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NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: The Upper Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Online school for weather provides a complete guide to the "upper air". Here you can learn all about the earth's atmosphere above 5000 feet and the different types of weather conditions that come from this upper atmosphere. A review quiz...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Classroom Cash Incentive Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn more about the economy through this informative lesson. "In this lesson, you will learn how the incentive program affects the personal choices you make in class. You will also analyze how economic incentives can affect behavior."
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Effigy Mounds National Monument on Line Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 1st - 8th
An extensive guide to lesson plans created by teachers about the mound building Indians.
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Other

Monash Information Services: How to Plan Best Search

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn how to avoid wasting time when completing searches.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Immigration to the United States

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Great teacher resource for helping your middle schoolers learn about immigration and why people come to the United States. Help them understand the whole immigration process and why some immigrants may have complications. Includes a...
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Members of a Community

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson helps students learn about members of a community. Students list people who help in the community and create representations of community members out of paper.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Fred the Fish a Little River Trip

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Little River is home to 47 kinds of fish including the threatened "Blue Shiner" Cyprinella caerulea. These fish depend on the good water quality at Little River. This skit allows students to observe pollution's effects on a small scale...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Journey Through the Trees

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The teacher will discuss the importance of trees with the students. The teacher will provide photographs of various trees that grow in Russell Cave National Monument and the surrounding North Alabama area. The teacher will discuss...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Living in the Wild

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this lesson, students will compare and contrast how the Prehistoric Americans lived off the land at Russell Cave and how Sam Gribley from "My Side of the Mountain" lived off the land. This lesson plan is made possible through the ALEX...