World Wonders Teaching Resources :: 937

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: Gallery: Geology

For Students 9th - 10th

See the wonders of the world in this gallery of the features and physical processes of Earth.

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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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Read Works

Read Works: Pre History Prehistoric People

For Teachers 3rd

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about prehistoric people and scientists who study them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt: Overview of Pyramid Construction

For Students 9th - 10th

Provides a description of the design of step pyramids and true pyramids found in Egypt, as well as a discussion of construction techniques with excellent graphics.

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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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PBS

Nova Online Adventures: Pyramids, the Inside Story

For Students 6th - 8th

Use this site to explore the pyramids of Egypt and to learn how they were built and why.

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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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