Inspire your class to write about role models and personal heroes with this resource from The Learning Network. Class members read a New York Times article excerpt about basketball star Jeremy Lin and how he inspired the author. After...

Familiar with the systems-based sports drawing of experimental artist Lee Walton? If so, this drawing exercise if for you. Young artists observe an activity over time, develop a coded language for the activity, and then draw a...

Students research human shields, mostly European peace activists who stand against war. They guard civilian sites to prevent attack on schools, hospitals, etc. Student research is to include articles by those who support the war as well...

In this parts of speech worksheet, students identify nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and more in sentences. Students complete 30 problems total.

Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff? After viewing a trailer for the film, Anonymous and reading Stephen Marche’s article “Wouldn’t It Be Cool If Shakespeare Wasn’t Shakespeare?” class groups read articles about the Shakespeare...

For this Kobe Bryant worksheet, students read a selection about the athlete's life, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.

In this social studies, students find the words that are related to the location of the Erie Canal. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

In this making predictions grammar worksheet, students read 10 sentences and make a prediction about what will happen next using the phrase "is going to." This is intended for ESL use.

Learners perform simulation of video games as they explore statistics. In this algebra lesson, students relate concepts of statistics and data collection to solve problems. They decide their next step based on the previous assessment of...

Students analyze wetlands data and create a HyperStudio stack to present the information. In small groups they analyze the wetlands data already collected in a previous lesson, and construct a stack of cards using HyperStudio to explain...

Career highlights of UCLA and Lakers basketball icon, Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( Lew Alcindor), provided by ESPN.

Use this applet to learn about a line of best fit for a set of data points. Some example data in this site include statistics from the 2004-2005 LA Lakers season. Students can guess the equation for a set of data points before the applet...

Read interesting biographical details on the life and career of Lakers great, Elgin Baylor, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James led their new teams to multiple championships. Bill Russell, dealt by St. Louis to Boston in 1956, powered the Celtics' 1960s dynasty. The greatest, and most shocking, trades in basketball history...

From ESPN, career highlights of the basketball legend it named number seventeen on its list of great athletes of the 20th century. Learn about Magic Johnson's legacy both as a player and as a man.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Kobe Bryant, an American professional basketball player, who helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to five championships (2000-02; 2009-10).

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Magic Johnson, an American basketball player who led the National Basketball Association (NBA) Los Angeles Lakers to five championships.

Learn about Kobe Bryant basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Read this encyclopedia entry to find out about Magic Johnson's basketball career and his foundation to fight HIV/AIDS.

Provided is a thumbnail sketch of the life and career of NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was formerly known as Lew Alcindor.

Read interesting biographical details on the life and career of Lakers great, Elgin Baylor, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.