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Therapy Llamas
help comfort sick and elderly -
Names for animal groups
List of multitude designations -
Pictures with names of 36 animal groups
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Animal Odd Couples
Not available online: I have DVD. -
Prairie Dog Language
NPR radio broadcast -
Spy Prairie Dog
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Puppies Behind Bars
Inmates training service dogs -
Comfort Creatures
Emotional Support Animals (certified ESA's) -from Time Magazine - 4/22/2013 -
Crows - communicate
Not available online: I have DVD. -
Crows Never Forget a Face
New York Times Article -
Lesson Plans for A Murder of Crows
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Murder of Crows support materials and discussion questions
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Cat in the Hat
test -
Leopard saves baby baboon
YouTube -
National Geographic Photo Gallery of intelligent animals
with commentary on aspects of their intelligence -
The Girl who gets Gifts from Crows
BBC article with video clip -
Think Tank: Testing Animal Intelligence
National Zoo -
Photo Gallery - Intelligent Animals
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Cooperation and Fairness: Moral Behavior in Monkeys
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NOVA - Do Animals have Morals?
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TED Talk on Animal Morality
Research on animal's sense of fairness -
TED TAlk on Moral Behavior in Animals
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Monkeys Don't Like Mean People
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Reunion of Shirley and Jenny: two elephants
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Elephant and Sheep: a friendship
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Saving a Humpback Whale entangled in net
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3 1/2 min Monkey intelligence - seed pod
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Killer Whale vs Great White Shark
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Snowbound: Animals of Winter
full episode -
Echo the Elephant
BBC Natural World BLOCKED
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Burmese Python caught by guide in Everglades
Video from Time Magazine
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David Zinn: Animal Magic in the Urban Jungle
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Cinemagraphs
adding movement to a part of a still picture -
Stunning Photos of the American Wildreness
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Google Street Art Project
Google Cultural Institue -
27 Stunning Works of Art that look real like photographs
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75 Photos of Amazing PAPER Art
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Typewriter Art
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What is the "democratization" of art?
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Reach for the Stars
Created with POV-Ray 3.6 and rendered on the International Space Station (April 25 - May 5, 2002) by astronaut Mark Shuttleworth -
Narration of how "Reach for the Stars" was created
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Women Hauling Water in Africa - Performance Art
"Will I still carry water when I am dead?" -
The Event of a Thread - Ann Hamilton
Swings and sheets flowing in NYC Armory -
4 1/2 min video of Event of a Thread with Ann Hamilton commenting
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Victory City
A "concpet" future city all under one roof. -
Concept Future Cities
6 Amazing Concepts of Cities of the Future -
Seoul Korea - High tech city
Taking high tech living to a new level in Seoul, Korea -
New York's City Sky Park
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Raleigh, NC - Concept city of Future
Raleigh, NC envisioned as a city of the future -
Cars - Transportation - Sprawl solutions
Dealing with Sprawl -
IBM's Smart City Interactive
Select infrastructure topic to explore solutions of the future city -
IBM- Smarter City Solutions
This site breaks down the components of a city into Infrastructure, Operations, and People: Scroll down to the circle and explor -
Siemens Sustainable Cities
Explore the links on this site to learn more about sustainable solutions and practices for smarter cities. -
Mega Cities on the Move
Forum for the Future: Sustainable solutions for cities -
Planetizen
Articles on cool solutions being implemented now -
Cool public spaces
Scroll down and take a look at some neat ideas that are being implemented in U.S. cities. -
Series of Ted Talks on Cities
10 talks under 20 minutes each
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Mural in Oregon, protested by Chinese consulate
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Held dear in U.S., Free Speech Perplexing Abroad 4:52
September 19, 2012 -
A Look at Islam and Free Speech 12 min
September 12, 2012 -
World Press Freedom Interactive Map
Newseum -
What are Civil Rights?
Cornell University Law School -
Civil Rights - what are they?
FindLaw -
Citizen's United - Reclaim Democrach
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Knowledge Web Tour: Wallpaper to Germ Theory
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Knowledge Web: Frederick the Great to the Bottle Camp
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Knowledge Web: NOtre Dame Cathedral to Chewing Gum
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Knowledge Web: Goethe to Margarine
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Knowledge Web: Canned Food to Sociology
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Knowledge Web: Corn Flakes to Communism
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List of Titles of each of the Connections Series' episodes
with some working links -
Site with summaries of each episode of James Burke's "Connections" series
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What is Six Degrees of Separation
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The Human Chain
ABC News experiment on Six Degrees of Separation -
4.74 Degrees of Separation
ABC News Video -
Exercise on Six Degrees of Separation
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The Oracle of Bacon
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Ideas and Links for teaching Six Degrees
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Famous Trials
Detailed information on 84+ famous trials from history -
Awesome Stories: Famous Trials
Provides links to some trials which have very interesting stories behind them -
The top ten most influential trials affecting American history
This site provides short descriptions of ten influential trials in American history -
Text of the Constitution of the United States
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First Amendment Center
Lots of great information on each of the five freedoms of the first amendment -
Cornell Law School
Good explanation of first amendment and what it means -
Constitutional Topic: The Bill of Rights
Why do we have a Bill of Rights? -
The Constitution Center
Click on an article, an amendment, or an issue to get more in-depth information on understanding our Constitution.
