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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Climate Changes With Latitude

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the division of the world into eight biomes based on different climate types around the world. There are links to more information about each biome.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Predicting and Gathering Information With Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Contains plans for eight short lessons that introduce nonfiction texts to second grade students. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and...
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PublicBookshelf Corporation

History of Colonial Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from Volume 1 of "Our Country", a book published in the late 1800s which discusses the settlement and growth of Georgia in the 18th century.
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African Wildlife Foundation

African Wildlife Foundation: Lion

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource takes an exploratory look at the lion. Content includes information on this animal's physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, caring for the young, predators, and more.
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BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are some awe inspiring photos of cheetahs. Included you can also find a fact sheet detailing such things as: physical description, distribution, habitat, statistics, and more.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Grassland Animal Adaptations

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about the different animals that live in tropical and temperate grasslands and how they have adapted to their environment. Also discusses some plant adaptations.
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Black Past

Black Past: Silver Bluff Baptist Church, Silver Bluff, South Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry gives information about the Silver Bluff Baptist Church, whose black congregation became the Springfield Baptist Church, which is still in existence.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Grassland Biome: Animals and Plants

For Students 4th - 7th
Describes the characteristics, biodiversity, and the adaptations of the plants and animals of temperate and tropical grasslands.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Eland

For Students 3rd - 8th
The eland is an antelope found on African savannahs. Its survival is under threat. Details about their physical features, habitat range and social behaviour are given here.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Spotted Hyena

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Museum of Nature provides a concise introduction to the Spotted Hyena. Learn some basic facts about this African savannah predator. Pictures of the Spotted Hyena are also provided.
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Other

Radford University: Tropical Savannas

For Students 9th - 10th
This is part of a virtual geography project from Radford University. Learn about the climate, vegetation, grasses, soil, and fauna of tropical savannas.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Sherman's March to the Sea Practice Questions for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Sherman`s March to the Sea Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Talk Origins Archive

Talk Origins: The Hominid Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Talk Origins gives a broad description of the types of Hominid species, and then gives a description of each species. Includes the specific characteristics of each, and explains the differences between the species.
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Other

Internet Resources: Chinua Achebe & Things Fall Apart

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of links for Achebe and "Things Fall Apart" including two audio links.
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Other

River Systems of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Find statistics about the many river systems of the world. Includes facts such as length, drainage area, cities, notable tributaries, and more. Also provides links to sites about some of the rivers.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: A Giraffe Debate

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Research, take and defend a position on the question of why the giraffe population is threatened and which is more important: survival in a wildlife sanctuary or quality of life in the wild.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Where Do Mammals Live?: Hyena

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A brief illustrated overview of the hyena explains why this animal is such a successful dry-weather scavenger.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Savannas: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide an understanding of the characteristics and role of the savanna, and its effect on living things. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Savannas."
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: El Perro De Monte

For Students 9th - 10th
This culture explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about bush dogs, a rare animal living in Central and South America. Additional links are provided for more information on this topic. Great reading...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Habitats of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site has a lesson plan to use to start a unit on biomes and animal habitats. This plan incorporates grasslands, temperate forests, tropical rainforests, deserts, polar ice regions, and tidepools.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Civil War for Kids: Sherman's March to the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
The page discusses Sherman's March to the Sea which was a major event in the American Civil War.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Sherman's March, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, showing the area of General Sherman's march from Dalton, Georgia, Atlanta, and on to Savannah, South Carolina (May-December, 1864), and his northward march from Savannah...
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Curated OER

Etc: Campaign in the East, 1864 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina showing the area of Sherman's campaign in late 1864 to early 1865. The map shows the route of Sherman's March from Atlanta to Savannah, and his northward route from...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Colonial Georgia, 1732 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Colonial Georgia, showing the proclamation line of the original United States established at the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1763, the boundary when Georgia was established from the Carolinas as a buffer between the...

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