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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Roots of the Movement

For Students 5th - 8th
Progressivism got a push from the Populist movement, a reaction to the forgettable presidents and laissez-faire government in the Gilded Age. Find a listing of authors who wrote about progressive ideas, and see what influence populism...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:3 Investigation 3 Weathering

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan describes activities which allow students to investigate four types of weathering and their relationship to soil formation. The four weathering forces investigated include wind, running water, plant roots and freezing...
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Arizona State University

Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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PBS

Pbs: The Blues Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Access the educational resources developed by a Seattle-based museum to supplement the PBS documentary series "The Blues." Includes background essays on the blues; biographies, video clips, and sound clips from the series; a blues...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Knowing About Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students experience square roots, perfect squares, and absolute value to enhance their knowledge of numbers. Taking this awareness, students apply it to operations with integers.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Study Cards

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the StudyCard stack to review their understanding of squares and square roots.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Greek and Latin Affixes (English Iii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson. You will be introduced to a number of common affixes and roots; play games to practice matching affixes to their meanings; read a passage and use your...
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Other

The African American Experience

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on African American history. Includes information on the following topics: slave and free in St. Louis, African-American immigration, segregated religion, African-American education, segregated housing, roots of...
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Other

The African American Experience

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on African American history. Includes information on the following topics: slave and free in St. Louis, African-American immigration, segregated religion, African-American education, segregated housing, roots of...
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Other

Galileo Educational Network: Our Roots: Cowboy Culture

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cowboy culture and its relation to Canadian identity and heritage. Explore to hear cowboy songs and stories and see scenes of cowboy life.
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Arizona State University

Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Workshop: Interdisciplinary Learning in Your Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What is interdisciplinary learning? How does this buzz word play into today's classroom? Find the answers to these questions when you visit this educational resource. Learn how to implement this strategy into your curriculum.
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Other

Tree New Mexico

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is operated by high school students devoted to populating New Mexico with trees and educating youth and adults about trees. Includes, learning activities, games, contests, and news about the organization.
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Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Prefixes Say Plenty

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Test what you know about prefixes. Feedback is given when you answer questions correctly or incorrectly.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Mystery Math

For Students 6th - 8th
Amaze your friends with this number trick! Mystery Math is a number game that allows you to guess another person's secret number. If you want to play Mystery Math with the computer, you will need a pencil, a piece of paper and a...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Aboriginal Health and Wellness: Teacher Zone

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Edukit provides educators with background information, instructional plans and specific outcomes in the area of Aboriginal Health and Wellness. Lessons are separated into two sections--elementary and senior--however, the information...
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US National Archives

National Archives: Understanding Federalism

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This comprehensive lesson plan will introduce students to Federalism and its role in civic life. There are five themes of Federalism each with a separate activity. Worksheets, answer keys, discussion questions, and optional activities...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Anhinga

For Students 9th - 10th
Anhinga Resting on the Roots of a Mangrove Tree
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Cubic, Zeros and Tangents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity, students use CAS to prove a theorem regarding cubic functions, their zeros [roots], and tangents to the curves.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Quadratic Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve quadratic equations by factoring and finding square roots, as well as by graphing.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Discriminant

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this set of questions, students find the discriminant of a quadratic function and use it to determine the number of real roots for the function. The questions are multiple choice and solutions are provided.
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Peace Corps

Peace Corps: Culture Matters Workbook

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth and thoughtful look at culture and the role it plays in our lives. Site includes lessons and handouts, articles about how non-Americans view Americans, what it's like to be from a different culture, the roots of American culture...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Georg Ohm

For Students 9th - 10th
Georg Simon Ohm had humble roots and struggled financially throughout most of his life, but the German physicist is well known today for his formulation of a law, termed Ohm's law, describing the mathematical relationship between...
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Math Planet

Math Planet: Polynomial Equations in Factored Form

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
All equations are composed of polynomials. If you know how to solve equations containing polynomials of the first degree, then you can solve equations of higher degree. One way to solve a polynomial equation is to use the zero-product...