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Read about what Debate is
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INtroduction to Debating in the MSPDP Format
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Debate Format Rules
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Taking notes on your opponents arguments during the Debate
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short summary of how format will proceeed
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Introduction to Refutation
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Debate Judging Manual
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1 Page Guide to preparing an effective debate
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SAMPLE of an Issue Brief
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SAMPLE 2 of an Issue Brief
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Research guide on selected topics
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Preparing for a Debate
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Podcast on inductive & deductive debates
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Podcast on constructing an effective argument
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Podcast on how to do Refutation
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Podcast of an actual Debate
Topic: Voting - Use it or Lose it -
Debate Central
Many links to training podcasts on debate related skills -
Evaluating two sides of a Debate
great short video on how students can evaluate a debate and use a graphic organizer to do so -
Debate Across the Curriculum Guidebook
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Teachers Guide to Introducing Debate in the Classroom
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Boston Debate League Teacher manual
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International Debate Association
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Benefits of Debate
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U.S. Dept of Education on why debate is so helpful in school
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Debate Games and Activities
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Puerto Rico - Pro- bailout
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Video on effect of financial problem on Puerto Rico
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What is Good Design?
New York Times article by a desgin critic tries to fill in the on what makes good design. -
Ten Principles for Good Design
Famous German industrial engineer, Dieter Rams outlines his "ten Commandments" for good dseign. -
More on good design
Anders Toxboe of Copenhagen, Denmark expands on Dieter Rams principles for good design -
Good Design vs. Bad Design
A brief (5 paragraph) reflection on how to evaluate good design. -
This is how design works
A sweet, highly graphic reflection on what composes good design. -
Slide show on Design considerations.
Slide Show by design firm, Capsule, on ideas to provoke your thinking on design. -
Short reflection & interview on design concepts
article in Houston Chronicle - August 12, 2011 -
4minute video of famous designers expounding on good design
Swiss Miss blog - read comments associated with the video (always!) -
Performance as Design
Looks at website and app design and the nexus of performance and design. -
6 min. YouTube video on design considerations
Form follows function - design solutions - considerations of design -
Problem Solving Ideas that Work
1st setp of Design is problem solving - Here are some tools for problem solving including mind-mapping -
Design contest - for creative thinking
10 Things to do with an Old Monitor
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White House Campaign Election Kit
with many links and lesson ideas -
15 other-worldly looking places
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Turquoise ice on Lake Baikal
Slide-show - incredible phenomenon -
Waves - many slo motion pictures of waves
from Weather Channel -
10 Breathtaking Views
from platforms at amazing sites -
Bridges
Astounding views of amazing bridges -
Extreme weather pictures from U.S. cities
from Weather Channel -
Surreal Places
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You are made of star stuff -
water on earth that is older then the sun -
Best swimming holes in each of the 50 states
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35 Exotic Destinations
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Evangelical Christian Climate Scientist
NPR Interview
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Food as Art
designs made out of food -
Honey Bee die off threatens food supply
CBS Sunday Morning News Magazine show -
The future of find chocolate
CBS Sunday Morning News Magazine Show -
Child labor for harvesting Cocoa
BBC -
Article on Child labor harvesting cocoa
BBC -
Children working on cocoa bean farms
16 X 9 - Canada -
History of Chocolate and Child Labor
Denmark: good comprehensive video on economics & geography of chocoalte -
Edible SchoolYard Project
Growing food & learning through it. -
Why Does Food Taste so Delicious?
Scientific American Article - Sept 2013 -
The Truth about Genetically Modified Food
Scientific American Article - Sept 2013 -
Is Obesity an Addiction?
Scientific American Article - Sept 2013 -
Our Early Ancestors - when did they begin to use fire to cook?
Scientific American Article - Sept 2013 -
Microbes Help build better Crops
Scientific American article - Sept 2013 -
How Bees may save Agriculture
Scientific American article - Sept 2013 -
Mind boggling math of migratory beekeeping
Scientific American article - Sept 2013 -
2 million year history of processed food
Scientific American article - Sept 2013 -
One solution for Invasive Species: Eat them!
Scientific American article - Sept 2013 -
Calories or Type of Carbohydrates: which is the villain in weight control?
Scientific American article - Sept 2013 -
Why calorie counts can't be accurate
Scientific American article - Sept 2013 -
Flavor Connection Interactive
Scientific American article - Sept 2013 -
Video explaining Genetically Modified Food
Video - Scientific American - Sept 2013 -
Why toothpaste makes Orange Juice taste bad
Video - Scientific American - Sept 2013 -
Why Does cooked food taste good?
Video - Scientific American - Sept 2013 -
Friendly fungii help crops get nutrients
Video - Scientific American - Sept 2013 -
Invasive Seafood for Dinner
Video - Scientific American - Sept 2013 -
Does low-fat yogurt make you fat?
Video - Scientific American - Sept 2013 -
Why Calorie counts are wrong
Video - Scientific American - Sept 2013
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Transparency International
The Global Coalition against Corruption -
OECD Organization for Economic and Cooperative Development
0 member countries forum for governments to consult and co-operate with each other in order to develop and refine economic and s -
Student Instruments made from Trash
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Summary of U.S. Foreign Aid
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Foreign Assitance and the U.S. Budgegt
Center for Global Development
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Nation Infrastructure Comparison Tool
Compares countries based on criterion selected from a checklist -
CIA World Factbook
Detailed information on every country broken down by subject -
How to create "My Maps"
Video on how to create your own custom map on GoogleMaps -
Newseum Freedom of Press Interactive Map
Tells the state of freedom of the press in each country around the world, while ranking them. -
National Geographic site on Nations
Travel information, as well as links to NG stories. -
Links to the embassies of countries throughout the world.
