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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Soaring the Glory

For Students 9th - 10th
Absolutely fascinating site on an interesting cloud phenomenon called the Morning Glory! Discover something new as you learn all about this massive backwards-rolling cloud formation.
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NASA

Nasa: Educator Features and Articles

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
K-12 educational articles, lesson plans, and other teaching materials on current NASA projects that meet national education standards. NASA generates awareness of students' interest in space, science, mathematics, geography, and...
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NASA

Nasa: Educator Features and Articles

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
K-12 educational articles, lesson plans, and other teaching materials on current NASA projects that meet national education standards. NASA generates awareness of students' interest in space, science, mathematics, geography, and...
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Robert Hooke

For Students 9th - 10th
The transcript of a talk given on the syndicated radio broadcast titled "The Engines of Our Ingenuity." Interesting account of Robert Hooke. Using a captivating and engaging story line, the article tells of Hooke's many interests in...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Pbl, Common Core and Next Gen Standards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This two-page article summarizes the alignment of PBL with Common Core standards for ELA and math, plus the Next Generation Science Standards. It is an excerpt from the BIE book, PBL for 21st Century...
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Other

Dong a Newspaper: Korean Children's Newspaper

For Students 6th - 8th
Well-known Korean children's newspaper website. Articles match general interests of elementary to middle school students: reports on world news, movie stars, singers, sports, science, school news, cartoons, writing competition and study...
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Other

24 Hour Museum: Uk's National Virtual Museum

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The 24 Hour Museum collects in one place museum exhibit sites and news from over 3700 museums, galleries and heritage sites in the UK. Whether you are interested in history, science, literature or culture, you'll be able to find...
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Read Works

Read Works: Ig Nobel Winners

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about four Ig Nobel Prize winners, scientific achievements that are funny, but also interesting. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: I Break Stuff for a Living

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An autobiographical text about a young man who grew up interested in taking things apart to find out how they work, and how that later became career. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: American Museum of Natural History Resources for Learning

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a collection of scientific learning resources for educators, parents, kids, after-school coordinators, informal learning center staff, and anyone else interested in teaching or learning about science. The site provides...
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Eserver

E Server: The Thoreau Reader: Introduction to the Works of Thoreau

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent article detailing the major events of the life and works of Henry David Thoreau. Complete with links to Thoreau's most famous works and interesting details about his life.
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Other

Before and After: The New Face of Nightly News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interesting article follows the return of "hard" news to the 3 evening newscasts from June to October 2001. Includes infographics and source material.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Philip Guo, Python Tutor and Writer

For Students 9th - 10th
Phillip Guo is a computer science researcher and teacher specializing in human-computer interaction and educational technology. This article discusses how he became interested in his profession and what his job entails.