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Read Works

Read Works: Researchers Beginning to Better Understand False Memory Formation

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about research showing how the brain can create very realistic false memories. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Memory Mnemonics

For Students 9th - 10th
Though lists can be full of interesting facts, they can be hard to remember, especially for tests. In this human behavior science fair project, you will learn about a memory technique called mnemonics (pronounced nuh-MAH-nicks). See if...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Memory Tests

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore scientific research saying that continued brain activity may delay or slow the loss of memory function. Investigate and practice different techniques to increase recall.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Don't Forget! Memory Tests 9 12

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore scientific research that says continued brain activity may delay or slow the loss of memory function. Investigate and practice different techniques to increase recall.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Memories of a Former Migrant Worker

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Memories of a Former Migrant Worker" by Felix Contreras, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Interactive
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Clouds Memory Game

For Students 5th - 8th
Test your memory while you learn about clouds. Click on tiles to reveal photos of clouds and try to find a matching pair.
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Other

Tbi Survival Guide: Memory

For Students 9th - 10th
A site devoted to information for those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, delves into the brains memory functions.
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Other

Mtsu: Memory Principles & Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore memory principles and strategies. Before you go to this site, list the ways you usually try to remember things. Write these strategies down (share with someone else if possible). Once you have written your strategies down, take a...
Interactive
University of Virginia

University of Virginia Library: Mark Twain's Memory Builder

For Students 9th - 10th
A memory game where the player learns more about Samuel Clemens' life, career, and historical time period through a series of questions. Pictures and additional information are provided throughout the game. Different levels of challenge...
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: George Washington to James Madison, 1787

For Students 9th - 10th
Read George Washington's observations of the delegates, particularly the Anti-Federalists, at the Constitutional Convention, and the objections the opposition presented, which Washington cites in the letter. View an image of the original...
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Other

Pc Guide: System Memory

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the PC Guide describes various aspects of the system memory, including how the system memory works, the different technologies used, packaging styles, and how operating systems and programs organize and use the memory...
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Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: Blank Space: Mapping the Unknown

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How did early maps show the mapmakers' perception of the known world? Early mapmakers used maps drawn from coastal explorations, land travels, and even information heard word of mouth from American Indians or from colonists or traders....
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Other

Sherman's March and America: Mapping Memory

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of five interactive maps that each focus on a different perspective of Sherman's March to the Sea. These include a factual map, one that looks at African Americans and Southern civilians, one about travel, one on soldiers,...
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Scholastic

Scholastic News: Memories of Mandela

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the life and passing of 95-year-old political leader and civil rights activist Nelson Mandela.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: It's My Life: Friends: Summer Camp: Take Chances, Make Memories

For Students 3rd - 5th
Resources for young camp-goers to help them prepare for summer camp, overcome anxieties, know what to expect, what to pack, and how to get the most out of their experience.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Word Game for Kids: The Memory Game for Kids

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Young writers brainstorm three sensory details about a personal memory before writing about it. If they need help with a memory, they can click the magic button to help spark their memory. Their writing should include sensory details.
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BBC

Bbc Earth: Walking With Dinosaurs: Memory

For Students 2nd - 5th
A memory game with dinosaur facts! Every time a student gets a match on their memory game, they receive information about the dinosaur or animal found on that card.
Article
Other

St. John's University: Remembering What You Read

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from St. John's University explains some effective strategies for remembering what you read. Gives tips on creating associations that greatly increase reading memory. RI.11-12.10a & b Text Complexity
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Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: Gilbert Hunt and the Richmond Theater Fire

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson about the Richmond Theater Fire in 1811. Many perished in the fire. Those who were saved were helped from inside by Dr. James McCaw, who dropped them from a window to Gilbert Hunt, who caught them enough to break their fall. The...
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PBS

Pbs Nova Science Now: Sleep: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice a procedural skill -- knot tying -- to investigate if and in what way sleep affects learning and memory in relation to a learning a procedural skill. Sleeping is a behavior that is natural and essential for our health...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Don't Forget! Puzzle Solving: Memory Tests and Problem Solving

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover scientific research that says continued brain activity may help to encourage the strengthening and new growth of inter-cellular connections in the brain. Solve and create puzzles designed to stimulate brain cells.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Sweet Memories of a Grandfather: Carly's Story

For Students 3rd - 8th
Carly found a sweet way to remember her grandfather, who died from cancer. Read the article and watch the slideshow to see what Carly and her sister did.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Women P Ioneers in American Memory

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is an online resource from the Library of Congress discussing Women Pioneers. Includes some audio and internal links for more information.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Memory: Civil War Memory and American Nostalgia: Influence of Lincoln

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An excerpt from Jane Addams' autobiography "Twenty Years at Hull House" that describes how Abraham Lincoln inspired her urban reform efforts.

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