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PBS

Pbs News Hour: A Debate on Bilingual Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript of a PBS debate about bilingual education. Moderator talks with teachers, parents and leaders of both the anti and pro-bilingual education arenas. Also links to other informative sites.
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NBC

Nbc News: Text of President Obama's School Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
The official text of President Obama's 'back to school' speech from 2009. It was released to the public one day prior to being shared with the nation's students.
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Other

Ed Surge: Can Anyone Be an Inventor? Mit's Invention Education Officer Says Yes

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is part of The EdSurge Podcast. Today, there are plenty of middle and high school students who have developed solutions to major economic and social challenges, ranging from health care and transportation to agriculture and...
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Other

The Naked Scientists: Online Science Podcast and Science Radio Show

For Students 9th - 10th
An online science radio show and podcast covering STEM topics of technology, medicine, and science. Includes experiment ideas, current scientific research, science news, science book reviews, and so much more.
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: When a 4 Day School Week Might Cost More Than Saves

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the financial cost to families of a 4-day school week. Includes an audio version of the story.
Article
Other

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Crash of 1907 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A very interesting look at the Panic of 1907, the crash of stocks, the lack of faith in banks by depositors, especially in New York and Boston, and the rescue of the banks by J.P. Morgan. Calling on news reports of the time, this pdf...
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Other

Ten Rhetoric of War Writing Projects

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Created by a teacher responding to the events in Kosovo, this list is a great start for a media literacy class project. Good discussion-starting questions are included with each item on the list. Requires some independent research to...
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Other

Tech Learning: Introduction to Blogs and Blogging

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article introduces the concept of blogs, gives links to blogs that deal with topics in education, ideas for using blogs for student writing and information on setting up your own blog. After reading this article you should be able...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Element Flash Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
Quiz yourself over the table of elements! The computer will give you an element and, depending on the selections you make below, you will have to supply the element's chemical name, chemical symbol or atomic number. Enter your answer...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Element Word Scramble

For Students 6th - 8th
The computer will pick an element and then scramble the letters in its name. Once you think you have unscrambled the element's name, type the name into the text box and press the 'return' key on your keyboard. A clue is included to help...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 4: 2 D Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This fourth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of two-dimensional art. Students learn about the invention of paper, early perceptions of drawing, how hatching and cross-hatching were used by Michelangelo,...

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