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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
Current information on substance abuse with regard to many issues: military families, health, trauma and justice, public awareness and support and housing and homelessness. Also, find information on prevention of substance abuse. Many...
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Create a Directory of Local Social Services for Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will research and understand the opportunities available to children in their community after exploring the poverty, exploitation, hunger and more of children living in India. Video and discussion questions pair with a learning...
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U.s. Department of Housing and Urban Development

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)contains news releases, information about home buying, and links to information for various citizens and groups who would benefit from HUD services.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Stargirl Caraway explores her new neighborhood with an eye for the unusual. She notices the agoraphobic neighbor, the seemingly homeless young boy, and others who do not fit in easily. Stargirl, never one with an inclination to conform,...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Freeglader by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
After the great battle and destruction of Undertown, its surviving inhabitants must seek out a new life in the Free Glades, but to do so will require a mass exodus across the treacherous Mire and the seductive Twilight Woods. Led by a...
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Hoovervilles in Seattle: Map and Photos

For Students 9th - 10th
Shack towns, known as Hoovervilles, housed the homeless during the Great Depression. Use the following pictures and map to visualize what these Hoovervilles looked like and where they were located throughout the state of Washington.
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Ajunnginiq Centre: Inuit Health and Wellness

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about current Inuit health and wellness issues and statistical facts. Housing, homelessness as well as climate change are addressed. This site links to many pertinent concerns the Inuit face today.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Power, Politics, and Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
A murdered king, a homeless ruler, a man who sells his soul to the Devil: discover how Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers represented power and powerlessness.
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PBS

Pbs.org: Education: 7 Ways Teachers & School Leaders Can Support Students in a (Post) Pandemic Year

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Multiple Pandemics and the Impact on Emotional Health: As students return to school, remediating learning loss is a high priority for school leaders and teachers. While some educators may feel better equipped to address the learning...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: A Clinical Approach to Anemia: Solve the Case

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice for the MCAT with the following scenario: A homeless patient in the ER is found to have dry, cracked lips and symptoms of severe anemia. Bloodwork was done and the results are included. Review the results and answer the...
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A&E Television

History.com: How Levee Failures Made Hurricane Katrina a Bigger Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
By the time Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Buras, Louisiana early on the morning of August 29, 2005, the flooding had already begun. In all, levees and floodwalls in New Orleans and surrounding areas fell in more than 50 locations...
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A&E Television

History.com: Hurricane Katrina: 10 Facts About the Deadly Storm and Its Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Hurricane Katrina, the tropical cyclone that struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, was the third-strongest hurricane to hit the United States in its history at the time. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the storm killed a total...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Examining the Evidence: Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

For Students 9th - 10th
On May 21, 1921, hundreds of Black-owned businesses and homes in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, were burned to the ground, killing an estimated 100-300 Black residents and leaving an estimated 10,000 Black residents homeless....
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Do something.org

For Students 9th - 10th
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people who know they can make a difference in their communities and take action to change the world around them. As part of Do Something, young people are asked what they want to do to make...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Tenants Watch Building Burn

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "Tenants Watch Building Burn" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords, closed...
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Read Works

Read Works: Crisis in Africa

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the devastating problems in several African countries. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "A Thief Dines Out, Hoping Later to Eat In" by Rick Bragg

For Students 9th - 10th
In this "New York Times" article, Rick Bragg discusses why Gangaram Mahes prefers jail time to freedom. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts, questions and answers, an...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell

For Students 5th - 8th
Selected (8) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell. Sahara Special is the story of Sahara Jones's 5th grade school year and the struggles she overcomes to make friends and reach her potential as...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

For Students 5th - 8th
After losing his mother four years ago, 10-year-old Bud Caldwell runs away from the foster care system in search of the father he has never met. Selected (11) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Orphan Trains

For Students 9th - 10th
A site telling of the trains during the late 1800s that took orphans and unwanted children from the cities and transported them to the West to work on farms and hopefully be adopted.
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EL Education

El Education: 12 Things to Do for Everyone to Have Enough Healthy Food

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is part of a calendar created by 1st graders after studying about how to help everyone get the healthy food they need. Students wrote interview questions and went on field trips to community gardens, food banks, soup kitchens,...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock by O Henry

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the short story "The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock" by O Henry about a very wealthy man who poses as homeless and looks for opportunities to help people.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Shanty Town Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts on Shanty Towns (Hoovervilles)that were makeshift camps set up by the homeless during the Depression.
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BBC

Bbc: Report Reveals Global Slum Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the problems of the urban populations in Subsaharan African countries. Examines why the people move into these communities and why they get stuck there. (16 June 2006)

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