Students use technology to explore famous women in math.

Explanations, examples, defined vocabulary terms, and answers to questions about nquiry-based learning.

Explanations, defined vocabulary terms, and answers to questions about Multiple Intelligences.

Site offers information and photos about tenements on New York's Lower East Side in the late 1800's. Be sure to click on the photos for information.

This is a site that will combine science and current events. Students will learn about the Three Gorges hydroelectric project on China's Yangtze River then develop arguments on the benefits or disadvantages of the Three Gorges project....

Site offers interdisciplinary lesson plans on Ancient Egypt.Students will thoroughly research many aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. Lessons will culminate with students presenting their research findings using, a T.V News Show format....

This is a mini-unit that helps students explore immigration through many different resources. Students will learn about Chinese immigrants, and then investigate their own cultural heritages.

This project has students research and present findings on various diseases as they relate to public health and historical significance.

Explore ideas on the best practices for integrating computer technology into your classroom. Investigate whole-class presentations, computer teams, independent work, and special issues and challenges in the computer classroom.

This site features information on a workshop for assessment, evaluation, and curriculum redesign. Teachers will benefit from the explanations and information provided through these examples.

What is constructivism? Use this informative site to learn more about this theory and how it is incorporated into teaching and learning.

Discusses the mechanism by which drugs effect the brain. Contains links which discuss other aspects of drug addiction.

This link from PBS will connect you to a page listing organizations that service individuals with an addiction. Their telephone numbers and websites are provided. At the top of this page questions are answered regarding the diagnosis of...

A lesson plan in which students examine how women are perceived in society by preparing for, then debating, whether or not cheerleading should be considered a sport.

A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that helps learners understand why the American colonists objected to taxation without representation. Includes activities that investigate the acts...

This site provides a biography of Patrick Henry, highlighting his public speaking abilities and famous speeches.

A report on the ring of fire. You can click on the graphic to see a map of the ring of fire.

This is the accompanying website for the popular PBS reality show, The Frontier House. Includes historical essays, quotations, and illustrations. Reading level suitable for upper elementary and middle school.

A lesson for exploring and reporting on world human rights issues in which learners analyze the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and compare it to the U.S. bill of rights.

A lesson plan for exploring the ways in which Kofi Annan has spoken for the weak, poor, and voiceless. Learners analyze a world event and then express a dream or a vision of how the situation could be improved.

Segment 2 of PBS's Webisode We Shall Overcome features personal information on Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Brief discussion of Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty in the early 1960s. Among other things, he passed a Civil Rights Act and started programs such as Headstart, Job Corps, and Upward Bound to help poverty in America.

Research and report on two pressing environmental concerns in Africa: the scarcity of clean water and the desertification of farmland. Respond to these issues through activities involving art, drama and journalism.

This site presents a brief biography of King George III (1738-1820), with a special focus on his wars with the U.S. and France.