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Wall Street Journal: Sequins? What Sequins? Figure Skaters Through the Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of colorful slides showcasing the costumes of male and female Canadian figure skaters. Has there been a change from sequins to more masculine outfits for the men? Have a look, and you decide! Related to the slideshow is a...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Because of Winn Dixie

For Students 3rd - 8th
Great site for using cross-curriculum sources after reading Because of Winn-Dixie. This site contains a scrapbook, play, information about the author, movie slideshow and much more.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Art of the Ancient Greek Theater

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore an exhibition of art (sculptures and painted vases) that takes Greek drama as its subject shows the many different ways that Greek visual artists interpreted the dramatic arts in their work. Find a click-through slideshow of art...
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Imagining the Past in France: 1250 1500

For Students 9th - 10th
View highlights from an exhibition of medieval French manuscripts, whose subjects range from the religious, to the courtly, to the historical. See a slideshow (with narration) of featured works from the exhibition and sample three...
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British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life (11 16 Years): Micronutrients

For Students 9th - 10th
This lengthy PowerPoint slideshow examines micronutrients which are nutrients needed in small amounts. It looks at water- and fat-soluble vitamins and at minerals, their sources, their functions, and the impact of deficiencies of these...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Water Recycling

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS and the Online NewsHour have created this multimedia website about water recycling. You can see how this process is different than other waste water treatments by reading interviews, watching a slideshow or investigating a map of...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Total Solar Eclipse July 22, 2009

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch webcast coverage of a total eclipse of the sun. Slideshows and animations explain how this exceptional space event takes place.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Fossils

For Students 2nd - 8th
Watch a slideshow featuring the makeup and value of fossils and take a quiz on the facts.
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City of Miami Beach: History of Miami Beach and South Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Miami Beach on the city's official website. A link at the end of the text, Historical Photographs, takes you to a collection of one hundred sixty-nine photos, going back to the late 1880s, that can be viewed as a...
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Reuters: Ghana Swears in Opposition Leader Mills as President

For Students 9th - 10th
John Atta Mills, previously Ghana's Opposition Leader, became that country's president in his third election attempt. This article gives good background information about Ghana's political history and its position as a democratic leader...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Temple of Invention

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful click-through slideshow of one of America's most-graceful examples of Gothic Revival architecture. The U.S. Patent Office Building, which dates from 1836, is now home to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National...
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New York Times

New York Times: Vincent Van Gogh: A Draftsman's Fist

For Students 9th - 10th
Michael Kimmelman, art critic for the New York Times, narrates a walk-through slideshow of an exhibition of Van Gogh's drawings mounted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2005. Wonderful examples of Van Gogh's landscapes and...
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New York Times

New York Times: Picasso and Matisse

For Students 9th - 10th
Michael Kimmelman, art critic for the "New York Times," narrates a slideshow of the work of two titans of twentieth-century art, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. He clearly documents the friendly rivalry that existed between these two...
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New York Times

New York Times: Campaign 2004: The Presidential Debates

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive web page that contains an a slideshows of the 2004 presidential debates with analysis, video of the debates, and transcripts.
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New York Times

New York Times: Richard Tuttle: Post Minimalist Wonders

For Students 9th - 10th
An audio slideshow about the work and creative process of American artist Richard Tuttle. Excellent examples of Tuttle's work made during the early, middle, and late stages of his career, with equally excellent commentary on the aspects...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Philately

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basics of philately (the study and collection of postage stamps). You can view slideshows of American and international stamps that have special value for collectors and sample the imagery used over the decades in the design of...
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Prezi: The 1930's: The Great Depression in Alabama

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow offers an overview of life during the Great Depression of the 1930's, with a focus on the devastating impact it had on residents of the state of Alabama.
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Old State House Museum: A Photographer of Note: Geleve Grice

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet Geleve Grice, famed Arkansas photographer! A photo slideshow presents his story with the contributions and achievements he successfully made.
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BBC

Bbc: Animated Guide: Volcanoes

For Students 6th - 8th
An animated guide to volcanoes. Learn how they are formed, where they are found and the different types with this interactive slideshow.
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Seattle Times: A Village of the Klallam People

For Students 9th - 10th
A vast collection of stories is presented in this excellent special report by the Seattle Times to showcase the culture and history of Tse-whit-zen, "the largest ancient Indian village ever unearthed in Washington". Listen to talk about...
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Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Inflation

For Students 3rd - 8th
This online slideshow teaches students about the economic concept of inflation.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Rock Cycle

For Students 4th - 8th
This tutorial explains the rock cycle--from beginning to end! It is full of activities, assessments, games, slideshows and all kinds of interactive material. Learn what rocks are made of and how they change from one form to another....
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Japan: a.d. 500 1000

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive timeline allows visitors to view representative works of Japanese art in a segmented chronology that extends from AD 500 to 1000. Includes examples from different periods in Japanese history and from all geographical regions....
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Collection Tours: Japanese Screens

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow of Japanese Screens from the museum's collections. Scroll down to find the tour of your choice.

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