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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibit: The Islamic Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Islamic calendar.
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Our Year

For Students 3rd - 8th
The concept of a year in time and the various kinds of year used in human timekeeping are discussed.
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibit: The Chinese Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Chinese calendar.
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibit: The Indian Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Indian calendar.
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibit: The Jewish Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Jewish calendar.
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Earth Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This fun site can give you something to celebrate every day. Whether in a social studies or science class, the information on holidays can be fun and informative. For the record, this evaluation was written on the day of the Chungbacixi...
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Calculator Cat: Current Moon Phase

For Students 9th - 10th
Online calculator that posts up-to-the-minute phase of moon. Instructions are provided through a link on how to add this feature to your own web page.
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Space Today Online: Nasa's Discovery Missions

For Students 9th - 10th
Survey of unmanned Discovery spacecraft missions such as the Mars Pathfinder rover and other past, present, and planned missions. Illustrated.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Mina Loy

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical overview of Mina Loy including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Loy is also provided.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart demonstrates how the positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun cause phases of the Moon. It also illustrates the positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during a day and a month's time.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a one page flipchart that reviews the phases of the moon.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Moon Phases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a discussion of the moon and its phases.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Space

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes what causes the seasons, explains the moon's phases, and introduces what a constellation is. It utilizes the Activotes to help describe the phenomena.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Silver Nitrate Uses

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the chemical properties of silver nitrate and the variety of ways in which it is used by humans.
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Teacher Planet

Teacher Planet: Chinese New Year Resource Page

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Great site for lesson plans and activities centered around the Chinese New Year. Find sources on the history of the holiday, traditions, dragon costumes, and clipart.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science, Boston: Ebbs and Flows of the Sea

For Students 3rd - 8th
A simple one-page explanation of oceanic tides. Includes instructions for completing a tide-mapping activity.
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Livius: Caesar's Calendar Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
A selection from Plutarch that highlights Caesar's desire to reform the calendar and how he came about with the changes he enforced.
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Birthday Moons: It's Just a Phase You're Going Through

For Students 6th - 8th
Ever notice that the moon appears to change shape? Does this occur randomly or is there a pattern? Discover the answer by taking a virtual trip to the moon for your birthday.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Moon Phases

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn the names and sequence of the moon's phases in this SMART whiteboard activity. Students are asked to place these in phases in the appropriate order.
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The Meteorite Exchange: What Is a Meteorite?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about meteorites with links to the latest meteorite news and articles.
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Baseball Moon

For Students 1st - 5th
Try this at-home science experiment to make your own Moon model and see how the Moon's phases change.
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Curated OER

Phases of the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a lunar eclipse? What causes eclipses? How often do eclipses happen and when is the next lunar eclipse? You'll find the answers to these questions and more on this site on lunar eclipses.
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Curated OER

Mercury Image#pia00437, Nasa/jpl/caltech

For Students 9th - 10th
New analysis of data returned by the Mariner 10 mission. Includes several photo images. Examines the possibility of volcanism in the history of Mercury and comparisons to Hawaiian and Lunar volcanic events.
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Curated OER

Mercury Highlands

For Students 9th - 10th
New analysis of data returned by the Mariner 10 mission. Includes several photo images. Examines the possibility of volcanism in the history of Mercury and comparisons to Hawaiian and Lunar volcanic events.

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