PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Truth, Justice, and the Superhero Comic Book
This collection uses primary sources to explore the emergence of superhero comic books.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Comic Books to Teach Onomatopoeia
This lesson plan uses comic books to teach elements of onomatopoeia. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Jewish Immigration, Popular Culture, the Comic Book
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using primary source documents students look at Jewish immigration to the United states, popular culture of the time and the birth of the comic book.
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The Comic Book Project
This art-based literacy program works to increase student proficiency through writing, designing, and publishing an original comic book. You can particpate by paying a small fee per student.
National Library of France
National Library of France: Comics Before Comics
A must for fans of comic books. Online exhibit examines the ancestors of comic books.
Other
The Secret Origin of Good Readers [Pdf]
This downloadable .pdf explains the research on graphic novels (comic books) as well as offering practical suggestions for classroom lessons and other resources. This is a large file, so it may take a few moments for this to load.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: The Comic Book Show and Tell
This lesson plan deals with writing and revision in the genre of comics. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
University of Kentucky
The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Scandium
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
University of Kentucky
The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Sodium
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
Other
Digital Comic Museum: Comics
[Free Registration/Login Required] Looking for the Phantom Lady or Sherlock Holmes comic? This site is dedicated to making Golden Age Comic books available online. Users can make a free account to have access to copyright free comic...
University of Kentucky
The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Silver
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
Historica Canada
Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Joe Shuster
Resource showing highlights of the life of Toronto-born Joe Shuster, who created the comic book hero, Superman. Includes a brief video and learning resources. [1:00.]
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Inside Penciling Comics: Two Point Perspective
On this website you can learn how two point perspectives are used to create pictures in comic books.
EL Education
El Education: The Amazing Pre K/k Superheroes
Kindergarten students make comic book pages showing every heroes and turning themselves into superheroes.
University of Kentucky
Department of Chemistry: The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements
The interactive learning resource explores the periodic table of elements. Students click on an element to see a list of comic pages involving that element.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Make Your Own Captain Underpants Comic
Create a Captain Underpants comic by choosing characters, dialogue, objects, and backgrounds on a series of four slides. Then view the comic and email it to a friend. Requires Adobe Flash.
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Healthy Aboriginal Network: Darkness Calls [Pdf]
"Darkness Calls" by Steve Sanderson and Richard Van Camp is a suicide prevention comic book specifically for aboriginal youth. It was widely distributed to Canadian teens in 2006. The superhero in it is based on a Cree legend.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: If Superpowers Were Real: Invisibility
What if invisibility wasn't just the stuff of epic comic book stories? Is it scientifically possible to be invisible? In this series, creator Joy Lin tackles six superpowers and reveals just how scientifically realistic they can be. [4:33]
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Indiana University: Atlantis Remixed
A research-based, immersive 3-D world where students aged 9-15 can have an impact and feel a sense of empowerment as they strive to make the world a better place. Has a wealth of resources, including research articles, educational and...
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Healthy Aboriginal Network: Level Up [Pdf]
'Level Up' by Steve Sanderson is a comic book specifically for Canadian aboriginal youth. The story centres on a teen who wants to quit school. When he plays a video game without his armour, he begins to understand that he is just as...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Immune Platoon
This site gives a comic book style description of the immune system and the "super powers" it uses to fight infections and other diseases. The site ends with the "case files" of several diseases in their disease database.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pulsars: Little Green Men
The story behind Jocelyn Bell's role in the discovery of pulsars is told in this colorful, comic-book-style resource from A Science Odyssey Web site.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Planning a Disaster Relief Mission: Storyboarding
Students plan a disaster relief mission employing a UAV (drone) by filling in a comic book-like storyboard of engineering design steps.
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