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North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Assessing Young Children's Progress Appropriately

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article focuses on the critical issue of how to assess your young child's progress appropriately. Students, teachers and parents will benefit from this informative article. The article features contact information to learn more...
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Tech Soup: Networking 101: Concepts and Definitions

For Students 9th - 10th
Starts with a simple definition of a network and then explores the components of a network, how a network works, types of networks, communication protocol, and hardware.
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Other

Images Si Inc: Geiger Counter

For Students 9th - 10th
An image of a Geiger Counter and definitions of the types of rays a counter can detect, alpha, beta and gamma. Includes inventor and date of invention. Continue on "Next," page for even more info.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Grammar: Other Parts of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan focuses on conjunctions, prepositions, and articles. It discusses the types of conjunctions and their uses, some prepositions and their uses including ending a sentence with a preposition, and definite and indefinite...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Washing Soda vs. Baking Soda: Definitive Comparison

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains the chemical composition of washing soda and of baking soda and how each is used.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Web Hunt: Vernal Equinox

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn about the vernal equinox by completing this web hunt.
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Useful, extensive site for the Spanish-speaking ELL. This grammar section focuses on use of the articles "a/an" and plurals. A variety of interactive, self-correction exercises are provided. A "Teacher's Lounge," section is available...
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University of Texas at Austin

Tex's French Grammar: Contractions of a and De

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from Tex's French Grammar is a wonderful site with clear explanation of forming conntractions with the prepositions "a" and "de", with written and audio usage examples and interactive practice exercises.
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Other

Platonic Realms: The Platonic Solids

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article provides the definition of a function, with links to related material.
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Harold D. Underdown

The Purple Crayon: Writing and Publishing Board Books

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes the process of writing and submitting a "board book" for publication. Includes the definition of a "board book," difference between a board and picture book, and some helpful advice for submission.
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Other

Web ref.org: Radon

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice few sentences about radon, its properties and health/environmetal info. Links to technical terms and definitions within the article.
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Other

Team Building: A Complete Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of info here! Everything from the definition of the word to graphics illustrating how to communicate within the team!
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) including examples, a medical definition and the effects on the body, the four main symptoms, causes, treatment, and statistics.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Cold War Events (1948 1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article contains a summary and definition of the main Cold War events from 1948 - 1955.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "You Can Buy Happiness, if It's an Experience" by Maanvi Singh

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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University of California

Ucla: Proverb Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Proverbs from around the world and links to external collections. Includes links to proverb journals, articles, and reference materials. Good for both students and teachers.
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American Academy of Family Physicians

Aafp: Benzodiazepines: Side Effects, Abuse Risk & Alternatives

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the American Family Physician journal assesses and discusses the adverse effects of a class of prescription depressants called benzodiazepines. Learn about dangerous complications and side effects, and also learn about...
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Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University: Sojurn: Anatomy of a Fugue

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful site with detailed descriptions of most of the aspects of a fugue, including some examples. The article gets very technical so a background in music theory would be helpful before exploring this site.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Drama: Characteristics of a Drama

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the characteristics of a drama including the four elements of a play: characters, dialogue, action, and gesture. It features a presentation of characterisics of drama, a Wikipedia article "Drama," and Quizlet:...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: United States Fiscal Cliff

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth article discusses what the term "fiscal cliff" means and the potential impact of this phenomenon on the Unites States.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Who Is Katherine Johnson?" by Nasa

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: I Am Not an Inmate I Am a Man. And I Have Potential

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Women in Ancient Rome

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: President Bush's "Islam Is Peace" Speech

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

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