Wonders of the World Teaching Resources :: 937

SEDL

Sedl: Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st

This is a wonderful resource for teachers who want to help children appreciate the place spiders have in the world and lessen their fear of spiders. Includes 7 sequenced lessons/units with detailed teacher notes, student activities,...

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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: The Streets of New York

For Students 9th - 10th

A slideshow of photographs of New York City from the period just before and just after World War II when the city was a magnet for talented photographers who were looking for new ways to capture the life of the city's streets. A...

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Smith College Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th

Located in Northampton, MA. A world-famous collection spanning an impressive 4,500 years. Ranked among the finest college or University museums in this country, it has become a wonderful collection of works by the leading artists of...

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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Road to Emerald City Is Paved With Good Intentions

For Teachers 9th - 10th

'The Wizard of Oz' is perhaps the most popular film ever made. Generations of families have enjoyed this classic tale of Dorothy's struggle to return home from a faraway land. What is not well known, however, is that 'The Wonderful...

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CommonLit

Common Lit: A Slick Little Robot

For Students 5th - 6th Standards

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Troll's Paradox Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

You and your brother have discovered another realm and set off exploring the new wonderful world. Along the way, you see a troll catching creatures in an enormous net. The troll agrees to release the creatures if you can come up with a...

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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Vera Pless

For Students 9th - 10th

A wonderful biography of both the personal and professional life of this modern day mathematician. Her contributions to the world of mathematics are highlited in this encouraging story of a female mathematician.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Body and Mind: U Can Do It 2

For Students 3rd - 8th

Do you ever wonder whether you can be an athlete? Anyone can. At this website, read about individuals who have overcome their disabilities and have become world-class athletes. Be inspired to be a great athlete, too, and learn about the...

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Stepanova, the Results of the First Five Year Plan

For Students 9th - 10th

Have you ever wondered what came before Photoshop? After the First World War, artists in Germany and the Soviet Union began to experiment with photomontage, the process of making a composite image by juxtaposing or mounting two or more...

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Mathigon

Mathigon: Alice in Fractal Land

For Students 9th - 10th

When Alice falls down the rabbit hole, she discovers a wonderful world of mathematics: Pascal's triangle, sequences of rabbit generations, and beautiful, never-ending fractals.

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A&E Television

History.com: 10 Awe Inspiring Photos of the Ancient Pyramids of Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th

From the early step pyramids to the towering Great Pyramids of Giza, the tombs are among the few surviving wonders of the ancient world. This site offers 10 photos of Ancient Pyramids of Egypt.

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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th

This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.

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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient Egypt the Pyramids

For Teachers 3rd

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the pyramids of ancient Egypt. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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University of Chicago

Lost Egypt: Early Photos of Egyptian Monuments

For Students 9th - 10th

A series of photos taken in the nineteenth century of various ancient Egyptian temples and other religious sites. There is also a good article on the history of early photography in Egypt including a description of how nineteenth-century...

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University of Michigan

Um Vrl: The Great Pyramid of Khufu

For Students 9th - 10th

This site is a "modeling of the Great Pyramid of Khufu". The method used is "Virtual Reality Modeling Language" or "VRML". Every angle on the exterior and interior is displayed in great detail and with diagrams.

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PBS

Pbs: Egypt's Golden Empire

For Students 9th - 10th

Discover more about Egypt's Golden Empire when you visit this site.

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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Makes the Great Wall of China So Extraordinary

For Students 9th - 10th

The Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside of China. As it turns out, the wall's history is almost as long and serpentine as its structure. Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen...

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Curated OER

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Baroque Music

For Students 9th - 10th

This site is a multi-media "encyclopedia" of Baroque music! Use the site as the basis of your curriculum unit on Baroque or as a "textbook" with kids accessing the site from home, library or computer lab.

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