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Education.com

Education.com: Morse Code Messaging

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] One of the most important code systems invented is the internationally-recognized Morse code, which matches dots and dashes to letters of the alphabet. This revolutionized communication by sending...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Guided Comprehension: Monitoring

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Online lesson introduces young scholars to the concept of monitoring. Students learn the INSERT technique, which allows them to monitor their thinking and comprehension using a coding system.
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Other

Biology Online: Human Physiology: Sensory Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the many parts of the human body that make up the sensory systems. Be able to identify receptors, primary sensory coding, neural pathways and more with this biology resource.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Cracking the Mayan Code

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Maya system of hieroglyphic writing. It was viewed by Spanish invaders as the work of the devil and most of the written materials were destroyed under the orders of a Spanish priest whose goal was to convert the Mayans to...
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Pixel Flow Code Cracking

For Students 9th - 10th
This article reveals some techniques and vulnerabilities in Unix-based computer networks.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Number Bases: Introduction & Binary Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
The process of converting between different number bases is actually fairly simple, but the thinking behind it can seem a bit confusing at first. And while the topic of different bases may seem somewhat pointless to you, the rise of...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Racial Segregation History in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This article contains numerous facts about black segregation history in the United States from the Civil War through the end of the Civil Rights Movement.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Simulating the Bug

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students modify a provided App Inventor code to design their own diseases. This serves as the evolution step in the software/systems design process. The activity is essentially a mini design cycle in which students are challenged to...
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Solon

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life of Solon, one of the founders of Athenian democracy. Among the challenges he tackled were a serious debt problem among the less affluent, restructuring the social system, and developing a new law code.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Mauritius: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the interesting history of Mauritius from its colonization by the Dutch in the 17th century to its independence in 1968. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Tunisia: Government

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough look at the government and politics in Tunisia. You can learn about the branches of government, political parties, and reforms. Particularly interesting is Tunisia's support for women's rights. Information is from the U.S....
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Other

Thurston High School: The Tundra Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
Site discusses and analyzes the daily weather in the tundra. Provides a map of the world that is color-coded to show the different biomes and systems of the world.