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Reading A Weather Map

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders construct a weather map. In this meteorology instructional activity, 9th graders construct a weather map using contour lines and temperature.
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Breaking News English: Zimbabwe's Homeless Ignored

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Zimbabwe's Homeless Ignored," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Other

Township of Emo: Welcome to Emo, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
The Township of Emo is located along the Rainy River in Ontario, just north of the state of Minnesota. Information provides a glimpse into the community's history, economics and tourism.
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Other

Colts Neck Township Schools: Hands on Technology: Boxes, Bags and Bottles [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Printable classroom-ready worksheets for tallying up and commenting on the waste, reusables, and recyclables associated with packed school lunches. (Reposted to CEED site)
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Other

The Corporation of the Township of Scugog: Welcome to the Township of Scugog

For Students 9th - 10th
The Township of Scugog is situated on the shores of Lake Scugog and is located northeast of Toronto. Links provide information on the community, its businesses and attractions.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Riverboat Era

For Students 9th - 10th
As lumbering, logging, and the riverboat era took off, the lake region of Ryerson Township, Ontario thrived. This virtual exhibit includes
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Other

Colts Neck Township Schools: Hands on Technology: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Printable classroom-ready worksheets for a series of simple-to-implement experiments about the states of matter.
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Other

Hiv Stories: Aids, Poverty, and Faith: Mamelodi Township, South Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to real people discuss their experiences dealing with HIV, AIDS, and death.
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University of Alberta

Atlas of Alberta Railways: Land Grant System

For Students 3rd - 8th
Presented by the University of Alberta, this resource contains information on the land grant system in the Alberta region. Information on how the Canadian government used land grants in the late 19th century to spur population growth in...
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Grant of Land for Gild Hall of St. Omer

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the original text of a grant by a local lord to township in order to build a guild hall for commercial transactions.
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Other

Colts Neck Township Schools: Hands on Technology: Marvelous Machines: Pulleys 2

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Student handout for conducting an experiment in using one pulley or two pulleys to lift a load.
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Other

Town of New Tecumseth

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website for the town of New Tecumseth, Ontario. Information for residents, which gives a good picture of life there, as well as information for visitors, which covers tourist attractions and cultural events.
Primary
Other

Indian Historical Bureau: Land Ordinance of 1785

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of the Land Ordinance of 1785, which was written to manage the land controlled by the Confederation government west of the Appalachian Mountains, land that became part of the United States after the Revolutionary War.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Murder in Navan

For Students 9th - 10th
The murder case of a suspicious foreigner with an accent in Navan, Ontario is profiled. During World War Two, suspicions and fear ran high everywhere. The death of a local police officer and the killing of a stranger are examined. Was he...
Activity
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez: Everson v. Board of Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief account of the Everson v. Board of Education Supreme Court case. Gives dates, facts, questions, and conclusion.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Land Ordinance of 1785

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how the Confederate Congress dealt with issues about claims of land by states, Native Americans, and squatters west of the Appalachian Mountains. See how the Land Ordinance of 1785 divided up the land, supported public education,...
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Forced Removals From Cato Manor, a Black Township, 1965.

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of radio programs on Nelson Mandela covering the years from the beginning of apartheid, the emergence of the African National Congress, his 27 years of imprisonment on Robben Island, up to his role as President of South...
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Loyalist, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
Loyalist, Ontario was one of the centres of settlement by the United Empire Loyalists in 1783 after the American Revolution. Brief information is given about the township.
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Other

Newcastle and District Chamber of Commerce: Our History

For Students 9th - 10th
Newcastle Village in Clarke Township, Province of Ontario, Canada was part of the country that was once called "Upper Canada". It is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Information is provided on the community and its history.
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Other

County Simcoe: Discover Simcoe County

For Students 9th - 10th
Simcoe County, Ontario is comprised of sixteen towns and townships. Links provide information on its county government, services and attractions.
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Other

Der: The Chaco Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Two paragraphs which discuss the ruins of Pueblo Bonito. The author says that it was actually a township in the Chaco Canyon and was the center of the Anasazi civilization. This site is a summary of a film which is available about the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Barlow's Map, 1785

For Students 9th - 10th
An English facsimile of a map issued by Joel Barlow in Paris (1787) of the area north of the Ohio River, showing the essential parts of a map with his proposals to induce immigration, but the legends are turned into English from the...