Shmoop University
Shmoop: Fences
Fences written by the African American author August Wilson is analyzed in detail in this informative site. Read about the characters, themes and quotations in the play.
Other
Online Historical Fencing Manuals & Texts
Links to historical fighting manuals and analysis of these manuals. Intriguing reading for those with an interest in Renaissance fighting techniques.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Fence That Farmland!
Students develop and solidify their understanding of the concept of perimeter as they engage in a portion of the civil engineering task of land surveying, using the technology of a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot to automate this task.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Fence
In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the fence that is part of the border security system between Botswana and Zimbabwe.
BBC
Bbc News: Bush Signs Mexico Fence Into Law
This brief article describes the Secure Fence Act of 2006 and the reactions of Mexico.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Cross Fencing Pastures
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the areas of polygons by dissecting them into parts that are squares, rectangles, and triangles.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Walking the Fence Line
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the perimeter of polygons. They learn to picture square roots visually as the side length of a square.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Walking the Fence Line, Then the Hypotenuse
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangles. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Don't Fence Me Out! (Barriers to Trade)
We tend to see the United States as a country with free trade. Although we do have a great deal of freedom to enter new markets, there are barriers to trade that limit consumer choice. This lesson explores these barriers and how they work.
Other
Texas Council on Economic Education:texas Economics Eras & Individuals [Pdf]
A 10-lesson, 83-page unit targeting Grades 4 and 7. Lessons cover various eras in the history of Texas, including boom and bust towns; the eras dominated by cattle, fences along the frontier, cotton, and oil; the Dust Bowl and the Great...
Curated OER
A View on Cities: New Orleans: Cornstalk Fence Hotel
Cornstalk Fence Hotel (New Orleans)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Fencing
On this one page website sharpen your logic, area, perimeter, and pattern recognition skills while working on this unique fencing challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: Big Mac and Little Dipper: The Other Side [Pdf]
This ebook is a coloring book edition of a story about two dogs, Big Mac and Little Dipper. Students will enjoy reading about two dogs who venture beyond their fenced in yard. What will happen to them?
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Girl Standing by a Fence
An image of "Girl Standing by a Fence", created by Albertus Brondgeest in 1813 (Red chalk, 248 x 179 mm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: A Saddled Race Horse Tied to a Fence
An image of "A Saddled Race Horse Tied to a Fence", created by Horace Vernet in 1828 (Oil on canvas, 82 x 101 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: View of Auvers Sur Oise (The Fence)
An image of "View of Auvers-sur-Oise (The Fence)", created by Paul Cezanne in 1873 (Oil on canvas, 45 x 35 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Mountain Valley With Fenced Fields
An image of "Mountain Valley with Fenced Fields", created by Hercules Seghers during the 1620's (Etching and drypoint in blue on white paper).
Curated OER
Smart Exchange: Large Image Preview: Pumpkins by Fence
Cartoon illustration of two pumpkins by a fence.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Plank Fence
An image of "The Plank Fence", created by Isaack Van Ruisdaelz (Oil on wood, 56 x 80 cm).
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Fence Me In!
Students can practice calculating the perimeter of rectangles in this interactive web lesson.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Loyalists, Fence Sitters, and Patriots
Read about the war of propaganda the Patriots needed to wage in order to persuade the vast majority of Americans, who were at first ambivalent to the cause of independence, to support the ideals of the Revolutionary War.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Absolute Value: Picket Fence Painting
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use a real world situtation to explore absolute value and how to find the distance between two numbers on a number line. Click challenge me to answer a practice question and click learn more to...
Curated OER
Picture of "Self Portrait With His Fencing Master" by Raphael
The site from the West Valley College briefly surveys several pieces of artwork from the Italian High Renaissance including those from Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo, and Raphael.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Calculating Rectangular Area
In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad measures Judge Trudy's land claim by using tarps, fence posts and a grid made with rope.
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