This mini-lesson plan explores the Supreme Court's decision that required the Professional Golf Association to accommodate competitors with disabilities in its tournaments. Students learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act, the...

How does evolution really work? Alex Gendler sets the record straight on the finer points of evolution, including some common evolutionary misconceptions.

Have fun while staying physically active! Badminton has steadily gained worldwide acceptance as a very fast-paced competitive game. Learn the ins and outs of badminton with this instructional activity.

For this lesson, learners will learn about kites and gliders and how these models can help in understanding the concept of flight. Students will design and build their own balsa wood models and experiment with different control surfaces....

Medical ethicist Harvey Fineberg shows us three paths forward for the ever-evolving human species: to stop evolving completely, to evolve naturally- or to control the next steps of human evolution, using genetic modification, to make...

Students learn about several different metaphors that have been used to describe cultural diversity in the United States. Then they choose a metaphor that represents today's diverse cultural landscape. Background information, directions,...

Lesson investigates the modification of a material at the nanoscale to enhance it with properties such as water and stain resistance.