Curated OER
Chasing Shapes
Fifth graders sit in a circle and are given geometric attributes, i.e. four equal sides, etc. They run around the circle when a shape is called that corrolates to their attributes. They try to tag other students also running around the...
Curated OER
Finding Yourself in a Landscape
Students view landscape paintings. They recall a landscape that has meaning to them and describe it to the class. They complete a worksheet.
Curated OER
Sun Prints
Young scholars use coins to help them explore the sun as a source of renewable energy. They go outside in the sunshine and make a design by placing coins on their piece of black construction paper.
Curated OER
"Sea" Me Race
Third graders explore the ocean habitat. They race each other while portraying a different creature of the sea. They research various types of creatures found in the sea and portray that creature while racing classmate.
Curated OER
Boolean Algebra
Students play a series of games involving Boolean logic. In this Boolean Algebra lesson, students participate in games such as "George Boole Says" to explore Boolean logic. The format of the lesson is difficult to read.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: One World Trade Center
Read about the new World Trade Center that was constructed at Ground Zero to memorialize 9/11, as well as to change the New York City skyline.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
A year after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, PBS FRONTLINE explores what America saw on September 11th. For many people, the most difficult questions that remain are not about politics, military strategy, or...
ProCon.org
Pro Con: Muslim Community Center Near Ground Zero Site?
Website presents research and non-partisan arguments of controversial issues focusses on the pros and cons of building a Muslim Community Center at the site of the World Trade Center. Archived material.
A&E Television
History.com: 9/11: Rebuilding of Ground Zero
An intense debate raged over how best to rebuild the World Trade Center, as well as how to memorialize the thousands of victims. Though initial plans called for the rebuild to be completed by September 2011 -- the 10th anniversary of the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Absolute Zero
Wikipedia offers several paragraphs of detailed information on absolute zero, the lowest temperature that can be obtained in any macroscopic system.
CNN
Cnn: New York Lays Cornerstone for Tower
CNN web-article about the construction of the Freedom Tower. Read about the ground breaking ceremony at Ground Zero and the the plans for the new tower.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: September 11, 2001: Collecting and Exhibiting
Talks about the Church Street Station Post Office in New York City that was very near Ground Zero, and how the postal service continued to work post 9/11 in that area.
Other
Rebuilding Nyc: Freedom Tower
Use this site to discover what New York City is doing to redevelop Ground Zero. Read all about the Freedom Tower and the plans the city has for this land. View spectacular pictures and digital plans.
Other
Rebuilding Nyc: Freedom Tower
Use this site to discover what New York City is doing to redevelop Ground Zero. Read all about the Freedom Tower and the plans the city has for this land. View spectacular pictures and digital plans.
PBS
Pbs Nova Teachers: Building on Ground Zero
Discover how knowledge gained from disasters has influenced changes in safety features and building codes. Describe how codes have been used to try to prevent future loss of property or lives.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Sacred Ground: The Struggle to Design the Freedom Tower
The companion website for an episode of FRONTLINE that investigates plans for developing the site of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center illustrates the design through pictures, video, and interactive models. Includes...
American Public Media
Witnesses to Terror: The 9/11 Hearings
Highlights from the 9/11 Commissions hearings are available here. Audio files are included.
CNN
Cnn: In Depth Special: America Remembers
CNN provides a detailed archive of coverage of the issues and events which surround the September 11, 2001 attack. Content includes timelines, video archives, a focus on the victims, the War on Terror, how America has changed, and much,...
Other
Seattle Times: Fifty Year From Trinity
Outstanding, very readable website that includes major sections on Trinity, Nevada Test Site, and Hanford (where plutonium for original bomb was made). Contains links to other related websites.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Anniversary of September 11 Highlights Attitude Toward Islam
Two controversies surround an anniversary of the September 11 attacks: plans to burn a Koran and plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero. These instances can serve as examples in the debate over religious freedom and religious tolerance...
CNN
Cnn: September 11 Memorial
This site was established by CNN to serve as an "evolving record" of and "living memorial" to those who perished in the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Other
Project Rebirth
Watch the trailer for the documentary film Rebirth, which, as a tribute to the victims and first responders, chronicles the experiences of a small group of people who lost friends, family, and coworkers in the attack on the World Trade...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Freedom Tower
Use this site to explore the plans for the Freedom Tower that is being constructed at Ground Zero to memorialize 9/11 and to rebuild the New York skyline. Read about the features of the building and the hopes for the future.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Freedom Tower
Use this site to explore the plans for the Freedom Tower that is being constructed at Ground Zero to memorialize 9/11 and to rebuild the New York skyline. Read about the features of the building and the hopes for the future.