The BBC helps you learn how to type or just improve on the typing skills you already have in this introduction to touch typing. There are 12 levels to master, then you can test your speed. Teaches correct finger placement.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Provides worksheets to use with students explaining the different types of verbs and how to use them. There is one five page mini-unit on simple present, past and future tenses. Also included are a cut...

An excellent resource for learning about the different forms and devices used in poetry. Each item is linked to its own page which has examples of its use. Many of the pages have videos of authors reading their poems, and some have...

This Teaching Box combines hands-on activities, data analysis, and discussion that help high school students consider how weather can affect cloud types and how cloud types can affect climate.

Six written syllable-spelling conventions are used in English spelling. The conventions are useful to teach because they help students remember when to double letters in spelling and how to pronounce the vowels in new words. The...

Philosophical Chairs discussions allow students to make meaning of texts while developing, defending, and supporting their claims. This resource walks you through how to implement this type of discussion in your classroom. Included are...

Free online typing tutor will help you teach touch typing. Touch typing is typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys. A person possessing touch typing skills will know their location on the keyboard through muscle memory.

Students continue an examination of logarithms in the Research and Revise stage by studying two types of logarithms--common logarithms and natural logarithm. In this study, they take notes about the two special types of logarithms, why...

Students explore the theme of conflict in literature. They learn the difference between internal and external conflict and various types of conflicts, including self against self, self against other, and self against nature or machine....

Students are introduced to various types of energy with a focus on thermal energy and types of heat transfer as they are challenged to design a better travel thermos that is cost efficient, aesthetically pleasing and meets the design...

Students are introduced to the concept of air quality by investigating the composition, properties, atmospheric layers and everyday importance of air. They explore the sources and effects of visible and invisible air pollution. By...

This hands-on activity will help the students have a better understanding of different types of materials as pure substances and mixtures and distinguishes the homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures by discussing some material they use...

Students use the free computer game Pingus to learn how engineers, specifically environmental engineers, use their technical writing skills to give instructions and follow the instructions of others. Students learn to write instructions...

The Mission to Mars curricular unit introduces students to Mars-the Red Planet. Students discover why scientists are so interested in studying this mysterious planet. Many interesting facts about Mars are revealed, and the history of...

Students are introduced to an engineering challenge in which they are given a job assignment to separate three types of apples. However, they are unable to see the color differences between the apples, and as a result, they must think as...

Students are introduced to the basic principles behind engineering and the types of engineering while learning about a popular topic - the Olympics. The involvement of engineering in modern sports is amazing and pervasive. Students learn...

How you teach problem-solving to kids depends on their age. Read on to learn key strategies for teaching problem-solving to kids, as well as some age-by-age ideas and activities.

Check out this site to learn more about building research skills for grades 2-3. This site offers suggestions for activities that will sharpen your abilities.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show and the activities that follow focus on investigating the homes of different social groups in 16th century Tudor England using the inventory, a new type of evidence which began about 1640.

Students read picture books to explore the concepts of plot development and conflict resolution. They first learn about the connections between reading and writing, and then revise their own writing. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4

Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the basic types of chemical reactions straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson...

Content area lessons require specific techniques and knowledge that help students navigate different types of texts. Here you will find articles, videos, teaching strategies, webcasts, and research reports.

This site features activities that revolve around "Teaching With Pourquoi Tales." Students will learn more about these types of old legends that deal with the natural world.

These activities allow students to explore how Aphra Behn uses character types and tropes associated with carnival in "The Rover". Students can relate this to the play's context of production, and comic theories relating to the...