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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Gymnosperms First Plants With Seeds

For Students 3rd - 8th
This engaging article on gymnosperms offers good descriptions and background on these seed bearing plants. Learn about their characteristics and what makes these plants different from angiosperms.
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife: The Incredible Shrinking Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by National Wildlife Magazine (February/March 2004 issue), offers an insightful look into the life of the polar bears of Canada's Hudson Bay. The article looks at why these bears are losing weight and bearing...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Find Your Bearing: Mapping

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this exercise, students use compasses to make a map of the school's campus.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Bearing of the Cross

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Bearing of the Cross", created by Derick Baegert, c. 1490 (Oil on panel).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Candelabrum Bearing Angel

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Candelabrum-Bearing Angel", created by Luca Della Robbia in 1448 (Glazed terracotta, 84 x 57 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Candelabrum Bearing Angel

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Candelabrum-Bearing Angel", created by Luca Della Robbia in 1448 (Glazed terracotta, 84 x 57 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Large Passion: 5. Christ Bearing the Cross

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Large Passion: 5. Christ Bearing the Cross", created by Albrecht Durer in 1498 (Woodcut, 39 x 28 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Small Passion: 21. Christ Bearing the Cross

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Small Passion: 21. Christ Bearing the Cross", created by Albrecht Durer in 1509 (Woodcut).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Bearing of the Cross (No. 10)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Bearing of the Cross (No. 10)", created by Albrecht Durer in 1512 (Engraving, 117 x 74 mm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Costume Drawing of a Woman Bearing a Lance

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Costume drawing of a woman bearing a lance", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 294 x 208 mm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Costume Drawing of a Woman Bearing a Torch

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Costume drawing of a woman bearing a torch", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 308 x 211 mm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: David Bearing the Head of Goliath

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "David Bearing the Head of Goliath", created by Jacob van Oost the Elder in 1643 (Oil on canvas, 102 x 81 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Christ Bearing the Cross to Calvary

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Christ Bearing the Cross to Calvary", created by Andrea Da Firenze from 1365-68 (Fresco).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Achilles Bearing the Body of Patroclus

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Achilles Bearing the Body of Patroclus", created by Diana Scultoriz (Engraving, 239 x 391 mm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: St Christopher Bearing the Christ Child

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "St Christopher Bearing the Christ Child", created by Joachim Patenierz (Oil on panel, 48 x 59,5 cm).
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: September 11: Bearing Witness to History

For Students 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian Institution has collected thousands of items and stories connected with the September 11 attack. View the items, read about them, and listen to the stories of survivors, first responders, and families of those who...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Introduction to Modernist Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Understanding the context of modernism is important for students before they analyze modernist texts themselves. To that end, this is a three-lesson curriculum unit: 1."Understanding the Context of Modernist Poetry;" 2. "Thirteen Ways of...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Design Process: Creating a Stronger Truss

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interesting project that explores which geometrical shapes make the strongest bridge truss structures. It is a good introduction to the engineering design process. You'll design three different trusses, and use online...
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Portage Route Survey

For Students 9th - 10th
Features an example of a route survey conducted by William Clark in 1805 of the falls, rapids, cascades and ravines from the lower portage camp to the upper falls (Black Eagle) and beyond, using a circumferentor (surveyor's compass) to...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Philosophy of Language

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online class on the philosophy of language available from MIT. The course description states, "this course explores the nature of meaning and truth, and their bearing on the use of language in communication."
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Other

Manitoba Historical Society: Peguis Friend of the Pale Face

For Students 3rd - 8th
The life of Chief Peguis is profiled. He tried tomake peace between the white settlers and the threatened aboriginal peoples.A tall granite monument of Chief Peguis was erected in Kildonan Park in Winnipeg where he had often visited the...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Slingshot to the Outer Planets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the engineering challenges involved with interplanetary space travel. In particular, they learn about the gravity assist or "slingshot" maneuver often used by engineers to send spacecraft to the outer planets....
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Test a Beam

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students measure different types of small-sized beams and calculate their respective moments of inertia. They compare their calculations to how much the beams bend when loads are placed on them, gaining insight into the ideal geometry...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bridges

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Through a five-lesson series that includes numerous hands-on activities, students are introduced to the importance and pervasiveness of bridges for connecting people to resources, places and other people, with references to many...

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