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Stories from and by young people as they travel throughout the world.
Perspectives of young people encountering cultural differences -
To see video clips on your country
Please enter "signet1" OR "signet2" as both username AND password for access.
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Color-coded interactive world map
comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties -
Freedom of the Press
Freedom House's ranking of press freedom throughout the world. -
Democratic Development in former nations of USSR
Countries formerly under the autocratic control of the Soviet Union and how they are progressing toward democracy. -
Country reports on nations struggling with freedoms
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A ranking of nations on democracy, press freedom, and corruption.
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Heritage Foundations ranking of Economic Freedom
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Global coalition against Corruption
Reports show the effect that corruption has on democracy. -
InfoPlease on Freedom in the World
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Freedom House Report on Religous freedom
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U.S. State Dept Reports on Religious Freedom
Please go to the tab which says "Go to a country report," then choose your country from the pull-down menu. -
Pew Report on Global Restrictions on Religion
Scroll down to the Government Restrictions Index
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Donors Choose
Teachers put up requests -
Fiskars
privides garden tools + $1,000 in materials -
Project Learning Tree
$1000 - $3000 for gardening related grants -
Lawrence Foundation
Provides $5,000 for program and operating support to projects that focus on education and the environment -
Lowe's Toolbox grants
Provides $2,000-$5,000 for public school improvement projects that encourage parent involvement and build stronger community spi -
SPARK
Supports innovative projects at the classroom, school, and Division levels. Grants typically average in the $3,000-$5,000 range. -
Virginia Environmental Endowment
Supports community-based efforts to strengthen environmental education and to promote stewardship of Virginia’s waterways. Prefe -
TARGET Field Trip Grants
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School Garden Grants
Fund K-12 schools that are developing or currently maintaining a school garden project that will help children engage with fresh
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Online Exhibitions
Choose from a large selection of online exhibitions displayed through slideshows - click on the picture in the slide to enlarge -
Google Art Project
View the slideshow of many artworks from the SAAM collection -
Browse the SAAM collection
Enter suggested search terms for results -
Timeline of American Art
This interactive timeline represents the art of the Philips Collection, housed in Washington, DC -
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Great interactive timeline of art that includes sculpture, faskion, furniture, and architecture -
Kids.gov
Incredible collection of useful websites in researching art and history in America plus more! -
Tools for Researching your Art
SAAM site with a central location for useful research tools & links -
It's About Time- Comprehensive blog by historian Barbara Wells Sarudh
The authors states, ""It's About Time" scours history, art, nature, & everyday life for unique perspectives, uncommon grace, & u -
Winslow Homer and other artists
Page down to the list of "Other Artists" to see if the artist you are researching is on this list of very useful websites, each -
Edward Hopper (and links to other artists)
From the artist list in the Winslow Homer site. If your artist is here, you are lucky because these sites provide wonderful and -
Norman Rockwell - gallery
Choose a category of subject matter from the list on the upper left -
Thomas Hart Benton
Nice collection and descriptions of some of Benton's works from Barbara Wells Sarudy's blog -
On the Road with Thomas Hart Benton: Images of a Changing America
Has good links to multitudes of images of Benton's works -
Life of the People
Library of Congress Exhibit: Choose a link under "Exhibition Selections" - collection of American prints and drawings informed -
Exploring American Art: An Online Resource for the American Collections
Currier Museum of Art -
Whitney Museum of American Art
You can browse for images by artist's last name or by decade. -
Artcyclopedia
Search for works & interpretations by artist's last name. -
Cultural History
1900 -1990 summaries of cultural topics by decade -
Researching Your Art
SAAM site with links and guidelines for reseraching an artwork
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Tribute to the American Working People by Honore Sharrer
Anatomy of a Painting -
Video on William Johnson's 'I Baptize Thee"
Director's Choice SAAM -
Hermia & Helena
Director's Choice SAAM -
Elizabeth Winthrop Chandler
director's Choice SAAM -
Achelous and Hercules, 1947 Thomas Hart Benton, Part 1
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Rodeo / Hoedown to accompany Achelous
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Trendir
Links ot many innovative home designs, categorized by major features
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What makes a good infographic
This article uses infographics to demonstrate principals of a good, strong infographic -
Infographic on infographics
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Access to online version of Washington Post
Please use "harmonpf@pwcs.edu" as the username and "welcome1" as the password when prompted, later. -
Teaching with Infographics
New York Times -
What is going on in this picture?
New York Times Weekly feature using VTS strategies -
Visual Literacy
Frank Baker site with great links and ideas for teaching visual literacy -
Noodle Tools 21st Century Literacies
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Visual Literacy
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Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics.
