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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science for Schools Effects of Urbanization

For Students 3rd - 8th
This U.S. Geological Survey website offers a short article then lists topics that are linked to brief articles that describe that particular topic's effect on water quality in urban areas. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Special Relativity and Quantum Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial students explore special relativity and quantum mechanics. Learn basic tenets of the theory of special relativity and the relationship between mass and energy. Also discover the evidence for the particle...
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Article 23

For Students 9th - 10th
The official (PRC) Chinese government site on the proposal to implement security restrictions for Hong Kong (which have been in effect for the rest of China for years). This has led to massive disturbances in the city during the summer...
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ACT360 Media

Act Den: Pop Art Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use Paint Shop Pro to "Design a label for a drink of your choice." Learners will have the opportunity to explore the text tools that Paint Shop Pro offers to change the style, size, effects, and strength of the text.
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Library of Congress

Loc: See, Hear, and Sing Animation

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Library of Congress takes a look at the wacky world of cartoons, beginning with George Melies, who demonstrated that objects could be animated in film with a series of drawings, each drawn with slight changes.
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Shakespeare Globe Trust

Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheets

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre by exploring nine context links: William Shakespeare, London, Special Effects, The Third Globe, The Globe, Playhouses, Audiences, Indoor Theatres, and Writing Plays.
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LD Online

Ld Online: English Language Learners With Special Needs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides a synopsis of educating ELL students who are struggling in school, and identifying learning disabilities in this population of students. Included are strategies for avoiding misidentification and implementing early...
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Speaking Effectively: Beginning and Ending the Talk

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Prepare each part of your speech or presentation according to these guidelines. This page walks you through several different kinds of speeches.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Simultaneity Spacetime Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
Manipulate variables in order to observe the effects of relative motion on events such as an explosion and the time at which its light signal reaches a destination.
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Other

National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials: Curriculum Modification

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A thorough article focusing on curriculum modification in all areas of instruction. The article features discussion on several topics, including components and features of curriculum modification, evidence and effectiveness, factors...
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National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials: Curriculum Modification

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A thorough article focusing on curriculum modification in all areas of instruction. The article features discussion on several topics, including components and features of curriculum modification, evidence and effectiveness, factors...
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New Horizons for Learning: Differential Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Differential education is not only a current trend in today's classrooms, but has been proven an effective practice not only for gifted learners, but for all learners, throughout the past 50 years or so. This article provides information...
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Infinitec: Work and Assistive Technology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Work is about finding a way to effectively complete a task. Many new Assistive Technology (AT) devices are available to help people get work done by new means, such as by dictating text to a voice recognition program, or by having...
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The Partnership for a Drug Free America

For Students 9th - 10th
Working to reduce the illicit drugs in America, this is the website of Partnership For A Drug Free America. This site contains a database of drugs with slang names as well as standard. For each drug there are descriptions of the drug...
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Daytime and Nighttime

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The user looks at the daytime and nighttimeand what makes eachtime special as the student completes this interactive tutorial.
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Art Jobs & Careers

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource for exploring a wide range of careers in the arts, from advertising and animation to video games and web design.
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Graf X Design: Paint Shop Pro Tutorials

For Students 9th - 10th
A great collection of Paint Shop Pro tutorials. Topics included for this low-cost alternative to Photoshop are water marking photographs, magic of masks, transparent gifs, different types of buttons and more!
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Digital Image Processing

For Students 9th - 10th
Students who are mathematically inclined can use the student version of a program like MatLab or Mathematica to convert a digital image into numbers, then perform operations such as sharpening or special effects. This is a great way to...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Theodore Maiman

For Students 9th - 10th
Theodore Maiman built the world's first operable laser. Ironically, Maiman's first paper announcing this momentous achievement, which many other scientists had been racing to complete themselves, was rejected. Since then, however, lasers...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

For Teachers 5th Standards
Fifth graders learn that even in the most fantastical settings, literature can teach us real lessons about life. Students explore the opposition of good and evil; the value in courage, adventure, forgiveness, and honesty; and the...
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Montgomery CountyPublic Schools

Mcps: Effective Co Teaching in Algebra

For Teachers 8th
Two teachers talk about how they share the teaching tasks in a co-taught UDL algebra classroom. One teacher is a Special Education teacher.
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Other

Faq's on Curriculum Based Measurement in Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions on using Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) to assess reading in students with special needs. CBM is an effective way to assess and monitor progress of students with special needs....
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Other

Faq's on Curriculum Based Measurement in Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions on using Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) to assess reading in students with special needs. CBM is an effective way to assess and monitor progress of students with special needs....
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Ejs Einstein's Train and Tunnel Model

For Students 9th - 10th
A simulation of a well-known special relativity experiment of Einstein's, involving a train and a tunnel. Velocity and tunnel length can be altered to observe the effects.

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