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Odyssey: Teacher Zone: Incan Life and Society: The Artisans

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives a description of what kinds of artisans there were in Incan society in Peru, and their importance.
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The Odyssey: Us Trek: Ultimate Anti Americanism: The Iran Hostage Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the events of the Iranian Hostage Crisis told from the viewpoint of an Iranian family caught up in the revolution.
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Emory University

Emory University: Odyssey Online: Near East

For Students 4th - 8th
Illustrated overview of the ancient Near East. Topic coverage includes peopole, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing, and archaeology.
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Emory University

Emory University: Odyssey Online: Rome: Daily Life

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of private life in ancient Rome that examines the homes and household goods. Click on links for additional information.
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Emory University: Odyssey Online: Egypt Daily Life: Flax

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on the development and use of flax in the production of linen in ancient Egypt.
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Odyssey: Teacher Zone: Middle East: Israel/palestinian Territories Stay

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This teaching unit is based upon a "teacher trek" to the area in 2000 and focuses on essential questions on the nature of conflict. Activities are offered to help students explore the religion, holidays and culture of this region....
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Odyssey: Middle East Stage: Israel and Palestinian Territories

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a step into the world of Israel and Palestine with this team of Teacher Trekkers. You will look at life in the Middle East, celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas in the Holy Land and learn about their culture and religion.
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Class Flow: Intro to Odyssey

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Greek and Roman mythology come alive as students follow Odysseus's journey. Epic poetry and heroes are introduced.
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Odyssey Marine Exploration: Hms Victory Project Overview

For Students 1st - 9th
Find out how the wreckage of the HMS Victory was discovered and how divers removed artifacts from the site.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: The Civil Rights Era (Part 1)

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit on the African American culture and history ranges from the 1948 desegregation of the military to Hank Aaron's breaking of Babe Ruth's homerun record in 1974. Includes images of historical photographs and documents.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: Sit Ins, Freedom Rides, and Demonstrations

For Students 9th - 10th
The Civil Rights Era explores African American history in the 1960s, the fight against racial discrimination and segregation, and the search for justice through "freedom rides," boycotts, sit-ins, legislation, and marches.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: Booker T. Washngton Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A history from the Library of Congress of African Americans during the time of Booker T. Washington, "the 1870s to the start of World War I."
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Loc: African American Odyssey: Reconstruction and Its Aftermath: Black Exodus

For Students 9th - 10th
Newly freed slaves left the South after the Civil War and many moved to the West. Read about the all-black community in Kansas called Nicodemus.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Prints, photographs and documents form the Library of Congress collections tell a story of African Americans and the Civil War including contrabands of war, emancipation, soldiers and missionaries, and fighting for freedom.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: World War I and Postwar Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of primary source material from the Library of Congress chronicles the plight of African Americans during WWI and the Harlem Renaissance that followed.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Virgilio's Caporetto Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Author recounts the life of his father, Virgilio Benedetti while summarizing the way the events of Italy in World War I shaped his father's outlook.
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A Science Odyssey: Alexander Fleming 1881 1955

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details the life and scientific contributions of Alexander Fleming. Fleming is noted for his work with "Salvarsan," and penicillin for which he was knighted in 1944 and awarded a Nobel Prize in 1945. Link available to simulated...
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Pbs Teachers: Math Space Odyssey: The Capacity of the Planets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this activity to teach students to represent numbers in scientific notation, and use geometry to solve problems related to three-dimensional figures. Explore distance and capacity problems about planets in the solar system. The...
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Pbs Teachers: Math Space Odyssey: How Much Do You Weigh in Outer Space?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Demonstrate the ability to apply the use of decimals, fractions, ratios and proportions to situations based upon given information about planets in the solar system.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: World War Ii, Segregation at Home and Abroad

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief references along with posters of the era to document the struggles of African Americans during The Depression and World War II. Brief biography of some of the African American leaders of that era, including A. Philip Randolph.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Literature and Composition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to a unit on writing in various genre including Nonfiction, Narrative, Literary Writing, Short Stories, and Poetry. Analysis of "The Odyssey", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Romeo and Juliet". Click on the View links...
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Greek Mythology: Greek Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
This website focuses on Greek Mythology including the Greek gods and goddess, myths, heroes, pictures and drawings of the gods and goddesses, mortals, monsters, creatures, places, and Ancient Greek Literature books like The Iliad and The...
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: African American Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress' Digital Library presents an outstanding lesson that links to collections about the quest for full citizenship, Frederick Douglass papers, slave narratives, and more.
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Pbs Teachers: Odyssey of Life: Creepy Crawlies

For Students 3rd - 8th
Identify places in a typical room where "creepy crawlies" like dust mites, ants, lice and silverfish might live. Then check out places on the human body that dust mites may inhabit, and learn about the disease and other problems dust...

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