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College Board

Seeing Is Believing

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read about AP calculus online. In this calculus lesson, students learn real life usage for calculus. They read about instructors and their experience teaching and incorporating calculus into the real world.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Travel, Trade and Exploration in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Medieval Europeans were fascinated by the lands that lay beyond their own continent. This article looks at the real and imaginary travels of explorers and tradesmen through works including The Book of John Mandeville, The Travels of...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Saints and Sanctity in Medieval England

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explores how medieval Europeans memorialized the lives of real and fictional Christian saints, transforming them into superheroes and celebrities of the Middle Ages.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Very Real Consequences of Fake News Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Incidents like the #Pizzagate shooting signify one step in a long, dark trail of real world consequences caused by fake news. Experts explain this history and why these stories are so hard to ignore.
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Other

Analytixlabs: 15 Real World Applications of Artificial Intelligence

For Students 9th - 10th
Artificial intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. The term may also be applied to any machine that exhibits traits associated with a human...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Pbs: Moyers on Addiction: Real Life Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS online presents six stories illustrating the struggle undergone by both adults and teens. Each individual story describes a unique perspective on the substance they abused and how it adversely affected their lives.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Adjusting Nominal Values to Real Values

For Students 9th - 10th
When you examine economic statistics, it's crucial to distinguish between nominal and real measurements so you know whether or not inflation has distorted a given statistic. Learn how to adjust GDP numbers for inflation in this article....
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Real Practice With Root Words

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This article focuses on providing real practice with root words including defining root words, determining the prefixes and suffixes, understanding word families, and providing a worksheet with an answer key.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Fake or Real? How to Self Check the News and Get the Facts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read a story on Facebook. Read the headline and think it's too good to be true, but it looks like it's from a news site. Experts offer tips to help sniff out fact from fake. One of today's greatest challenges in a media bombarded culture.
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Other

Interactive Real Analysis: Leonhard Euler (1707 1783)

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a biography and information on Leonhard Euler's background and contributions to the field of mathematics.
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College Grad

College Grad: Real World Experience

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience counts. Explore ways to develop and document practical experience, putting you above your competition.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Public Goods: Real World Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Let's look at some real examples of public goods.
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Real Estate and Investment Scams

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn to spot and avoid real estate investment seminar scams, investment coaching scams, and precious metals and coins investment scams.
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Other

Info World: The Real Difference Between Sql Server and Oracle

For Students 9th - 10th
InfoWorld Magazine compares and contrasts Oracle's and SQL Server's database management system--and provides students with a technical writing that provides database terms in an accessible context.
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Other

Innovation News Network: Sustainable Innovation and the Role of Interdisciplinary Collaboration

For Students 9th - 10th
Florent Allais from AgroParisTech speaks about the importance of combining biotechnologies, green chemistry, and downstream processes when fostering sustainable innovation. This is an example of the very real benefits of...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Helping High Schoolers Find Research and Stem Field Opportunities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
I've been involved in shepherding high school students through the world of Independent Research for nearly two decade. I know firsthand the impact that spending one or two summers working in a scientific institution with a real...
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Other

Stay at Home Educator: Colors and Shapes Sorting Activities for Preschoolers

For Teachers Pre-K
Sorting activities are the perfect way to help children learn to classify their world from the start. This article explains why this skill is so important in the "real world" and contains a list of sorting activities for preschoolers.
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A&E Television

History.com: Women of the Wwii Workforce: Photos Show the Real Life Rosie the Riveters

For Students 9th - 10th
When the United States entered World War II after the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor, men shipped overseas by the millions to serve in the war. This left many of the civilian and military jobs on the home front unfilled -- and that's when...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: The Real Deal on Repeating a Grade

For Students 3rd - 8th
How would you feel if you just found out you needed to repeat a grade? Maybe you just found out that you actually do need to repeat. It really isn't that uncommon for students to repeat some grades in school. Use this article to help you...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Cpr: A Real Lifesaver

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how artificial respiration can help save a life. This website includes definitions terms "artificial respiration," "rescue breathing," and "chest compressions" and lists the emergency situations that would require someone to use...
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Lectric Law Library

Lectric Law Library: Legal Resources and Definitions: Property

For Students 9th - 10th
The site provides a legal definition and description of "property."
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Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: What a Pain! Kids and Growing Pains

For Students 3rd - 8th
Growing pains are for real, usually happening when kids are between the ages of 3 and 5 or 8 and 12. Read this article to learn about them.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Week of 8 8 16: Donald Trump Might Be in Real Trouble This Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Let's take a step back from the news of the past few days and ask a fundamental question: Why does everything suddenly seem different? Donald Trump, the unsinkable candidate who seemed immune to political consequences while winning...
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Other

Free Advice: Legal: Restrictions on Real Property Ownership Imposed by Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides information about restrictions of government on real property such as zoning restrictions and public easements.

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