National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Wolff: Old School
Guide to Tobias Wolff's Old School, with historical information, author biographies, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, writing exercises, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show, with...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Windmill of Your Mind: Distributed Energy Goes to School
Students research the feasibility of installing a wind-turbine distributed energy (DE) system for their school. They write a proposal (actually, the executive summary of a proposal) to the school principal based on their findings and...
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Big History Project: Chapter 1: The Universe
Chapter 1 of Big History Project, learning module introduces history from the origins of the Universe. Site contains adaptable classroom material geared toward middle and high school students, including informational text, engaging...
University of California
History Project: Lincoln and the Outbreak of War, 1861
Using primary source documents, this middle school lesson plan focuses on Lincoln's role in the outbreak of the Civil War, specifically his actions as President during his first six weeks in office.
University of California
History Project: Chicago Race Riot, 1919
This lesson plan for high school students explores the race riot in Chicago in the summer of 1919. Students are asked to explain the reasons for the riot and address the questions in the lesson plan. Included are excerpts from 26 primary...
University of California
History Project: Political Issues Behind the Trial of President Andrew Johnson
High school lesson provides the background for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson over the conflict between Congress and the President over Reconstruction of the South. Students are to use sections from 15 primary source...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Programming Case Study: Encouraging Cross Disciplinary Projects
To give fellow teachers an idea for how they can teach the Khan Academy curriculum in a classroom setting, check out this case study. Here's one case study of how teacher Ellen Reller uses our curriculum in her classroom in Lowell High...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies:from Your John to the School Lawn:is Recycled Water Really Safe?
Find out whether reclaimed water is really safe by following the guidelines of the Science Buddies project.
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Brookfield High School: Lesnansky's Control Center: Would You Rather? (Part 1)
In this activity, young scholars will create a word processing document that will define four dilemmas in the game cards from Would You Rather? Lots of Would You Rather question examples can be found online. (The Part 2 lesson can be...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: At a School
Get some help planning a wildlife-friendly outdoor area at school.
Buck Institute
Pbl Works: A School Wide Performance Assessment System
[Free Registration/Login Required] Look into a school using a portfolio project to measure students success during their four years of a school using PBL. Site includes both an article and a video. Also learn how school-wide rubrics are...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Song Parodies About School
After celebrating (and singing) some of the delightful songs from Alan Katz's "Take Me out of the Bathtub" and listening to songs by Weird Al Yankovic, like "Eat It," students will discuss the concept of parody. To practice writing a...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: 5th Grade Narrative Prompt: School Scenes in "Slow Motion"
This exercise was designed to serve as a pre-writing activity for one of their three designated fifth grade practice prompts for the state writing exam. The prompt is: Think about a time when something special or unusual happened at...
University of California
History Project: The Homestead Strike of 1892
This high school lesson focuses on the Homestead Strike of 1892. Students are asked to write an essay explaining why the strike occurred and how the Carnegie Company went about winning the strike. Included are twenty-seven primary source...
University of California
History Project: The Bonus Army in Washington
In this high school lesson plan, students will analyze twenty-two primary source documents then answer questions pertaining to the "bonus marchers" in Washington in the summer of 1932.
University of California
History Project: The Antinomian Controversy
Using ten primary source documents, high school students will write a 2 1/2 page interpretive history of Puritan Society focusing on the antinomian controversy in Massachusetts.
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Project Appleseed: What Should Parents Know About Standardized Testing?
What are standardized tests? How and why do schools use them? These are common concerns for parents who want to help their child prepare for testing. Learn more about standardized tests on this site and how you can help your child succeed.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Ideas for High School Science Fair Projects
A long list of ideas for science fair projects for high school students.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Additional Programming Projects
Khan Academy has ten projects in Intro to JavaScript: Drawing & Animation curriculum, where each project is an opportunity for students to be more creative and free-form with their newfound programming knowledge.
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EL Education
El Education: Adolescent Anatomy and Disease [Student Project]
10th grade students at Dayton Regional STEM School in Beavercreek, Ohio, created this book, Adolescent Anatomy and Disease. This project is the culmination of several months of student work and represents a collaboration between the life...
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Chemical Reactions & Engineering Design
This lesson begins with a story about rescuing reptile eggs from a new construction site. Using the story as motivation, young scholars are presented with an engineering design challenge: Build a portable device which can warm, support,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Edible Rovers High School
Students act as Mars exploratory rover engineers, designing, building and displaying their edible rovers to a design review. To begin, they evaluate rover equipment and material options to determine which parts might fit in their given...
Marilyn J. Brackney
Imagination Factory: What Did You Do on Your Summer Vacation?
Here is an art idea for young students returning to school after summer break. Website provides ideas for making unique collages conveying any theme.
University of Notre Dame
History of American Education Web Project: Benjamin Franklin
Biographical notes about Benjamin Franklin's role in the history of education in America, including his ideas about introducing science and new methodologies into school curricula.
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