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Curated OER

World of Escher: Day and Night

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an image of M.C. Escher's "Day and Night" which can be clicked on to produce a larger version. Also included is a quote, "[r]eprinted from the text of "M.C. Escher - 29 Master Prints," in which Escher briefly explains his...
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Curated OER

World of Escher: Day and Night

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an image of M.C. Escher's "Day and Night" which can be clicked on to produce a larger version. Also included is a quote, "[r]eprinted from the text of "M.C. Escher - 29 Master Prints," in which Escher briefly explains his...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Moon in the Sky

For Students K - 1st
Students observe representational images and use as evidence to describe how the Moon is visible in the day and night sky. The digital slideshow is used to provide students with the opportunity to observe and describe how the Moon can be...
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Fourmilab Switzerland

Earth and Moon Viewer

For Students 9th - 10th
View a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or from the sun, the noon, the night side, and other points of view in this simulation. Illustrated.
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NASA

Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: "The Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover why the scientists at NASA awarded Van Gogh's famous painting of the night sky, "The Starry Night," a spot on its astronomy-picture-of-the-day site.
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BBC

Bbc: Muslim Prayer Movements in Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of photos illustrating the Muslim prayer movements which are used during the day as part of the Five Pillars of Faith. A Muslim must pray five times a day facing Mecca.
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Other

World Time Zone: Map With Current Time

For Students 9th - 10th
See a map of the whole world with the current time given for each time zone. Also, find time zone maps of selected areas, countries observing daylight saving time, a sun clock showing the day/night areas of the world, and what the time...
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Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanatory notes and images from an online exhibition of nineteenth-century woodcuts by one of Japan's most-revered artists, Utagawa Hiroshige. "Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" represents over 100 prints of scenes of Tokyo...
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Other

Magnum Photos: Beatles

For Students 9th - 10th
Great photographs of the Beatles at the very beginning of their fame. See pictures of the Beatles, their fans, and hear commentary by David Hurn, the photographer.
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Virginia Woolf Blog: Timeline of Virginia Woolf's Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a timeline of Virginia Woolf's life beginning at her birth in 1882 and continuing through her life events and her writings until her death on April 18, 1941 by suicide.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Pilgrim Arrival at Cape Cod Harbor, 1620

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the Pilgrim activity upon arrival at Cape Cod Harbor on the ship Mayflower (November 15-17, 1620). "There were three expeditions from the ship. The women were set ashore to wash at (a), and while the carpenter was repairing...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Animals of Asia, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A pictorial map from 1906 illustrating the various animals that live in regions of Asia. "The white bear, the seal and many sea birds are found near the Arctic shore. In the cold parts of Siberia tribes of yellow people keep herds of...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Tao House

For Students 9th - 10th
America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill lived here from 1937 to 1944 while writing his final and most memorable plays: The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Robert H. Milroy

For Students 9th - 10th
General Milroy, born in Washington County, Ind., June 11th, 1816, was graduated at Norwich University, Vt., in 1843, and served in the Mexican War as captain in the First Indiana Volunteers. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in...

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