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Children's Storybooks Online

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has illustrated online children's stories, riddles, and coloring books.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Writing Hypotheses

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative page describes the true purposes of the hypothesis and how it should be used. Not only shows how they are written, but also helps students figure out the dependent versus independent variable.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Wallace Stevens

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource offers a short biography of Stevens, a selected bibliography of his works, e-texts of eight poems, information about Stevens' role in Modernism, and links to related sites.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Facts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson clarifies what writers mean when using the term "facts." This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Deploying Supporting Materials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on supporting materials including types of supporting materials and how to effectively incorporate them into your presentation. W.9-10.2b Strong Support, W.11-12.2b Topic/support/aud
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Compound Interest: A Rough Guide to Types of Scientific Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
This infographic takes a look at science in general, specifically focusing on the hierarchy of different types of scientific evidence.
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University of Pittsburgh

Nasreddin Hodja Tales of the Turkish Trickster

For Students 9th - 10th
Known throughout the Islamic world, Nasreddin tales feature a wise man with a biting wit and more than one trick or lesson up his sleeve. Learn about him on this site and read a selection of short tales, anecdotes, and jokes.
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John Knox 1514 1572

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of John Knox, and a look at his role in the Protestant Reformation. This site also includes anecdotes from his life.
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Guide to Writing a Basic Essay: Write the Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How to create a memorable introduction. This good advice can be applied to writing essays, speeches, anecdotes, and more.
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Internet Learning Tree: A Brief History of the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
An anecdotal history of the people and communities that brought about the internet.
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Beginning Reporting: The News Lead Part 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Sometimes the best way to begin is with an anecdote or example. Reporter Jim Hall of the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star gives tips about how to write effectively with this approach.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Types of Details: Flashcards

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This is a set of interactive flashcards defining words that have to do with details in writing: supporting details, facts, opinion, examples, anecdotes, and statistics.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: A Fishy Tale

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A delightful anecdote sure to spark the thoughts of all students as you teach compare/contrast skills through a text to which they can relate. Site includes printable worksheet and answer key.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Fulton's Battery Catamaran

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of Fulton's steamboat and its influence on subsequent military warships. Interesting, anecdotal and well-written. Includes some biographical information. (Text is the actual radio transcript of a syndicated radio broadcast...
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms a E

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The first of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, A - E, covers forty-four terms from "Allegory" to "Exposition."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Evaluation of Scientific Information: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson discusses how to determine reliablity of different types of sources of scientific information. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Evaluation of Scientific Information."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Evaluation of Scientific Information: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson discusses how to determine reliablity of different types of sources of scientific information. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Evaluation of Scientific Information."
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Curated OER

Structure and Properties of Materials: Thermal Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including heat of vaporization). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics....
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Curated OER

Structure and Properties of Materials: Thermal Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including heat of vaporization). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics....
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Curated OER

Structure and Properties of Materials: Thermal Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including heat of vaporization). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics....
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Curated OER

Structure and Properties of Materials: Thermal Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including heat of vaporization). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics....
Graphic
Curated OER

Structure and Properties of Materials: Thermal Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including heat of vaporization). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics....
Graphic
Curated OER

Structure and Properties of Materials: Thermal Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including heat of vaporization). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics....
Graphic
Curated OER

Structure and Properties of Materials: Thermal Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including heat of vaporization). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics....

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