Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Curriculum Units (1978 Present)
A collection of volumes of curriculum materials, organized by year, that were developed by teachers and cover a wide range of topics in science, social studies, language arts, math, etc. Each volume focuses on an over-riding theme or...
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Lesson Plan: The Civil War
The books about the Civil War period written for young audiences provide a rich context in which to learn about the war itself and to explore more basic issues about the nature of human life and society. This lesson plan for an upper...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Voting! What?s It All About?
Contains plans for an eight-lesson cross-curricular unit that uses the history of voting to teach reading and research skills. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons...
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Geography Through Literature Pacific Islands
This site is a highly detailed unit plan. That crosses almost all the disciplines, with "Call it Courage," as the beginning point. Links to a .pdf file and Word versions of handouts are available.
University of Arizona
Pulse: From Global to City Air: Air Quality, City Design and Disease
Students are challenged to design a healthy city in this unit plan. The cross-curricular unit covers content standards for ninth grade in science, language arts, world geography, and math. Students explore air quality and the impact it...
University of Arizona
Pulse: Fertilizers, Pesticides and Human Health
A cross-curricular unit to explore how human health is impacted by pesticides and fertilizers. The lesson comes out of the Chicano movement which studies the health of migrant workers due to agricultural practices. The unit was developed...
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Andy Warhol Museum: Resources and Lessons
A collection of resources for teaching about the life, times, and work of Andy Warhol in an interdisciplinary way. This resource features a lesson index, examples of student work, unit-length plans, suggestions for art activities, and...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: m.c.escher: Mathematics and Visual Arts
This cross-curricular middle school unit integrates mathematics and visual art. Through the study of the M.C. Escher?s work, students explore tiling from both a mathematical and artistic point of view. Points for discussion and...
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The Virtual Vine: Be My Valentine Unit
Here you will find a cross-curricular Valentine's Day unit! The unit includes a booklist, project ideas, and Valentine's Day songs.
The Tech Interactive
The Tech Museum of Innovation: Save the Hiker [Pdf]
Can you build a device that will deliver life-saving treatment to someone in a hazardous situation? During this lesson, students will learn how energy is converted and transferred between objects. Working in groups and through the...
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Poor Pat Must Immigrate
Cross-curricular plan for lessons on the immigration of the Irish to America in the 1800s. Source material includes ballads of the immigrant experience, letters, scrapbook pages and notices to the 'Catholic Herald' seeking information...
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: We Are Family, Grades 4 8
How can you introduce a unit on families with upper elementary and middle school students? This site provides lessons, activities, themes and more for accomplishing this task.
Jewish Museum
Jewish Museum: Examining Identity in Contemporary Art and Photography [Pdf]
This website contains photographs of many in the multicultural community of Jews in the United States. There are discussion questions and cross-curricular links for integration of culture into your curriculum. A glossary is also included.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Nutrition and Cycling
Can you analyse the nutritional needs of a long-distance cyclist to help him plan his calorie intake? This activity provides a real-life context for handling data, converting units and proportional reasoning and is aimed at secondary...
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Pumpkin Potpourri (Lesson Plan)
Some cute ideas on integrating a pumpkin theme into many subject areas, based on reading "Pumpkin, Pumpkin," by Jeannie Titherington. Activities include making a pumpkin story wheel, creating a mural, and making a paper pumpkin patch.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Theodore Taylor
What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.