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eCYBERMISSION is a web-based science, math and technology competition for 6th through 9th grade teams.
Compete for regional and national awards while working to solve problems in your community.
http://www.ecybermission.com/
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FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a multinational non-profit organization that sponsors this competiton, which is considered the "little league" of the FIRST Robotics Competition. FIRST and the LEGO Company partner to run this program for children 9-14. Using LEGO bricks, participants build a robot and compete in events according to age groups.
http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/flego.htm
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"The mission of the National Engineers Week Future City Competition is to provide a fun and exciting educational engineering program for seventh- and eighth-grade students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge with a 'hands-on' application to present their vision of a city of the future." A team of students work with a teacher and an engineer mentor to produce a computer model, a physical model with recycled materials, an essay, and a verbal presentation.
http://www.futurecity.org
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"The United States depends on knowledgeable and thoughtful students--the next generation of leaders--to build peace with freedom and justice among nations and peoples. In the belief that questions about peace, justice, freedom, and security are vital to civic education, the United States Institute of Peace established the National Peace Essay Contest to expand educational opportunities for young Americans."
http://www.usip.org/ed/npec/index.html
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The Start Something program is designed for young people age 8-17 to pursue their dreams and goals. The program is set up into 2 parts. The first part allows the student to participate in 10-2 hour online sessions designed to assist them in recognizing their goals and developing a small community project focused around their goals and dreams. Once part 1 is completed, the student can apply for scholarships for up to $5,000 to financially assist the student in the further pursuit of their dreams with music lessons, sports camps, special educatio...
http://sites.target.com/site/en/spot/page.jsp?title=startsomething
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The Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program challenges students to use creativity and imagination along with science, technology, and mechanical ability to invent or modify a tool. This competition began in 1996.
http://www.nsta.org/programs/craftsman/
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The Partnership for America's Future Inc. is looking for some creative students (K-12).
Enter any idea for a new way to demonstrate an educational concept, or an idea for a new product (or an improvement for an existing product or procedure). The best student idea in each division (K-8 and 9-12) each month wins $100!!
http://www.pafinc.com/students/siba.htm
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The last Saturday of each month during the year, professors from different fields at CU Boulder give lectures with demonstration on topics related to their research. These lectures are at a level accessible to kids in grades 5 thru 9. Kids really enjoy the demonstrations. These are very popular, well attended and are free.
http://www.colorado.edu/ScienceDiscovery/cuwizards/index.html
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The North Dakota Psychological Association is the voice of psychology in the state of North Dakota. The NPA provides information to consumers, and the media, about psychological issues.
http://www.psychologyinfo.com/directory/ND/association.html
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The Serteens Club of Hawai'i is a service-oriented club comprised of some of the State's brightest gifted and talented students from various Hawaii public and private schools. The goals of the program are to promote social interaction, leadership training, peer association, and service to the community. With various service projects, socials, educational speakers, and camps, Serteens learn about their world and how to give back to the society.
http://serteenshawaii.org/index.html
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The purpose of The American Legion's National High School Oratorical Contest is to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States on the part of high school students. Other objectives of the contest include the development of leadership qualities, the ability to think and speak clearly and intelligently, and the preparation for acceptance of the duties and responsibilities, the rights and privileges of American citizenship.
http://www.legion.org/
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As an organization, American Mensa provides intelligent individuals an opportunity to meet other smart people at the local, regional, and national levels. Mensans interact at entertaining events and exchange ideas through a variety of publications. Mensa members also work to help others in their communities by providing scholarships and volunteering for community-oriented activities.
http://www.americanmensa.com/index.php3
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"Explore the role of the engineer in the 21st Century while gaining hands on experience using state of the art technology. You will work with your peers and develop math and science skills to work on problems on the forefront of engineering. You will learn how the computer has affected all aspects of engineering practice and use modern software tools to investigate interesting problems. As a Junior Engineer, you will have access to the Computer Aided Design laboratory with thirty computer workstations, each of which is loaded with the lates...
