Lumen Learning
Lumen: Using Databases: Periodical Indexes and Abstracts
This lesson focuses on using databases: periodical indexes and abstracts including the differences between periodical and journals, selecting the right number of keywords, and full-text databases.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Annotated List of Useful Databases
This is an annotated list of useful databases including the difference between search engines and databases and between databases and catalogs, broad-based databases, source-type databases, and subject-type databases.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Integers: Grade 6 (Using Thermometer)
Scroll partway down the page to find this lesson on decimals which incorporates the use of thermometers at an activity centre.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spreadsheets: M1:l3: Operating System and Spreadsheet Applications Screen
In Module 1 Lesson 3 of this course on spreadsheets, students begin learning how to use Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets. Slideshows walk them through how to navigate the menus and tools of Excel.
Other
Concordia University: How to Find Articles
While this site focuses on the resources available in the Concordia Library, it also gives clear information about what indexes and abstracts are, and how and why a student should use them. The general information is helpful, regardless...
Other
Editorial Projects in Education: Teaching Students to Wrangle 'Big Data'
This article describes how students are learning how to analyze big data and and understand how it is used by organizations. The article also discusses data science as a potential career path. Includes a link to a page where you can...
Careers New Zealand
Careers New Zealand: Media Producer
An informative page on the career field of a media producer. Content discussed includes general tasks and duties, educational requirements, personal skills needed, working conditions, expected salary, and job outlook. Also given is a...
Boston University
Sign Stream: American Sign Language Linguistic Project
Interesting research project that provides a database tool for analysis of linguistic data captured on video. There is a free downlad available which may be used with possible upgrades available for purchase.
Other
Barcode of Life Data Systems (Bold)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems is the depository of DNA barcode information and specimens. While there is not actually much here for teachers or students to use, it is interesting to read about the work and how much has been collected...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Bessie Stough Callender
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Bessie Stough Callender is described here along with information on her contributions to art through sculpture. Callender worked with stone sculpting techniques and favored the...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Irving Dominick
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Irving Dominick is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture, and specifically his work with sculptures of metal forms.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Jack Earl
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Jack Earl is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his sculptures of porcelain.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Rational Numbers Lesson
This hands-on lesson discusses and explores rational numbers. Students construct personal fractional strip kits and use them to compare fractional amounts and investigate equivalence. The lesson plan includes instructions, materials, and...
Careers New Zealand
Careers New Zealand: Kitchenhand
This site contains detailed information about a career as a kitchen helper. While this site is based out of New Zealand and contains information for that country, there is valuable data about this career that is useful.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Journey of Discovery
The "Journey of Discovery" project through Yad Vashem serves to make sure we know the stories behind the victims of the Holocaust in order to see them as humans and not numbers. Using the database and information on Yad Vashem, students...
Other
Massachusetts Studies Project: African Americans in Massachusetts
The full title of this page is "African Americans in Massachusetts: Case Studies of Desegregation in 19th Century Nantucket and Boston." It features a timeline that covers the mid-19th century cases in Nantucket and Boston concerning the...
Other
Freedom on the Move: Telling Their Stories
The "Telling Their Stories" lesson plan guides students through the era of enslavement through the lens of those who chose to flee as a form of resistance. Using the Freedom on the Move database of runaway ads, this lesson centers on the...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Paul Cadmus
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Paul Cadmus is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his paitings (including his series "The Fleet's In") and his use of egg tempera.