American Psychological Association
Top 20 Principles from Psychology for PreK–12 Creative, Talented, and Gifted Students’ Teaching and Learning
Who knew getting a better grasp on learning and psychology requires understanding only 20 principles? The resource, especially ideal for high school Psychology, discusses 20 important principles that debunk common myths and provide...
College Board
AP® Psychology: Teaching Statistics and Research Methodology
Psychologists use statistics? Scholars investigate the research behind the methodology of statistical analysis. Using hands-on practice, case-studies, and scatterplots, they complete various tasks to understand the very roots of high...
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help Center: Basic Economic Concepts
This list of basic economic terms and concepts includes definitions of value, utility, and wealth.
University of South Florida
Propel: Social Studies Education Geography
Geography studies the relationships between people, places, and environments by mapping information about them into a spatial context.
Social Studies for Kids
Social Studies for Kids: Latitude and Longitude
A collection of latitude and longitude mapping activities ranging from pin-pointing exact locations on the globe to researching the history behind this basic geography concept.
Other
Reading Quest: Making Sense of Social Studies
Teaching students to read well in areas other than language arts requires teaching and reinforcing the kinds of reading strategies taught here. There are 27 strategies, ranging from brainstorming to word mapping. The site includes PDF...
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters [Pdf]
In this lesson, students use photos that relate to a social studies concept (i.e., country of study, historical person, natural disaster, geographical landmark, religion, or governmental strife) as a springboard to write a first-person...
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help Center: How Does the u.s. Free Enterprise System Operate?
Covers explanations of the basic concepts for understanding what free enterprise is and how it works.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Write Now: Case Study: Mc Carthyism and the Cold War
Students are tasked with researching and writing an informative article about McCarthy and the Cold War. The overarching concept is focused around how one person was able to influence the political and social arena during the time of the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Animals: Behavior Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the necessary vocabulary and concepts for a unit on animal behavior.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Let's Go Luna: Around the World
Travel around the world with this collection of activities from Let's Go Luna! From making postcards and present tags to dressing up your favorite characters in winter outfits, your child will be introduced to social-emotional and social...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: A Childhood Ensnared in Tears
Chava Wolf is a Holocaust survivor whose paintings and poetry can be used to study the difficult subject of the Holocaust. Students will analyze her art and gain an understanding of art related concepts as well as her experience...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Ridgely Learning Community: A Century of Pride
Ten different lesson plans around the concept of community aimed toward early elementary students can be found here. Each lesson plan contains an introductory activity, contains an assessment rubric and correlates state standards and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Holocaust Tutorial
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the holocaust and the concepts of genocide straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this remarkable...
PBS
Pbs: Lesson Plan: A Nation of Many Cultures
This lesson plan is based on the "America Responds" series where learners explore the concepts of valuing diversity and appreciation of cultural differences. An integrated art, social studies, and language arts lesson plan that is...
Ohio Test Prep
Ohio Test Prep: Module 7: Economics Skills
Learning module on economic skills prepares students for Ohio state tests in Social Studies by provides specific information on comparing data sets. Includes video tutorial, interactive review games, and module assessment.
PBS
Pbs (Affluenza): What Are Advertisers Selling
What are advertisers really selling? Are there hidden messages in ads? In this lesson, students explore the concept of persuasive advertising and evaluate ads directed at young consumers. A timely lesson that would generate interesting...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Everyday Learning
Learning does not take place only in the classroom. Learning occurs naturally, every day! This KET collection uses original animation and wonderful, visual images to introduce basic concepts of math, science, social studies, art, and...
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Paradise Lost?: Teaching Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
This website is designed as a resource for high school and middle school teachers on the topic of climate change. The emphasis of this site is on providing hands-on activities. Includes activities that involve language arts, social...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: The Civil War [Pdf]
For this lesson, 5th graders explore the concept of cause and effect in the context of the Civil War and work in groups to write and deliver speeches articulating a point of view for one of the War's causes: tariffs, state's rights, or...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Learning Resources for How Art Made the World
Access five lessons that would enrich any curriculum about ancient civilizations and the art produced by those civilizations. Using the PBS documentary "How Art Made the World" as a jumping off point, the lessons ask students to think...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Map Key
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the purpose of a map, map symbols, and the map key or legend. Activote questions reinforce the concepts.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Map Sense
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the basic components of maps: legend, scale, Compass rose and labels. Clips from United Streaming video are included to illustrate these concepts. Student assessment and a student...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How a Bill Becomes a Law
This lesson will focus on how bills become laws. This interdisciplinary lesson combines social studies, language arts and reading skills and concepts. Students will research the topic through the Internet and other digital resources and...