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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Life's Little Lessons: Persistence

For Students Pre-K - K
In this set of resources, we will use a video and a song from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood to focus on how you can help children learn that being persistent is worthwhile; and when we keep on trying we are more likely to succeed. When we...
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National Institutes of Health

Ninds: Coma and Persistent Vegetative State Info Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Loads of answers to just about any question you may have about comas. This site discusses what coma is, whether there is treatment, what the prognosis might be like, research on comas, and more.
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Green Facts: Scientific Facts on Dioxins

For Students 9th - 10th
Dioxins have been found to impose potentially harmful, even fatal effects. Learn about these persistent organic pollutants in this thorough report on dioxin exposure. A summary, details, and cited sources section are provided on this site.
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Tuscon Weekly Arts and Leisure: A Persistence of Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
This article offers a detailed discussion of the longtime collaboration between Lanford Wilson and Marshall Mason. The article provides a great deal of quoted material from both men.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Transportation Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Paul Davis, Group Transportation Manager with Nestle Private Fleet Nationally. His best career advice was to be positive and to be persistent. Be persistent at what you want to do, what you want to achieve and...
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Community High School of Vermont: Habits of Mind [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the skill set called Habits of Mind, which includes creativity, managing impulses and applying persistance to the achievement of goals. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Florence Nightingale (In Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about a woman who became a legend-loved and appreciated by thousands who benefitted from her knowledge, care, skill and persistence. (In Spanish)
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Zca: History of Zoar Village

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of this Ohio communal society that persisted until 1898.

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