturn, elected a relative newcomer to the political scene who inspired them and made them believe that the United States could rise above political partisanship....
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: Word Problems Equations With Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly shows how to solve word problems in which the derived equation has fractions involved. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry: Analytic Trigonometry the Unit Circle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the unit circle and all six trigonometric functions of all quadrantal angles. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry: Inverse Trigonometric Function

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains each of the six inverse trigonometric functions. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this site out to...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: The Pythagorean Distance Formula

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the distance formula, including how it relates to the Pythagorean Theorem. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems....
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: An Approach to Calculus: Continuous Versus Discrete

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the the notion that calculus is the study of continuity. This page is mostly discussion of the difference between a continuous quantity and a discrete quantity. Point this site out to...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: An Approach to Calculus: Limits

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the concept of limits, including one-side limits, the limit of a function, and the definition of limit. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: An Approach to Calculus: Maximum and Minimum Values

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains how to find the local maxima and minima of functions by using the first derivative. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Translations

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the vertical and horizontal translations of several of the major mathematical functions. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: The Slope of a Straight Line

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the slope of a line. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this site out to students who have been absent or...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: The Formal Rules of Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains all the rules of algebra from commutative and associative rules through rules for exponents and logarithms. A great review of the important rules from Algebra I and Algebra II! Point...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Synthetic Division by X A

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains how to divide a polynomial by a binomial using synthetic division. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Roots of Higher Degree Polynomial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains how to find the roots of polynomials of degree greater than two. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Rational Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains how to find the roots of polynomials of degree greater than two. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Rational and Irrational Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains rational and irrational numbers as subsets of the real number system. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Quadratics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains quadratic functions, including graphing functions and solving equations using factoring. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Multiple Roots

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the graphs of polynomials with multiple roots. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this site out to...
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Logarithms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains logarithms and their properties. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this site out to students who have...

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