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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource site from Bibliotica Virtual Miguel de Cervantes in Spanish for the country of Chile. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate,...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Miguel De Cervantes: Republica Dominicana

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliotica Virtual Miguel de Cervantes site in Spanish for the Dominican Republic provides a wealth of information, including the national flag, a map, holidays, and statistical data on land size, climate, population, life...
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NOAA

Noaa: Solar Calculators

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource allows users to find sunset/sunrise calculations based on latitude and longitude for various locations. Provides a glossary of related terms and an explanation of their calculations.
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Other

El Diario Informacion General De Bolivia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a reference to vital statistics and other data about the country of Bolivia. General information on the history, government, environment, and tourism of Bolivia are also provided. Illiteracy rate, average number of years of...
Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Make a Calendar

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Create a calendar. Use calendar skills to identify dates of the week. Interactive game with printable options.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Urban Growth?

For Students 9th - 10th
How were cities formed? This article explains the formation of cities starting from the neolithic revolution to current times. It addresses such topics as urbanization, suburban sprawl, and urban growth models.
Interactive
US Navy

Usno: Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing the current phase of the Moon [within 4 hours] you can find the phase of the moon for any date and time from 1800 to 2199 A.D. Universal, Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Time Zones will apply to most users.
Unit Plan
NC State University

Nc State University: Carolina Coastal Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Carolina coast with this innovative science site. You'll be asked to investigate issues concerning the fate of a resort threatened by coastal erosion, to judge whether or not it is worth the time and effort to save a...
Handout
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Inventors & Inventions From the 1700s

For Students 3rd - 6th
Use this site to learn more about early inventors and inventions from the 18th century. This web page offers text and images on various inventors and their inventions. You can also access information about inventors and inventions from...
Website
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: International Date Line

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a good general definition of the International Date Line.
Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Wind

For Students 3rd - 8th
Wind is air moving from a place that has higher pressure to one that has lower pressure. Sometimes wind is just a light breeze and other times it is strong enough to blow the roofs off buildings.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: National Geographic Survey

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] How much do you know about the world around us? Questions provided by National Geographic Survey. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/findings.html
Website
Other

Wild About Gardening: Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Get information on 575 different plant species using the WILD About Gardening Encyclopedia. Information is provided and can be searched under the following categories: Scientific Name,Common Name, Plant Type, Native Province, Zone,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Africa showing the continent prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Railroads in United States, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1910 of the United States showing the railway network and connecting steamship lines. This map distinguishes the transcontinental railroads and secondary lines, and shows the standardized time zones used in 1910. The clock...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rhode Island, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1872 of Rhode Island, with map inserts of Providence, Newport, and Block Island. The map shows counties and county seats, principal cities, ports, and towns, railroads, terrain and coastal features, and rivers. Clock symbols...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Commercial Map of the United States, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A commercial map from 1872 of the United States showing the principal railroad and steamship routes in the region at the time. The map shows state boundaries and capitals, major cities and ports, submarine telegraph cables to Europe,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland , 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, 1902

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1902 of the Dominion of Canada, showing provinces, province capitals and major cities, railroads, canals, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Symbols on the map indicate the head of navigable rivers (anchor...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Commercial Map: United States, Canada, Mexico, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
North American commercial activities including: major agricultural crops (barley, corn, wheat, coffee, tobacco, et cetera) and secondary agricultural crops (oranges, lumber, wine); primary mining extraction (coal, gold, silver,...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mexico, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1872 of Mexico, showing states and state capitals, major cities, towns, and ports, railroads, lakes and rivers, mountain systems, terrain, and coastal features. Steamship routes to major ports are shown, with distances marked...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
Physical map of South America with map inserts of the Isthmus of Panama and principal products and sea ports of South America. Included are water currents and routes, railroads, select land elevations, time zones, as well as latitude and...

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