In this interactive lesson supporting literacy skills, students watch video dramatizations of Percy Julian's struggles with racism and how he refused to let it limit his possibilities in life.

In this learning module, students will engage in a deep study of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Worksheets, that assess reading comprehension and inferencing skills, and map projects are provided to reinforce Fredick...

A profile of Arthur Ashe, an American tennis player, and the legacy he left. Discusses the causes he supported and includes two videos paying tribute to him.

This unit introduces students to a study of life cycles by having them examine the life cycle of a butterfly. The students will observe, record and describe the changes in caterpillars as they become butterflies. The teacher will...

Explore the possibility of life on planets outside our solar system. Create an extrasolar planet, then make the necessary adaptations for it to be capable of supporting human life.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

Learn about several different forms of evolutionary evidence.

A detailed comparison of the classroom in a nineteenth century schoolhouse to that in a twenty-first century school. Looks at many features of school life, e.g., discipline, technology, homework, testing, etc. Supported with many images...

This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University contains information about Cardano's life in an outline format. Some topic headings are nationality, education, religion, scientific disciplines, means of support, and many more.

Read about John Kellerman, a man born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, who, despite being born with both brain and heart damage, not only survives but also earns his high school diploma. Read about the beginning of his life, his supportive...

Students will further their reading comprehension by associating real-life events with the events of a story.

This site provides a basic lesson plan that classifies objects as alive or not alive. Good for early elementary.

At this site from the Galileo Project of Rice University, you can view factual information about Locke's life. Written in lists; easy to read. Includes categories such as nationality, education, religion, scientific disciplines, and...

This site from the Rice University contains information about his life, his father, eduction, religion, nationality, scientific discipline, means of support, patronage, technical involvement, scientific societies, and a bibloigraphy on...

Libraries and archives hold documents and books that can be used for your research projects. Learn how to divide and identify them into primary and secondary sources in this tutorial.