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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Three Pests and a Yoke

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of a larger site from Discovering Lewis & Clark features excerpts from Lewis's journal that discuss his "trio of pests", "the Mahometant yoke", Lewis joining Jefferson's staff, and the Barbary pirates.
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City of Tampa

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website for the city of Tampa, Florida. Provides complete information about municipal government and services, education facilities, neighborhoods, the people that live there, festivals and attractions, getting around, the...
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Voyages: Scientific Circumnavigations: Dampier

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the unlikely journals and observations of William Dampier, an English pirate who sailed the Pacific, making landfall in the Philippines, East Indies, and Australia. See his maps, descriptions of the Pacific, and observations...
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University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Finite State Automata

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
This student activity is based around a fictitious pirate story which leads to the unlikely topic of reasoning about patterns in sequences of characters. Experiencing this concretely will help lay the foundation for understanding finite...
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University of Bath: Ukoln: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides everything you want or need to know about Robert Louis Stevenson's book "Treasure Island." You can find out about the author, the characters in the book, tropical islands, pirates, buried treasures, and lots more. A...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cookies of the Caribbean

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Go on a pirate adventure with Cookie Monster! Hone those executive functioning skills by practicing patience and strategies when you have to wait for something. Stop and think about what comes next in patterns and sort objects by color.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Printable Games and Activities

For Students Pre-K - K
Move and play with these activities from Peg + Cat! From playing hide and seek and imagining pirate stories to dancing like Misty Copeland, you will find a treasure of fun ideas in these five printable activities.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Events Following the First Punic War (Bc 241 218)

For Students 9th - 10th
With the end of the First Punic War, Rome acquired new territory which she organized into provinces.
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Port Cities: London

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore London, past and present. Browse this site by time period (early port to 20th-century port) or topic, or do a site search. A great place to learn about the people and events that contributed to London's markets, industry, growth,...
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Boise State University

Boise State University: Gilbert and Sullivan Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, hosted by the department of mathematics at Boise State University, is devoted to the operas and other works of William S. Gilbert and Arthur S. Sullivan. Content includes biographies, plot summaries,...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Roberto Clemente, Baseball Legend

For Students 9th - 10th
Great reference tool from the National Postal Museum online exhibits for learning about the life of legendary baseball star, Roberto Clemente, who was honored twice with a postage stamp in his memory. Includes images of memorabilia and...
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Curated OER

Cbc.ca: The Search for the Northwest Passage : Frobisher's First Voyage

For Students 3rd - 8th
Martin Froblisher of England dreamt of finding the passage that would lead to China's riches! His early life as a pirate and rogue is profiled as is his first voyage to the New Lands. His first view of the Inuit led him to believe he had...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Caribbean Sea: How Can We Classify Animals?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Welcome to Hideaway Island where five pirates need to find crews for their ships. Join in and learn about animals with backbones.
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E Learning for Kids: Science: Madagascar: What Is the Solar System?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Patrick loves being a pirate, but he'd prefer to be an astronomer. Join him, and learn about everything high in the sky like the moon, stars, and asteroids.
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Fergus Crane

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Fergus Crane discovers that his teachers from the school ship Betty Jeanne are not quite what they seem - they're actually pirates! Can Fergus and his winged horse save his schoolmates on the far-off Fire Island? And who else will he...
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Freeglader by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
After the great battle and destruction of Undertown, its surviving inhabitants must seek out a new life in the Free Glades, but to do so will require a mass exodus across the treacherous Mire and the seductive Twilight Woods. Led by a...
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Stormchaser

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Twig lives as a sky pirate alongside his famous father, Cloud Wolf, until the Stormchaser is damaged due to Twig's inexperience. A furious Cloud Wolf leaves Twig behind on their next quest for the sacred material stormphrax. Not knowing...
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Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Curse of the Gloamglozer

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this prequel to the first three volumes, readers meet young Quint long before his sky pirating days, as he becomes the apprentice to Linius Pallitax, the Most High Academe of Sanctaphrax. Shortly after his arrival, Quint is enlisted...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Early Trade With China: The China Trade 1830 1860 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In the years following the American Revolution, speed was the most important consideration for any ship even if it came at the expense of cargo space. Sailing ships tended to be small and swift so that they could outrun and outmaneuver...
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Timtim: Draw and Color Online

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Draw your own pictures or you can click a drawing that's already there for you. Then use the Paint Bucket Tool for coloring and the Pen Tool for mazes and dot-dots. You can choose from the Most Popular drawings such as a pirate ship,...
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Franco Cavazzi

The Roman Empire: Gaius Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Roman Empire provides a general biography of Julius Caesar. Content includes Caesar's early life, his capture by pirates, his return to Rome, his military trip to Spain, the "First Triumvirate," his governorship of...
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Verb Tense Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This site provides several worksheets that require students to analyze the verb tenses used in sentences. Students will enjoy the "pirates" theme as they identify verbs, verb phrases, and verb tenses.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Baseball Economics 201

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Some believe our national pastime may be threatened by the big market, high revenue teams like the Yankees (or the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, etc.) and that smaller market teams (e.g., the Florida Marlins, San Diego...
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History.com: How the End of the Vietnam War Led to a Refugee Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
The fall of Saigon in April 1975 marked the close of the war, but also the beginning of one of the largest and longest refugee crises in history. Over the next two decades -- from 1975 to 1995 -- more than three million people fled...

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