http://www.msde.state.md.us/summercenters/brochure/24_Junior_Engineer_C%20.pdf
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A guided tour of CNN studios in Atlanta, Georgia offers a peek at the process of news production at a network which brings "news to over one billion people around the globe."
http://www.cnn.com/StudioTour/
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"The Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC) offers educational leadership conferences for an elite group of outstanding young people from across the country and around the world, whose nomination provides them with unmatched enrichment opportunities in a distinguished academic environment."
http://www.cylc.org/index.cfm
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"Girls State began in 1937 and takes place every summer in 49 states. The Girls State motto of "Learning by Doing" affords the nearly 25,000 delegates yearly the opportunity to live together as self-governing citizens. It has given more than a million girls "hands on" experience in state government."
"The Girls State program targets young women interested in the government process and emphasizes the role of responsible citizenship in good government. As a result of their training in this valuable Auxiliary program, many young women wi...
http://www.legion-aux.org/CurrentMembers/Programs/girlsstate.aspx
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One student from each school gets picked to go to classes on leadership. The seminars are intended to improve critical thinking skills, enhance leadership skills, provide a better understanding of the democratic process, develop goal-setting skills, help students realize the importance of leadership through an interactive panel format. "Approximately 15,000 selected high school students from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and Mexico attend annually."
http://www.hoby.org
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In addition to the summer programs for boys and girls, Kieve offers year-round and semester based programs. We offer a variety of quality experiential programs to many deserving young boys & girls and young men & women. Programs include the Leadership Decisions Institute, the Ocean Term, Kieve West, and the Kennedy Learning Center.
The legacy of Kieve is increasingly far-reaching because the many friends who believe in our purpose "...to empower young people and the adults who affect them to contribute positively to society......
http://www.kieve.org/
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Created by Congress, this organization provides about 20 percent of all of the federal funding that supports American colleges and universities. NSF is the major source of funding for fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences. Included on the website are a listing of awards received, discoveries made as a result of NSF, a number of science publications and much more.
http://www.nsf.gov/index.jsp
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At Passages Northwest we are dedicated to educating and motivating girls and women to develop leadership and courage through the integrated exploration of the arts and the natural environment. Our programs present opportunities for healthy challenge -- from rock climbing and sea kayaking to nature based art projects and improvisational activities. Through these challenges Passages Northwest promotes caring, responsive and creative leaders.
http://www.passagesnw.org
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AWANA Clubs International is a Bible-based club, similar to Boy and Girl Scouts. AWANA was developed by two pastors. The first thought it might help to mature young Christians to learn about Jesus more than twice a week, on Sundays and maybe Wednesdays, so he and another pastor formed AWANA. AWANA Club consists of three parts: Game Time, where AWANA members play special games with beanbags, lightweight bowling pins, balloons, Velcro strips, and more; Council time, where they learn lessons about the Bible; and Handbook Time, where they memorize ...
http://www.awana.org/
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Heifer International has several programs to help people including Read to Feed, in which you read books and raise money to buy animals for poor families.
The program "Builds self confidence, character and team spirit; Gives the good feeling of helping others in an significant way; Provides opportunity to build reading and problem-solving skills; Creates a setting for art, music and other learning experiences; Gives teachers a way to widen children's world."
http://www.readtofeed.org/
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"Administered by the Institute for International Sport at University of Rhode Island, the US Scholar-Athlete Games will welcome 1,500 scholar-athletes and scholar-artists from all 50 states in an eight-day program of sports, cultural, and leadership activities. The 1,500 participants will be selected from approximately 20,000 nominees."
http://www.internationalsport.com/sa-games/index.html
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Landmark Education is a worldwide company with over 58 offices around the world. Their education is non-linear personal growth and development. It is for people who want to create and live extraordinary lives and make a difference in the world. They serve ages 8-108.