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NPR Ethics Handbook
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NPR Ethics Handbook
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Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
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ASNE- Ethics statements list
This page provides links to the Ethics and Standards statements of many Major newspapers in the United States -
CBS Business Conduct Statement
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Fox News statement of Purpose
could not find a specific ethics statement -
Emerson College Poll
truthfulness of media vs. Trump
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Eyewitness - Ronald Cotton story - Part I
CBS News -
Eyewitness - Ronald Cotton story - Part II
CBS News -
Video of passing ball
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Eyewitness Test
video -
Washington Post story of Ferguson shooting
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News video of Ferguson incident
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Psychology research article on Eyewitness Testimony
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Science tells us not to rely on Eyewitness reports
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Memory
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Innocence Project
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Young Adult Literature
article from CNN -
Little Free Library
Class project for reading -
Shakespeare; Much Ado About Nothing
Side by side scripts of original language next to a modern language translation
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Museum of World Cultures Online Exhibit
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Smithsonian Natural History Virtual Tour
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Google Cultural Institute
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Virtual Tours of Museums and Exhibits
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PBS- NOVA highlights 5 countries/ families
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10 of Peter Menzel's Material World family photoes
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27 Peter Menzel poster photos from What the World Eats
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Link to the online Google Book "Material World"
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Our Africa
Information on daily life in different African countries -
Every Culture website
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Where Children Sleep - Third World - First World
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Water Crisis
PBS show on water shortage in Ethiopia -
Article on developing the Wello Water Wheel
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Water.ogr
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Water Aid
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PBS stories on Water Crisis in Africa
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National Geographic on Water
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2 1/2 Minute Video on Water
National Geographis -
National Geographic Interactive on Fresh water availability
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Issues in Developing Countries: Water
Water Encyclopedia -
PBS Lessons on shortages in Africa
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Article on Water Scarce Countries
UNICEF -
Effects on women of water scarcity in Ethiopia
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Water in Crisis - Ethiopia
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1 min video of Hawa Oumarou Dick of Mali collecting water
She narrates the challenges -
Overview on water scarcity in Africa and its effects
Wikipedia -
Gender and water sanitation
UNICEF -
Water Crisis Spotlight - various countries
To find your country - go to the vertical green bar on the right of the page and scroll down to "Criss spotlights" then find cou -
Really great graphic overview of water problem
Click on learn more and read then scroll down for more -
How does lack of water affect women and children?
Sociology Scholars -
2 1/2 min video on water in Mali
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National Geographic 1 1/2 video on Burden of Thirst
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NG Photo Gallery on Water in Ethiopia
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Water Interactive - National Geographic
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National Geographic article: Burden of Thirst
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Video - Miracle Water Village -
13 min
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34 pictures of Life in North Korea
from CBS News -
Written description of life in North Korea
from CBS News -
Video wiht Wolf Blitzer of Life in North Korea
from CNN -
North Korea: Prism to Soviet Era
a journalists personal observations during visit to N.K. -
Story of Shin Dong-Hyuk - 14 min long video
Born & raised in North Korean gulag then escaped
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Student Activities for Nature Mapping
Lessons to learn necessary skills for nature mapping, as well as concepts relevant to nature mapping. -
VA Dept of Game & Inland Fisheries Education Site
Education resources for wildlife in Virginia -
Links under Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
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Virginia Naturally
Virtual library on Virginia's environment -
Virginia Naturally School Recognition Project
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Project Wild
Linking students to the outdoors and wildlife -
Captain Planet
Best practices for school gardens -
Northern Virginia Ecology
This is the best single-source of information on organisms in Northern Virginia. Maintained by FCPS, it organizes creatures acco
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Bats Live
links to resources on bats -
Threats to Bats & Conservation
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Bats of Virginia
Facts -
More on Bats of Virginia
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Count the bats coming out of bat-house
YouTube video
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Flying Wild
Environmental education using birds as the focus. -
Nifty Fifty Birds of Virginia
Detailed guide of top 50 birds witeh 4 illustrative pictures of each bird -
Birdzilla
Online field guide of birds -
Birdhouse specs per species
Building the right birdhouse for each bird -
Birds of Northern Virginia
PWConserve -
Bird Call Identification
Interactive site step-by-step guides you through different sounds to identify your bird by its call -
All About Birds
Cornell Lab of Orinthology: comprehensive guide with great detail elements for identifying birds -
Tweets n Squawks
Learn HOW to identify birds by their song -
Larkwire
Game based method of learning bird calls -
Online Guide to North American Birds
Audubon Society bird identification site -
What Bird
Helps you to identify birds by attribute gruops moving step-by-step. Click on the Search tab. The home page is so loaded with ad -
e-nature field guide
Starts with bird categories then provides a list from which to choose in order to get more in-depth info & songs/calls to listen -
I Know Bird Songs App
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Bird Migration Slideshow
25 slide show - from CBS Sunday Morning -
Urban Birds
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Foraging with the Wild Man
Scroll down to click on the box on "Wild Plants" also check out the many other informative sections -
Foraging Pictures
1514 pictures of 235 edible plants actually found around the New York City area. -
Plants for a Future
Useful plants as well as edible plants -
Identifying both Medicinal and Poisonous plants
Cornell University Department of Animal Science -
Take a Weed to Lunch
Article on some of the more common edible plants. -
Universal Edibility Test
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Earth-Connection
Wilderness Survival Skills Outfit with classes in foraging -
Neighborhood Foraging
YouTube video on finding weeds in yards around you (video shots in FL). 24 min
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White Squirrels
National Geographic
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Pollinatory Guide - pdf
Southeastern Mixed Forest Province (our area of Virginia) - Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers, and Gardeners : Selectin -
Pollinator Partnership
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Our forgotten Pollinators
Protecting the birds and the bees - scholarly article -
The Birds and the Bees
Florida Extension -
Our Forgotten Pollinators
Pesticide impacts on pollinators -
Summary of our major pollinators
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Pollination Mechanisms
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Threats to Pollinators
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service -
Great Pollinator Project
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Crop Yields and loss of pollinators
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Human Actions threaten pollinators
Natural Environment Research Council -
Video on TED Talk on pollination
7 minute TED Talk on the beauty of Pollination with amazing up-close, slowed down video -
National Geographic slideshow
Pollinators upclose & colorful -
