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Kid's World: Barnyard Palace

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids can use this resource to get an overview of poultry, cattle, horses, sheep, pigs and goats.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dr. Seuss on the Loose

For Teachers K - 1st
In Dr. Seuss' first published children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, Marco, inspired by the passing of a horse and wagon, imagines a series of increasingly incredible sights on his way home from school. This...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Main Idea and Details Cloud

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Students practice distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant ideas by identifying relevant details in a video segment about a wild horse roundup. Students watch the video, read the transcript, and identify details they believe are...
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Division Derby

For Students 3rd - 5th
Division Derby is an educational multi-player racing activity that allows kids to practice their division facts! How quickly the student correctly answers the problem determines how fast the horse car will go. The student with the...
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Famous Medieval Trials (897 1386)

For Students 9th - 10th
The year is 897, and Pope Stephen VI has ordered the eight-month-old corpse of his predecessor removed from its vault at St. Peter's. The former, and very dead, pope is clad in his old pontifical vestments, placed on a throne in a Roman...
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Pbs: Scale City: Proportional Relationships in the Real World

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video, students visit the Kentucky Horse Park where they are introduced to the question How are speed, time, and distance interrelated? The accompanying activity builds on a demonstration from the video of the length of Man o'...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Hazara

For Students 9th - 10th
Most Hazara live in central Afghanistan in an area known as the Hazarajat. Others live in areas north of the Hindu Kush. The Hazarajat and other Hazara territories are mountainous. The climate is severe in winter, with heavy snowfall;...
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Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

Pittsburgh Zoo: Grant's Zebra

For Students 9th - 10th
The Grant Zebra is the smallest of the subspecies of plains zebras. Discover quick and unique facts about this African version of the horse.
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Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Equestrian

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides information about the equestrian sports that are held at the Olympics.
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Fishbase: Hippocampus Coronatus (Crowned Seahorse)

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictures, information; everything you should need on the crowned seahorse is provided on this page.
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Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Transportation and Commerce in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
From "The Civil War Day by Day" by E.B. Long comes this informative article about the different types of transportation that were used in the Civil War and why each had its importance.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: James Longstreet (1821 1904)

For Students 9th - 10th
Insightful biographical information on the life and career of James Longstreet who played a prominent role in the Civil War.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Ponies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a pony, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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PBS

Pbs the West: George Armstrong Custer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of General George Armstrong Custer who was killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn against the Lakota Indians.
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Kites as Education: Wind Origins

For Students 9th - 10th
This "kite science" site offers information on wind and the atmospheric conditions that cause it. From "Principles of Aeronautics."
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Pay the Piper: The Violin & the Viola

For Students 6th - 8th
This informative article on the violin and viola includes the advantages and disadvantages of choosing to play one of these instruments. This website includes information on playing, maintaining, and repairing the violin and viola....
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Ark Animal Tracks: Careers With Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Vocational article about working as an animal trainer for both wild and domestic animals.
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Florida Reenactors Online News Magazine: The Mountain Howitzer

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the the mountain howitzer and its use by both the Union and Confederate armies. Good pictures and interesting factoids too.
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Crc Health Group: Heroin

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn street names for heroin, how the drug is used, what its short-term and long-term effects are, and how addiction is treated.
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Dcnr: Common Trees of Pennsylvania [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of common trees in Pennsylvania, as well as specific information on each tree.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: d.h. Lawrence

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a brief biographical overview of D.H. Lawrence including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Lawrence is also provided.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits: Sherwood Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th
Sherwood Anderson is the focus of this biography drawing upon his manner of writing about small town Americans not actively involved in the modernization of the twentieth century. See "Sherwood Anderson Activities" for related resources.
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New Scientist Tech: Special Report on Computer Viruses

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides an overview of viruses and explores other malware topics such as spam and spyware.

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