Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Path of the Black Death

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Black Death caused a radical alteration in population and dramatic changes in society. For this lesson, students will analyze maps, documents, and firsthand accounts to trace the effects of the Black Death in Europe.
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Middle School Science

Hurricane Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this comprehensive site you will find links to the following topics: parts of the hurricane, naming hurricanes, stages of development, rating hurricanes, online tracking of hurricanes, printable tracking maps, hurricane safety,...
Graphic
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools:more Graphic Organizers for Teaching Literature and Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools collection provides graphic organizers for teaching reading and literature. Elaborate graphic organizers are provided for the following: story maps, character study charts, making text connection maps, conflict...
Unit Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat Reading Grade 4: Teaching Strategies

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This is a great resource that concentrates strategies and student activities in one place in an easy to use format, and can be navigated easily. Find great examples of probable passage, selective underlining, and semantic feature...
Handout
Textbook of Bacteriology

Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology: Vibrio Cholerae and Asiatic Cholera

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing information on the intestinal disease cholera, this article discusses characteristics of the bacterium that causes it, Vibrio cholerae. This website includes a picture of the bacterium, a map of the disease's...
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Columbia University

Scientific Background on the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features information and related links that can be used by students and scientists to understand the events that led to the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Page: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out about hurricanes and how to track them.