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PBS

Empire of the Bay: Who Were the Pathfinders?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Who were the men key to the Hudson's Bay Company? Read through the biographies provided through Empire of the Bay to find out.
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Other

Miami University: Living in a Social World

For Students 9th - 10th
"News from a Social Psychology Perspective." This site provides a variety of material for research and study in social psychology. Provides real world happenings and events that are examples of social psychology. Additional links are...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Technology Education: Hurricanes Web Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this WebQuest to find out about hurricanes, how they are created and classified, and how to stay safe in a storm.
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Collection Highlights

For Students 3rd - 8th
Numerous pieces of art are available to view. Students just click on the red "s" and get a larger image of the piece as well as some information and inquiry about the piece. Teachers get a more in-depth overview as well as activity...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive biography of Ulysses S. Grant including information about his life before his presidency, detailed essays on various aspects of presidency, brief biographies of members of his cabinet, and copies of his presidential papers.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Integrals

For Students 9th - 10th
Hotmath provides 24 practice problems dealing with integrals. Each of the practice problems include a step-by-step guide for finding or evaluating the integral.
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Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon Blue Book: Oregon History: Land Based Fur Trade and Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of Oregon's early history, including the Lewis and Clark expedition and what it accomplished, and the development and decline of the fur trade industry.
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Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company: Calendar List

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting collection of portraits owned by the Hudson's Bay Company. The collection begins in 1670 and extends to 1914.
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Science of Summer Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
Using examples of athletes and sports involved in the 2012 Summer Olympics, these 9 videos demonstrate aspects of sports which are influenced by engineering and technology.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Two Way Tables

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This set contains statistics questions regarding two-way tables, marginal frequencies, and Simpson's paradox. The student gives an in-context interpretation to a row or column relative frequency expressed as a percent.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numerical Integration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This learning check activity tests students understanding of the Trapezoidal Rule, Simpson's Rule, and the Midpoint Rule.
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BBC

Bbc News: Saddam Fights Back in Court

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by British journalist John Simpson on his reaction to seeing and hearing Saddam Hussein in his first court appearance on July 1, 2001.
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Other

Kidstorm: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get the facts on hurricanes with this detailed information page. This page includes photos, charts and satellite images.
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NASA

Nasa: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 6th
Learn about hurricanes and how they are created. Features include video animation, the histories of the most devastating hurricanes and topics such as hurricane naming and hurricane study.
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War Times Journal

War Times Journal: Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are several excerpts from Grant's memoirs regarding the Wilderness campaign. In them, he discusses his appointment by Lincoln to be commander of the Army of the Potomac, and much more.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky "I Will Not" Chalkboard

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, this cross-curricular lesson involves having students Learn how to summarize correctly with this cross-curricular writing assignment and prompt.
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Merna A Forster

Heroines: A Guide to Women in Canadian History

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the determined, skilled, and heroic women of Canadian history.
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Other

Ulysses S. Grant Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete site on Ulysses S. Grant with an abundance of information. It contains detailed information on his early life, his involvement in the Civil War, his presidency, his personal life, and some common myths.
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Other

Peasant Social Worlds: The Other Way Out: Us Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article on current migration trends from Mexico to the US. The article discusses the impact of legislation and economic crisis on migration.
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Other

University of Cambridge: Numerical Integration

For Students 9th - 10th
A good site from the University of Cambridge explaining Numerical Integration. Several examples are given for the student to study
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Other

Hurricane Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is dedicated to the latest information on tropical storms.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Trigonometric Addition Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial offers formulas and explanations on trigonometric addition formulas and features an easy way to remember the sine and cosine addition formulas using matrices.
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Read Works

Read Works: Don't Know Much About Liberty

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Hurricanes in the News

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get familiar with the causes of hurricanes and what "feeds the monster[s]."

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