Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Canadian Geographic: A Developing World
CIDA, in partnership with Canadian Geographic, have created a resource which allows students to investigate the quality of life in over 200 countries by examining various Human Development Index indicators. Students may search by...
Geographypods
Geographypods: Patterns and Change: Disparities in Wealth and Development
This collection of four learning modules looks at issues related to the unequal distribution of wealth and economic development. Examines how this is measured and presents student video assignments on this topic, followed by a discussion...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Psychology: Development
Virtual learning course in which students investigate theories of human development through multi-media and interactive learning activities. Comprehensive set of learning materials included.
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National Institutes of Health
U.s. Dept of Health and Human Services: Cancer and the Environment [Pdf]
Document provides information on the causes and nature of cancer and particularly the substances in the environment that are known to cause or may cause cancer in humans such as tobacco, ultraviolet radiation, pesticides, and metals.
Other
U.s. Department of Health and Human Services: Adolescent Health
This section focuses on how adolescents develop and the issues they may face as they mature. It includes information about Optimal Health and Adolescent Development Explained. Click on the highlighted words for detailed information.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Human Geography: Industry and Development
Comprehensive AP Human Geo learning module explains industrialization and development as two separate entities and examines the benefits and consequences of industry in developing countries.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Don't Get Burned: Uv Index Throughout the Day
Sun tanning has a bad rap right now. Use a personal ultraviolet monitor to measure the UV index to prevent getting a sunburn. With this science fair project you will create a chart showing the UV ray measurement at different times of the...
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Determine the Central Idea: Human Impacts
Students will learn how to identify the central idea of a text about human impacts by examining key details.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Toxicology and Human Health
Students investigate hazards to human health that are found where we live, work, and play, and begin to understand the risk analysis and system of evaluation that was developed to protect us from potential environmental dangers.
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...
BBC
Bbc: Development and Health
This interactive website is a lesson for students in determining the factors that divide developed and developing countries. Major health issues of each are also included. Archived.
Other
U.s. Department of Health and Human Services: Fatherhood. E Learning Mod
By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Identify the paradigm shift on involving fathers in childcare; and Understand the scope and negative effects of father absence; and Explore the benefits of father involvement in...
Other
Insightful Interaction: Visualizations
A collection of interactive visualizations that were produced through analysis of economic, political, and market research data. Topics are diverse, e.g., military spending and trade, immigration, consumer spending, crime, unemployment,...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Becoming American: The British American Colonies, 1690 1763
Explore these primary source documents detailing the growth, peoples, economies, and ideas relating to the British American Colonies in the 18th century. Features notes and discussion questions.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Hearth/home Economics Education
Housed at the Mann Library, this resource contains a comprehensive set of books and journals in the field of Home Economics, many available online. Each subject area in the field has a descriptive essay plus a bibliography related to...
Other
The Visible Embryo
Discover the development of an embryo. Beginning with fertilization and progressing through each stage in the first trimester and continuing every two weeks for the second and third trimesters. This site is meant for medical students and...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Sociology: Socialization
Sociology instructional unit on socialization. Students learn theories about human behavior and self development through audio, text, and instructional activities. Links to supplemental reading.
Other
The Second Principle: On Creativity: On Creativity an Introduction & Index
This is a very informative page on the creative process, written by an educator. There are links to books, creative thinking patterns, brainstorming activities, and how to inspire creativity, to name a few.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The Triumph of Nationalism: House Dividing: America, 1815 1850
A collection of forty-four primary resources including historical documents, literary texts, visual images, and maps, illuminated and contextualized by notes, thematic questions, and text-specific discussion questions for classroom...
NASA
Nasa: Jsc Home Page
NASA's Johnson Space Center is located near Houston, Texas and was constructed as "the primary center for: design, development testing of spacecraft and associated systems for human flight; selection and training of astronauts; planning...
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Learn Geography
This parent guide helps you to teach your child geography. The site features a section on each of the five themes of geography and how to specifically teach a child to learn and be able to apply each theme. Although published in 1996, it...
PBS
Pbs: The Buffalo War
The Buffalo War is an excellent example of the ways in which society impacts nature. Here are three groups of people who have different ideas about conservation, in this example, the killing of buffalo. Walk in their shoes as the story...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Endocrine System
Through informational text, video clips, practice problems, and external assignments, students discover the structure and function of the endocrine system of the human body.
Other
Gender Equality & Women's Rights Internationally
Canada has exhibited leadership internationally in the protection of women's rights, security, and health. This website offers a comprehensive Canadian government policy and partnership list in gender equality and UN initiatives to...