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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Excretory System Problems

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The urinary system controls the amount of water in the body and removes wastes. Any problem with the urinary system can also affect many other body systems. Learn...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The Panic of 1857 Began

For Students 3rd - 8th
America's Story provides a brief, two page article on the Panic of 1857. Two pictures are also given along with a timeline of events both before and after the Panic of 1857.
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Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning: Project Based Learning: Egg Drop Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are challenged to design a way to drop a raw egg from varying heights without letting the egg break. Creative thinking and evaluation of results are critical to the project.
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Council for Economic Education

Econedlink: Roles of Government

For Students 9th - 10th
This video teaches the concept of Roles of Government. Some roles of government include protecting the environment, helping the poor and providing national defense. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for related lesson...
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Other

Visiting Nurse Associations of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of association of professional nurses working in the home-care setting. This site includes reference to current publications and also contains information for families and caregivers regarding home healthcare issues.
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WebMD

Web Md: Emphysema Every Breath You Take

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview provided by WebMD Health gives information on emphysema and discusses the different treatment options people afflicted with emphysema have to explore. A picture, is given along with helpful resources and additional...
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Other

Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: Japan's Nuclear Power Debate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Readings and news articles provide information on the debate over nuclear energy. In particular, the questions being raised due to the crisis in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami in March, 2011.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association Heart Transplants

For Students 9th - 10th
"When does a person need a transplant? How many people need and receive transplants?" Learn the answers to these question when you use this site.
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Remedy Health Media

Health Central: Heart Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an overview about heart disease.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations

For Students 5th - 8th
President Wilson lobbied for a "just peace" for the end of World War I. Read about his Fourteen Points that he thought would accomplish this. See how his plans for a League of Nations and the final terms of the Treaty of Versailles...
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Enlarged Heart

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief information about an enlarged heart with links to related issues from the American Heart Association.
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Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Sen. Phelan Attacks Prohibition

For Students 9th - 10th
An article in the April, 1929, San Francisco Magazine by California Senator, James D. Phelan, decrying Prohibition and giving many reasons why it didn't work.
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Other

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Historical Statistics on Banking

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed reports of US banking statistics, published annually beginning in 1934 when the federal government began keeping consistent statistical records for the U.S. economy. Also has financial data for all FDIC-insured institutions....
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Force and Motion Investigation

For Teachers 3rd
Conduct an investigation collaboratively on the effect of force applied on an object to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence, by using fair tests in which variables are controlled and the number of trials are considered.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Resilience & Success: Why Do People Succeed?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question Why do people succeed? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Great Depression

For Students 5th - 8th
Read a brief overview of the causes of the Great Depression. See that there were several reasons which fed on each other to plunge the country into economic chaos.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Sinking Deeper and Deeper

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the creeping descent into depression in the United States upon the crash of the stock market. Find out how the economy collapsed, and how that affected employment and the lives of millions.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Income Distribution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video teaches the concept of Income Distribution. Income distribution refers to how the total income earned ends up divided over members of the economy. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for related lesson plans.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is a Stroke?

For Students 9th - 11th
This resource from Khan Academy provides information about strokes.
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A&E Television

History.com: Why the Construction of the Panama Canal Was So Difficult and Deadly

For Students 9th - 10th
A staggering 25,000 workers lost their lives. And artificial limb makers clamored for contracts with the canal builders. In a quest to fulfill a centuries-old dream to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the builders of the Panama...
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A&E Television

History.com: 5 Terrifying Moments During the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
The astronaut crew had to troubleshoot a series of problems throughout the historic 1969 flight. This historic exchange on July 20, 1969 marked the end of a perilous journey to the lunar surface, but a multitude of threats still faced...
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Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 6: Steve Jobs: Unit Files

For Teachers 6th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for texts about Steve Jobs.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ace Inhibitors and the Renal Regulation of Blood Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice for the MCAT by reading a passage about ACE inhibitors and the renal regulation of blood pressure and answer the follow-up questions based on the provided graph.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Green Eggs and Economics?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Economic concepts are often found in places students have never considered, like children's literature. In this lesson plan, students will explore the various economic concepts addressed in five of Dr. Seuss' most popular books: The Cat...

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