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Resources on Ancient Egypt
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #243544
Format: Worksheet
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The riches of ancient Egypt only became known in the West after the Napoleonic era. Museum exhibits have helped popularize some aspects of this great civilization. The links below will help students explore various facets of ancient Egyptian culture.
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Matter and Atoms
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #365301
Format: Resource list
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Neolithic Studies
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #176230
Format: Resource list
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This Track will include the study of the fertile crescent and Catal Huyuk.
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Colonial America
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #127640
Format: Resource list
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This track is designed to accompany a library search project using print materials.
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Periodic Table of Elements
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #124132
Format: Resource list
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Resources provided here give basic information on each of the 109 elements in the periodic table.
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Asia from 500-1500 A.D.
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #92823
Format: Resource list
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Links will provide students insights into various aspects of life in China, Japan and Mongolia during this time period.
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Young Adult Authors
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #93538
Format: Resource list
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This list will provide biographical and literary information about a select list of young adult authors. The hope is that students will begin to see how the life of an author influences what he or she writes about.
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Changing Earth L-W
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #57801
Format: Resource list
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Students will study a variety of natural phenomena that change the earth\'s crust.
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Changing Earth A-H
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #57765
Format: Resource list
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Students will study various natural phenomena that alter the earth\'s crust.
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Landscaping
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #57481
Format: Resource list
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Students will use the links provided to design an ecologially sound garden.
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Religion in the Middle Ages
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #55747
Format: Resource list
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This is a list of links for the keywords in this unit, which are listed below.
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Current Events for Middle School Students
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #40600
Format: Resource list
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This track is designed to provide students with articles and background information about current social issues. Central to this track is the concept
of point of view-- that issues look different from different angles, that different experiences and assumptions will lead to different conclusions.
In the Japanese tale Rashomon an altercation takes place at a crossroads, and there are as many versions of the incident as there were viewers. The
same is true on the school yard or in presidential politics.
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Early Humans Research
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #125137
Format: Resource list
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This is the internet based part of a Library research project for 6th grade students.
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Preface Activity for the "Song of Be"
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #129596
Format: Resource list
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Backgroung information on the culture of the Namibian Bushmen will help students better comprehend the plot and characters of this novel.
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John Steinbeck & Of Mice and Men
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #183088
Format: Resource list
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This Track provides background information that will help students gain a better understanding of this famous novella.
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Non-Violence: philosophy, history and implementation
Annotations by Alix Friedman-Byrnes
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Track #275265
Format: Worksheet
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The philosophy of non-violence is an ancient one, but for the purposes of this track we will examine the philosphy as put forth by Mohatma Gandhi. We'll look at the history of these ideas and trace how they came to be central to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement.
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