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Curated OER

Chart This!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students collect data and graph or chart the information. For this data organization lesson, students poll their classmates about certain topics and chart or graph the information to show the results of their research.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Makes Tattoos Permanent?

For Students 9th - 10th
The earliest recorded tattoo was found on a Peruvian mummy in 6,000 BC. That's some old ink! And considering humans lose roughly 40,000 skin cells per hour, how do these markings last? The following learning module details the different...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Magazine: Tattoos: The Ancient and Mysterious History

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow this link to an article from "Smithsonian" magazine about a pervasive world cultural phenomenon--the art of tattooing. In the illustrated article, university researcher Joann Fletcher describes the significance of tattoos in...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The History of Tattoos

For Students 9th - 10th
If you have a tattoo, you're part of a rich cultural history that dates back at least 8,000 years. Where did this practice of body modification come from, and how has its function changed over time? Addison Anderson tracks the history of...
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PBS

Pbs: Skin Stories the Art and Culture of Polynesian Tattoo

For Students 9th - 10th
Delve into the rich history of the Oceania people by exploring their art and culture. Find that the art of tattooing is much more than a popular trend of young adults.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How to Remove a Tattoo

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the Integumentary System by doing practice questions over removing a Tattoo.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Is Tattooing Safe?

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you considering a tattoo but worried about the repercussions? Read through this article for information regarding the implications that come with getting a tattoo. Links to related articles are included on this site.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Tattoos

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a tattoo and why do so many people have tattoos? KidsHealth provides you with the facts and risks on tattooing.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: "Tattoo Jack" Cripe

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, "Tattoo Jack" Cripe is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with banners.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to offering a summary of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, this guide contains notes on themes, a collection of quotes, character profiles, interactive quizzes, a list of study questions suitable for reviewing...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: This Temporary Tattoo Helps Women Have Healthy Pregnancies

For Students 9th - 10th
Bioelectronics innovator Todd Coleman shares his quest to develop wearable, flexible electronic health monitoring patches that promise to revolutionize healthcare and make medicine less invasive. [9:39]
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: Functions of the Integumentary System

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here all about how the integumentary system functions: such as protecting the body from invasion by microorganisms, chemicals, and other environmental factors; preventing dehydration; acting as a sensory organ; modulating body...
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Curated OER

Tattooed Fruit Is on Way

For Students 9th - 10th
No more will there be attempting to peel off an identifying sticker that refuses to come off. Durand-Wayland, Inc. developed this edible tattoo.
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Read Works

Read Works: Making Your Mark

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about piercings and tattoos as body art. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Curated OER

University of Deleware Library: "The Rose Tattoo"

For Students 9th - 10th
This website has a very brief description of Williams' play "The Rose Tattoo," with a picture of the carbon typesript of the first page, signed and dated by Williams.
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Curated OER

New York Times Learning Network: Holocaust Survivor Leon Greenman

For Students 9th - 10th
A survivor of the Holocaust, Leon Greenman, displaying the number that was tattooed on his arm at Auschwitz.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Hello, America by Livia Bitton Jackson

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Eighteen-year-old Elli has a number tattooed onto her arm. It is an indelible remnant of a terrifying past a life lived, for many years, in the death camp of Auschwitz. When Elli arrives in New York City, she can not speak English, and...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs of the I Ching

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity was developed to be used in conjunction with the NUMB3RS episode "Undercurrent," in which a victim is found with a Chinese hexagram tattoo. Students will learn about trigrams and hexagrams, Chinese characters made from...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Is Body Piercing Safe?

For Students 9th - 10th
It's often wondered whether or not piecing is safe. The experts say yes, and no. Find out the specifics of piercing in this article.
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Swiss Educ

Swiss Educ: Williams, Tennessee: 1911 1983

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site offers a variety of biographical sketches, critical essays and multimedia clips. Be sure to click on Plays for lesson plans and other ideas.
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Andre Dollinger

Reshafim: Ancient Egypt: Personal Ornaments

For Students 9th - 10th
On this website you can read about all types of personal adornment of both men and women in ancient Egypt. There are pictures and hyperlinks for more information.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Focus on Liberation

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that documents D-Day and the start of the liberation of concentration camps throughout Europe.
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Other

Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1990 1999: Fads and Fashions

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about fads and fashions during the 1990's.

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