http://www.landmark-education.com
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Since 1997, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program (APAP) has provided vision, leadership and support for all Asian Pacific American (APA) activities at the Smithsonian, while also serving as the Smithsonian's liaison to APA communities.
http://www.apa.si.edu/home.html
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"Travel, discovery, learning, fun. You can have it all this summer at ASA. Whether you want to improve your SAT scores, explore exotic locations and cultures, take challenging classes, improve your language skills, and discover experiences with new friends, ASA has a variety of academically challenging and socially exciting programs for you!"
http://www.asaprograms.com/home/asa_home.asp
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Each CD combines dramatizations of episodes in the composer's life, with over two dozen excerpts of his music. Draws children into the world of classical music with great narration and sound effects. Teacher's Notes available also. Series includes:
- Beethoven Lives Upstairs (CD, book & video available separately)
- Bizet's Dream (video only)
- Mozart's Magic Fantasy (CD)
- Mr. Bach Comes to Call (CD)
- Tchaikovsky Visits America (CD & book available separately)
- Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery (C...
http://www.childrensgroup.com/sections/classical/bclassical_ie.html
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An online catalogue of over 75,000 quality lab products at discount prices.
http://www.daigger.com/
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Full Sail Real World Education is a media arts college that has graduated scores of award-winning music, production and design professionals over the last 25 years.
Full Sail Real World Education’s degrees for creative minds include Computer Animation, Digital Media, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Design & Development, Recording Arts and Show Production & Touring.
http://www.fullsail.com/
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Learn-to-Live Together, Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Carrollton, Georgia. The organization offers two programs one for educators and schools, the other is an all girl school. The first program, Honors Leadership Academy for Young Women, is a week-long summer, residential program exclusively for young women 7th grade on. This is a well rounded program with each day broken up into three types of activities: 1. Academic courses offered by faculty; 2. Exploration of social issues through peer group discussions led by community...
http://www.learn-to-live.com
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The Learnables is an auditory-based approach to learning a foreign language. The kit comes with a set of audiotapes and a booklet. No English is used at all; students learn the language through the foreign language tapes and, initially, accompanying pictures in the instructional booklet. After a student acquires some proficiency in the beginnings of the language, the booklets introduce words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs written in that language (still no English translation). Both beginning and intermediate courses are available.
http://www.learnables.com/
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This distance learning resource offers free online "courses" that teach you about finances and the stock market. It rewards you with free gifts (if you are a registered user).
http://news.morningstar.com/classroom/1,3142,,00.html
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"Sibelius 3 is the complete software for writing, playing, printing and publishing music notation. It's designed to make your life easier, save you time, produce beautiful results – and enable you to do things you might never have dreamed of, like publish your music world-wide, or create your own CDs.
And it's designed for every kind of musician, from students and teachers to professional composers."
http://www.sibelius.com/
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"The Herzog System is the new way to learn computer keyboarding. Learning time is short ! This System facilitates using computers more efficiently in schools. It is effective with elementary, middle, and high school students, and adults, too. Students as young as 3rd grade learn the keyboard in only 2 hours, and are typing at composition speeds in only 7 - 9 hours. The HERZOG SYSTEM uses a new learning tool, HUB KEY Sensors, and new Fast-Track learning materials."
http://www.herzogkeyboarding.com/
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This is the website of Ira Marlowe, the author of this CD of "smarter songs." This San Francisco based singer/songwriter has produced a series of songs for The Learning Company.
http://www.teasingbird.com/
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This website allows you to ask any question of the experts who should know. Just find the subject you are interested in, choose an expert from the list, and pose your question. This site is great for both young people and parents. The subject headings range from education to parenting to science to cars to fashion...on and on.
http://www.allexperts.com
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"We have designed this site to help you and your child search for useful ideas and tips for your experiments. Here, you will find literally hundreds of experiments of every kind in every discipline of science from chemistry, biology, physics to even human psychology. We're confident that our powerful color-coded search tool will help quicken your research tremendously.