Pollinator Live
Distance learning adventure about pollinators -
The suburban lawn - and pollinators
Interesting article in Scientific American on the evolution of the lawn and its affect on pollinators -
Wikipedia article on Pollination
Describes mechanisms of pollination and how pollination affects everyone -
Pollinator decline
Possible explanations for pollinator decline
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The Wonderful World of Bees
how important they are to our food supply as the premier pollinators Also info on Apitherapy – using bees for medicinal purposes -
The decline of bees
4 min video - CBS News -
BeePedia
Bee "Encyclopedia" -
11 Things you Should know right now about Bees
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Animal Planet Bee Quiz
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Differences between aggressive hornets and bees
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Why you should be more worried about pollination than a bee sting
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Tips to avoid getting a bee sting
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Mason Bees as a safer alternative for pollinating
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Mysterious Decline of Honeybees
... and some of the crops this will affect -
Bees in guy's wall
This is a Huffington Post video followed by a series of videos on various aspects of honey bee decline -
Bees value as Pollinators
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Very good overview of the 92 crops in U.S. that rely on bee pollination
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Honeybee Teacher
good overview of CCD -
The Beauty of Bees: What They Can Teach Us and Why We Must Protect Them
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PBS- What you can do to help the bees
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This is a sort of an "encyclopedia" of bees with links to lots of great information on all kinds of bees
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Great Lesson Plan pdf for upper elementary
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It's not about hte Honey: CCD threatens our food supply
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News and analysis about the Ban in Europe of neonicotinoids
Teacher Network - The Guardian -
Great explanation of how the accumulation of pesticides in a hive creates a toxic soup of problems
compare this to the red dye problem with hummingbird food -
Brilliant Bees: BBC Nature Video Collection
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The role of birds in pollination
Birds .com -
Ornithophily
Wikipedia -
Wildflowers & bird pollination
U.S. Forest Service -
Flowers go Red
Flowers are evolving and changing color in order to attract birds as pollinators as specific insect pollinator populations decli -
Biotic Pollination
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Butterflies of Northern Virginia
Prince William Conservation Alliance -
A Beginner's Guide to Butterfly Identification in Northern Virginia & Washington, DC
pdf - very descriptive of all elements of identification along with pictures and descriptions of local species -
The Butterfly Site
List of butterflies of Northern Virginia -
Buttefly Society of Virginia
A wealth of offerings on Butterflies in Virginia -
Creating a Butterfly Garden
Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries -
USING NATIVE PLANTS TO ATTRACT BUTTERFLIES IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA AND VIRGINIA
Fairfax County Park Authority pdf -
Monarch migration through Virginia
Fairfax County Conservation Currents -
Butterflies and Moths
site for identification and information on many butterflies -
Gardens with Wings
all about attracting butterflies to your garden -
Butterflies and Moths
Regional Checklists, Tools for identifying and information on butterfies -
Creating a Butterfly Garden
specific to the DC - MD - VA area -
Good genes in Monach help them to migrate
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Ideas for creating a butterfly garden
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How to make Butterfly Gardens
University of Kentucky -
How to start a butterfly garden
North American Butterfly Association -
Butterfly Gardening
The Butterfly site -
Gardening & Plants for Creating a Butterfly Garden
Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries -
Short overview on creating a butterfly garden
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Create & Register a Monarch Waystation
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List of Virginia Native Species to attract butterflies
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A few tips on butterfly gardening
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Great tips & suggestions to consider in designing your butterfly garden
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Minnesota extension layouts for butterfly gardens
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List of links and books for butterfly gardening
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Mapping for Garden
Cornell Citizen Scientist -
Kansas School Gardens
has many resources and links including a history of school gardens -
KidGardening
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School Garden Wizard
site for planning garden -
Video on how to start a School Garden
YouTube on Baltimore school -
Community Garden
University of Minnesota -
School Garden Wizard Planning Guide
U.S.Botanic Garden created materials -
School GardenWizard - Creating the Garden Guide
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School Garden Wizard - Learning in the Garden
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School Garden Wizard - Maintaining the Garden
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Plants for butterflies - great interactive graphical site with good selection info
The Garden Helper
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Monarch butterfly information site
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Live Monarch Foundation
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Got Milkweed?
short video on monarch decline with pro-active answers -
U.S. Forest Service on Monarch Migration
This great site is perfect for educators teaching all aspects of the Monarch migration. -
Everything you want to know about Monarchs
Monarch Watch -
Monarch Migration
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Monarch Waystation
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learner.org - great site with lots of info on Monarch butterflies
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Animated Map of Monarch movement - current
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Monarch Migration
use the links in yellow horizontal bar or in vertical list on left -
Flight of the Butterflies - website to accompany 3D IMAX movie
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Wash Post article on new federal aid to save Monarchs - Feb 2015
Includes access to two informative videos -
Making a Future for Monarchs
from CBS Sunday Morning show of March 8, 2015
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Why use Native Plants
Short explanation of why native plants are preferred. -
Using Native Plants for Virginia
Virginia Dept of Conservation & Recreation -
Required reading on Native Plants
* Must read: Great article that really explains why we need to use native plants and what the results of introducing alien plant -
Native Plants for Conservation
U.S. Forest Service provides a short & sweet explanation of the value of native plants. Also has many great links. -
How to use Native Plants
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Database Search for Native plants by state and additional optional filters
Use the advanced search on left to search database for native plants to buy for Virginia -
Newspaper article
Great article highlighting North Carolina gardeners with the native plants movement
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Photographic explanation of Kudzu
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The Story of Kudzu
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Kudzu covered houses in Georgia
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Goat Busters
Novel solution to kudzue overgrowth -
Invasive Plants Database
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Painted Lady Butterflies
lost of great info on raising them -
Raising Painted Lady Butterflies
More helpful information on raising the caterpillars to -
http://www.butterfliesallaround.com/2009/01/raising-painted-lady-caterpillars.html
experience in raising painted ladies from caterpillars -
A 5 1/2 min video
time lapse video on caterpillars developing into butterflies -
Advanced Caterpillar & Butterfly Care
lots of really helpful answers to questions that arise in the course of caring for larva and caterpillars and butterflies
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Animoto Video of first garden unit
Spring (3rd) Trimester 2013 -2014 -
First sample website
Shell Web page created by Mrs. Harmon -
Mrs. Harmon's GVMS Library Website
for a sample of what you can do with Weebly -
Student Log-in for creating your own Weebly Website
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Common Native Trees of Virginia Tree Identification Guide
132 page pdf produced by the Virginia Department of Forestry -
What is a Tree Worth?
