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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Arcturus or the Bright Star in Bootes by Catharine M. Sedgwick

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Arcturus, or, The Bright Star in Bootes by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1865), a fictional story based on factual scientific information.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Make Inferences in Informational/expository Texts

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Use different organizational patterns as guides for summarizing and forming an overview of different kinds of expository text while distinguishing factual claims from...
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BBC

Bbc Bitesize: Writing

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
The BBC offers quick (bitesize) activities, revision options, and quizzes on a variety of writing skills, covering writing arguments, writing factual documents, and writing stories.
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Harvey Mudd College

Harvey Mudd College: Elementary Vector Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Harvey Mudd College contains information on vector analysis. The information is very informative, and is mostly wrapped up in formulas and graphs. Definitely factual, a good site to check out.
Interactive
Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: Comets: Comet Facts, Myths, and Legends

For Students 6th - 8th
An interactive book full of interesting information about comets - their discovery, beliefs about them, factual information, and famous comets. An 'All about comets' link at the bottom of the page has lots of background information on...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Science as Storytelling for Teaching the Nature of Science

For Teachers 10th - 12th
For this activity, students first read an essay entitled Science As Storytelling, then respond to the questions accompanying it. The purpose of the lesson is for students to develop a deeper understanding of science as more than just...
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Field: What Is Wrong?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What's wrong with this model? Students expect simulations to show factual science concepts, but these particular simulations are intentionally built incorrectly. The objective is to find where the physics concerning electric fields is...
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Other

Annenberg Foundation: Fact check.org

For Students 9th - 10th
This nonpartisan and nonprofit organization monitors the factual accuracy of statements made by United States politicians. In an effort to reduce the level of deception and confusion in US politics, the site reviews statements made in...
Handout
United Nations

Unesco: Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization provides a brief description of why Arles is a World Cultural Heritage site, with a photo. This is a brief, but factual site on the subject.
Website
OneWorld UK

One World: Hot Earth: Climate Change for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Younger students will love this colorful yet educational site on global warming and climate change. Easy to read factual information is included. Available in many different languages.
Interactive
World Food Programme

Un World Food Program:the Hunger Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you studying about hunger in the world? This interactive world map with targets on 'hunger hot spots' and factual text is an excellent resource!
Handout
US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Census in Schools

For Students 9th - 10th
Factual information to discuss in schools from the U.S. Census Bureau includes population clocks, state facts, and important information that affects the world of the student.
Website
Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Patagonia

For Students 3rd - 8th
Thorough, informative site about the region of Patagonia. Besides factual information, this location also features a journal and photographs of the "World of Wonders" expedition.
Handout
Harvard University

Harvard Medical School: History of Sickle Cell Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is put out by a professor of the Harvard Medical School. It contains factual information on Sickle Cell Disease and the information is set up by links under different subject headings. This is a great site to check out on the...
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: The Great Gatsby: Primary Sources From the Roaring Twenties

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In order to appreciate historical fiction, students need to understand the factual context and recognize how popular culture reflects the values, mores, and events of the time period. Since a newspaper records significant events and...
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Billy the Kid: Perspectives on an Outlaw

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson relates to the westward movement in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Students analyze the role that gunfighters played in the settlement of the West and distinguish between their factual...
Handout
University of Chicago

Encyclopedia Romana: Roman Calendar the Fasti Antiates

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Encyclopedia Romana includes a picture of a reconstruction of the Fasti Antiates, along with an explanation of the calendar and its lettering. The information is not too in-depth, but informative and factual. A great...
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Hyperbolic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MathWorld explains the hyperbolic function. The information is not too in-depth, but factual and quite a few links are provided for additional information on related subjects.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Timpani

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice, factual encyclopedia entry from Wikipedia on the timpani. Discusses its origins, how it is played, how it is tuned, and its significance in an orchestra. Links are provided throughout the article for additional information.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Ion

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an encyclopedia article from the Wikipedia Encyclopedia on Ion. Throughout the site, links are provided for additional information. The information is somewhat in-depth, but also very factual and interesting.
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InterKnowledge Corp.

Geographia.com: An Introduction to India

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Geographia.com treats the subject of India in a factual presentation of India's location, geography, climate, culture, people, and history. The format is easy to follow, but not necessarily attractively displayed.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Bovid

For Students 9th - 10th
Some factual information on bovids can be found in this Wikipedia encyclopedia article. There is also a table that provides scientific classification information on bovids as well.
Website
Purdue University

Purdue University: Cannabis Sativa L.

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on Cannabis sativa is organized into fourteen brief sections, each presenting factual information about the Cannabis Sativa plant. Here, read about its uses, as well as its chemical makeup, physical description, and...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: What the Animals Do and Say by Eliza Follen

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book What the Animals Do and Say by Eliza Follen [1870], This book offers factual information about animals in a fictional narrative.

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