Facing History and Ourselves
Unit Assessment: From Identity to Action
Four projects enable class members to show what they have learned about ways they can stand up for democracy. to begin, individuals review their identity charts and craft a mask that represents themselves. Next, groups create a short,...
Polk Bros Foundation
Chicago: Choices and Changes
Chicago, a city that is ever changing. A thought-provoking lesson, geared toward third-grade social studies, explains how the city of Chicago has changed over time. It discusses important leaders to the founding of the city, like Daniel...
EngageNY
Grade 11 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 4
How have society's expectations influenced female writers? Pupils explore the topic by reading chapter three of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own. Scholars complete a Quick Write to analyze how Judith Shakespeare's experiences...
BBC
Bbc News: The Road to Riches: The 2nd Industrial Revolution
A brief look at some of the inventions and technologies associated with the second industrial revolution, which came into existence thanks to the new discoveries made by chemists and physicists. Offers a look at how these advancements...
University of Texas at Austin
Lanic: Latin American Network Information Center
Vast network of information from and about Latin America is provided. Major topic headings include countries, economy, education, government, humanities, science, social sciences, society and culture, recreation, media and communication,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dance
Dance shows a tribal dance and accopmanying music and asks the student to answer the question What would happen if you expressed yourself this way in our society?
PBS
Pbs: The First Measured Century: Timeline
This timeline provides a big picture view of historically significant people, events, and data from the twentieth century, also known as the First Measured Century.
Other
Royal Astronomical Society
Official homepage for the Royal Astronomical Society, dedicated to "the encouragement and promotion of astronomy and geophysics."
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Excellent site offered from the Constitutional Rights Foundation and dedicated to "educating tomorrow's citizens." Many great links and activities are available.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Did Fake News Influence the Outcome of Election 2016?
Don't believe everything that is read on the Internet! So many people around the world follow the news, all news, that they find posted on social media. Some news is real, some news is fake. How much of the fake news might have...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ls2 1: Animal Groups
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-LS2-1: animal groups.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Social and Historical Perspectives of Dogs
Learn more about the theory that dogs evolved from wolves in this video from Nature. [5:03]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Boomtimes: 20th Century Mining Mojave Desert
This collection uses primary sources to explore twentieth-century mining in the Mojave Desert.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Drugs
The "Write Now" writing prompt on drugs shows a variety of technology and drug paraphernalia and asks the student to describe some of the benefits or problems associated with drugs.
Trinity University
Trinity Univ.: Temporalities of Social Institutions
A good Trinity University site that examines social institutions. Topics include family, religion, work, school, and leisure. The site has research or for one to familiarize oneself with basic aspects of social institutions.
Other
A Look at Stress Are There Positive Effects?
This article talks about how stress in our lives can be positive and how we all experience stress at one time or another.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Evolution's Gift of Play, From Bonobo Apes to Humans
Learn about our similarity to apes, and how they solve their problems so peacefully at times but humans, the more "advanced" species, can behave so primitively. [7:02]
Other
Bill of Rights Institute: Citizen Bee Study Guide: Citizen Responsibilities
Use this study guide to get a quick review of the responsibilities of Texas citizenship.
Other
Science Oxford Online
Make connections between science, enterprise, and society here in this collection of articles and current science topics in the news. Find out how science makes connections with the daily life of human beings.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum: Design a Wig
In the late 18th century, women's hairstyles went crazy. Create and share your own hair-raising design.
Other
Careers in Medical Laboratory Technology
This site lists many of the careers in lab technology, along with descriptions of each one. There is also information on schooling and certification.
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Children Now: Talking With Kids About Tough Issues: Tv News
This resource provides helpful information for parents and adults to talk with children about what they see on television.
Other
Aha: Teaching the History of Race in Latin America
A short article which examines the issue of race in Latin American societies and how teachers can approach the issue in their history classes. Good historic background is provided.