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This site contains some beautiful photos of night-time skies around the world. A handy New Moon tool tells you when the next new moon will be, for the best stargazing opportunities.
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The most useful rules of basic algebra. Free, simple, and intuitively organized.
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The Memory Palace is a storytelling podcast and public radio segment about the past. It was named a finalist for a Peabody Award in 2016.
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iFixit is a wiki-based site that teaches people how to fix almost anything. Anyone can create a repair manual for a device, and anyone can also edit the existing set of manuals to improve them. Individuals can share their technical knowledge with the rest of the world.
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View the current phase of the moon. See the moon on the day you were born. Share the moon with your friends. It couldn't be simpler with MOON: Your Personal Lunar Portal.
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When Steve Jobs presented the first iPhone in 2007, it was of course the device that gained center stage. The software that powered it (running on the same foundation as Mac OS) was only mentioned briefly. Only several years later would it occupy its rightful place as a major brand by itself.
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This handy tool helps you in your persuasive essay writing. Answer a few questions, and Thesis Builder will propose a thesis statement sample, and provide a handy outline for writing the rest of the essay.
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Noteflight is a great way to create, store, listen to, print, search and share notated music online. If you are a composer, you can use Noteflight to author and manage your compositions. If you are a performer, you can use Noteflight to create and share sheet music that you like to play. For all the teachers and students, you can use Noteflight to communicate and collaborate in learning music.
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The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. Freesound focuses only on sound, not songs.
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CultureTalk features video clips of interviews and discussions with people from many different countries and of many different ages and walks of life. Some interviews and discussions are in English. More are in the language(s) of the countries involved. Translations and/or transcripts are given for all non-English video clips. Topics include family, food, education, religious and cultural customs, work, art, sport, travel, and more.
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This iOS app contains 5-minute, illustrated stories based on bestselling nonfiction books (specifically focused on business, history, and science). Your brain will love the unique, "tap story" format that combines photos, illustrations, animations, and text. One new story is released every week.
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What's the name and the height of that mountain? Find out with PeakVisor. PeakVisor includes a high-tech 3D compass and an altimeter that accurately measures the elevation of any mountain peak that comes into view of your smartphone's camera.
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How long does food really last past its expiration date? StillTasty lists some good tips for storing food to maximize its edibility.
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The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM), started in 1999, serves as a virtual library of interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives for mathematics instruction. NLVM offers manipulatives in Number and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis and Probability. It is organized by strand and grade level for quick and easy searches. The library is comprehensive including hundreds of resources for every subject, concept, and skill. Teachers can use NLVM in their classrooms on interactive whiteboards, projectors, or in computer labs to enhance their mathematics classroom and actively engage students. The manipulatives help students visualize mathematics relationships and concepts.
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