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PBS

Pbs Frontline: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
A year after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, PBS FRONTLINE explores what America saw on September 11th. For many people, the most difficult questions that remain are not about politics, military strategy, or...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Absolute Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers several paragraphs of detailed information on absolute zero, the lowest temperature that can be obtained in any macroscopic system.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: September 11, 2001: Collecting and Exhibiting

For Students 9th - 10th
Talks about the Church Street Station Post Office in New York City that was very near Ground Zero, and how the postal service continued to work post 9/11 in that area.
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Rebuilding Nyc: Freedom Tower

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to discover what New York City is doing to redevelop Ground Zero. Read all about the Freedom Tower and the plans the city has for this land. View spectacular pictures and digital plans.
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: Sacred Ground: The Struggle to Design the Freedom Tower

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion website for an episode of FRONTLINE that investigates plans for developing the site of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center illustrates the design through pictures, video, and interactive models. Includes...
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CNN

Cnn: In Depth Special: America Remembers

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN provides a detailed archive of coverage of the issues and events which surround the September 11, 2001 attack. Content includes timelines, video archives, a focus on the victims, the War on Terror, how America has changed, and much,...
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CNN

Cnn: September 11 Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This site was established by CNN to serve as an "evolving record" of and "living memorial" to those who perished in the attacks of September 11, 2001.
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Other

Project Rebirth

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch the trailer for the documentary film Rebirth, which, as a tribute to the victims and first responders, chronicles the experiences of a small group of people who lost friends, family, and coworkers in the attack on the World Trade...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Freedom Tower

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to explore the plans for the Freedom Tower that is being constructed at Ground Zero to memorialize 9/11 and to rebuild the New York skyline. Read about the features of the building and the hopes for the future.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Freedom Tower

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to explore the plans for the Freedom Tower that is being constructed at Ground Zero to memorialize 9/11 and to rebuild the New York skyline. Read about the features of the building and the hopes for the future.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Kenya: Lake Turkana National Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
The most saline of Africa's large lakes, Turkana is an outstanding laboratory for the study of plant and animal communities. The three National Parks serve as a stopover for migrant waterfowl and are major breeding grounds for the Nile...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Kenya: Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley , a natural property of outstanding beauty, comprises three inter-linked relatively shallow lakes (Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru and Lake Elementaita) in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya and...
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Unesco: South Africa: Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

For Students 9th - 10th
The 160,000 ha Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape of dramatic mountainous desert in north-western South Africa constitutes a cultural landscape communally owned and managed. This site sustains the semi-nomadic pastoral...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Greece: Archaeological Site of Aigai (Modern Name Vergina)

For Students 9th - 10th
The city of Aigai, the ancient first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia, was discovered in the 19th century near Vergina, in northern Greece. The most important remains are the monumental palace, lavishly decorated with mosaics and...