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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fossil Fuels (Part I), The Geology of Oil

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Junior geologists work through three mini-lessons that familiarize them with the formation and location of fossil fuels. Part one involves reading about petroleum and where it comes from via a thorough set of handouts. A lab activity...
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PPT
Curated OER

Did You Know: Facts on Acadians in Louisiana

For Teachers 5th
As an overview of Acadians in Louisiana, this resource could be useful. It could also be used as an example for students designing their own presentations relating to a state. It has an interesting way of presenting information through...
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PPT
Curated OER

The Acadian Flag of Louisiana

For Teachers 5th
While short, this resource could be used as a template for individual reports about a state flag. This presentation focuses on the Acadian flag of Louisiana. It could be used in conjunction with a discussion of a state report and...
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Writing
Cliffs Notes

Don Quixote: Study Help Essay Topics and Review Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literature learning exercise, students respond to 26 short answer and essay questions about Cervantes's Don Quixote. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Placing Deerfield in a National Context

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders understand that world events brought important changes that impacted Deerfield. Students use information gained from this and other periods to develop a continuum showing the growth of the Deerfield community.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich by Stephen Leacock

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the humorous novel "Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich" by Stephen Leacock which is a series of interlocking stories from one small town.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Stephen Leacock

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Stephen Leacock including the full text of five novels such as Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich and Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, as well as, the nonfiction work My Discovery of England.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Arcadian Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Arcadian Landscape", created by Pierre-Henri De Valenciennes in 1794 (Oil on panel, 43 x 58 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Arcadian Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Arcadian Landscape", created by Jan Frans Van Bloemenz (Oil on canvas, 32 x 42 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Arcadian Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Arcadian Landscape", created by Jurriaan Andriessen during the 1780's (Oil on canvas, 194 x 89 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Arcadian Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Arcadian Landscape", created by Jurriaan Andriessen during the 1780's (Oil on canvas, 196 x 113 cm).
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Website
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: The Struggle Between France and Britain for North America

For Students 6th - 8th
Although France and England were fighting in Europe, wars spilled over into North America too before the French and Indian Wars.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Unesco: Greece: Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

For Students 9th - 10th
This famous temple to the god of healing and the sun was built towards the middle of the 5th century B.C. in the lonely heights of the Arcadian mountains. The temple, which has the oldest Corinthian capital yet found, combines the...