Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Historiography on Robert Boyle: Was Boyle the Progenitor of Modern Science?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a warm-up activity by attending a football match writing an account of who won the game. They discuss how their account could differ from someone else's account of the game. They discuss how different people's...
Interactive
Curated OER

Isaac Newton

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive history quiz learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the life and accomplishments of Isaac Newton.
Website
Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Phil.: Principia Mathematica

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy briefly explains the history and significance of the famous logical treatise by Whitehead and Russell. Lists the table of contents from each of its three volumes.
Handout
Other

Principia Cybernetica: Homeostasis, Resistance to Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what happens during homeostasis, or the tendency to achieve balance. Explains the theory of homeostasis as applied to ecological, biological, and social systems.
Website
Other

American Computer Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a pictorial timeline of technology developments.
Handout
Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Goodell, Rhoda Lavinia 1839 1880

For Students 9th - 10th
Lavinia Goodell was the first female lawyer in Wisconsin, having pursued this goal tirelessly. She was hired by women's rights groups to fight for their causes.