National Humanities Center
Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar
The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...
Math Drills
Math Drills: Valentine's Day Math Worksheets
Download these free worksheets to sharpen your math skills. These Valentine's Day-themed math worksheets focus on topics such as patterning, multiplying and dividing, counting, and statistics.
Other
World Aids Day
This resource includes facts and statistics about HIV and Aids, along with information about World AIDS Day. Includes video (10 min, 26 sec].
United Nations
United Nations: Cyberschoolbus: International Women's Day
Learn about the founding of International Women's Day, celebrated each year on March 8. Includes facts, vocabulary words and a discussion of why this day is so important to the cause of equality.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: And Now, the Weather: Describing Data With Statistics
In this activity, students can use a temperature probe to collect outdoor temperature readings over a day long period. They will then describe the data Using statistical concepts.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Earth Day: What We Do Adds Up
Explore averages and rates of change and apply to calculate the cumulative effect of garbage thrown out by people over time. Use population data from the U.S. Bureau of Census to estimate how much garbage your county threw away during...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Social Workers
Describes a day in the life of a social worker. Include info on education requirements and expected earnings.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Crct Review Day 3
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review for the Georgia CRCT. It covers math concepts of statistics, factors, least common denominator, and greatest common multiple.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: H1 N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
The official website about Swine Flu from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Find out general information, an update on the current situation as of the day you are looking at the site, recommendations for vaccine, and what...
A&E Television
History.com: The World Trade Center, by the Numbers
When the World Trade Center's Twin Towers opened to the public in 1973, they were the tallest buildings in the world. Statistics: They rose a quarter-mile in the sky, contained 15 miles of elevator shafts, and nearly 44,000 windows. From...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Fast Food: Can Peppermint Improve Reaction Times?
Did you know that some teachers give their students a peppermint candy on state testing days? Is it to give the kids sweet-smelling breath? Or are the teachers hoping for something more on the important testing day? In this human biology...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: The Birthday Paradox
This project shows how mathematical probability sometimes contradicts our intuition. Despite the fact that there are 365 days in a year, if you survey a random group of just 23 people there is a 50:50 chance that two of them will have...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: All About Space: Mercury
The planet Mercury is profiled with information about its size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and the like. Features include interactive activities and learning exercises.
Other
Water.org
Water plays a crucial role in the lives of every living being on Earth. Learn about how this essential resource is used across the planet each day, and how clean water is often difficult for many populations to obtain. Includes...
Other
El Diario Informacion General De Bolivia
This site is a reference to vital statistics and other data about the country of Bolivia. General information on the history, government, environment, and tourism of Bolivia are also provided. Illiteracy rate, average number of years of...
CBS
Cbs Sports line.com: Nba
CBS SportsLine.com covers the latest news, events, and issues in men's professional basketball. Content includes the day's top stories, key dates to remember, rankings, coach profiles, injuries, statistics, and more.
CBS
Cbs Sports line.com: Ncaa Basketball
CBS SportsLine.com covers the latest news, events, and issues in men's college basketball. Content includes the day's top stories, standings, schedules, statistics, team and player profiles, injuries, and more.
Other
The Origin and History of the English Language
How many native English speakers are there in the world today? Learn important facts and statistics about the English-speaking world as well as a history of the language from its Germanic beginnings to the present.
Other
University at Albany: Organized Crime and Prohibition
Features statistics and details about organized crime and prohibition including facts on some of the more colorful gangsters during that era.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Saturn
Enchanted Learning profiles the planet Saturn with information about size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and so on. There are also interactive activities and learning exercises.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Our Sports
What events are there in your school sports day, and in the Olympic Games? What are your favourite races and sports? This activity encourages discussion and decisions about how to collect and display data, and is designed to be...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: History of the Matrix
This educational site from the University of St. Andrews contains information regarding the origins of the matrix. Some samples of the types of matrices used back in the earlier days are provided.
Smithsonian Institution
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Facts About the United States Flag
Facts and statistics are presented about the United States flag from 1777 to the present.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Reasoning About Center and Spread: How Do Students Spend Their Time?
Using their own habits for data, students predict how much time they spend on different activities each day, and how much variability each activity is likely to have. They then collect data into a class spreadsheet and look at the...