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PBS

Pbs: The Conquistadors: Growth of the Inca Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the incredible and widespread Inca Empire. You can read about the geography of the empire, the religion, governmental structure, record-keeping system, and diet. Be sure to click on the hyperlinks or pictures to get even...
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Ancestry

Ireland: The Famine Years

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers information about the famine years. Using a map of Ireland, authors discuss the percentages of the population living in the lowest class housing and the devastating effects of the famine.
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Digital History

Digital History: Immigration Begins

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States has always been a melting pot. Read about the vast increase in immigration from countries in northern Europe in the 1830s and 1840s due to famine, eviction from land, and political unrest. See where various immigrant...
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Irish Immigrants in 19th Century America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here, you will find lesson plans through which students research, study, and discuss the problems faced by Irish immigrants during the 19th century. Provides bibliographies, as well as effective strategies for studying Irish culture and...
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Biological Diversity: Protists: Stem Eukaryotes

For Students 9th - 10th
Through full-color images and descriptive information, learn about the evolution of the eukaryotic organisms which eventually led to the presence of protists.
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Other

Evolution: The Theory of Natural Selection (Part 1)

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages are part of a site called Evolution that accompany a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. This section has an advanced discussion of determining allele and genotype frequencies using the Hardy-Weinberg ratio.
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Read Works

Read Works: Irish Immigrants

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Irish Immigrants to the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Attack of the Leftovers

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about having to eat Thanksgiving leftovers. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: St. Patrick's Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Who was St. Patrick and why do we celebrate this holiday? The Library of Congress has background information and photos to help tell the story of St. Patrick's Day.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Irish and German Immigration

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the reasons thousands of Irish and Germans emigrated to the United States in the first half of the 19th century. Find out why there was a backlash to influx of so many immigrants, and learn about the Nativists who wanted to...
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Columbian Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
A page on the elements of the Exchange that made the most significant impact. Clicking on the item brings up a page of explanation.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: St. Patrick's Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How can you celebrate St. Patrick's Day with your students? Come and explore this informative resource that features several links to St. Patrick's Day activities, poems, and more. Includes PDF resources (require Adobe Reader).
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: George Washington Carver

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article from MIT Invention Dimension on George Washington Carver (1865-1943 CE) provides an overview of his education and his inventions, which influenced the world of agriculture.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Food for Thought: Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to explaining the nutritional value of foods in the "Bread, cereal, rice, and pasta," group, this website includes information on serving size and book resources on foods in the bread group. Also included is a recipe for...
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Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments: Balance

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This pair of...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Yellow Faced Pocket Gopher

For Students 4th - 8th
The Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher feeds on starchy, tuberous roots of desert shrubs and on the roots and leaves of low-growing forbs. Like other pocket gophers, this species is considered an agricultural pest, doing extensive damage in...

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