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Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: History of Western Philosophers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a narrative survey of the history of Western philosophical thought. Provides a general description of different philosophical questions and how they were answered.
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Other

Ancient Greek Music

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains 24 audio links to ancient Greek music and inscriptions as well as a link to types of Homeric (Greek) singing.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Presidency of George W. Bush

For Students 9th - 10th
September 11, 2001 occurred in the early days of George W. Bush's administration and set the tone for his presidency. Study his domestic and foreign policy by reading the following summary, answering critical thinking questions, and...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Sahelanthropus

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia article on the oldest known hominid discusses the features of the fossils that were found, the region in which they were found, and what this means for human evolution.
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Other

Nurture Is Not the Same as Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from book by Judith Harris which argues that parents do not have as much influence as peers in child development.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Coming Into America: Dating Artifacts 9 12 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate new discussions on the presence of humans in North America, and emulate the work of archeologists in dating artifacts at a dig site. Use clay to model how the radioactive isotope of carbon (C14) is used in dating organic...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Hunter Gatherer Menu

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the diet of our foraging ancestors through this exercise. At the end of this exercise, students will be able to compare our diet to our ancestors.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Threshold Card: Threshold 6 Collective Learning

For Students 9th - 10th
A collective learning infographic on the unit of how our ancestors evolved.
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University of California

Ucmp: The Pleistocene

For Students 9th - 10th
The UCMP Berkeley provides a brief overview of the Pleistocene Era, including links to more information.
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Read Works

Read Works: Survivor

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the life of Cro-Magnon people. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 6: 1865 1898: Reform in the Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. Reform in the Gilded Age is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Australopithecus Anamensis

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia's entry on Australopithecus anamensis. It discusses its scientific classification, age and its posture.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: French and Indian War's Impact

For Students 3rd - 8th
This elementary-friendly site from the Department of Humanities Computing at the University of Groningen provides information on the French and Indian War. The print is large and the vocabulary is manageable. Contains some awkward...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: French and Dutch Exploration in the New World

For Students 9th - 10th
Outline text explaining how the French, Dutch, and English explorers began to make inroads into the Americans in the late 1500s and early 1600s.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cranach, Law and Gospel (Law and Grace)

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Law and the Gospel" is the single most influential image of the Lutheran Reformation. It represents Lucas Cranach's pictorial translation of Martin Luther's unique understanding of salvation. The painting interprets the roles of...
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University of California

Electronic Educational Environment: Anderson Wintercount

For Students 9th - 10th
Under the pretense of studying wintercount, this site delves into the life of John Anderson, a photographer from the early to mid 1900's. A wintercount is defined and described in addition to the information on Anderson.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the administration of President Calvin Coolidge from 1924-1929. Discusses his early life, and his political career as governor of Massachusetts, vice-president, and then president. Describes his economic policy and his foreign...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Presidency of Herbert Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the administration of Herbert Hoover who took office just as the stock market was about to crash in 1929. Looks at his early life, his policies at home and abroad, and his efforts to combat the impact of the Great Depression.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Our Earliest Technology?

For Students 9th - 10th
Made nearly two million years ago, stone tools such as the handaxe are the first known technological invention. View a picture and read the description of this early stone tool.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Brown, View of the Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

For Students 9th - 10th
The falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Grafton Tyler Brown depicts the Grand Canyon, the one found at Yellowstone in Wyoming. Grafton Brown was one of the first African-American artists to depict scenes of the West. View...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mount, Bargaining for a Horse

For Students 9th - 10th
"Bargaining for a Horse" by William Sidney Mount is one of Mount's great works and a striking example of early nineteenth-century American genre painting at its best. View pictures of this painting and others by Mount and read about his...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Buddhist Monasteries

For Students 9th - 10th
The monastery typically becomes the spiritual focus of the nearest town or village. In early Buddhism, monastic complexes were created for the monks close enough to a town in order to receive alms or charity from the villagers, but far...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Cold War Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the US's early attempts to contain communism through economic and military aid.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Expanding Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of voting and democracy in the early 1800s.

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