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Pbs Frontline: The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls

For Students 9th - 10th
A great introduction to the scrolls, how found, their importance to Judaism and Christianity, and the historical circumstances surrounding their origins (who wrote them, etc.).
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Moellerhaus Publishers: Great Isaiah Scroll

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides background information on the section of the Dead Sea Scrolls that are the Great Isaiah Scrolls, and provides links to different portions of the complete text.
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The Israeli Mosaic: Qumran

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the history of qumran and describes the Dead Sea Scrolls. Also provides links to other related sites.
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Curated OER

Man Floating in Dead Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes an interesting look at the Dead Sea. It provides answers to questions such as: Why is it called the Dead Sea? and Why is the Dead Sea so salty?
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Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls

For Students 9th - 10th
This site calls the 20th century 'the century of discovery' because of the large number of artifacts found. It cites the Dead Sea Scrolls as one of the most important discoveries ever. Additionally this site provides general and...
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Curated OER

Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls

For Students 9th - 10th
This site calls the 20th century 'the century of discovery' because of the large number of artifacts found. It cites the Dead Sea Scrolls as one of the most important discoveries ever. Additionally this site provides general and...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Today 2,000 Years Later

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ibiblio.org discusses Dead Sea Scrolls and their links to changing Judaism and early Christianity.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: The World of the Scrolls

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio.com documents the history of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Qumran Library

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the dead Sea Scrolls. It includes pictures of many of the scrools and discusses the qumran library.
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: A Day in the Life of Hananish Nothos

For Students 9th - 10th
A fictional recreation of what it might have been to be one of the members of the religious order of the Qumran community, the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Qumran Center of Jewish Sect

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice description of the archeological site known as "Qumran", which was a group of Jewish Sectarians lived. It is also the site where the Dead Sea scrolls were found.
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: The Community Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an annotated text of the fragment known as "The Community Rule" of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It was one of the first scroll fragments found.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Can We Revive Lake Erie's "Dead Zone?"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Ohio Sea Grant website features a WebQuest-like activity that explores the development of a dead zone, an oxygen-deprived area where there is no life, in Lake Erie. The activity aims to teach students about the processes that...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Tsunami 1929: The Silence of the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
Life before and following a deadly tsunami which struck the area of Burin, Newfoundland is profiled. Archival photographs are included.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: By Land, Sea or Air

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this instructional activity, students learn that navigational techniques change when people travel to different places - land, sea, air and in space. For example, an explorer traveling by land uses different methods of navigation than...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Materials Relating to Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes history of the Dead Sea Scrolls in terms of what has happened to them since their discovery.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: View of the Dead Sea From the Temple Square in Jerusalem

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "View of the Dead Sea from the Temple Square in Jerusalem", created by Tivadar Csontvary Kosztka in 1905 (Oil on canvas, 127 x 262 cm).
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Does Math Guide Our Ships at Sea?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the history of logarithms and sailing by watching this animated video. [4:19]
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Curated OER

Spreading Boundary Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes an interesting look at the Dead Sea. It provides answers to questions such as: Why is it called the Dead Sea? and Why is the Dead Sea so salty?
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Pella Museum: Paleontology and Geology of Jordan

For Students 9th - 10th
This English language site focuses on the paleontology, geology, and the fossilized flora, and fauna Jordan. Scientific articles are interspersed with extensive photographs and descriptions of various features.
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PBS

Pbs: Recovering the Material World of the Early Christians

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly article in which the author discusses the recent archaeological discoveries that have allowed us to construct a picture of the world of the early Christians. These findings include ancient manuscripts, ancient inscriptions...
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: From Jesus to Christ

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS FRONTLINE explores the life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation's leading New Testament scholars, the website challenges familiar...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Palestinians

For Students 9th - 10th
Palestinians inhabit an area east of the Mediterranean Sea and south of Lebanon. The Jordan River, Lakes Huleh and Tiberias, and the Dead Sea separate Palestine from Jordan. Christians refer to Palestine as "the Holy Land." Today...
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The Latter Rain: Essenes

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Essenes' beliefs, way of life, relationship to the Dead Sea Scrolls, and similarities to both Judaism and Jesus' teachings.

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