Wonderful article assessing the value of trees in our urban landscape -
Scientific evidence of the value of the services that urban trees provide.
March 2012 Virginia Tech Study -
Virginia Loves Trees License Plate project
Get a new license plate approved -
Tree ID & Propogation
pdf Unit 4 of the Tree Steward Training Manual of the Virginia Urban Forest Council -
Trees - Fairfax Co. Government
Fairfax County site on local tree issues and concerns as well as care of trees with many good links -
Article on Champion Trees in Northern Virginia
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Brochure on Conway - Robinson State Forest in Gainesville, VA
444 acres of old growth forest right here in Gainesville! -
Interactive Map of State Forests in Virginia
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Map indicating location of the two National Forests in Virginia
George Washington National Forest is closest and Jefferson NF is in southwest VA -
Step by step interactive tree identification guide
Arbor Day Foundation - for Eastern & Central United States -
Field Guide to Desired Native Trees of Northern Virginia
Scroll down through Content on left side of screen to the Field Guide
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Field Preparation
Field preparation for Wildlife mapping for Virginia -
Wildlife Mapping sites in Virginia
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Virginia Tech's Weed Identification Guide
step by step identification of grass weeds
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Theater Education Database
Brigham Young University - includes lesson plans for each element -
Arts Integration
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USFWS SchoolYard Habitat Guide
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NWF Gardening for Habitat
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NWF Gathering Information for building Habitat
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NWF Assembling final elements for Habitat
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Edible Landscaping
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Edible SchoolYard
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The Forager's Wild Food Basics
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School of Self Reliance
Many ideas on how to store and save or use wild edibles. -
Gardening for Habitat
website
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Home page -
The Evolving Universe
Exhibit at SI Musuem of Natural History -
Sant Ocean Hall
Oceans exhibit at SI Museum of Natural History -
Atmosphere: Change is in the Air
This is an old exhbit from the Museum of Natural History but the resources are still available here on line
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Link to Assignment Instructions
This includes links to each of the GoogleForms
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Glogster Log on
to sign up for account -
Street Museum of Art
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City as Canvas
The street art of Martin Wong -
London Street Art
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10 Great Global Street Artists
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JR's "Inside Out" Project funded from winning the TED prize
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Watch the video of Eduardo Kobra creating a huge mural covering a building
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Google Tour of Street Artists
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7 1/2 min video of 20 "Impossible Street Art" in 3D
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2 min video of the creation of Edgar Muller's 3D chalk street art "Crevasse"
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5 min video on Making of the 3D Lego Army at Sarasota Street Art Festival
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2 1/2 min video on Tracy Lee Stum's 3D Street Art
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3 min compilation to music of Great works of 3D street art
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3 min video of Julian Beever's 3D Street Art
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Skin Cancer Foundation: Prevention
Read, understand, and apply all of the information on this page -
12 Ways to Prevent Skin Cancer
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CDC: How to prevent Skin Cancer
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American Academy of Dermatology
Preventing Skin Cancer
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Sun Safety Awareness Infographic Example 1
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Sun Safety Awareness Infographic Example 2
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Sun Safelty Awareness Infographic Example 3
Eye Protection -
Sun Safety Awareness Infographic Example 4
Skin Cancer prevention -
Sun Safety Awareness Infographic Example 5
Balancing Vitamin D with Sun exposure -
Sun Safety Awareness Infographic Example 6
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Sun Safety Awareness Infographic Example 7
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Sun Safety Awareness Infographic Example 8
Melanoma
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Castaway - Plane Crash Scene
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What are the odds of surviving a plane crash
ABC News -
Flashback: Miracle on the Hudson
CBS New with Bob Schiffer -
Animation of the Miracle on the Hudson event
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Live Science: How Long can you Survive at Sea?
