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Curated OER

Stress in English

For Students 4th - 8th
In this stress in English worksheet, students mark the stressed syllables in a set of words after reading a brief paragraph of information about how to proceed.
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Curated OER

We the Present

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars interview representatives from nonprofit organizations in their community. They summarize the information from their interviews and share the information with the class. They identify the impact of the organization on the...
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Curated OER

Depression Era Art

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students choose Depression era art to print out from the Internet. They write paragraphs about how the artists interpreted facts about the Depression in their art. The paragraphs and prints can become a student art critic book.
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Curated OER

Advanced Paragraph Correction #5

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this paragraph correction worksheet, students read a paragraph about a man giving a speech. Students correct 8 errors by choosing the proper answer from 6 choices.
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US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Census Bureau offers the official statistics on poverty.
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US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a wealth of information about poverty in the U.S. including statistics and characteristics of those living in poverty.
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Poverty and Economic Indicators

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twelve data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine global poverty and economic factors that contribute to poverty. They look at infant mortality,...
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C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Teaching About Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module in which students use current and relevant information to take a close look at poverty in America, past and present, and examine how the government should address it. Comprehensive multi-media learning materials include...
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US Census Bureau

Us Census Bureau: Poverty Thresholds

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives the poverty guidelines for the past 20 years. Easy to read and understand.
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Social Science Education Consortium

Ssec: How Can a Family Be in Poverty and Not Be Poor? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This investigation helps students examine issues related to measuring poverty. Is reducing poverty an appropriate economic role for government? How do you measure poverty? What is not examined when measuring poverty? What are alternative...
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University of Wisconsin

Institute for Research on Poverty: How Is Poverty Measured in the United States?

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how the United States measures poverty. Includes graphs comparing poverty rates over time, in different states, in different ethnic or age groups, etc.
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Poverty Mapping: Map Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Included is a large array of maps showing poverty on a global scale as well as maps of individual countries. The maps show poverty measured in several different ways. PDF files may take awhile to download.
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United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Poverty

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A site designed for teachers, the UN Cyberschoolbus poverty curriculum provides teachers K-12 with seven units related to poverty. Each unit provides background, class activities, suggestions for community service activities, and links...
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Other

The Feminization of Poverty: Past and Future

For Students 9th - 10th
Very extensive report on the poverty trends among females in the U.S. and the reasons for these trends. Also contains information on recent and past poverty rates and ratios.
Handout
US Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau: Poverty in the Us [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The US census report on poverty published in 2001.
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BBC

Bbc News: Africa's Economy: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the issue of poverty in Africa. Four maps show the levels of poverty, debt, aid, and trade for each country in Africa.
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Other

Sos Children's Villages: Our Africa Poverty

For Students 6th - 8th
Our Africa is a project that allows the children of Africa to film their lives and their country the way they see them. This section offers a sobering reminder of the absolute poverty that plagues Africa and the causes of this way of...
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Other

Us Health & Human Services: Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services provides resources on both poverty threshold and poverty guidelines, and describes how they are used by federal programs for setting eligibility criteria.
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Other

U.s. Dept. Of Health and Human Services: Absolute Poverty Line

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, using evidence from U.S., Britain, Canada, and Australia, this paper argues that absolute poverty lines rise as the real income rises. (Published Sept. 1995)
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Other

Health & Human Services: Development and History of u.s. Poverty Thresholds

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the development and history of the current, official poverty thresholds.
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The World Bank

World Bank Group: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
Constantly evolving collection of information on world poverty, and of strategies to reduce poverty worldwide.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
Poverty shows children in unclean conditions and asks your student to write a description of what they think life is like for these children.
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Other

National Center for Children in Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization at Columbia University. On their site you can find numerous resources, news stories/publications, and state profiles, plus...
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University of Wisconsin

Institute for Research on Poverty: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Get FAQs about poverty in Wisconsin and find out about what research is going on at this site for the Institute for Research on Poverty.

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