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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Nist: Standards and Trade: Who Really Cares?

For Students 9th - 10th
This speech discusses trade standards and gives some examples of standards. Includes downloadable PDF presentation. (September 24, 1998)
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Standards and Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource presents instructional writing and reading practices that support the content area learning of adolescent learners including five downloadable video lessons: 1) Quick Writing Rounds; 2) Research and Standards; 3)...
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Kansas State

Kansas State Department of Education: Career Standards and Assessments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The standards and assessments for the state of Kansas are detailed here for all disciplines. Sample test items are included for some areas.
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Other

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Standard Cc.8.6.6 8.f: Conduct Short Research

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Choose from multiple lessons that satisfy the following standard: Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Standard and Non Standard Units of Measurement

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Understand the measurement process and the need for standard units.
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Other

Act's College Readiness Standards

For Students 9th - 10th
Teachers and students may view or print the ACT's College Readiness Standards for English, Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Writing.
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PBS

Pbs: Standard Measures and Conversions Within a System: Solve the Measurement Problem!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Cyberchase media gallery, the Cybersquad must try to follow a recipe exactly to create a mixture that will help cure their friend Slider. At first, the squad must find a way to ensure standard measures of the ingredients. When...
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Other

Project Appleseed: What Should Parents Know About Standardized Testing?

For Students 9th - 10th
What are standardized tests? How and why do schools use them? These are common concerns for parents who want to help their child prepare for testing. Learn more about standardized tests on this site and how you can help your child succeed.
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BBC

Bbc Bitesize: Speaking and Listening: Standard English

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Explains what standard English is and when it is used, the difference between formal and informal language, and non-standard forms of English such as those found in dialects.
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Robert Schenk, PhD

Money Matters: The Gold Standard

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a great article that explains the gold standard and why it didn't work for the United States and many other nations.
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Other

Sec: Concept Release on International Accounting Standards

For Students 9th - 10th
This SEC page indicates the need for standards in international accounting. A link on this page takes you to a statement that describes some of the problem areas.
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Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Mean, Median & Standard Deviation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn about mean, median, variance, and standard deviation. The tutorial investigates the statistics concepts though class notes and examples. Review exercises are included.
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Other

Abrams Books: Picture Day Perfection: A Common Core State Standards Aligned

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This activity and discussion guide uses the book "Picture Day Perfect" to teach multiple common core state standards for language arts. Included in this lesson plan are discussion questions, a craft project, printable worksheets, and an...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Measuring Variability in a Data Set

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this student task is to develop understanding of standard deviation. Aligns with S-ID.A.2 and S-ID.A.3.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: National Geography Standards Migration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Detailed site that explains the National Geography Standards. It supplies an extensive explanation of voluntary and involuntary migration. This information is helpful for developing a better understanding of migration and human movement.
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Other

California Polytechnic State University: Pseudocode Standard

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth discussion of the algorithm design language known as pseudocode.
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Other

Myth: The Gold Standard Is a Better Monetary System

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the gold standard and the history of monetary systems.
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Iowa State University

Iowa State University: Standardizing Sodium Hydroxide

For Students 9th - 10th
This laboratory exercise describes the proper method to determine the exact molar concentration of sodium hydroxide.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Use a Non Standard Unit to Measure

For Teachers 1st Standards
In this lesson students will use color tiles to measure classroom objects.
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Other

Fayetteville State University: Standard Error

For Students 9th - 10th
Standard error is discussed in terms of the Central Limit Theorem. The site mentions "Rule 3 of the CLT" as a means to eliminate the error. Here that process is validated in reason and supported with an example.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The American Standard of Living for Better or Worse

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan addresses the distribution of income. Some believe that income distribution is becoming more unequal. This lesson plan explores that question. The site includes links to articles and questions.
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Other

John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company: The Standard Oil Trust

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores how John D. Rockefeller built the first great industrial trust, as well as its subsequent investigations and dissolution.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Four Standard Time Zones Introduced

For Students 3rd - 8th
How and why did the United States come to have four time zones? Learn about how cities and railroad travel impacted the development of these zones. Includes video (requires RealPlayer).
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Exploring Ocean Data Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find "oceans of data" for students of all ages. NCTM, California, and Philadelphia standards are listed for each grade level along with lesson plans and other website resources.

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