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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?" by Nina Totenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?" by Nina Totenberg, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Curated Video

How Do Plants Grow? | Knowsy Nina Wants to Know

For Students 2nd - 4th
Knowsy Nina discovers what food plants need in order to grow in this episode! [5:00]
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Sort It Out: El Nino or La Nina

For Students 9th - 10th
Sort pictures of El Nino and La Nina conditions based on sea-surface temperatures.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Nina Jablonski Breaks the Illusion of Skin Color

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video, Nina Jablonski explains that human skin pigmentation is a product of the environment and evolution and explores skin's many different traits. [14:46] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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PBS

Pbs: Goodbye El Nino, Hello La Nina

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about El Nino and how it transformed into La Nina.
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Other

Ksl Tv: La Nina

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of La Nina in two parts. El Nino began and then La Nina takes over.
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NOAA

Noaa: Pmel: El Nino Theme Page

For Students 3rd - 8th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors this El Nino and La Nina resource site that features current and historic information about these weather systems with diagrams.
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Nina Karlovna Bari Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Nina Karlovna Bari (1901-1961 CE), a Russian mathematician. The biography provides a detailed outline of her schooling and touches on some of the subjects she proved in articles that lead to her fame.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Nina Karlovna Bari

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of Nina Karlovna Bari (1901-1961 CE), a female Russian mathematician, including a short history of her intorduction to math and her contributing books to Algebra. Be sure to follow the link to a map of where she was born.
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NOAA

Noaa: Pmel: Definitions of El Nino, La Nina and Enso

For Students 9th - 10th
In defining the terms El Nino, La Nina and ENSO, this site describes the relationship between the trade winds and these conditions.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Detecting El Nino in Sea Surface Temperature Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through data analysis and observations of patterns, students learn about normal seasonal sea surface temperature variation as well as extreme variation, as in the case of El Nino and La Nina events, in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
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CNN

Cnn en Espanol: Week of 10 28 13: El Proximo Steve Jobs Es, Una Nina Mexicana

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Article profiles a 12-year-old Mexican girl that Wired magazine has dubbed the next Steve Jobs.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Exploring Everyday Folklore With Nina Jaffe

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site features an online workshop where students have an opportunity to explore everyday folklore with the help of the author Nina Jaffe. Find out how you can find folklore in different aspects of your own life. Students will have an...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Kenyan Discovery: Let There Be Lights to Save Lions" by Nina Gregory

For Students 5th - 6th
Kenya is a country in East Africa; the capital city, Nairobi, is well-known for its National Park: the world's only game reserve found within a major city. The park's large wildlife population includes baboons, rhinos, gazelles, zebras,...
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NBC

Universal Kids: Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Make learning fun by playing these online games from favorite children's shows such as Kody Kapow, Nina's World, and Floogal Your World. Also, find coloring pages, games, activities, videos, and more.
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Other

Boat Safe Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is a delightful site about boats and boating. Lots of games plus a terrific overview of the history of navigation. Includes a visit to a reproduction of Columbus' Nina.
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NASA

Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Global Climate Change: Sea Level Viewer

For Students 9th - 10th
This viewer allows you to see ocean heat storage from space. These images indicate sea surface heights. Learn more about El Nino and La Nina and how they have profound effects on world climate.
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Curated OER

Nina Cassian

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Nina Cassian.
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Curated OER

Nina Cassian

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Nina Cassian.
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NOAA

Noaa: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory: What Is El Nino?

For Students 9th - 10th
This page tells you what El Nino is, provides links to animations and videos on El Nino, explains how to recognize El Nino, and discusses the history of significant El Nino events.
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PBS

Pbs: El Nino

For Students 9th - 10th
You can link to the anatomy of El Nino, chasing El Nino, and El Nino's reach. There is a resource page and a search page.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Compare and Contrast Lesson: Are Artists Good Neighbors?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After reading the picture book When Pigasso Met Mootisse by Nina Laden, students will research an artist with a unique style. Students will partner with another student who's artist has a different style. Students will pretend their two...
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Other

Ships of Discovery: Columbus's Lost Ships

For Students 5th - 8th
We all know about the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria, but what about the rest of Columbus' ships? He was a busy man after the initial discovery. This site is by a group of archaeologists who try to find historic underwater wrecks....
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CommonLit

Common Lit: High Court Reviews Insanity Defense Case

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "High Court Reviews Insanity-Defense Case" by Nina Totenberg, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...

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