BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Resources and the Environment: Humans Design Their Homes
After hearing and discussing the story of The Three Little Pigs, young scholars work in groups to construct houses using craft sticks. They then decide how well their house would serve as a living space and in what climatic conditions it...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Home, Sweet Home!
In this activity, the students will use wax paper shaped as leaves and kite string to build a shelter to protect them from the rain. The students will then test the shelters for durability and water resistance.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Space Shelter
The invasion has taken place and we need to find a new home. To ensure your survival beyond earth's occupation you must design a shelter that can be built on another planet. Students will research the characteristics of a planet of their...
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Cal Earth the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture
Founded and directed by the internationally renowned architect and author Nader Khalili, this institute works to create homes from the earth using such materials as sand, clay, and dirt. Its mission is to create tree-less places for...
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San Francisco Department of Emergency Management: 72 Hours: Are You Prepared?
Are you prepared for a major disaster or emergency? Would you know what to do until you could get help? Find out how to prepare yourself ahead of time by building an emergency supply kit and also what to do in a specific disaster such as...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: American Indian Culture of the West
The Western Indian tribes hit the lottery with the abundant natural resources in their area. The tribes that called this area home had diverse cultures depending on the geography of their specific location. Delve into these cultures and...
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Operation Santa Paws: Holiday Toys and Treats for Shelter Pets
Here is an idea for organizing a volunteer effort to collect needed items for animal shelters.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Passive Solar Design
Students are introduced to passive solar design for buildings--an approach that uses the sun's energy and the surrounding climate to provide natural heating and cooling. They learn about some of the disadvantage of conventional heating...
BBC
Bbc: Around Scotland: Scotland During the Second World War
This interactive site looks at what the homefront of Scotland was like during WW II. The students take on the role of an enemy spy and work their way through the site, learning as they go. There is a separate teacher section. Archived.
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Equipped to Survive: Survival for Kids
This site provides very important lifesaving survival information to use if you are out on an adventure or just get lost. Includes a Kid's Wilderness Survival Primer, Kid's Don't-Leave-Home-Without-It Equipment section, and a Stay Alive...
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Gapminder: Dollar Street
In this collection of 30,000 photos from 46 countries, students will be assess "how people really live" around the world. Students can compare bathrooms, toys, and more. Students will explore different cultures, economics, geography,...
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Cyber Y Technology Center: Life on the Streets
A site researched and created by a group of youth in San Diego to raise awareness of the area's homeless issue.
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Springboard Magazine: Animal Homes
A nice overview of the reasons why animals need homes as well as different types of homes. Some of the shelters featured include, borrows, hives, dens, nests, and tree hollows.
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Southeast American Indian Facts: Cherokee Indian Facts
Presents some basic facts about the history and culture of the Cherokee people.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Does It Mean to Be a Refugee?
About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Cold Room? Heat It Up With a Homemade Solar Air Heater
Humans need food, water, and warm shelter to survive. But a lot of humans depend on fossil fuels to supply gas and electricity to heat our homes. But burning fossil fuels to create energy is harmful to the environment. In this science...
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Broward Community College: The Gopher Tortoise
The population of the gopher tortoise is limited by homes, roads, and buildings made by humans. This valuable species creates burrows that provide shelter for numerous creatures during natural disasters like forest fires. This site...
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Portland Habitat for Humanity
"Join us as we build simple, decent, affordablehouses in partnership with those in need of adequate shelter." Portland Habitat allows you to meet new home owners and read about their attempts to gain housing for their families.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Meadowcroft Rockshelter Historical Marker
An interesting article about the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and how archaeologists were able to dig through enough strata to determine that it was the home for paleo-Indians in Pennsylvania about 16,000 years ago. See pictures of some of...