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Study Languages

Study Spanish: Months, Seasons, and Dates

For Students 9th - 10th
This online lesson is on the use of definite articles and numbers with months, seasons, and dates. A quiz follows the lesson to test the student's comprehension of this grammar principle.
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Other

Livestrong.com: Definition of Aerobic Fitness

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A detailed definition of the word "aerobic" and how it can be applied to healthy living.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Definitions of Basic Sentence Parts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Capital Community College Foundation provides all the different parts of speech and their definitions. It also shows word functions and their use.
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National Center for Families Learning

Ncfl: Wonderopolis: Wonder of the Day #1324: What Happened to the Lost Colony?

For Students 3rd - 6th
A video and article about the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Has an audio feature that highlights text as the article is read aloud. As well, individual highlighted words link to pop-up definitions and are used in a word definition game. [1:59]
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The Balance

The Balance: u.s. National Debt Clock: Definition and History

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains what the U.S. National Debt is, how it is financed, the purpose of the National Debt Clock, and what causes the debt to grow or remain stable.
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TESL Journal

The Internet Tesl Journal: Copyright Issues on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Specific, easy to read guidelines on Copyright and Plagiarism regulations. Focuses on use of Internet material. Includes clear definitions and copyright information listings. A great resource to prevent plagiarism on your site and in...
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Other

Before and After: The New Face of Nightly News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interesting article follows the return of "hard" news to the 3 evening newscasts from June to October 2001. Includes infographics and source material.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Athena and the Dandelions

For Students 3rd - 4th 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: Why the Sky Is Far Away

For Students 3rd - 4th 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: What Is the International Space Station

For Students 5th - 6th 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: Why Does No One Ever Thank Me for the Magna Carta?

For Students 5th - 6th 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: Columbus and the Egg

For Students 4th - 5th
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: "Don't Hate on the Trait" by Bird Brain Science

For Students 4th - 5th 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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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin: Los Articulos

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out when the use of an article is necessary in Spanish. Read complete explanations along with helpful examples.
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Language Guide

Language Guide: Los Articulos

For Students 9th - 10th
This grammar guide on articles features the pronunciation of words and phrases as the cursor is moved over them.
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Bankrate

Bankrate: Sales Tax: Definition, How It Works, and How to Calculate It

For Students 9th - 10th
Forty-five states and many local government impose sales taxes on most goods and some services. This article explains the difference between sales taxes and income taxes, and how sales taxes are levied.
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Other

The Prime Glossary: Logarithmic Function

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A glossary definition of a Logarithmic Function. Click on any of the terms in the article for more information about them.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: The Clarifying Routine: Elaborating Vocabulary Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The more a new vocabulary word is associated with ideas from students' own experience, the more likely the word will become well 'networked' and a permanent part of memory. Making these links involves elaborating definitions of new...
Article
American Academy of Family Physicians

Aafp: The Female Athlete Triad

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the American Family Physician journal is designed for female athletes. It includes the definition, risk factors, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the female athlete triad.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From My Mother's Voice: The Proclamation

For Students 9th - 10th 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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University of Texas at Austin

Introduction to French Determiners

For Students 9th - 10th
Concise overview of French determiners. Includes definite, indefinite, and partitive articles, as well as demonstrative (ce,cet,cette, ces)and possessive(mon, ma, mes)determiners. A great introduction to the grammatical concept.
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WebMD

Medicine Net: Definition of Sleepwalking

For Students 9th - 10th
What would cause someone to walk and possibly talk while asleep? Authors provide a comprehensive article about the causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment of this sleep disorder.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Tex's French Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive grammar site by the University of Texas - entertaining yet very detailed. Has audio, downloadable mp3's, interactive quizzes-everything you could want to enhance understanding of the French language. Can be utilized by...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Science Explorations: Soar With Bats: Night Fliers of the Skies

For Students 3rd - 8th
Two levels of exploration take you on a nighttime bat investigation, offer important vocabulary and definitions, provide a library of articles, and list ideas for bat research and observations in parks and zoos.

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