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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Illegal in Beijing

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, view a city area where illegal migrants from rural China live and work. [2:55]
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The White House

The White House: Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Official page from the White House provides information on the Presidential agenda regarding major topics such as Immigration, Civil Rights, Defense, Economy, Education, Health Care, Taxes, and more.
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Historica Canada

Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Stratford, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a video series, this clip profiles Stratford, Ontario which evolved from a small rail town into the Canadian home of Shakespearean drama. Learn about the men who conceived of The Stratford Festival, and make use of included...
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Other

Town of Collingwood

For Students 9th - 10th
Collingwood is located in Simcoe County, Ontario and is a four-season tourist area that is also known for its annual weekend Elvis Presley Festival. Information is available on the festival, Collingwood's history, economy, and tourism.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Passing the Bug

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students apply concepts of disease transmission to analyze infection data, either provided or created using Bluetooth-enabled Android devices. This data collection may include several cases, such as small static groups (representing...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Building Up, Breaking Down

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Smithsonian in the Classroom presents Building Up, Breaking Down. Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students investigate how buildings weather. See what happens to a building once it has been erected....
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Berlin, Potsdam, and Vicinity, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Berlin, Spandau, Potsdam, and the vicinity in 1903, showing cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and lakes. The map is color-coded to show urban, rural, and forested areas.
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Town of Whitby

For Students 9th - 10th
Whitby, Ontario is located east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Links provide information on the community's history, services and attractions.
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Curated OER

State Street, Chicago, 1905

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifteen primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the lives of and the challenges faced by a variety of Americans. They include documents about Native Americans and immigrants, and focus on both...
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The College Board

College Board: College Search

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking for information on a college major or a specific college? Use this resourceful site to assist you in making college decisions or to learn more about the college process.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Sister Carrie

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this learning module, students will engage in a deep study of Theodore Dreiser's novel, Sister Carrie. Worksheets, tests, and map projects are provided to reinforce comprehension of Sister Carrie.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wallaceburg, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
Wallaceburg, Ontario is located in the municipality of Chatham-Kent. This article provides some information on the community's history and attractions.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Waterdown, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
Waterdown, Ontario is part of Hamilton, Ontario. This article provides some information on the community's history and attractions.
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Town of Smiths Falls: Sensational Smiths Falls

For Students 9th - 10th
Smith Falls Ontario, is located in Lanark County, in the Heart of The Rideau Canal. Links provide information about the community, its government, businesses, and attractions.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Communities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines the various types of communities and ties into the book The Little House by Virginia Burton. It features pictures from Google Earth and questions for Activotes.
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Town of Wasaga Beach

For Students 3rd - 8th
Wasaga Beach, Ontario, is the longest freshwater beach in the world. This unique resort community is a popular holiday location for over two million people each year. Links provide information on the community's services and attractions.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wellesley, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
Wellesley, Ontario is located in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. It is best known for the annual Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival. This article provides information on the community, its history and attractions.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Mexico: Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco

For Students 9th - 10th
Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one of the world's largest and most densely populated cities. It has five Aztec temples, the ruins of which have been...
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University of Richmond

American Panorama: Electing the House of Representatives 1840 2016

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent site maps elections from 1840-2016 showing changing patterns across regions and between urban and rural areas. It offers comprehensive data on the history of Congressional elections and users can track their own district's...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Spain: Aranjuez Cultural Landscape

For Students 9th - 10th
The Aranjuez cultural landscape is an entity of complex relationships: between nature and human activity, between sinuous watercourses and geometric landscape design, between the rural and the urban, between forest landscape and the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Providers: Community Screening Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This Guide is intended to assist facilitators to use the film as a starting point to address the healthcare crisis in rural communities across America. As our nation's demographics become more urban, rural populations are aging, have...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Every City Needs Healthy Honey Bees

For Students 9th - 10th
Bees have been rapidly and mysteriously disappearing from rural areas, with grave implications for agriculture. But bees seem to flourish in urban environments- and cities need their help, too. Noah Wilson-Rich suggests that urban...
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New York Times

New York Times: China's Great Divide

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines the growing gap between the rich and the poor in China. Most of the poor being rural farmers and the rich living in urban areas. The gap is not just in wealth but in education and other categories too.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wheatley, Ontario

For Students 4th - 8th
Wheatley, Ontario is located in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. This article briefly describes the community.

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