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A Response to Chaim Rumkowski's, "Give Me Your Children" Speech
Students examine the history of the ghettos and read Rumkowski's letter. Using journal and diary entries, they identify types of resistance used during the Holocaust. Writing a letter, they use references to Rumkowski's original letter...
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Radio Program #14-The Back to the Land Movement
Students identify the impact of the "Back to the Land" movement on the Appalachian area. They interview people who have moved back or know someone who has moved back to the Appalachian area. Students graph out profiles of "typical"...
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NCTA Lesson Plan on Japan
Middle schoolers investigate a controversial issue of discrimination based upon a caste system in Japan. It is compared to India and they use research methods to make discoveries concerning the history and similarities to the two systems.
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An Investigation of Primary and Secondary Sources Using The Records on Mary McLeod Bethune
Students listen to a summary of the life of Mary Bethune. They read or listen to an excerpt from an interview with Mary Bethune. They discuss the differences between the transcript and the draft of the biography.
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Search for the Shadowman
Students read the novel "Search for the Shadowman" by Joan Lowery Nixon. Using the internet, they research her life and works and write a report on their findings. They also compare and contrast two of her works to end the lesson.
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Smart Art
Students examine and practice the art of political cartoon-making by focusing on how and why they are so effective in making a political point.
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Good Vibrations: Sound, Acoustics, Science, Sports Arenas, Olympics
Young scholars perform a series of tasks that integrate hands-on inquiry-based activities with the Internet to explore sound and acoustics. They develop an acoustics Web page to show what they have learned.
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"To Terraform or Not to Terraform?"
Students analyze an article written by an engineer at NASA proposing colonizing Mars with human explorers on the fastest track possible. They are invited to react to the article through several activities.
Other
News Lab: Elements of Great Storytelling
This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.
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Duke University Press: Duke Journals: The Carlyle Letters Online
This website is a compendium of letters written by Thomas Carlyle and his wife, Jane Welsh Carlyle, to each other and to others. You can search by date, recipient, or subject.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Samhsa News: Inhalant Use and Respiratory Conditions: New Data
Here you can read straightfoward, simple facts about inhalant abuse and how inhalants affect and harm users' bodies. (Published 2010)
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Latin Focus: Brazil News Archive
This site provides links to Brazilian economic indicators as well as an archive which you can search for news articles about economic stories by date or country.
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Latin Focus: Chile News Archive
This site provides links to Chilean economic indicators as well as an archive which you can search for news articles about economic stories by date or country.
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Latin Focus: Peru News Archive
This site provides links to Peruvian economic indicators as well as an archive which you can search for news articles about economic stories by date or country.
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Latin Focus: Ecuador News Archive
This site provides links to Ecuadorean economic indicators as well as an archive which you can search for news articles about economic stories by date or country.
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Latin Focus: Venezuela News Archive
This site provides links to Venezuelan economic indicators as well as an archive which you can search for news articles about economic stories by date or country.
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Latin Focus: Argentina News Archive
This site provides links to Argentinian economic indicators as well as an archive which you can search for news articles about economic stories by date or country.
US National Archives
Our Documents: The Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by Congress in 1798 because of feared war with France. This engaging page gives you the opportunity to see a complete copy of the original document and also gives links to a typed transcript,...
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Truthout
Progressive based news outlet. Here you will find links to news stories from the Washington Post, New York Times, BBC, Associated Press, and other reputable sources. You will also find editorial pieces on current events, environmental,...
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Democracy Now
Internet counterpart of the daily news program hosted by bestselling author and journalist Amy Goodman. She tackles the stories the mainstream media is not covering. Content of the site is more liberal and progressive, but that does not...
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Liberte Algerie
Excellent daily paper published in Algeria. The site contains up-to-date local news, sports headlines, economy news, and more. You can access archives but they're not fully searchable. The current news is fully readable.
NBC
Nbc Learn: Chemistry of Green: Chlorophyll
In this video/lesson series you will learn the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis, and the role of pigments in making plants green (or making them appear green). Also in this collection: news stories from the archives of NBC News and...
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Unisys
Learn all you need to know about Unisys at this site. You can get the latest news about the company, find out about career opportunities, learn about their services, software, and hardware available, and a lot more.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Site: Newscenter
Read up to the minute as well as archived news reports about the Hubble space telescope at this site. Here you can view pictures taken by the telescope as well as learn about its help in the advancement of space exploration.