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Junior Edition
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A Classroom Extension, Expanding Young Minds
Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition is an electronic library of printable teacher handouts designed specifically for use by elementary school teachers, librarians, and educators looking to supplement their classroom texts and lesson plans with highly visual, curriculum-supporting material. Combining elements of Facts On File’s acclaimed On File™ print reference materials with powerful search capabilities and an attractive, user-friendly interface, this expansive collection of reproducible handouts is conveniently arranged by type of resource (e.g., maps, timelines, science diagrams) and can be saved, e-mailed, printed, or distributed for educational purposes. Persistent record links make it easy for students to return to specific pages.
Superb Visual, Curriculum-based Content
• Countries and States: printable maps, flags, and facts for more than 200 countries and nations and all 50 states—including outline, elevation, and locator maps for each country and state, as well as agriculture and industry maps for each state, and printable color and outline versions of each flag; fun facts and state history; and region maps that allow users to access information on a country simply by clicking on the area • Timelines: clear, illustrated timelines, tracing human development from prehistory through the present day • Science Diagrams: 800 diagrams, many in full color, illustrating key concepts in the science curriculum • Science Projects: more than 500 experiments—many in full color—in all the major sciences, as well as projects that have been adapted for students with special needs, encouraging an active, hands-on approach to science education • Career Ideas: more than 150 job profiles for kids with all sorts of interests—from music, art, and computers to animals, writing, science, and math, and a questionnaire for kids who are not sure what they want to do • My Folders: a unique, easy-to-manage feature that allows users to create password-protected folders to which individual handouts can be saved.
Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition: ISBN 978-0-8160-4900-4.
The curriculum-related handouts present a wealth of visual information on key concepts, events, and people in a variety of useful formats, including maps, timelines, projects, diagrams, and images. Comprehensive and easy to use, Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition provides fast access to an unprecedented array of printable educational content for the elementary curriculum. Features: • People in History: biographical profiles accompanied by photographs or illustrations of key figures in American history, including artists, politicians, scientists, athletes, and others • Events in History: culturally inclusive entries with photographs and illustrations, spanning U.S. history from precolonial times to the present
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