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Pearl Harbor (Enclyclopeida Article, Videos, Maps and Images)
(December 7, 1941), surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II.

The Plant Kingdom (Britannica Learning Activity 4-5 grade)
Have you ever climbed a tree? Eaten fruits and vegetables? Smelled a rose? Have you ever wondered what plants are made of? Or how animals are different from plants? Did you know that plants breathe in the air that you breathe out?
Today you will learn about the wonders of the plant kingdom and understand that humans could not live on Earth without plants.

Chemistry ( Britannica Learning Materials 6-12 Activities)
Choose from 13 different learning activities. Each activity contains an introduction, narration, glossary, links, animation, activity sheet, quiz and lesson plan.

"Pearl Harbor" (Middle Search Plus, 5th grade reading level)
Pearl Harbor acted as the homeport for the Pacific fleet. On Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, causing one of the most devastating military attacks in U.S. history. The two battleships most badly damaged in the attack were the Oklahoma and the Arizona. There were 429 lives lost on the Oklahoma and 1,177 lives lost on the Arizona. The USS Arizona Memorial was constructed above the remains of the sunken battleship and completed in 1962

"I'm American No Matter What"
Interviews Lilly Yuriko T. Hatanaka, a Japanese-American who lived at an internment camp in after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. Her reaction when she became a prisoner at an internment camp in Santa Anita, California; Experience in living at Camp 3 in Poston, Arizona; Reason for the riot between the Nisei and the Kibei; Important lesson learned. To read full text click on PDF Article

Pear Harbor December 7th 1941
Stunned American sailors watch as balls of fire rise up from burning US military planes and warships bombed by the Japanese, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii

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Science Project: How does water change it's form?
Supports: TEKS Science, Grade 5: 5.3.A
(KidsPage Project) You are a scientist. You want to perform an experiment that will prove, once and for all, that water can change its form. Put on your lab coat, roll up your sleeves, and start thinking like a scientist. The student will write a report on an experiment and show how water can change its form. The report will include a picture showing how your experiment can be done, so that other scientists can repeat it.

The Packs are Back, What Happens When Gray Wolves Return to Yellowstone?
Supports: TEKS Science, Grade 3: 3.8.A
(Kids Page Article) By the 1930's wolves had been eradicated from the forests of Yellowstone. With the disappearance of the wolves there was a big hole in Yellowstone's ecosystem. Coyotes, normally hunted by wolves , became too numerous. Foxes and badgers, which eat the same rodents that coyotes do, were going hungry. The ecosystem was badly out of balance. Find out what happens and how the ecosystem has changed with the return of the gray wolves.

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