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PBS

Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa man who made history when he reached the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, is the focus of an informative article. Class members read about Norgay's perspective on the way up the mountain, the...
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NASA

Taking Apart the Light

For Students 9th - 12th
Break down light into spectra. Scholars learn how atoms emit and absorb photons and come to understand how this process allows scientists to identify different atoms based on either absorption lines or emission lines. Learners then...
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Other

Library Interior Finish Materials [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For help in selecting floors, ceilings, wall finishes and window treatements, consult this 25 page .pdf document, which includes a list of resources and other information.
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Other

Library Interior Finish Materials [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For help in selecting floors, ceilings, wall finishes and window treatements, consult this 25 page .pdf document, which includes a list of resources and other information.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare Study Mtl [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a five-page PDF of study materials from Bob Jones University for Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing. It includes information about the title and date, couples in the play, duties of the night watch, and Shakespeare's...
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Swallowed Foreign Object

For Students 9th - 10th
Swallowed objects that are sharp, contain corrosive materials, and/or stuck for a long time can cause problems to the digestive tract. This overview includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Other

Technology Resources: Resources Are Things We Need to Get a Job Done [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th
Resources are things we need to get a job done. Every technological system makes use of seven types of resources: people, information, materials, tools and machines, energy, capital, and time.
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Other

Walt's Navigating the Net Forum: Evaluating Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
This article helps searchers develop evaluation skills in judging information and helps web content developers increase the credibility of their materials for those looking for quality on the net.
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TESL Journal

The Internet Tesl Journal: Copyright Issues on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Specific, easy to read guidelines on Copyright and Plagiarism regulations. Focuses on use of Internet material. Includes clear definitions and copyright information listings. A great resource to prevent plagiarism on your site and in...
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 2, Issue 9: Noodles Around the World [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 3rd
Read this magazine article to learn all about noodles or pasta including their history, materials used, names, and how it is eaten.
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Stained Glass: Painting With Sunlight [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 3rd
This magazine article discusses stained glass including its history, how it is made, and materials used to make it.
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Drums: Keep the Beat

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
What are drums made of and how do people use them to make music? Let's find out with FYI for Kids: Drums (volume 1, issue 6). This article discusses the materials, sizes, shapes, and uses for drums. (PDF file download)
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Using Sources: Introduction to Establishing Source Credibility

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to establishing credibility by using appropriate integration of source material. Click on the Next button at the bottom right to get to more information about how to establish credibility through integration....
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Horns: The Sound of the Wind [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 5th
This FYI for Kids (Volume 2, Issue 7) article is about horn musical instruments. It explains how they work, materials they have been made from, what they are used for, and even how students can make a simple one for themselves.
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Flip Flops [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 5th
This FYI for Kids (Volume 2, Issue 8) article focuses on flip flops. It discusses materials used to make first shoes and flip flops, how they are made, and activities that are not for flip flops.
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Bats in Sports: [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
This article discusses the uses, shapes, and materials to make bats used in sports including baseball, cricket, and table tennis. FYI for Kids: volume 3, issue 3. PDF.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading

For Students K - 1st Standards
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Power Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Power Notes is a strategy that teaches students an efficient form of organizing information from assigned text. This technique provides students a systematic way to look for relationships within material they are reading. Power Notes...
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Austin Independent School District

The Reading Teacher: Oral Reading Fluency [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A research-based article about oral reading fluency and its correlation with reading comprehension. Includes information about different fluency development materials, how to use screening tests to show areas of concern or to track...
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Education Development Center

Title Ix: A Brief History

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief but comprehensive article on the history and current status of Title IX. Provides list of resource organizations and materials as well as contact information for centers that assist with desegragation issues in public schools.
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 5, Issue 7: The Art of Recycling [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 3rd
Read this magazine article to learn how recycled materials can be turned into works of art and the statement the artist is making.
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Other

St. John: First Aid Tips for Allergic Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to defining "Allergic reaction" or "Anaphylactic shock," this website includes steps on assessing and managing allergic reactions and their symptoms. Includes a link to information on shock and the "Priority Action Plan,"...
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FNO Press

From Now On: The Research Cycle, 2000

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent site from From Now On for students who are assigned research papers and need to begin finding and reading material. Part of a book, the site gives information on questioning, evaluating, planning, gathering, sorting,...