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Generation Genius: Next Generation K-5 Science Videos

By TL Editors last updated 5 March 20

Generation Genius is a comprehensive set of science videos and lessons made in partnership with the National Science Teachers Association.

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Reel Classics: Shirley Temple

By TL Editors published 24 February 20

On February 27, 1936, Shirley Temple, aged 7, received a contract from 20th Century Fox paying $50,000 per film

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Ansel Adams

By TL Editors published 17 February 20

Ansel Adams, famous for his black and white nature photography, was born February 29, 1902.

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Win the White House: How to Run a Presidential Campaign

By TL Editors published 13 February 20

Win the White House is an iCivics game available on the web and as an iOS or Android app that places students in control of a run for the U.S. presidency.

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Share the (True) News with BBC iReporter

By TL Editors published 6 February 20

BBC iReporter is a browser-based, choose-your-own-adventure game where you experience your first day on the job on the news agency's social media team.

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Civil Disobedience: Rosa Parks

By TL Editors published 3 February 20

Rosa Parks was born February 4, 1913.

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GameSalad Guides Kids in Digital Game Design and Creation

By TL Editors published 30 January 20

GameSalad lets kids create custom games in a visual, rule-based coding system, so there's no need to know any coding language.

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Thomas Paine's Common Sense

By TL Editors published 27 January 20

Read about the rhetorical touches Thomas Paine employed in this pamphlet which galvanized colonial thought about breaking away from Mother England.

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Young Explorers Create and Share Expeditions With National Geographic Site

By TL Editors last updated 25 January 20

National Geographic's Open Explorer site is a digital field journal where explorers of the world (or just their backyard) create and go on expeditions and share their stories along the way.

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