Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Build and Test a Model Solar House
A learning unit with instructions on how to build a cardboard model house, and explore the effectiveness of a furnace vs. solar heating. The unit is in PDF format.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Electrostatics
This web-based activity takes students through a series of pages in which they find out about the effects charged particles have on one another, discover how Coulomb's force works, and see some real-world examples. Multiple-choice and...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Gas Laws
A learning module with built-in interactive features where students can read background information on each gas law, then explore the interrelationships of pressure, temperature, and volume. Covers Boyle's Law, Charles's Law,...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Quantum Tunneling
A learning module with built-in interactive features where students can explore the fascinating topic of matter tunneling through a barrier. They will learn how electron waves can sometimes manage this, devices that use this concept, and...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Adjectives
A clear, concise explanation of adjectives, including some tricky usages, how to order adjectives in a sentence, and some idiomatic uses of prepositions with -ed participles. The emphasis is on HOW adjectives are used more than on WHY...
Curated OER
History Matters: "The World Was at Stake"
The House Un-American Activities Committee, a Congressional committee, sought to find Communist activity in the film industry. Read the transcript from hearings questioning Jack Warner, head of Warner Brothers film company, Louis B....
Mechon Mamre
Hebrew English Bible: 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles
The text of the Books of 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles, presented side-by-side in Hebrew and English.
Mechon Mamre
Hebrew English Bible: Proverbs
The text of the Book of Proverbs, presented side-by-side in Hebrew and English.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Art Critiques Made Easy
A tipsheet giving ideas on how to encourage students to think and speak critically about visual arts, music, dance, and even literature.
Curated OER
History Matters: "Word Has Just Been Received:"truman Speaks on Railway Strike
Read the text and listen to President Truman's speech concerning his plans to address the railway strike that was affecting the post-World War II economy. (12 min.19 sec.)
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Stomach Cancer
Thorough overview of stomach cancer. Provides information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Food Allergies
Informative overview of the facts associated with food allergies. Provides information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Gas (Flatulence)
Did you know that every human being passes gas at least 14 times daily? Use this site to learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, etc. of this phenomenon by following this link.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Myositis
Thorough overview of myositis. It includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Ankylosing Spindylitis
This site has a thorough overview of this less common form of arthritis that primarily affects the back. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Thorough overview of this less common form of arthritis. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Ecology: Communities and Ecosystems
This is a collection of courses on communities and ecosystems. Some topics explored are productivity, food webs, and ecology. The courses offer video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions. Practice problems and exam...
Harvard University
The Chaucer Page: Giovanni Boccaccio
From Harvard's Chaucer Page, a brief sketch on Boccaccio mainly focusing on his influence on Chaucer.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Esophagitis
Thorough overview of esophagitis. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Curated OER
History Matters: "And We Shall Overcome": Johnson's Special Message to Congress
Read President Lyndon B. Johnson's speech before the the Congress in support of the Voting Rights Act. Feel the passion in his address and his desire to further racial equality.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Remarks Before the National Convention
Read Lyndon B. Johnson's remarks before the National Convention upon accepting the nomination for presidency.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: Political History of Aboriginal Peoples of Australia
Many links to articles describing issues between Australians and aborigines.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: The Contemporary Political History of Australia
This homepage offers links to many articles dealing with current political issues in Australia.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: We the People: Project Citizen
This detailed lesson has students examining their community. The students then have class discussions, assignments and a portfolio to complete. A separate teacher site is available.