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University of Virginia

University of Virginia Career Services: Helpful Handouts

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Virginia Career Services Center offers numerous helpful handouts and career guides for the student preparing for a career. Handouts range from how to analyze your work preferences to how to write a resume. All handouts...
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland: The Samuel Gompers Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from the University of Maryland provides primary source documents, a brief history of the labor movement, and biographical information about Samuel Gompers. A great resource for teachers and students.
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University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Time Zones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by the University of Hawaii. Students will learn about the purpose of time zones and then use time zone maps to calculate the time and day in a specific area.
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NC State University

Nc State University: General Entomology, Elements of Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
Behavior is what animals do. It can be defined more precisely as an internally directed system of adaptive activities that facilitate survival and reproduction. Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior -- particularly when...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Frederick Douglass [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Frederick Douglass on Women's Suffrage," a one page, non-fiction, reading passage, is an excerpt from a persuasive speech delivered by Frederick Douglass to the International Council of Women in Washington, D.C., April 1888 in support...
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: What Can I Do With a Major In

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking to explore possible career paths based on a college major? Explore possible career titles, major skills and characteristics, and websites related to your choice of college major.
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Other

Amnesty International: Human Rights in Republic of Cyprus

For Students 9th - 10th
The international organization, Amnesty International, is the watchdog for universal human rights. Here are the reports on Cyprus for the last three years. They provide information on missing persons, racist violence, violence against...
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Other

University of Nottingham: d.h. Lawrence

For Students 9th - 10th
The D H Lawrence Collections at The University of Nottingham Library form one of the major international research resources for the study of D. H Lawrence. Links to resources in the collection.
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: A Century of Progress: The 1933 34 World's Fair

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection contains the majority of materials that were published for the Century of Progress 1933-34 World's Fair. Three hundred and fifty pamphlets from the collection have been digitized. Also available is a searchable database...
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Florida International University: Fidel Castro Year One

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a selection from a book called FIDEL CASTRO, by Robert Quirk, published in 1993.
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University of Texas Arlington: Isostasy, Gravity, Magnetism, and Internal Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at how isostasy works and the processes taking place during glaciation and the melting of glaciers. Looks at gravity and the effects of density differences within the crust and mantle, and at Earth's magnetic field and...
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Evidence for Internal Earth Structure and Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes how seismic waves have helped us to understand the composition of the Earth's interior. It discusses seismic discontinuities, including the Mohorovicic Discontinuity or Moho, and what we have learned about the...
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San Diego State University

San Diego State University: Internal Security Act of 1950 (Mc Carran Act) [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The McCarran Act was passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the words of the act "to protect the United States against certain un-American and subversive activities by requiring registration of Communist...
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Other

University of Dayton: International Marian Research Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a huge resource base for any research on Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Search the site for answers to specific questions about Mary that you have.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: International Organizations

For Students 7th
In this tutorial, students learn about global organizations that work towards the common good. These include organizations based on agreements between two or more countries, non-governmental organizations and the United Nations. A PDF...
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: International Conflicts: 1914 1975

For Students 7th
This tutorial discusses four wars between 1914 and 1975 that the United States participated in. These include: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
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University of Washington

University of Washington Libraries: Relocation of Japanese Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers the text of a pamphlet printed by the War Relocation Authority published in May of 1943.
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University of Florida

University of Florida: The International Shark Attack File

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduction to the organization that tracks shark attacks. Links to pages on when, why, how and who the sharks attack.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Gravitational Potential Energy

For Students 11th - 12th
This site defines and explains the concept of gravitational potential energy. Uses many equations and graphics to illustrate the idea. Provides an online computational practice set with immediate feedback.
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Other

International Burch University: The Simplex Method

For Students 10th - 12th
A downloadable PowerPoint presentation explaining the steps of the simplex method and providing several examples.
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Other

International Marian Research Institute: Raphael's Madonnas on Stamps

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides detailed information about Raphael's Madonnas. The history of each image is discussed as well as the periods in Raphael's life. It takes a moment for all the images to download.
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New York University: Introduction to Sociology: Socialization

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the meaning of socialization and its value to a society, and perspectives on what it is. Presents three aspects of socialization, including context, contents and processes, and results, and goes on to explain these in detail.
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Other

University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Life Interrupted

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Japanese Americans during World War II. Includes videos, pictures, and maps.
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Other

University of Arkansas Libraries: Land of (Un)equal Opportunity

For Students 9th - 10th
A vast collection of records and photographs that documents the struggle for equality in Arkansas by African Americans, women, and Japanese Americans. Timeline, lesson plans, and similar resources available for added depth.