This program uses scientific techniques to examine how drugs effect the brain. Its ultimate goal is to present learners with the negative effects of substance abuse and show the benefits of staying substance free. Each of the lessons...

This site is loaded with resources for developing and maintaining a character education program in your school, class or team. It includes information on service learning, ethics in the workplace and leading class discussions as well as...

The ASVAB Career Exploration Program provides tools developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to help high school and postsecondary students across the nation learn more about career exploration and planning. Explore personal skills,...

A learning guide about the biosphere. Includes information about the National Science Education Standards. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

This page is the portal to detailed records of every public school in the state. Each school site provides a wealth of data about the school and its programs, its socio-economic data, and its performance on all tests.

This article is part of The EdSurge Podcast. Today, there are plenty of middle and high school students who have developed solutions to major economic and social challenges, ranging from health care and transportation to agriculture and...

To give fellow teachers an idea for how they can teach our curriculum in a classroom setting, we are creating case studies. Here's one case study of how Feltwell Elementary School in the United Kingdom is using our curriculum in their...

See how a teacher adds social components to make using Khan Academy a success.

This resource includes a description of a programming competition using Greenfoot.

Two lesson plans with ancillary materials; covers the whats, whys, hows of Social Security.

Students learn about the history of space exploration and what is happening in the current space program.

Third grade students at World of Inquiry, School #58 created this set of cards as part of an expedition on natural disasters. To create their card, each student researched and wrote a descriptive summary on a specific natural event; each...

CEMA is an association of school library media specialists that seeks to promote "the general public educational library media programs in Connecticut" and encourage "professional development of media personnel and instruction." Its...

National watershed education program engaging young people in environmental service projects. Download their free Action Guide and Leader Guidebook to get your class started on a community service project to help the environment. Action...

Come and learn more about the devastating effects of tsunamis. This site features video segments revealing the devastation tsunamis can cause and how tsunamis are formed.

A coding style guide for the Java programming language that has been used successfully in education and industry alike.

Jim Lehrer, on his NewsHour program, offers an extensive interview with several historians discussing the impact of the GI Bill in transforming American society. Read what Stephen Ambrose, Doris Kerns Goodwin, Haynes Johnson, and Michael...

Students learn how scientific terms are formed using Latin and Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes, and on that basis, learn to make an educated guess about the meaning of a word. Students are introduced to the role played by metaphor in...

This is a lesson plan for better student understanding of life in ancient Rome. Pupils experience and analyze the pros and cons of a dictatorship.

Here is a lesson plan on cowboys and cowboy literature. Students are asked to dissect an old cowboy song and point out the elements of old Western dialect. Also, students are asked to get into small groups and point out characteristics...

In addition to names of board members and legislators, the site provides updates on current state issues like vouchers, links to various bills before the legislature, and information on other aspects of the state's educational program.

With very few exceptions, the U.S. federal government does not have an "income" to spend providing goods and services. The money used for federal spending programs must be collected as federal taxes, or it must be borrowed. This lesson...

This activity explores why different types of sneakers are used in a variety of common sports. It connects how engineers analyze design needs in sneakers and everyday items. The goal is for students to understand the basics of...

Students learn about the successful Adopt-a- Highway program and how it can save governments and taxpayers money.