Also, experience shows that many people find it helpful to learn from what others already know. We strongly suggest that instead of copying these experiments blindl...
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/
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This website offers interactive activities that describe parts of an airplane and illustrate pitch, roll, and yaw of an aircraft. There are also experiments including how to make an "edible Wright Flyer", a "Mars soil experiment", and one that demonstrates how jet propulsion works. Additionally, there is a puzzles and games page and a section on the history of flight from 19 different countries, an image gallery and pioneer profiles with photos.
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=5
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This website allows you study Archimedes' construction graphically and interactively. It also gives some interesting information about this famous ancient Greek mathematician and inventor.
http://www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/Archimedes/Archimedes.html
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This article discusses how the income gap between education levels is expanding.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/elearning/?article=mastersdegrees>1=6047
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This site represents selected resources of the history of art. For the most part this consists of links to other sites on the World Wide Web. They are organized by selected civilizations and periods, for simplicity sake, yet still allowing for diversity, including ancient and non-European civilizations.
http://hastings.ci.lexington.ma.us/staff/MZichitella/ArtResources/ArtAgesStu.html
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This website is home to AVKids -- a program designed to educate elementary school students about the benefits of business aviation to the community and the career opportunities available to them in the business aviation industry. AvKids can help transform a child’s flights of fancy into a fun educational experience that may lead to a rewarding career path. In the course of their journey, this program hopes to reinforce the values and zest for learning that will serve future aviation professionals well throughout their lives.
http://www.avkids.com/
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This website is a directory of Internet resources that have been scrutinized and approved by the Evaluation and Development Institute. The Institute prides itself on including only sites that have met their criteria of: only child-safe links; useful for teachers, students ("kids" or "teens"), parents, or librarians; "Real Stuff" (actual documents, projects, pictures, and discussion groups); current, loads quickly; small percentage of "dead" links; and is the best version available.
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
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This website is primarily devoted to correcting misconceptions about astronomy. Included are explanations of scientific errors presented in the news, in movies, on TV, and in classrooms. In addition, there is a section called "Bite-size" astronomy--concise and somewhat informal explanations of, for example, the structure of the solar system, among other things.
http://www.badastronomy.com
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This article is mainly for teenagers, but much of the information will also be useful for adults contemplating a career in architecture. The advice comes from Dr Lee W Waldrep, an Architectural Education Consultant, and from a number of other architects who offer advice in our About Architecture discussion forum.
http://architecture.about.com/cs/careers/a/bearchitect.htm
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This cd rom has a photo safari and lots of games to learn about animals. It even has animal videos. Amazing Animals provides an introduction into the world of animals including behavior, appearance, and habitat through games and activities. It also includes a teacher guide.
http://www.learnatglobal.com/
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Dynamic Japanese is an introductory course in spoken Japanese. Primary focus is on listening comprehension. Language input is supported by an English translation, graphics and an extensive Glossary. This DOS-based program presents the student with spoken Japanese from square one. At any time, students may choose to repeat the last Japanese phrase, see it written in Japanese, or hear it's English equivalent, but the program is primarily a spoken Japanese environment. Though Dynamic Japanese includes no practice booklets and a minimalist study...
http://www.dyned.com/dyned/eng/edj-short.html
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This is the website of SETI@home, which is dedicated to the search for Extra terrestrials. As part of the program/research you can download a screensaver to process data from radio observatories that is transmitted back to SETI.
http://www.setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu
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CD Rom based Japanese language lessons. Includes fun games to help learn Hiragana and katakana alphabets. Smart Start Japanese lets you learn in three different ways or modes: Listening, Reading or Speaking.
https://www.calico.org/p-100-Smart%20Start%20Japanese.html
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"Students embark on zany time travel missions to learn keyboarding skills in this animated update of Type to Learn™. Built on a proven curriculum of sequential, skills-building instruction, Type to Learn™ 3 helps students master keyboarding by engaging them in lesson/practice sequences."
