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Pbs Learning Media: Pulsars: Little Green Men

For Students 9th - 10th
The story behind Jocelyn Bell's role in the discovery of pulsars is told in this colorful, comic-book-style resource from A Science Odyssey Web site.
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Pbs Learning Media: How Is a Radio Wave Emitted?

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated essay from A Science Odyssey Web site explains the science behind radio waves, including the role of electrons and electromagnetic fields.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Ulysses

For Students 9th - 10th
"Ulysses", a novel by the Irish writer James Joyce, is a key text of literary modernism. It follows the structure of Homer's Odyssey. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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Pbs Learning Media: Radio Transmission

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity from A Science Odyssey tracks the journey of a sound wave from the moment a musician sings into a microphone until his voice reaches the vibrating speakers of an AM Radio.
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Pbs Learning Media: Creepy Crawlies

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Odyssey of Life" Web site explores the often unwitting relationship we share with the billions of "creepy crawlies" that reside in our bodies and in our homes.
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Pbs Learning Media: Dna Workshop: Replication of Dna and Protein Synthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
How does DNA perform those all-important functions of replication and protein synthesis? This interactive feature, from the Web site developed for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey," will help you explore and understand the secrets of DNA.
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Pbs Learning Media: Technology Over Time

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey, learn how technology in the home has changed through the years. Scroll through a timeline from 1900 to 2010 to explore technological innovations in the home (such as...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bust of Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
Of the Homeric poems the Iliad and the Odyssey were the most distinguished and have alone come down to us. The subject of the Iliad was the exploits of Achilles and of the other Grecian heroes before Ilium or Troy, that of the Odyssey...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
(c. 850 B.C.) Ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
An ancient greek epic poet, believed to have written The Illiad and The Odyssey.
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Plaster Cast of a Marble Portrait Herm of Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry over famous Greek poet Homer. Highlights his two epic poems, the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey', which recounts life and times of 7th and 8th century BC. Traces Homer's lineage and how his works impacted the Greek...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Cullen Bryant

For Students 9th - 10th
(1794-1878) America's first major poet that helped form the new Republican party and translated new editions of the Illiad and the Odyssey.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
Homer. Of all the writings that describe this Heroic Age, the most important are the two great narrative poems,- the Illiad and the Odyssey, -attributed to Homer.-Colby, 1899
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bust of Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
Homer is traditionally held to be the author of the ancient Greek epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, as well as of the Homeric Hymns. Today the hymns are considered to be later works but many still regard Homer as the author or...
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The English Teacher

Teaching Literature Fiction and Non Fiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An English teacher's collection of lessons and notes on teaching a variety of high school level fiction.
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Pbs: Jonas Salk (1914 1995)

For Students 9th - 10th
A Science Odyssey biography of Jonas Salk from PBS, noted medical scientist who discovered the vaccine for polio. Easy to read format with link to "Paralyzing Polio," a colorfully animated and interactive comic strip. Links also...
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Pbs: Fermi Creates Controlled Nuclear Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Science Odyssey section of the PBS web site. The work of Enrico Fermi in the development of a sustainable, yet controllable nuclear fission reaction is described. The efforts of Fermi's team at the University of Chicago are...
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Odyssey: Adventures in Archaeology: Egyptian Temples of the New Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
An archaeologist-authored introduction to ancient Egyptian architecture that includes many details about specific attributes and characteristic features of Egyptian temple architecture. Explains and illustrates pylons; obelisks; hyostyle...
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University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Odysseus

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek hero Odysseus, the heroin of Homer's Odyssey. Recounts the adventures Odysseus encounters on his travel home. Identifies key people and places involved in his journey.
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Greek Lamp

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes a brief look at aspects of ancient Roman private life. It examines where the Romans lived, describes some of their household goods, and includes clear color pictures. Links at the end of the article provide information on...
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Glass Jars

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes a brief look at aspects of ancient Roman private life. It examines where the Romans lived, describes some of their household goods, and includes clear color pictures. Links at the end of the article provide information on...
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Pont Du Gard

For Students 6th - 8th
Introductory site that explores the world of the ancient Romans. Provides images of artifacts to help explain how the Romans lived. Has sections on people, mythology, daily life, death & burial and writing.
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Gem. Berlin Antikenmuseum Fg316. Photo. Mus. (i.luckert)

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek hero Odysseus, the heroin of Homer's Odyssey. Recounts the adventures Odysseus encounters on his travel home. Identifies key people and places involved in his journey.
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Odysseus Meets Penelope

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek hero Odysseus, the heroin of Homer's Odyssey. Recounts the adventures Odysseus encounters on his travel home. Identifies key people and places involved in his journey.

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