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Con Edison security footage of Miracle on Hudson
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Coast Guard Footabe
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Miracle on the Hudson - live footage
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U.S. Govt. site on Preparing for Natural Disasters
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Reader's Digest: Survival Stories
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Story of People who survived being buried in Mudslide
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Discover Channel - News stories on Survival
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Survival Scenarios
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Most Beautiful Streets in the world
Slideshow
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Game Star Mechanic
This site has many games and lessons that teach you how to design a video game -
Storyboard example 1
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Video Game Revolution
PBS interactive on how to create a VG -
StoryBoard That
software for storyboarding -
The Art of Video Games
A tour through a variety of media links to explore the art of video games -
How Stuff works
a variety of articles on different topics related to Video Game Design -
The Future of Video Game Development
as a career -
Video Game Revolution
PBS site on video game design -
Video Game History Timeline
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A History of Video Games
TED Video clip -
Computer and Video Game History
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Scholastic weather simulator
Adjust dial on weather contributors to change results -
8 principles to help you understand weather
Overview of how weather works -
Video of 6 principles of weather
Video of how weather works -
Historical Weather Data
Many avenues to find a plethora of weather data -
U.S. Government site of resources to learn about weather mechanics
One of the best sites for valid, reliable information on the mechanics of weather -
NOAA Weather education site
tabs for different weather phenomena -
Hurricane Sandy coverage
video -
Weather Simulators or Simulations
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Christian Climate Change scientist
NPR - June 14, 2014
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How the greenhouse effect works
Description with diagrams of greenhouse effect -
Greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide,
Great explanation with short animated video -
Information on Ozone Depletion
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Weather on other planets
Desriptions of weather events occuring on other planets in our solar system -
Local daily observations over the past month
Monthly observations
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Understanding symbols on weather maps
list of symbols with names you can click on for more detailed information -
How to read a weather map
Putting together the various conditions symbolized on the map in order to forecast potential scenarios -
1 Minute Video on how to read a weather map
animated description of how to read a weather map -
How to read a weather map
A little more detailed explanatino of how to read a weather map
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Issue Analysis Form
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Prop - Op Research Organizer Option 1
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Prop- Op Research Organizer Option 2
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Outlining Arguments Worksheet
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Flow Sheet
for students in audience to follow a debate they are watching/ analyzing -
Debate Roles & Format Summary Sheet
1 page summary -
MSPDP Format
10 page detail of debate format, timing, procedures and roles -
Guide to Speaking & Listening
1 page summary of ARE & Refutation & Research Tips -
Debate Scoring Rubric
To be used by both student audience members and teacher
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Summer Matters
Why kids need summer off - not year-round school -
National Association for Year-round Education
Why kids should go to school year-round -
National Education Association
Arguments for and against year-round school -
Teaching Year-round
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Journalists Code of Ethics
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PBS broadcast on WV year round school
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https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/bring-socratic-seminars-to-the-classroom
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http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/socratic-seminars-30600.html
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https://www.nwabr.org/sites/default/files/SocSem.pdf
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http://www.paideia.org/about-paideia/socratic-seminar/
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Background on Socratic Seminars for students
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Socratic Seminar article on Eyewitness Testimony
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Washington Post article on Ferguson shootings
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Blue Lives Matter
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Atlantic article - Blue Lives Matter
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All Lives Matter vs Black Lives Matter
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Wikipedia overview of Black -Blue- All Lives
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Cox Farms and Black Lives Matter sign
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Black Lives Matter site
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Nice poster example to advertise for submisions
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Echoes Literary Magazine Website
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Word Riot - online literary magazine
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Example of ad for submissions
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Online student run Literary art magazine
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Resource for MS teacher - LItMag production
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Online pdf of HS Lit Mag - sample
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Polyphony LitMag website
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Virginia NCTE winners including Graham Park MS
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NCTE Contest
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Stafford HS - full color Lit Mag sample
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Another color lit mag example
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Contact & Meeting Info
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M-Pesa currency
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The Future of Money
60 Minutes show on virtual currency in third world nations -
Tune-in recording of 60 Minutes - The Future of Money
audio only -
25 Top Developing Countries and DEveloped Countries
also explains the metrics and measurements used in determining whether a country is developing or developed
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RELIC- Prince William Co Library has an entire department on Prince William Co, called RELIC
There are many links to more detailed information
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Cemeteries of Prince William County
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PWC County Mapper
versatlie tools for mapping and layers of PWC -
Manassas Map of Government Services
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Manassas Parcels
Separate plots of owership -
Manassas Historical Map Tour
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Prince William Co Parks Finder
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Broad Run Trail System Map
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Parkland and Trails in PWC
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PWC Conservation - Open Space info
Scroll down to the category heading "Maps" for more maps on PWC open space -
Map of Prince William County and Manassas
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Prince William County - located on map of Virginia
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Counties of Virginia - map
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Prince William Conservation Alliance
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Article on loss of Open Space
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Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
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Family Farm saved in Pw Co
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Occoquan Reservoir issues
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Keep Prince William Beautiful
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Interactive map of PW Co Parks
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Bull Run Mountain
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Wildlife of Prince William County
