EngageNY
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 12
How can opinions slant facts? Workshop participants learn how to examine primary and secondary sources and identify the author's point of view. They also examine how visual art impacts the meaning and rhetoric of sources. Full of...
College Board
AP® Psychology Cognition and Language
I can remember what happened five years ago, but I can't recall what I did last week! High school psychology students analyze how memory, cognition, and language impact one another. Hands-on activities, memory exercises, and research...
American Psychological Association
Sexual Orientation and Youth
A 24-page manual provides principals, educators, and other school personnel with factual information about sexual orientation development, important legal principles they must consider, and problematic efforts to change sexual...
New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 10
How have educational standards evolved? Educators of adults examine expectations in the 10th workshop out of 15 to better determine how standards have grown. Participants respond to a variety of sample questions to determine how they...
New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 11
You'll C-E-R a difference in classroom achievement after using a helpful lesson. Designed for economics, civics, government, and US history classes, participants practice using the CER model to craft arguments about primary and secondary...
New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 3
Teachers turning into students? It's not Freaky Friday! It's a thoughtful workshop that teaches participants how to plan professional development for staff. Third in a 15-part series, the workshop provides a platform for the other...
New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 1
Work out your core, Common Core State Standards, through the first workshop in a series of 15 designed for educators. Inquiry-based activities designed for all content areas and grade levels explore the shifts to new standards,...
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Reading an Informational Text
Glenn Foss, an instructor at Palomar College, discusses some possible reasons why students have problems reading and recalling textbook material. Provides an outline for seven steps of effectively reading assigned material.
Other
Noodle Tools: Information Literacy Design, Process, and Outcomes
Well-organized site that details the "Building blocks," of research for informational literacy. With this, users should have a very good understanding of what Information Literacy is. Complete with student skills and strategies, student...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand Information From Introductory Material, Headings, Etc.
In this lesson students learn how to develop an overview of the material using information gained from text organization to help predict content and make connections. They also to gather information from reading the introduction,...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Material Moving Occupations
This resource provides occupational information about material moving careers.
Museum Network (UK)
The Museum Network: Material World
Enter this virutal museum to find out about the matierials used in various works of art. Examine the materials and techniques used in making the objects. Included is a glossary, activities for teachers to use, and an extensive list...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Material Safety Data Sheets
Given a laboratory scenario, MSDS, or hazard symbol, students will demonstrate an understanding of safe practices concerning specific hazards of chemical substances as summarized on MSDS information.
Other
Match the Memory: Formal vs Informal Language
Match the Memory Interactive game where players match a word to either formal or informal language.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Physics: Preface: Teaching Information and Materials
This is the preface of an online Physics textbook and course. It includes information about the text and its scope. It also lists the teaching materials provided and how to get them.
Information Fluency
Imsa 21st Century Information Fluency (21 Cif) Portal
The 21st Century Information Fluency (21CIF) Portal was developed by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) to improve Internet search skills for the advancement of information literacy. The goal of this project is to help...
Information Fluency
Imsa 21st Century Information Fluency (21 Cif) Portal
The 21st Century Information Fluency (21CIF) Portal was developed by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) to improve Internet search skills for the advancement of information literacy. The goal of this project is to help...
University of Florida
University of Florida: Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Website for the University of Florida's Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The site has links to information on programs, research, faculty, and facilities.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Fun Look at Material Science
Students are introduced to the multidisciplinary field of material science. Through a class demo and PowerPoint presentation, they learn the basic classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites) and how they differ from one...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Focus on Fabrics: Putting Materials to Good Use
The goal is for students to understand the basics of engineering associated with the use, selection, and properties of fabrics. A wide variety of natural and synthetic fibers are used in our clothing, home furnishings and in our travel...
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Materials Science and Engineering
Learn about Iowa State University's department of Materials Science and Engineering, including news, academics, people, research, and general information.
Other
Public Speaking: Using Supporting Material in Your Speech
The purpose of this website is to assist you with finding information about giving speeches and responding to other speeches or information.
Other
Earth ref.org: Magnetics Information Consortium: Essentials of Paleomagnetism
This is the fifth version of a free textbook on paleomagnetism, published in 2018. The material is advanced but does provide information on many different topics for students doing research. Chapters include problems for students to...
University of Texas at Austin
U of Tx: Latin American Network Information Center
Comprehensive resource for finding material on Latin American countries. Links to detailed subject information on economy, government, culture, language, and much more.