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Yale University

Yale University: Open Yale Courses: Milton

For Students 9th - 10th
Access any one of twenty-five lectures, in audio, video, or text format, of Milton's work and legacy. With coverage of his major poems and prose works: Lycidas, Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Areopagitica.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Electromagnetic Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a student-teacher dialogue format, this page discusses the nature of light as an electromagnetic wave and the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Bristol University: Arthur Young's Travels in France [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A book written by Arthur Young, well know English writer and economist who visited France just prior to the French Revolution. His book provided insights into the causes of the French Revolution. The book is in PDF format.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Threshold Card: Threshold 3 New Chemical Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
An infograph that discusses how new chemicals were formed during the formation of the universe.
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Other

Monash University Library: Evaluating Web Pages

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this guide to learn how to evaluate web pages. This concise guide also addresses why evaluation is important. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7
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Trinity University

Trinity University: A Beginner's Guide to Html

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides a guide which is intended to be an introduction to using HTML and creating files for the Web.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Geo Physics: Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a resource for students to use in their study of minerals. It begins with a general description that includes the list of essential characteristics of a "mineral." Minerals are then grouped alphabetically. Selecting a name...
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University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky: Rocks and Minerals: Sedimentary Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent resource for learning about sedimentary rocks and how they form. The different types of sedimentary rocks and deposits found in Kentucky are listed, with links to dedicated pages for each. Covers clay, shale, sandstone,...
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University of California

University of California: Sections of the Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site presents and defines the general parts of a research paper: title, abstract, introduction, material and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, and literature cited. Several helpful questions are presented to the reader...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Mla Works Cited Page: Basic Format

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the rules for writing an MLA Works Cited page and provides examples of each type of entry.
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Western Oregon University: Earth System Science: Geologic Time [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An 81-page slideshow that looks at the principles of geology with respect to relative dating, at different concepts describing geological processes, at absolute age and radiometric dating, at the eons and eras in the geologic time scale,...
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Other

Temple University Med School: Ventricular System Development (Early)

For Students 9th - 10th
Upper-level explanation of early human ventricular system development. Provides interactive labeled diagrams and description of weeks 4, 5, and 6 in embryo development.
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Other

Okanagan University: Eolian Processes and Landforms

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderfully detailed introduction to the topic of wind erosion and landforms. Contains many illustrations and maps which show the concepts that are presented in the text.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Online Writing Lab

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A great resource for middle-school, high-school, and college writers, with worksheets, articles, model papers, and presentations that will help you with research, grammar, style, job-search and professional writing, and more. Includes...
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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: Apa Reference Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Good definition of what APA style is and why it is so important. Links to citation styles for journals, chapter, books, ERIC documents, & internet documents. Great reference!!
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Other

Leeds University: Teaching Resources in Structural Geology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A large collection of resources for teaching structural geology. Information is sorted into topic headings, including basic principles of organization, basic structures (folds, faults, shear zones), virtual field trips, strain, geology...
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Mountain Building

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of tectonic plate collisions. There are illustrations of Indian and Eurasian plate collision.
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Other

University of Leicester: Spiral Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a general overview of spiral galaxies, including descriptions of the different classes of spiral galaxy.
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Basic Concepts in Optical Microscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the microscope in great detail. Content includes a focus on the microscope's basic functions (including a general diagram), the history of the microscope, each feature of the microscope, differing objectives,...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape Parts of a Seed

For Students 2nd - 6th
Help Detective Le Plant discover how a seed grows into a plant. Students will learn to describe a seed's structure and what's needed for seed growth.
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University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: The Elements of Digital Storytelling

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn the theory and elements of digital storytelling, with plenty of real-world examples provided for each element. While the purpose of the site is not specifically to instruct teachers how to use digital storytelling in the classroom,...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: All Star River Explorers

For Students 3rd - 5th
An interactive site to teach students how rivers are formed, how they change, and why they are important. Cross-curricular activities in language arts, math, science, social studies, and art, some of which include worksheets to download,...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Mla in Text Citations: The Basics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers the basic rules and guidelines for creating MLA in-text citations including print and non-print sources with examples of each type presented.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Resumes 4: Scannable Resumes

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives definition, descriptions, guidelines, and a sample scannable resume that you can compare to a traditional resume.