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Beekping at Lake Manassas
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Broad Run Linear Park
Turn into Bridlewood Manor and take Hunting Cove Pl to end for parking and Trail head -
Conway-Robinson Memorial State Forest Trail Map
color coded trails marked on satellite view map -
Bristoe Station Battlefield Park Map
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Bristoe Station Battlefield Park wesite
many links to details on what Bristoe Station offers -
Manassas Battlefield National Park
Map of the 40 miles of trails within the large boundaries of the park -
Bull Run Mountains Conservancy Natural Area Preserve Trail Map
Just 7 1/2 miles from the school for nearby mountain hiking -
Bull Run Trail
17 1/2 mile trail starts in Bull Run Regional Park - parts of trail are arduous -
Bluebell Trail in Bull Run Regional Park - about 10 miles from school
Pleasant 1.8 mile loop that runs partially along a lovely stream -
Cub Run Valley Stream Park Trail
9.3 mile lightly trafficked trail runs partially along stream - 12 miles from GVMS -
Hemlock Overlook Park Trail
2.8 mile trail near Manassas to explore Union Mill and Bull Run - entrance is 13221-13247 Yates Ford Rd, about 20 miles from sch -
Fountainhead Regional Park Trail
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Prince William Forest Park - 20 miles from school, but still in PWC
38 miles of numerous trails - List is at https://www.nps.gov/prwi/planyourvisit/hiking.htm -
List of individual trails in Prince William National Forest Park
links to details of features, and pictures from, every trail -
Silver Lake Regional Park - 7 miles from GVMS
4 miles of trails located behind Reagan Middle School
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History page of Prince William County government
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pdf history of Prince William County
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This PW County Library RELIC
maintains a great collection of specific resources related to PW Co. history and genealogy -
Links to more digital references on PW Co
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Virginia Highway Markers
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Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee
father of Robert E. Lee -
John Marshall
father of the Supreme Court -
Charles Colgan
long -serving VA state senator; new high school is named for him -
Union General William Tecumseh Sherman
Civil War hero in Battle of Bull Run -
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson
Civil War hero in Battle of Bull Run
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Nice short curriculum to familiarize students with geography of VA
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Fascinating info on Geology and Orogeny of Virginia
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Virginia Places
lots of useful categories of info on Virginia
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Interactive Puzzle - Big 6
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Big 6 Research Skills Overview
YouTube video -
1. Task Definition
Develop your research questions -
2.Information Seeking Strategies
a. Determine all possible sources; b. then select the best resources -
Website evaluation for middle School students
11 min - most thorough -
More on evaluating websites
6 min -
Cartoon on evaluating websites
2 min - overview -
Evaluating websites using the 5 Ws
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Tips and Guidance in Using the Big 6 Research Method
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pdf of Big 6 Steps
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3. Locate and Access Resources
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Checklist for Big 6 Skills use in your reasearch
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Checklists for evaluating websites and print sources
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The 4 Stages of Inquiry & Research
slideshare - click on the enlarge arrows in the lower right corner to make full-screen -
Intro to the "Big Six Research Skills" for students
slideshare -
for teacher to demonstrate how detrimental the lack of good research skills can be
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1. Developing a Search Strategy
Tips and Tricks -
3. Evaluating Information on the Web
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5. MLA Tutorial
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Scariest Bridges
highest, longest, windiest, etc
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New York Times Learning Network for K-12
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New York Times time machine
Click on magnifying glass search symbol then underneath the search box that appears, click on "change dates" to narrow results -
Time Magazine search
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Time Magazine on Space Exploration
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Open the Pool
Level 2 -
Find the Redstone
Level 3 -
You're our Hope
Level 5 -
Measure the Mystery
Level 4 -
The Lost Ticket
Level 6 -
Where are the Spices
Level 7 -
YouTube Video of group play solving a digital breakout puzzle
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Intro to the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
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Lutalica
the part of your identity that doesn't fit into categories -
Zenosyne
the sense that time keeps going faster -
Lachesism
Longing for the clarity of disaster -
Des Vu
the awareness that this will become a memory -
Kenopsia
the eeriness of places left behind -
NPR- A Way with Words
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Article by HS student on "lutalica"
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List of Obscure sorrows words with definitions
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Classroom Noise Monitor
plug in microphone to use in class
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Characters in Macbeth
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Macbeth script scene by scene
Side by side scripts in Old English and modern English
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Interpreting Maps
Read through this page then click on the Interactive link in the lower right to test your knowledge of the United States -
23 GoogleMaps Tips
SlldeShow -
How to measure distance between 2 points on GoogleMaps
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You create a quiz
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Migration Series
all 60 panels with captions
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List of Virginia Counties by population
click on the county to get more detailed info on each one
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Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
Website page of SPJCOE -
Flyer / Brochure of SPJCOE
pdf version of SPJ Code of Ethics -
Ethics and Standards statements from newspapers all over U.S.
links to the ethics and standards statements of major U.S. newspapers -
Free Press
who owns each news entity -
Freedom House rankings of Freedom of the Press
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Reporters without Borders
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Why Does China want a Mural in Oregon taken down?
Freedom of Speech in America is perplexing to governments in countries that do not support it -
Islam and Free Speech
Differences in the Understanding of Freedom of Expression (between U.S. and Muslim majority nations) -
Held Dear in U.S. Free Speech is Perplexing Abroad
Many types of speech we allow in the U.S. are illegal elsewhere -
Press Freedom in Ethiopia compared to U.S.
Freed from Prison, Ethiopian bloggers still can't leave the country May 31, 2016 -
Risk of death for reporting in some countries
Myanmar journalist killed in cutody -
For journalists who have worked in China. new WH tactics seem familiar
article -
NPR News Chief on the Role of Journalism: Facts Exist and they Matter
Nov 12, 2016 4 1/2 min statement/ interview -
J.K. Rowling awarded prize for stand against censorship and repression
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Free Speech in Hong Kong - changing for worse after improvements
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NPR Ethics Guidelines
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Bush, Putin talk Democracy, Nukes, Free Press - Feb 24, 2005
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witnessed what he's called an "a la carte" approach to the First Amendment, in which some rights were observed and others ignored.
interesting article - multiple takes on 1st amendment allegiance or not
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NPR Radio Interview on Year round school
Can listen to audio format and/or read transcript -
Summer Matters
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National Assoc. for Year Round Education
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15 y.o maintains online Political Newsletter
WaPo article -
Wak up to Politics
Online Political Newsletter written by 15 y.o. for other teens
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Context Clues
YouTube song to learn what Context Clues are
