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Jump Cut: Conflict and Contradiction in the Mass Media

For Students 9th - 10th
The author of this articles explores the evolution of thinking about mass media's role in society, and discusses the positive and negative aspects of mass media, and ways that it can be in conflict with corporations, governments, and...
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San Francisco Unified School District: Teaching #Blacklivesmatter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A library research guide with a huge collection of links to articles, lesson plans, readings, poetry, and official documents. They explore the experiences of African Americans and the evolution and purpose of the Black Lives Matter...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Organisms and Environments: Environmental Change

For Students 7th - 9th
Explore natural selection, environmental change, and evolution in this interactive tutorial.
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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Stories From the Fossil Record

For Students 4th - 9th
This colorful, interactive site demonstrates how fossils can be used to discover a range of information about the past. Topics include Past Lives, Paleoecology, Geologic History, and Biodiversity.
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Nature Research

Scitable: Chromosomes and Cytogenetics

For Students 9th - 10th
A library of information on chromosomes and their role in heredity. Articles found on the website study chromosome structure, chromosome composition, chromosome abnormalities, roles that chromosome plays in sex determination, and changes...
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NASA

Nasa: Welcome to From Earth to the Solar System (Fettss)

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of high-resolution images of space. Images "showcase the discoveries and excitement of planetary exploration, with a focus on the origin and evolution of the Solar System and the search for life".
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Common Green Iguana

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive reference tool explores the common green iguana with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on habitat, behavior, ecology, evolution, conservation, and external links.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Mollusks

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough reference tool explores the mollusk with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, history, behavior, evolution, conservation, and external links. The mollusk image is no longer available.
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National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

Ingenious: Ideal Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the evolution of the ideal twentieth century home at this United Kingdom based site. The Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, mechanization of household tasks, and the do it yourself revolution created lifestyle changes for all...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Pocket Mouse Film With Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about selective pressure and how genes are involved in adaptations by watching this video on pocket mice. The video focuses on the research of Dr. Michael Nachman, "whose work in the field and in the lab has quantified the...
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I Scoop: Digital Transformation: Online Guide to Digital Business Transformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital transformation is the cultural, organizational and operational change of an organization, industry or ecosystem through a smart integration of digital technologies, processes and competencies across all levels and functions in a...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Classroom Economist: History of Central Banking

For Students 9th - 10th
Explores the early history of central banking in the United States, describing the evolution of banking from the late 1700s through the Great Depression, with a special focus on the Fed's role in the Depression.
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Google

Google Maps: Galapagos Islands

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore isolated volcanic islands. Charles Darwin's observations and collections of the Galapagos wildlife in 1835 contributed to his theory of evolution by natural selection. [7:08]
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iCivics

I Civics: Voting Rights

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the evolution of voting rights in the United States.
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64 Parishes: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

For Students 9th - 10th
64 Parishes is a project of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Explore Louisiana's past, reflect on our present, and imagine the future. 64 Parishes represents the evolution of tradition, creating content that reflects the...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Do You Know? Horses

For Students 3rd - 8th
A quick way to learn horse vocabulary. Students take an interactive quiz, check their answers, and then read why each answer is correct or incorrect.
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University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: Virtual Economics Web Companion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Virtual Economics Web Companion for K-12 economics and social studies teachers was created by the National Council on Economic Education. A wide variety of educational materials and lesson plans can be accessed through this site....
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Who Was Charles Darwin?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the scientific ideas that paved the way for Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. Map and research his scientific journeys and explain how his theory changed the course of science and the world.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Unit: Politics

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Learners explore the impact language has on politics and social beliefs. They explore the evolution of language (drawing on the knowledge gained through previous research), consider how language evolves, and explore who controls language...
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Library of Congress

Loc: A Heavenly Craft: Woodcut in Early Printed Books

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit that represents the evolution of the woodcut as illustration during the late Medieval and early Renaissance period. This exhibition explores the development in technique, composition, perspective, and coloration of the...
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: The Gay Nineties

For Students 9th - 10th
The evolution of women's rights and independence in Ontario is revealed here with an exploration of the Women's Literary Club of St. Catharines which was established in 1892.
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Other

The Digital Montpelier Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Developed from information gathered during the dramatic restoration of the Montpelier Mansion, the Digital Montpelier Project features three models tracing the Mansion's evolution from its initial construction in ca. 1764 through to...
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PBS

Pbs: The Shape of Life: Activities and Resources: Phylum Comparison [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore eight major phyla of the animal kingdom by comparing body plans, animal behavior, evolution, reproduction, and more. Includes a one-page reference to characteristics by phylum.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about the Adelie Penguin, including details on its evolution, appearance, habitat, breeding, diet, behaviour, and much more.