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Wilderness Classroom

Ocean Life

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Our oceans are composed of many complex relationships. Young oceanographers explore relationships between organisms, understand the world ocean's currents, and discover the effects of water pollution and how it behaves. There are...
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Appalachian State University

Glory: Motion Picture Study Guide

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
This is an excellent resource for teachers to use for incorporating the motion picture Glory into the classroom! Breaking down the film into particular noteworthy and telling scenes, the guide offers important considerations for...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Encyclopedia: Ocean Trench

For Students 6th - 8th
Comprehensive information about deep-ocean trenches. Includes maps, a video [1:29], and a vocabulary list.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Geology: Deep Sea Trench

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about oceanic trenches, their structure, and how they are formed. Discusses the twenty trenches that exist around the world. Includes several labeled illustrations.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: British Trench Warfare 1917 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of that excellent site "Trenches on the Web," this page gives an excerpt from "Notes for Infantry Officers on Trench Warfare." Also includes trench diagrams.
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: Trench Warfare: Hell on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of trench warfare, including several pictures.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Oceanic Trench

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides brief information on oceanic trenches, and has a hyperlinked list of major world trenches.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Armory: Gas Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on the use of chemicals as weapons during WWI. Includes images of soldiers wearing gas masks, an extensive list of chemicals and their effects, and links to further information on the Second Battle of Ypres and to...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Stalemate on the Western Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the military efforts of the British and the Germans to defeat the enemy early in the war, which resulted in lengthy trench warfare along the Western Front. This led to the use of poisonous gases by each side, with deadly...
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Armory: U Boats: Assassins of the Seas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains pictures, charts and general information on Germany's use of submarine warfare. It focuses on the second phase of submarine usage, i.e., to disrupt trade lines and enforce embargos.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: 4 Jun 1916 the Brusilov Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete description of the Brusilov Offensive, one of Russia's many ill-fated campaigns against the Germans during WWI.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Western Front Tourist's Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete outline of all the major tourist attractions, such as memorials and battle sites, on the WWI western front.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: July 1914: The July Crisis: The Month of the Plotters

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of the events that followed the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and led up to the outbreak of World War I.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Origins of the Great War: Austro German Alliance 1879 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Chronicles the events that took place to help form the Austro-German alliance.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: 1908 09 the Bosnian Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an account of the Bosnian Crisis and its implications for World War I.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Wwi Timeline: 1879 1914: The Deadly Alliances

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of the alliances in Europe prior to World War I.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: 1905 1914 War Plans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides war plans from World War I from the following participants: France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Britain, Russia, Serbia, and several countries' navies.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Aug. Sept.1914 War Erupts in the West

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline and discussion of the beginning of conflict on the western front, concluding with the First Battle of the Marne.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Germany Chooses War

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the web page describes the events that took place that led Germany to decide to join the war. Scroll further down to find out when the war started officially.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: War Atlas: Russia/ussr

For Students 9th - 10th
Chart listing names of political and military leaders of Russia/USSR during World War I. Includes ranks, dates of service, and links to information on Nicholas II (Emperor) and General Alexei A. Brisilov (of the Eighth Army).
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: War Atlas: France

For Students 9th - 10th
Chart providing the names, ranks, and service dates of French leaders in World War I. Includes a link to further information on Marshal Joseph Joffre, who was commander-in-chief from 1914-1916.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: War Atlas: Great britain/u.k.

For Students 9th - 10th
Chart providing the names, ranks, and service dates of those who led British forces in World War I. Includes link to further information on George V (King from 1910-1936), Prime Ministers Herbert Henry Asquith and David Lloyd George,...
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Archduke Franz Ferdinand

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief biography of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination led to World War I.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Kaiser Wilhelm Ii of Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief profile of Wilhelm II. Some of his better-known quotes are included.

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