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The Return of Sacagawea
The Return of Sacagawea (6th Grade - 8th Grade)
In this EconEdLink lesson, students learn about the golden dollar coin bearing the image of Sacagawea that began circulating in 2000. Sacagawea was the Shosh...  More ...
 
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The Story: The Prestige
The Story: The Prestige (6th Grade - 12th Grade)
This resource, from PBS, contains background about the incident aboard the Prestige tanker off the coast of Spain in 2002, which caused one of the worst oil ...  More ...
 
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LADB-Latin America Data Base
LADB-Latin America Data Base (6th Grade - 12th Grade)
This is the home page of the Latin America Data Base. LADB is an on-line news service in English about Latin American affairs. Also included on this page are...  More ...
 
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Viola, String Instrument
Viola, String Instrument (Kindergarten - 8th Grade)
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This page from Teachnet.com Lesson Plans for Language Arts (General Ideas) is entitled Raging Debates. It provides useful tips from T2T (Teacher to Teacher) ...  More ...
 
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Meet the Napster
Meet the Napster (6th Grade - 12th Grade)
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This resource, from CNN news online, tells the story of Shawn Fanning, the 18-year-old college student who created the music file-sharing program called Naps...  More ...
 
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Geoguide: Eye on the Tiger
Geoguide: Eye on the Tiger (Kindergarten - 12th Grade)
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Stripes, fangs, gleaming eyes—what do you see when you look at a tiger? We invite you to glimpse the world's largest cat through a variety of lenses: poacher...  More ...
 
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Life at Plimouth Plantation
Life at Plimouth Plantation (Kindergarten - 2nd Grade)
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In this lesson, from the Educator's Reference Desk's Crossroads: K-16 American History Curriculum, students learn about children in Plimoth Plantation and th...  More ...
 
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Federal Reserve Press Release: March 19, 2002
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This resource, provided by the Federal Reserve, contains a press release from March 19, 2002. The press release explains the Federal Open Market Committee's ...  More ...
 
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After September 11: Central Asian Politics and Economics
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This three-minute ""Marketplace"" radio report looks at central Asian politics and economics after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Simon Marks, a journal...  More ...
 
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The Mayflower Passengers and Their First Year in America
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In this lesson, from the Educator's Reference Desk's Crossroads: K-16 American History Curriculum, students understand the reasons why the Pilgrims and other...  More ...
 
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