http://www.smartkidssoftware.com/ndsun3.htm
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This is a website for girls only! Pen pals, classes, advice, books and much more. It is fun and free.
http://www.agirlsworld.com/
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This video/DVD -- a this complicated but impressive family movie -- was spawned by Lego's Bionicle line, to bolster the toys' mythic appeal. Bionicle: Mask of Light focuses on the robotic Matoran tribe from the island of Mata Nui, which is protected by six powerful guardians known as the Toa. Two small Matorans--one a potentially heroic "herald" and the other a historian-witness called "chronicler"--find a sacred mask of light, suggesting the imminent of arrival of a seventh Toa. Identifying that mystery figure proves difficult, however, especi...
http://www.maskoflight.com/splashFlash.html
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This website is a free, one-stop center of entertainment for the entire family. We offer Internet content within a protected playground that features hundreds of games, puzzles and other activities. Bonus.com was founded so that kids could find fun, engaging content in one place without searching all over the Web or stumbling into otherwise inappropriate material. Every piece of content in our SuperSite is hand-selected for our audience by the Bonus.com editors.
http://www.bonus.com
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This website is an unofficial, fan-created site for the sharing of LEGO® instruction scans with other enthusiasts. This site provides instructions for LEGO® sets that are out of print, as well as scans of all previous catalogs. It also has an extensive library of photos of projects, parts, etc.
http://www.brickshelf.com
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This foundation is an offshoot of the cartoon series, Captain Planet, created by TBS, Inc in 1990. Funding for youth projects comes from a combination of grant awards, partnerships with local and national organizations, and an annual holiday fundraiser. The CPF gives children the opportunity to become active participants in discovering lasting solutions to issues that affect their entire community.
http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/
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This website allows visitors to follow a piece of music through its movements with activities to enhance understanding of the symphonic elements.
http://www.thirteen.org/listeningadventures/index.html
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The Center for Puppetry Arts is a unique cultural treasure located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a magical place where children and adults are educated, enlightened and entertained. During the past 25 years, the Center has introduced millions of visitors to the wonder and art of puppetry, and has touched the lives of many through enchanting performances, curriculum-based workshops and the hands-on Museum, as well as Distance Learning and Outreach Programs.
http://www.puppet.org/about/who.shtml
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The Center of Science and Industry website offers an array of educational resources including online interactive experiences, simple science experiments, the latest science news, and more educational programs. The COSI science center offers interactive Learning Worlds, theaters, an outdoor science park, exhibit galleries and "the world's only high wire unicycle." There are two COSI's- Toledo and Columbus, Ohio.
http://www.cosi.org
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This glazed cookie kit comes in many designs. The cookies come packaged with two food coloring markers to color it and then you can eat it if you would like. Color-A-Cookie has some character licenses, including Arthur.
http://www.coloracookie.com
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"The Crayola FACTORY® is full of exciting hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Explore the different studios and discover new materials and techniques. Don't miss our special Workshop Studio programs. We offer everything from storytelling to artist-in-residence programs."
http://www.crayola.com/factory/
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Founded for the advancement of science, the Junior Academy of Science of St. Louis is a special program for all students in the 7th through 12th grades whom are interested in science. The program is sponsored by the Academy of Science of St. Louis. The Junior Academy encourages students to explore various branches of science as they plan their future careers.
http://www.academyofsciencestl.org/old/index.htm
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Aviation High School is a public, co-educational day school located in Burien, Washington. It is Washington State’s first aviation-themed high school—an innovative, high performance school that the Highline School District will open in the fall of 2004. The mission of the school is “to prepare students for college, work, and citizenship through a personalized, rigorous, and relevant learning experience that is facilitated in the context of aviation and aerospace.”
http://www.aviationhs.org/
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"Harvard Model Congress strives to inspire high school students to participate in civic life by creating a dynamic environment where students learn from one another through their interactions with American democracy."
http://hcs.harvard.edu/~hmc/
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"The Conservatory of Music at Baldwin-Wallace is an artistic community within a liberal arts college, in which the lives of students of all ages are transformed in pursuit of personal and professional excellence through the humanizing discipline of music study, creation, performance and pedagogy."
http://www.bw.edu/academics/conservatory/
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From Wheaties to telephones, microwave ovens to yo-yos, here are the inspiring and often funny stories of 50 mistakes and misunderstandings that helped bring about life as we know it. With hilarious cartoons and wacky facts, this fascinating compendium illustrates the adage "If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no sense making them."
