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Types of Court Cases

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
How can one court acquit someone of a crime, while another convicts the person of the same one? It's all because of the differences between civil and criminal trials. An informative resource provides scholars in the field of criminology...
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University of North Carolina

Application Essays

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
There's a lot riding on good writing! Often, an application essay is the difference between acceptance and rejection. As part of a series on specific writing assignments and contexts, a handout helps scholars craft the perfect personal...
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University of North Carolina

Music

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Music is a universal pleasure, but writing about it can be a little trickier. An informative handout discusses common types of music writing assignments that one might encounter in a college-level course. Individuals read about musical...
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State Courts vs. Federal Courts

For Students 6th - 12th
Popular culture often portrays the Feds as the most fearsome of law enforcement agencies. Yet, someone charged with a crime is considerably more likely to end up in a state court. The lesson, one of six covering the Organization of the...
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The Judge and the Jury

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Unless you are a lawyer, you might not understand just how unrealistic Law and Order and other legal dramas actually are. Here's a great resource to help scholars of criminology gain a more realistic perspective. The lesson outlines the...
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American Museum of Natural History

Earthquakes Tremors From Below

For Students 6th - 12th
Earthquakes are really no one's fault. A thorough lesson explains the different types of earthquakes how they happen. Learners interact with the online lesson to simulate earthquakes and examine their results. The lesson is appropriate...
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How Lou Got the Flu

For Students 6th - 12th
Six questions probe participants to discover the possibility of catching a virus from others—even animals. Here, the influenza virus travels from duck to person in a round-about way. The quiz concludes with helpful tips to stay...
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University of North Carolina

Blogs

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The blogosphere may be overwhelmed with content, but there's still room for unique points of view. Creating a blog that stands out, however, is the bigger challenge. A handout on blogs, part of a series of handouts on specific writing...
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University of North Carolina

Clichés

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
When it comes to writing, cliches are as old as dirt. A handout on tired phrases provides examples of cliches, as well as a description of the negative effects they have on a paper. Writers discover specific words and phrases to avoid,...
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Vegetarianism

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What do Mike Tyson, Ellen DeGeneres, and Paul McCartney have in common? They're all famous vegetarians. Using the resource, scholars learn about the pros and cons of eating a vegetarian diet. They read a fascinating history of...
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Getting Ready for Trial

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
A courtroom can be a scary place for the uninitiated. Get familiar with the process using a helpful overview of the activities that take place prior to both civil and criminal cases.  The lesson explains the differences between...
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Type Logic: Personality Traits for the Myers Briggs Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Want more information about your personality traits? Using your personality type you can explore: type descriptions, trademark characteristics, functional analysis, famous individuals with that personality, and fictional individuals with...
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Mental Health America: Personality Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Article offers a definition of personality disorders while discussing the causes, treatment, and different types, each having their own behaviors and symptoms.
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Psychological Testing: Test Types

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on the links to learn about each different type of psychological testing.
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Team Technology: Working Out Your Myers Briggs Type

For Students 9th - 10th
Good article detailing the MBTI. It includes a break down of all sixteen types, as well as the adjectives most commonly associated with the various preferences.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Biometrics Research

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site on the use of biometrics in personal identification. Includes a summary of some of the many types of biometric methods under development.
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Martha's Vineyard Museum: Laura Jernegan: Girl on a Whaleship

For Students 9th - 10th
Six-year-old Laura Jernegan, who kept a journal of her three-year voyage aboard a whaling ship (1868-71), left an enduring legacy of her time. Laura's journal follows the experiences of her family's journey and draws many memorable...
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Forced Migration Online: What Is Forced Migration?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an introduction to forced migration, which is the movement of displaced people and refugees. Covers all types of forced migration from economic reasons to conflict within the country.
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Dear Data

For Students 9th - 10th
Dear Data is a year-long, analog data drawing project by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec, two award-winning information designers living on different sides of the Atlantic. By collecting and hand drawing their personal data and sending...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art History: Global Contemporary Art

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide to contemporary art around the world, themes, types of modern art, conceptual art, performance art, famous modern artists. We should at least pull out the artists we have in our famous persons bank. Should be cross-checked...
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness

Nami: Dissociative Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
The various types of dissociative disorders are defined and possible treatment for the disorders is also provided.
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Streetlaw: Criminal Law and Juvenile Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
The chapters of this unit on criminal law and juvenile justice are as follows: "Crime in America," "Introduction to Criminal Law," "Crimes Against the Person," "Crimes Against Property," "Defenses," and "The Criminal Justice Process: The...
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Harmonicas: Choosing, Tuning, Playing

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives one man's experience with tuning a harmonica and information about playing a harmonica. Also, gives different types of harmonicas.
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The Biometric Consortium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very comprehensive look at the current status of biometric systems. There is some information contained directly within the site, but the main feature is the numerous links to each of the different types of biometric...

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