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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Closing the Gap

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The students learn what GDP is. They will learn different measures of GDP as well as how GDP per capita can be used to compare countries. They will also calculate GDP per capita and learn how poorer countries can converge, or close the...
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Bravo! Canada: Nobel Prize Nominated Poet Irving Layton Dies in Montreal at 93

For Students 9th - 10th
An obituary of Irving Layton - it looks at his poetry from the standpoint of a feminist. Preview site first - as this is a media site, the advertisement photos may sometimes be a bit off-putting.
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Other

California Young Readers Award Official Website

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The California Young Readers Award is a state-wide program that allows students to nominate books for the award. Winners, nomination forms and more information at this site.
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Other

Americas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Requirements of the ward, nomination forms, and lists of past winners are all available here. This award recognizes works that portray Latin American, the Caribbean, or immigrants from those areas.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

Women of the Hall: Geraldine Ferraro

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life of the first woman to be nominated by a major political party for the candidacy of Vice President of the United States. Inducted into the Woman's Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Social Studies for Kids

Social Studies for Kids: How the President Is Elected

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how the President of the United States is elected. Read how we choose candidates, how they campaign, how they are nominated, and what role the Electoral College plays in our elections.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Denzel Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical sketch of African-American actor Denzel Washington. His performances have earned him seven Oscar nominations for acting.
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Digital History

Digital History: Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Election of 1932

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt's private and political life prior to being nominated as the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in the election of 1932.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Warren, Elizabeth 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the political career of Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Sanders, Bernard 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of the political career of Bernie Sanders, a Senator and a Representative from Vermont who was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, and again in 2020.
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BBC

Bbc News: Us Elections

For Students 3rd - 8th
An excellent, easy to understand guide for learning about the election process and the job of the President in the context of the 2004 election.
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Indiana University

Indiana University: Subjuntivo Influencia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Indiana University provides a concise Spanish explanation of the subjunctive in the noun clause with indirect commands or suggestions. Great review for advanced students or teachers who want a quick review. Links are...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Alito Becomes 110th Supreme Court Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
January, 2006 report on the confirmation and swearing in of Justice Samuel Alito.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Supreme Court Confirmation Simulation (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that engages learners in a simulation exploring the fundamental roles of the executive branch and the Senate in the judicial selection process. Students will participate in a mock judicial hearing to confirm a Supreme Court...
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Presidential Election Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of what it takes to become president of the United States.
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Other

Ballot Access News

For Students 9th - 10th
Deals with the issue of how to get candidates on-ballot in the United States and the problem of restrictive ballot access laws.
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CBS

Cbs: John Roberts' Opening Statement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of John Roberts' opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2005. The site also offers today's live news feed.
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Other

Teach Me Finance: Finance Tutorials

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking to learn basic financial concepts? Teach Me Finance offers easy-to-use tutorials that introduce learner's to financial literacy.
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Indiana University

Indiana University: Emocion Y Juicio

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Indiana University provides a concise Spanish explanation of the subjunctive in the noun clause with emotion and judgement. Great review of impersonal expressions for advanced students or teachers who want a quick...
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Indiana University

Indiana University: El Subjuntivo en Clausulas Nominales

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Indiana University provides a concise Spanish explanation of the subjunctive in the noun clause with expressions of doubt. Great review for advanced students or teachers who want a quick review. Links are also...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Egypt, Abyssinia, Et Cetera, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
"Egypt is another of those countries whose prehistoric ages are wrapped in mystery as impenetrable as the sources of her Nile, whose exact location ling baffled the most enterprising of explorers. Great interest attaches to the country's...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Indiana: Benjamin Harrison Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Harrison lived in this Italianate house from 1875 until his death there in 1901, except from 1889 to 1893 while he was the 23rd President. He was also a Senator from Indiana from 1881 to 1887. Harrison accepted the Republican...
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Harriet Miers With Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid

For Students 9th - 10th
News article from October, 2005, announcing the nomination of Harriet Miers for the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by William Rehnquist. Miers will later withdraw her name.
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Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
January, 2006, report covering the confirmation of Samuel Alito's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. There is also a brief video report from the Associated Press that goes along with this article.