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The text and accompanying audio tapes introduce the basics and the intricacies of formal competitive debate. This is an excellent introduction to formal debate for advanced students. Effectively implementing the program, including practicing debating skills, would be conducted most effectively in a high school level homeschooling co-op group.
http://www.hslda.org/bookstore/items/DEBATE.asp?PID=5620737795
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This book describes how to care for an Australian Shepherd. The information about caring for puppies is very interesting. Australian Shepherds are herding dogs that are now used for pets.
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During the twenty-five years he spent building the monument that defines the city of Florence, Filippo Brunelleschi lost his bed in a freak flood and accidentally sank 100 tons of fine, white marble in a riverboat of his own design. Ross King deftly lays a score of these high Renaissance adventures into the brickwork of the rising dome.
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This book focuses on encrypting and deciphering texts and includes several methods of cryptography, such as transcription, substitution, transposition, and lots more. Historical events are included for these purposes along with codes that were really used.
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No education is complete without a large slice of Greek mythology. And there's no better way of meeting that literary quota than with the D'Aulaires' book. All the great gods and goddesses of ancient Greece are depicted in this big, beautiful classic, lovingly illustrated and skillfully told. Young readers will be dazzled by mighty Zeus, lord of the universe; stirred by elegant Athena, goddess of wisdom; intimidated by powerful Hera, queen of Olympus; and chilled by moody Poseidon, ruler of the sea. These often impetuous immortals flounce and f...
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This volume includes short biographies and information about the styles and techniques of more than 75 famous artists, from the Dark Ages up to the present day (Ghiberti to Christo and Wyeth). For each artist, an accompanying studio art project suitable for K-6 children is included, designed to focus on the media, design elements, style or type of art, or subject most associated with each individual artist. Materials needed for all projects are specified, along with directions and a sample of a child's work.
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A visual chronology of world history, spanning more than 20,000 years-from the first humans to the dawn of the new millenium.
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This book is about several electronic components, their functions and how to use them. This book includes information on resistors, capacitors, gates, transistors, switches, and more. There are formulas, codes, and schematics explaining the subject.
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"Empowered Girls: A Girls Guide to Positive Activism, Volunteering, and Philanthropy offers a hands-on guide for girls looking to take an active role in their school and community. The authors offer solid reasons for active involvement, strategies for choosing how to be of help and with which groups; and methods for getting involved. It's all here - sage advice to girls seeking to become positive activists, profiles of girls who are involved in leading their community, and resources that range from funding sources to organizations that a...
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"Founded in 1985, HOW Magazine provides graphic-design professionals with essential business information, features cutting-edge technological advances, profiles renowned and up-and-coming designers, details noteworthy projects, and provides creative inspiration. The year-end Business Annual has become a respected resource for its articles about studios across the U.S. In addition, HOW holds annual Self-Promotion, International and Interactive Design competitions and features the results in special issues. Other frequently profiled topics includ...
http://www.howdesign.com/index.asp
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Edited by and for girls ages 8 to 14, New Moon is the ground-breaking, imaginative, ad-free magazine that girls, parents and teachers love. (Winner of 6 Parents' Choice Gold Awards.) Girl contributors from around the world give voice to their dreams and intellect through fiction, poetry, artwork, letters, and articles on different cultures and enterprises. New Moon is an international, multicultural magazine which connects girls and celebrates diversity by providing a place for girls to express themselves and communicate with other girls around...
