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Iowa State University: Group Decision Making Tool Kit
Six different techniques briefly stated that can help groups with decision making.
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U Iowa: Continue to Learn: Child Labor Public Education Project: Causes
An article going into depth identifying what the causes are that have led to child labor still existing around the world in the 21st Century despite many laws and regulations.
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Iowa State University: Bug Guide: Cockroaches
The resource is a guide to a better understanding of cockroaches. Some topics explored are the range, habitat, and life cycle of the cockroach. In addition to an information guide the activity has pictures of cockroaches.
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Iowa Workforce Development: Online Services
Iowa Workforce Development provides information for Iowa job-seekers to find job openings and other employment information.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Iowa State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Iowa including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Lewis and Clark, Black Hawk War, and becoming a state.
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University of Northern Iowa: Summation Notation
This site from the University of Northern Iowa explains the sigma notation and gives an example.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: An American Family Farm
Captioned slideshow depicting what everyday life is like for a family on a farm in Iowa.
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Produce News: Iowa Born Norman Ernest Borlaug Left His Legacy
An article describing Borlaug's work to provide ways for people all over the world to grow adequate food, and the inspiration his work has had on others who are searching for ways to provide food and water to a growing world population.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Catlin, the White Cloud, Head Chief of the Iowas
George Catlin's paintings and illustrations show Native-Americans as real people as opposed to noble savages as Europeans often viewed them. View examples of his paintings and read their backstory in this essay.
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History Matters: The Great Depression in Iowa
From a book, The Great Depression, by David Shannon, you can read an interview administered by the Works Progress Administration detailing the struggle of an Iowa family through the trying times of the Great Depression.
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Civil War Letters: Letters From an Iowa Soldier in the American Civil War
Students read letters from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War.
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Iowa Insect Information Notes: Silverfish and Firebrats
Iowa State University presents insect information notes on the silverfish and firebrat. Learn the differences between them and how to control infestations.
University of Iowa
University of Iowa: Voting and Elections
Although this site from the University of Iowa seems to be an outline for a course, it offers many tutorials such as "A Brief Illustrated History of Voting" and "Chad, Hanging Chad and Pregnant Chad." Most of the site, however, is...
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Madison County, Iowa Home Page
This is the home page of Madison County, Iowa, with photos and historical information on the famous covered bridges that were featured in the novel and movie "The Bridges of Madison County."
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Iowa Middle School Practice Exam Grades 7 and 8 Science
Students can use these LearningCheck item banks to prepare for the ITBS exams.
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Iowa Technology & Education Connection (Itec)
The "ITEC promotes the use of technology in education." Its site provides information about the organization and its conference, access to its newletter INTERFACE, a "Swap and Shop" link for "buying, trading, or selling school...
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Scanning Electron Microscopy
Information on the scanning electron microscope and how it works, accompanied by a library of images.
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Iowa State University: Percent of Water in a Crystalline Solid Hydrate
Lab activity uses a computer simulation to determine the amount of water in a crystalline solid hydrate.
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Iowa State University: Empirical Formula of a Compound
Use this computer simulation to determine the amount of water in a crystalline solid hydrate.
University of Iowa
University of Iowa Libraries: Gender Equality in Sports
This site has several informational links to the equality law, Title IX, the history of this law dating back form 1972, some of the lawsuits steming from Title IX and several other informative links.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Iowa Itbs Practice Exams Science
Students can use these LearningCheck item banks to prepare for the following - grade 11 science exam.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Letter From Burt O. Mullin: 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company C
Second letter from Burt O. Mullin to his sister, Cora, during the Spanish-American War.
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Iowa State University: Effusion Experiment 2
Tutorial relates to effusion. Students will conduct an experiment to determine the molecular weight of an unknown gas.
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State of Iowa Historical Museum: Evidence of Paleo Indian Culture
Read about the evidence arrow points made Paleo-Indians in North America. See pictures of Clovis and Folsom points.
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