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Curated OER

Adult Roles and Responsibilities

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore goods and services. In this money management lesson, students pick a $100.00 item they would like to buy and they use the internet to research that specific topic. With their research they answer questions on a given...
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Stanford University

Stanford University: Catalogs and Search Tools

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides Stanford University catalog collections, as well as databases and search tools.
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Other

Directory of Open Access Journals

For Students 9th - 10th
Over 400 scholarly journals are searchable for free at this database that is continually growing. Some of the subjects are pretty narrow, but good for finding that specific article on a special topic.
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US National Archives

National Archives and Records Administration: Founders Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the texts of nearly 200,000 historical documents related to six Founding Fathers, including the papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. The...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Annotated List of Useful Databases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an annotated list of useful databases including the difference between search engines and databases and between databases and catalogs, broad-based databases, source-type databases, and subject-type databases.
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Other

Geologynet: Online Mineral Database

For Students 9th - 10th
Search for mineral formulas and crystal structures by entering the keywords or mineral names on this mineral database.
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Other

Us College Search: College Database

For Students 9th - 10th
The US College Search datatbase is a good resource for high school students, parents, and anyone looking to go back to college. We maintain a database of 9,734 4-year Universities, 2-year Colleges, Junior Colleges, Vocational Schools,...
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Other

My Perfect Resume: Resumes, Cover Letters, & Other Job Search Correspondence

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you preparing Your cover letter and resume for the first time? Are you wanting use the Internet to post them online? This site provides resources to assist you in the process of preparing your documents.
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Other

National Portrait Gallery: Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg Gotha: Portraits

For Students 9th - 10th
Access images in the online database of the National Portait Gallery of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. Database includes portraits of Prince Albert in all media and in single and group sittings, often with Victoria at his side.
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Other

English French Online Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
Travelang's French-English dictionary consists of 10,000 terms--definitions are given with examples and idiomatic expressions.
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Research Process: Finding Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan focuses on how to find sources including information on research strategies: preliminary, intermediate, and advanced. It provides a variety of resources available in each level including videos: " How To Google Like A...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts: John Singer Sargent

For Students 9th - 10th
The Museum of Fine Arts Online Collections Database contains a wealth of paintings by John Singer Sargent. Click on each individual painting to view a larger image and more information about the painting.

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