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Arts
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Leonard Bernstein Collection
     includes manuscripts, photos, recordings, and correspondence
     from one of 20th-century America's most important musical
     figures.  See a photo gallery and timeline of Bernstein's life
     (1918-1990).  Read an essay, "Professor Lenny."  Learn about
     Bernstein's work and accomplishments as a composer, conductor,
     pianist, writer, and teacher.  (Library of Congress)
     http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2083


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History
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Creating the United States
     offers primary documents related to the creation of the
     Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of
     Rights.  Learn about the beliefs on which the American
     republic was founded, the forging of the federal government,
     the formation of political parties, the election of 1800,
     views of slavery, and more.  Connect particular phrases and
     ideas in the Declaration, Constitution, and Bill of Rights
     with texts that preceded them.  (Library of Congress)
     http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2082

U.S. Election and Voting Resources
     provides frequently asked questions, maps, and other
     information for learning about the presidential election
     process, the electoral college, registering to vote, campaign
     finance, opinion polls, historical election results, state
     elections, and more.  (National Archives and Records
     Administration)
     http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2087

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Math
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Critical Foundations for Algebra
     is a multimedia presentation of essential concepts,
     recommended practices, and planning templates from the
     National Math Panel.  (Department of Education)
     http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2081


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Science
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Einstein's Big Idea
     tells the story behind the world's most famous equation, E =
     mc2.  Learn about its discovery and legacy.  Meet scientists
     whose experiments laid the groundwork.  Read about the unknown
     patent clerk's bleak career prospects before his "miracle
     year" (1905).  Hear top physicists describe the equation.
     Discover its role in the careers of three young physicists.
     Explore time dilation and the energy in a paper clip.  Find a
     teacher's guide and transcript of this PBS program.  (Public
     Broadcasting Service, National Science Foundation)
     http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2079

Enduring Resources for Earth Sciences Education
     is a database of materials for teaching earth science
     concepts.  Created by teachers and earth scientists, the
     database includes maps, documents, and other resources for
     teaching about earthquakes, volcanoes, rocks, oceans, plate
     tectonics, hyrdrothermal systems, earth's magnetic field,
     geological time, and more.  (National Science Foundation)
     http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2086

Paleontology Portal
     invites students to discover prehistoric life in the U.S. by
     state and time period, see famous fossil localities and
     assemblages, and search fossil images and paleontology
     collections from participating museums.  Find field guides,
     maps, curricula, and K-12 resources.  Learn about about
     careers in paleontology.  (University of California Museum of
     Paleontology, National Science Foundation)
     http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2084

Teaching Boxes
     helps teachers create earth science activities that focus on
     gathering data and analyzing scientific evidence.  Topics
     include plate tectonics, weather essentials, seasonal
     upwelling, sea level changes, living in earthquake country,
     and mountain building.  Each teaching box is online assembly
     of interrelated learning concepts, digital resources,
     education standards, and lesson plans.  (DLESE, Multiple
     Agencies)
     http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2085

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Teaching
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How to Organize Your Teaching
     suggests ways to organize instruction to improve students'
     ability to remember information, solve problems faster,
     understand abstract concepts, and transfer what they've
     learned to new situations.  (Department of Education)
     http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2080

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