Alabama Learning Exchange
Funding Your College Education
Most of the kids in your senior class really want to go to college, but some of them have no idea of how they're going to pay for it. Cover the basics regarding college funding. Information includes types of college options, types of...
Open Oregon Educational Resources
A Different Road To College: A Guide For Transitioning To College For Non-traditional Students
Registration. Prerequisite. Admission. Elective. With Alise Lamoreaux's informative eBook, A Different Road to College, prospective and current non-traditional college enrollees explore the language of college. They also learn how to...
University of North Carolina
College Writing
No matter how difficult high school writing may seem, college writing presents challenges of its own. The fourth in a series of 24 handouts from The Writing Center at UNC breaks down the expectations for college writing. Scholars learn...
Curated OER
Eight Things You Should Know About Online College Courses
Massive open online courses are changing the face of higher education, offering both opportunities and obstacles.
Rice University
College Algebra
Is there more to college algebra than this? Even though the eBook is designed for a college algebra course, there are several topics that align to Algebra II or Pre-calculus courses. Topics begin with linear equation and inequalities,...
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Analyzing a Writer's Stance
Should college admissions decisions be based on whether whose family members attended? Secondary students read and respond to a New York Times article on the issue of 'legacy preferences' in college admissions. Following class...
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Scale Activities
How do you put something as large as the universe in perspective? Use a series of scale experiments. Classmates collaborate around four experiments to examine the scale of the earth-moon system, our solar system, the Milky Way galaxy,...
University of Galway
Study Skills: Managing Your Learning
The National University of Ireland presents this study skills, time management, and life skills guide loaded with sage advice about motivation, goal setting, time management, effective study, and exam preparation.
Curated OER
College Night 2007
Students in Arlington Public Schools host "College Night 2007" at Ballston Common Mall. They are visited by more than 100 colleges and universities during College Night. Students and parents ask questions about admissions process,...
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Our Universe: Designed or Evolved?
Students brainstorm and write arguments for Evolution and Intelligent Design. They research the history of each of these ideas. They also examine the controversy of teaching one or both ideas in schools.
University of North Carolina
Working with Your International TAs
Colleges and universities attract a diverse group of pupils, and sometimes that includes teaching assistants (TA) from other countries. Using a handout on working with international TAs, scholars find tips to use when listening and...
University of North Carolina
Honors Theses
For those enrolled in a college honors program, four years of hard work culminate in one paper—an honors thesis. A handout outlines the steps to writing the paper, beginning with a sample timetable and time management instructions. Once...
Student Handouts
What's My GPA?
Here is an excellent, detailed one-page reference sheet to introduce students to what a grade point average (GPA) is and how to calculate their own.
Curated OER
Industry-Based Learning
Students are placed in an industry-based environment to complete their requirements for college credit. Once they have begun, they read their workplace standards and what is necessary to complete their internship. They keep track of...
New School
Syllabus Template
Designed for a college-level course, this syllabus template, in addition to course information, contains sections on policies detailing academic honesty and integrity, intellectual property rights, and course expectations.
Curated OER
Condensation Polymerization: Preparation of Two Types of Polyesters
College-level or AP chemists use phthalic anhydride to synthesize two different polyesters, one linear and one cross-linked in structure. A detailed materials list and well-written procedures are provided on a lab sheet. Learners write...
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Languages in Contact, Socio-spatial Diversity: Language Varieties
Spend some time considering the functions and types of language such as vernacular, standard, and pidgin. This lengthy presentation would benefit a college-level linguistics course with its accurate descriptions and plenty of examples....
Curated OER
Midterm Exam #1, Electricity Concepts
The physics department at The University of Hawaii has designed midterm exams for their college physics courses. This version deals with electricity concepts. It requires learners to calculate conversions, capacitance, and potential...
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Rational Equations
In this college level mathematics worksheet, students solve rational equations and identify the extraneous solutions. The two page worksheet contains fifty-eight problems. Answers are included.
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Rational Functions
In this college level Pre-Calculus worksheet students evaluate rational functions, identify the domain, vertical asymptotes, and x- and y-intercepts. The three page worksheet contains forty problems. Answers are provided.
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
A Strange Fish Indeed
Communication is one of the most important aspects of science. In a two-day activity, your high school or college-level biologists will read excerpts from a fictional diary of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the woman who discovered the...
Curated OER
The Distance and Midpoint Formula
In this college level mathematics worksheet, students solve use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side of a right triangle and explore the connection between the Pythagorean Theorem and the distance formula. Students also...
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Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping
In this Algebra II/college level worksheet, young scholars factor polynomials by pulling out the GCF and by grouping. The two page worksheet contains seventy–two problems. Answers are provided.
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An Overview of the THEA Writing Test
Prepare your class for the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) or any other upcoming writing test (such as the SAT) with this presentation. Complete with instructions on the composition and rubric of the test, as well as sample...