http://www.newmoon.org/
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The World & I is a multifaceted monthly publication that presents a broad range of thought-provoking reading in politics, science, culture, humanity, and more in these seven sections– Current Issues, The Arts, Life, Natural Science, Culture, Book World, and Modern Thought. Special features include over 1,000 Teacher’s Guide activities that meet the National Standards and a Book Review Archive with a search capability of its own. Our Special Collections feature topics such as Worldwide Folktales, Peoples of the World, Profiles in Character, Mill...
http://www.WorldandIHomeschool.com
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Dinosaur Ridge Science Day Camp is a one-week summer program in Morrison, Colorado for ages 10-13. Science Level 1 is for ages 10-12, and focuses on geology and paleontology. Activities typically include measuring dinosaur footprints, examining dinosaur bones on-site, learning excavation techniques, understanding contour maps, and observing wildlife, plants, and insects. Science Level II is for ages 11-13 and is an advanced camp for those who have completed Science I or have equivalent experience. The programs are conducted outdoors, except ...
http://www.dinoridge.org/programs/dinosaur_discovery_day.htm
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The Civic Education Project (CEP) combines traditional education with community service to promote civic responsibility among young people. Through innovative spring and summer programs, CEP offers promising young people the chance to learn and serve in communities across the country and helps students gain the knowledge, experience, and leadership skills necessary to make a positive impact on society.
CivicWeek, CEP's weeklong field experience program for outstanding high school students is open to 9th-12th grade students fro...
http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/cep
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"Ahead of the Curve is an intensive two-week leadership seminar designed by Americans for Informed Democracy for high-achieving high school students who have an interest in international affairs. The seminar features a series of lectures, workshops, and discussions aimed at educating young leaders about globalization and preparing them to be leaders in our increasingly interdependent world."
http://www.globalscholar.org/
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"Touch the life of the Chesapeake Bay region and participate in an experience to remember for a lifetime! While participating in one of these programs, you will develop a first hand understanding of the Bay environment as well as leadership skills to make a personal difference.
The Chesapeake Bay is your classroom, and nearly all instruction will take place outdoors, whether it is on a workboat, an historic Skipjack, in a canoe, or in the marsh. Tents will provide housing on all trips; while Session C and the two-week trips will also...
http://msde.state.md.us/summercenters/Page%2012.pdf
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"The Alexandria Archaeology Summer Camp provides an opportunity for students, ages 12 to 15, to dig the past in historic Alexandria, Virginia. Participants work directly with City Archaeologists to excavate an historic site and discover evidence of earlier times. Choose a one-week or two- week session, and use science, history and geography skills to discover more about the town's history and how archaeological methods uncover the past. Participants excavate on a real archaeological site, work with their excavated artifacts in the archaeology l...
http://oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/archaeology/ar-programs-summercamp.html
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This cd-rom is a Radio Controlled Model Aircraft flight simulator. It is very useful if you want to learn how to operate a radio controlled aircraft.
http://www.realflight.com
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The Women's Wilderness Institute offers wilderness experiences for women and teen girls in the Rocky Mountains and the deserts of the Southwest. Whether you're seeking a rejuvenating week of backpacking, the skills to build your own top-rope anchor, or the determination to make a major change in your life, we hope you'll join us for an unforgettable experience that will increase your wilderness skills, refresh your spirit, and bring you the joy of a wilderness adventure in the company of women.
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The Institute on Asian Cultures is co-sponsored with the Asian Studies Program at the University of Vermont. In its sixth year, the Institute will focus on Chinese culture. Topics of lectures and workshops include Family and Society, Arts and Language, and Medicine and Health. These areas will be threads to link history, philosophy, religion, and political and economic development. The 24 students enrolled will engage in academic and hands-on activities with experts of Asia, Asian nationals, and experienced teachers. A language lesson and a...
http://www.giv.org/inst/asia.html
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