Activity
Other

Abraham Maslow: A Current List of Books and Articles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The ultimate Maslow reference. Complete bibliographical lists of books, personal letters, articles, historical archives, etc. Great starting place for research on the man and his work.
Primary
Other

College of William & Mary: Historical Scene Investigation Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Looking for a way for your students to use more primary sources? This website contain cases that give students experiences similar to those of a real historian.
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Guidelines for Determining an Author's Main Idea

For Students 7th Standards
Follow the steps in this printable PDF to identify the main topic and key details of an informational text.
Handout
University of California

Cal Heritage Collection: Using Primary Sources

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This resource covers what primary sources are, where we can find them, and how we can assess them in the classroom.
Handout
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Homework Helper: Math

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is provided for by DiscoverySchool.com. A ten-year-old boy and his father found over 625 links to educational sites. Need help with homework ask B.J.
Primary
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project: Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc. (1991)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This summary examines the impact of the 1991 US Supreme Court decision regarding the attribution of quotes to sources used in journalistic articles. Includes links to the full case, audio files, and how the justices voted on the case.
Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Identifying the Main Idea

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This resource defines main ideas and is an interactive way to assess a student's ability to correctly find main ideas from paragraphs.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Primary & Secondary Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to texts, videos, quizzes, images, and websites to use while learning about primary and secondary research sources.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Primary Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module with twenty-three links to videos, texts, images, websites, texts, and a quiz about primary sources.
Website
Other

Expert click.com: Yearbook of Experts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, which is provided for by Expert Click.com, gives an online encyclopedia of sources for journalists and broadcasters.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Primary Source Interpreting Media Photos

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart teachers can share primary source photos with students who will take part in an activity to interpret them.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Fact or Opinion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be introduced to the difference between facts and opinions. They will practice determining which statements are facts and which are opinions. Activities include sorting and classifying...
Handout
Other

New York State Newspapers:the Early History of Newspaper Publishing in N Y State

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In the first few paragraphs of this article read about the first two colonial newspapers published in New York.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Secondary Source

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This brief Wikipedia encyclopedia article explains the difference between primary and secondary sources.