Library of Congress
Loc: The Great Depression and the 1990s
This site includes a unit about the Great Depression. Students will create a creative writing based on Dorothea Lange's 1936 "Migrant Mother" photograph. They will also write a position paper on the United States' current welfare issue....
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...
Stanford University
Stanford Presidential Lectures: Stephen Jay Gould
Standford University provides interesting biographical and professional information on Stephen Jay Gould and his many contributions to scientific thought, including his efforts to help people see science "As something that is important...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Puppy Proportions: Growth Spurts & Weight Gain in a Dog
Puppies prove to be a fun and useful aid in this adorable experiment! By having access to, and measuring a puppy's body dimensions over a period of weeks or months, you can discover if segments of canine anatomy develop at different...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Determining Iodide Content of Salt
In this week long "kitchen chemistry" project you will use chemicals from the supermarket to test for the presence of iodine and iodide in salt. These are common micronutrients added to some preparations of table salt. A materials list,...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Art Works in Time
This site is a curriculum unit on the Maya culture for elementary students. Provides a lot of background information, five lesson plans, a bibliography, and other resources.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Art Images of Tenochtitlan Past and Present
This site is a curriculum unit on art from Tenochtitlan, specifically the case of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Provides three lesson plans, a glossary, bibliography, and other resources.
Luminarium
Luminarium: 16th Century Renaissance English Literature (1485 1603)
Luminarium offers a student resource for learning about the authors of the English Renaissance period. Contains links to over 25 different authors from the period which contain their biographies, bibliographies, and text to some of their...
Luminarium
Luminarium: Sources of Additional Information on Chaucer
Links to resources devoted to Chaucer: biographies, bibliographies, discussion groups, images, works, and the like.
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: George Eliot
This resource about Victorian author George Eliot provides a detailed biography, bibliography as well as essays about themes, characterization, narrative and more.
Other
Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art: Artist Profile Angela Grauerholz
This resource provides information and the works of artist, Angela Grauerholz. Fifty images available in timeline format, thumbnail view, or detail view. This page also includes information on the past exhibits of Grauerholz and a...
Other
Miguel Delibes: Introduction and Biographical Sketch
A fantastic resource translated to English which included a video welcome from Delibes himself (transcription in English, audio in Spanish), his bibliography and detailed biography.
Other
Forefront Publishers: Esl Through Music
A wonderful resource for second language and ESL teachers interested in developing their students' language skills through song. It offers many ready-made ESL musical lesson plans, an annotated bibliography of songbooks and audio...
Other
Forefront Publishers: Esl Through Music
A wonderful resource for second language and ESL teachers interested in developing their students' language skills through song. It offers many ready-made ESL musical lesson plans, an annotated bibliography of songbooks and audio...
Other
Archaeology.info: Australopithecus Boisei
This Archaeology.Info site contains information on Australopithecus Boisei. This site includes a long list of diagnostic features, resources, and bibliography.
Other
Sadlier School: Comparing and Contrasting Firsthand & Secondhand Texts
This unit uses first- and second-hand accounts to explore the life of Ruby Bridges and revolves around the book "Through My Eyes" by Ruby Bridges. This detailed lesson plan includes a full literacy unit, tips for small group and...
Other
Afri Classical: Scott Joplin (C. 1867 1917)
A detailed biography of Scott Joplin's life, with a resource list and a lengthy bibliography that includes his musical compositions.
Other
National Museum of Women in the Arts: Frida Kahlo
This resource provides information about Friday Kahlo. It includes a biography and selected bibliography.
Other
Houston Southwest College: Marlowe Literary Page
Good resource if you want a little bit of everything on Marlowe: biography, "Dr. Faustus" text, bibliography, and more!
University of North Carolina
Nc Civic Education Consortium: Joe Mc Carthy and the Red Scare
This very detailed lesson plan incorporates small group activities, whole group activities, projects, debate ideas, and primary sources all related to Joseph McCarthy. Extensive background material is provided along with a bibliography...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Carl Sandburg
Maintained by the Academy of American Poets, this website offers a good biography of Sandburg, plus links to four of his poems, a bibliography, and links to other Sandburg-related sites. Nice resource.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Great Recession
In 2008, America faced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Examine how we got to this point and how the government worked to end it the crisis. Examine the following resource that contains a summary, graphs,...
Other
Amg: All Music Guide: Charlie Parker
A comprehensive resource devoted to all aspects of Charlie Parker including a biography, links to his contemporaries and influences, a complete discography with reviews, and a bibliography.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Gustav Stresemann Biographical
Read about Gustav Stresemann, the German who shared the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize with Aristeide Briand. This biography includes a portrait as well as several resources in the "Selected Bibliography" for further reading and research.