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Sistema Nacional De Proteccion Civil Panama

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of the web of "Sistema Nacional de Proteccion Civil Panama," an organization that was created to protect the citizens of Panama from natural disasters and other dangers. The page offers information on the organization,...
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Usa.gov: Military Youth on the Move

For Students 9th - 10th
Being a child in a military family can make you proud of your mother and father. It can also be stressful due to possible moves, deployments, and other changes to family life. Find some real help about these issues and more. Sometimes it...
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Sesame Street

Sesame Workshop: Talk, Listen, Connect, Military Families

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent videos, information and activities about emotional issues that military families go through such as deployment, homecomings, and dealing with changes.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum: Truman 4 Kids

For Students 1st - 3rd
A great place for young students to start learning about the life of President Harry S Truman. Find out what he was like as a kid.
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Digital History

Digital History: Eisenhower and Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Like other U.S. presidents before and after him, Dwight D. Eisenhower was only proactive in instituting civil rights in a very limited way, such as ending segregation in the District of Columbia, including the federal government, and any...
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New Hampshire State Library: World War Ii Posters

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains various posters the US Government used during World War II to raise nationalism and increase the armed forces.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: What Can You Do for Your Country?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson for exploring the history of the U.S. armed forces and conscription of military recruits. A good lesson for debating the value of required military service in America.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Veterans Day

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Veterans Day. The history and facts about this holiday that honors the brave men and women who have served in the armed forces.
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The British Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this is a personal site, the History Channel calls it "Very comprehensive." That is definitely true! Author provides extensive timelines, biographies, information on science and technology, discussions, and more! Be sure to...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: You Are Wanted

For Students 9th - 10th
Captioned exhibit of a World War I-era recruiting poster for the U.S. armed forces features a portrait of General John J. Pershing. Accompanying text explains the principles of design that make the work particularly effective.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Mabel Keaton Staupers

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Mabel Keaton Staupers, a Caribbean-American nurse and organization executive, most noted for her role in eliminating segregation in the Armed Forces Nurse Corps during World War II.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Tuskegee Airmen

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed facts and information about the Tuskegee Airmen and the Red Tails, the first unit of African American military aviators in the US armed forces.
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Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: Levers

For Students 9th - 10th
A quite lengthy chapter on the simple machine the lever. Includes uses, classes, mechanical advantage, formulae, etc. A full discussion, with good illustrations.
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US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Inf Treaty of 1987

For Students 9th - 10th
Copy of the INF Treaty made by the US and the USSR in December of 1987.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Royal Canadian Navy

For Students 9th - 10th
The content of this article includes a history of the Royal Canadian Navy, how it is structured, the make-up of its fleet, navy personnel, major traditions, and memorials placed for losses suffered.
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Govspot: Judicial Branch

For Students 9th - 10th
GovSpot surveys the structure and purpose of the Judicial Branch of U.S. government, which comprises the Supreme Court and the Federal Court System.
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Deployment Kids: Information and Resources for Military Kids During Deployment

For Students 3rd - 8th
Great source for ideas on what to do if a family member is deployed. Keep a timeline, write a journal, make postcards, and lots of other ideas help make creative use of time.
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PBS

Pbs: Betancourt and Americans Rescued From Columbian Rebels

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS offers a compilation of facts detailing the rescue by army commandos of fifteen hostages held in Colombia, some for five years or more.
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The Franklin Institute

Spotlighting Simple Machines

For Students 3rd - 8th
Simple machines such as inclined planes in wedges and screws are explained.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Bomb's Away! A Ping Pong Catapult

For Students 3rd - 8th
With this project you'll send ping pong balls flying through the air with a rubber-band powered catapult. This catapult makes it easy to reproduce the launch angle, and to measure the amount of force applied to the projectile. Armed with...
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Curated OER

Photo of World War One Soldier Suffering From Shell Shock

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examines the serious wartime trauma shell shock, which affected over 80,000 men in the British armed forces during World War I.
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Curated OER

The First H Bomb Explodes at Enewatek Atoll on 1 November 1952

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the awesome power and destructive force associated with exploding a hydrogen bomb. Site is brief but informative. A great introduction to learning about the hydrogen bomb.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Torque

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will learn about Torque and how to calculate Torque in various situations.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Gravity and the Human Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Our bodies function necessarily under the presence of gravity; how blood pumps, a sense of balance and bone growth are all due to life in a world where gravity is an inescapable reality. Armed with experiments from neuroscientists David...

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