Read Works
First Thanksgiving Meal
Cranberries, oysters, lobster, deer, and cabbage were just a few of the foods found on the table at the First Thanksgiving. After reading a two-page passage about the historic meal, class members respond to 10 reading response questions.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Euclid: The Elements
The classic treatise in geometry written by Euclid is presented in English. It is the textbook used for more than 1,000 years in western Europe.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Pascal's Triangle
In this instructional activity, young scholars will participate in discussions and activities that will have them explore the number patterns and fractal properties of Pascal's Triangle.
University of Alberta
Atlas of Alberta Railways: Alberta's Early Non Indigenous Settlers
Presented by the University of Alberta, this resource contains information on the early non-indigenous settlement in the Alberta region. Information on the settlers themselves is provided as well as maps showing the growth in both...
University of Alberta
Atlas of Alberta Railways: Land Grant System
Presented by the University of Alberta, this resource contains information on the land grant system in the Alberta region. Information on how the Canadian government used land grants in the late 19th century to spur population growth in...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Lesson Plan: Tony's Tiger Bites
In this instructional activity, students are given a marshmallow cereal bar recipe and are challenged to make equivalent fractions while following directions.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Every Picture Has a Story
Smithsonian Education presents "Every Picture Has a Story". Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students examine some of the millions of photographs in the Smithsonian. This amazing teaching package comes...
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
A reader's theater script for Lenore Look's children's book, Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things, is provided on these pages. Seven character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Patrick Carman's Atherton: The House of Power
A reader's theater script for Patrick Carman's young adult dystopian novel, Atherton: The House of Power, is provided on this activity. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: "How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11" [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Dixie Allen's nonfiction book, Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Penderwicks on Gardam Street [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Jeanne Birdsall's book, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, is provided on these pages. Nine character roles are needed in this activity.
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Cubes [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to use knowledge of concepts of volume and its attributes to solve problems with rectangular prisms.
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Sorting Shapes [Pdf]
This task challenges a students knowledge of 2-dimensional geometrical shapes to sort shapes and to design a shape that has a given set of attributes.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Native American Dolls [Pdf]
Students examine dolls from the online collections at the Smithsonian and connect them with the correct cultures. Includes lots of background information about Native American clothing and how the way each cultural group dresses reflects...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Global Atmospheric Change
A teaching guide with eleven lessons on the atmosphere, and the impact that different kinds of energy have on the atmosphere and ecological systems. The unit and accompanying PowerPoint can both be downloaded.
NASA
Nasa: Robin Whirlybird on Her Rotorcraft Adventures
Read (or listen to) the illustrated story of Robin, who goes to work with her mother who works at a rotorcraft research center. Includes many interactive supplemental activities.
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Econ Explorers Journal [Pdf]
In this collection of lesson plan activities, young scholars will complete an "Econ Explorers Journal" to help them learn how economics is involved in their neighborhood, the books they read, in earning a living, at their banks, in their...
Alabama Department of Archives and History
A Map Can Tell a Story
An interesting lesson plan for students to attempt to locate the Alabama counties and identify voting patterns in the state.
Other
International Guide Dog Federation: History of Guide Dogs
This page from the International Guide Dog Federation explores the evolution of dogs as human companions, as well as the history of dogs as service animals. This resource also includes a timeline describing how dogs came to be used as...
Other
Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Scrapbook Page Exercise
In this interactive activity, students select historic photographs of Milwaukee and create a scrapbook page. It is advised that they work in a wordprocessor while they compose their text, as the article is not saved online.
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Railroad Building in Virginia (1827 1860) [Pdf]
All aboard this slideshow on the building of railroads in Virginia. Study maps, charts and pictures of the major railways in Virginia and their impact on the economy. Be sure to take the quiz over the steam locomotive at the end!
Other
Dwellings: The Message of Houses and Their Contents, 1780 1820
Architectural styles of the times reflected the economic status and taste of the individuals who owned the houses. As this turn of the century proceeded from 1780 to 1820, many changes occurred in communication, transportation,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Our Solar System Lithograph Set
View these amazing high-quality images of our solar system from NASA with this lithograph set. Each lithograph contains images, facts, dates, and general information on a particular subject. Background information and teaching tips are...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Blending Fiction and Nonfiction
Contains plans for four class periods that ask learners to blend narrative and expository writing after reading fiction and nonfiction selections. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links...