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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Native Words: Code Talking

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how members of many Native American tribes became a vital part of America's efforts during World War I and World War II, divising codes that were never broken by the enemy. Includes examples of encoded words.
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Other

Bar Codes

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a FAQ's site for bar coding, one of the most widely used forms of product tracking.
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Other

Kim's Korner: Color Coded Parts of Speech Kinesthetic Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Students can brush up on their knowledge of the parts of speech when they do this lesson. This site contains a kinesthetic lesson plan that caters to children with all types of learning styles.
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Other

Bootstrap: Introduction to Programming Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Bootstrap is free open-source software that is popular for developing websites and web apps. It offers a framework for working with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Here you will find an introductory tutorial in how to use Bootstrap that was...
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Build Web Site4u: How to Build a Website

For Students 9th - 10th
BuildWebSite4u.com offers an overview, advice, tools, and many other useful resources for building a website.
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Other

Geotechnical Software Services : C++ Programming Style Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the C++ coding recommendations that are common in the C++ development community.
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Other

Geotechnical Software Services : Java Programming Style Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes Java coding recommendations that are common in the Java development community.
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PBS

Pbs: Bleeding Kansas 1853 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details events surrounding the era known as "Bleeding Kansas" due to the conflict surrounding slavery in what is now Kansas.
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Ancient Greek Number Codes

For Students 9th - 10th
Credited to the Cornell University Greek Epigraphy Project, the content on this page explains (and illustrates through a chart) the Greek use of Alpha characters for numbers.
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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon: A Library of Parallel Algorithms

For Students 9th - 10th
A page for accessing code for a collection of parallel algorithms.The algorithms are implemented in the parallel programming language NESL and developed by the Scandal project. There is a brief description along with its complexity (in...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule: Basepairing

For Students 9th - 10th
See how the discovery of DNA in 1953 sparked a new era of research into the code of life. [1:40]
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Indiana University

Indiana University: Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide for the student to understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it in their work.
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PBS

Pbs: Africans in America: David Walker (1796 1830)

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from PBS you can read about the life of David Walker. Born in the late 18th century as a free black, he was most known for his pamplet, entitled "Appeal," which advocated slave revolt.
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Government Travel and Staffers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Who should pay for politicians traveling before it violates ethical codes of abuse of power? Legislators and their staff were offered and accepted millions of dollars worth of free trips. This lesson explores the ethics of our...
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Historical Boys' Clothing: The American Civil War: Reconstruction

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the major programs of the Reconstruction period after the Civil War, and the discrimination that African Americans faced, such as from the Black Codes and the Ku Klux Klan. Also discusses the amendments made to the Constitution...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: From to Dna to Proteins

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate protein synthesis in this learning module.
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Other

Warmair.com: Insulation

For Students 9th - 10th
The role of insulation in preventing heat loss is discussed. The concept of thermal resistance is introduced and explained. Understandable language but no graphics.
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Other

Us flag.org: Flag Etiquette

For Students 9th - 10th
This website teaches how to properly treat your flag. It details what to do and what not to do with your flag. It also explains how to display the flag outdoors.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Navajo Tribe

For Students 1st - 6th
History for Kids give us an overview of the history of the Navajo tribe, native to the areas of Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. Provides interesting facts.