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Gender and Crime Differences Between Male and Female Offending Patterns

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses crime rates, looking at the gender differences in terms of offenses committed, whether acting alone or in a group, characteristics of groups, and trends over time.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: 6th Graders Smarter Investors Than College Students

For Students 1st - 8th
Learn how a group of North Dakota sixth graders beat out a group of college students in a competition after learning the basics of investing.
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A&E Television

History.com: 7 Facts About the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing

For Students 9th - 10th
The attack by a group of Islamic fundamentalists announced the growing threat of terrorism on US soil. Eighteen minutes after noon on February 26, 1993, a bomb exploded in the basement parking garage below the north tower of the World...
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A&E Television

History.com: Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano: The History Behind the Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
The effort to coin a term to describe a wildly diverse group of Americans has long stirred controversy. The terms Latino, Hispanic and Latinx are often used interchangeably to describe a group that makes up about 19 percent of the U.S....
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PBS

Pbs: American Roots Music: Historical Background

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What is American roots music? The term "American roots music" may not be a familiar one, and requires some explanation. At the beginning of the 20th Century, the term "folk music" was used by scholars to describe music made by whites of...
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BBC

Bbc: Zarqawi Death Has 'Little Impact'

For Students 9th - 10th
Communicates how the violence in Iraq has not diminished since the death of Al Zarqawi. Examines how other insurgent groups have stepped in since his death. (4 July 2006)
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Illusive Reform in Jordan [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explores the state of the democratic reforms in Jordan which appears to be good but there is a danger that pressure from Islamist groups may undermine these reforms. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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BBC

Bbc: History: Battle of Hastings: A Surprise Defeat?

For Students 9th - 10th
A leading British historian examines the famous invasion in 1066 and explains how a group of 20,000 Normans managed to take over an island of two million people.
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Boston University

Boston University: Putting Value Into Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Andrew Ward decides to get into the middle of an argument between David Hume and Hume's critic Malcolm Budd about the standard for assessing the value of works of art upon the feeling of pleasure or displeasure. This topic will be a...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Philosophy and Literature: Two Philosophies

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the 'Scottish philosophy' was and how well it fitted with American sensibilities in the 1800s. Over time it evolved into the American philosophy of Pragmatism. The other philosophy that took hold in some groups of society...
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Stanford University

Gendered Innovations: Race & Ethnicity

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the definitions of race and ethnicity, and how the terms have been used. Also lists several problems with labeling people or groups as a particular race or ethnicity.
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 2 Issue 4: Nesting Dolls [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 4th
This magazine article features nesting or matryoshka dolls. It explains that they are Folk Art which shows what is important to a group of people; it also provides a history of this type of doll dating back to Chinese artists about 1000...
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BBC

Bbc: Indonesia's Muslim Militants

For Students 9th - 10th
This August 2003 BBC archive article surveys the Indonesian Muslim militant group Jemaah Islamiah, which played a part in the deadly bombing of a Bali nightclub in 2002.
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Other

The Third Pillar of the Saving Halakoth

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives a very different approach to Christology; one worthy of investigation. The essenes were a very special part of biblical history, and this present-day group claims authentic ties with the original Israelites.
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Other

South Pole: Roald Amundsen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is on Amundsen (1872-1928 CE), the leader of a Norwegian expedition, races Robert Scott's group to the South Pole.
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Other

Nothingness.org: Social Anarchism: The Way the Wind

For Students 9th - 10th
A book review of Way of the Wind by Ron Jacobs provides extensive information about the radical group, the Weathermen.
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Curated OER

Cbc Kids: Happy Stories: These Kids Built a Minecraft Historical Fort in Class!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A group of grade 4 kids at Ecole Julie-Riel in Winnipeg got to build their own virtual Forth Rouge using Minecraft as part of their history class. Find out how their teacher incorporated the popular interactive game.
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Edward Goldsmith: The Fall of the Roman Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This excerpt from chapter 1 of author Edward Goldsmith's book The Great U-Turn points out the reasons for the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire. He reasons that the invasion of various people groups, foreign influences, the...
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Other

New Internationalist Magazine: Muslims: The Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts and statistical data of Muslim populations around the world. Includes geographical distribution of different groups and sectors.
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Working With Bilingual Parent Volunteers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Advice about how to start a group of bilingual parent volunteers at your school to work in mainstream classrooms and with first-year English language learners.
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Csta: Computational Thinking: A Digital Age Skill for Everyone [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The National Science Foundation asked a group of thought leaders to bring the concepts of computational thinking to the K-12 classroom.
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University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Modernity of Ethnic Identity & Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
A paper discussing the apparent contradiction of racial pluralism in the world today and numerous conflicts that exist simultaneously. The paper discusses modern ethnicity, cultural pluralism, and violence among groups.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Report Finds Federal Leadership Lacking

For Students 9th - 10th
The Government Accountability Office, a Congress-commissioned investigation group, rips the Bush administration for their lack of leadership and slow response to Hurricane Katrina. In particular, the report is critical of the Secretary...
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Other

Hands on Civics: An Approach to Increase Community Intelligence

For Students 9th - 10th
This article outlines a program that the author has used with academically at-risk ninth grade students to enhance their understanding of how communities work and how they can change through individual and group efforts.

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