George Mason University
Chnm: Between the Wars: The Scopes Trial
Read the fascinating transcript of the proceedings in court when Clarence Darrow called William Jennings Bryan to the stand to expose the weakness in his argument against evolution in the famous Scopes trial.
Library of Congress
Loc: Port of Entry
Through this activity students become historical detectives and use documents to trace the impact of immigration on the US.
Curated OER
History Matters: "I Started Filling Rifles"
You can listen to or read an interview with a woman who was a strike supporter during the Colorado Coal strike. In this interview she recalls how she helped save women and children during the Ludlow Massacre in April, 1914.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Living the Revolution: America, 1789 1820
Over thirty primary sources explore the American Revolution covering the topics of early republican life, religion, politics, expansion, and equality. Includes notes and discussion questions.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection: American Civil War
This collection of rare Civil War maps enhance the study and learning of the Civil War. They provide a wealth of insight into the war and helps to better understand the events that occurred. A great resource for teachers and an exciting...
University at Buffalo
Suny at Buffalo: Study Habits and Test Anxiety
Do you study hard, but still fear tests? Here are some tips about how to create a good study environment, and how to recognize, address and overcome test anxiety. Although this site was created with college students in mind, students of...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Research: Where Do I Begin?
The 21st century has made access to information easier than ever. Purdue offers tips on how to narrow your research field when trying to sort through this information. Click on the links in the sidebar to learn about the different types...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Roads to Memphis Transcript
Complete program transcript for Roads to Memphis, the first film to explore the mind of Martin Luther King Jr.'s elusive assassin.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "In a German Pension"
This site provides the complete etext for Katherine Mansfield's story "In a German Pension."
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "The Wind in the Rose Bush"
This site provides the complete etext for Mary Wilkins Freeman's story "The Wind in the Rose-Bush" and for other stories in the published collection of her work by the same: "The Wind in the Rose-Bush: And Other Stories of the...
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "When the Sleeper Wakes"
This site provides the complete etext for H. G. Wells's story, "When the Sleeper Wakes."
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of Harte's Condensed Novels
This site provides the complete etext for Harte's Condensed Novels.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Fables"
This site provides the complete etext for Robert Louis Stevenson's "Fables."
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Actions and Reactions"
This site provides the complete etext for Rudyard Kipling's "Actions and Reactions."
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Diary of a Man of Fifty"
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "The Diary of a Man of Fifty."
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Are Bible Readings Ever Allowed in School? [Pdf]
Article on the consitutionality of prayer, worship or reading the Bible at school. Students analyze Supreme Court cases, answer questions for discussion and debate the protective clause of first amendment rights.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Sudan, Imperialism and Mahdi's Holy War [Pdf]
Article on the Sudan region history and the Mahdi's holy war against British imperialism and Egypt. Includes questions for writing and discussion, short research project outline relating this historical event with modern conflict, and...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Graphing Trigonometric Functions
This mathematics session investigates how to graph trigonometric functions. The tutorial consists of class notes, calculator tips, examples, and practice problems with solutions. The teacher resource includes methods to produce...
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Edward Teller
The "Father of the hydrogen bomb" is dead. But Edward Teller did more than design nuclear weapons -- he also fought arms control and pushed missile defense. What did Teller invent? Did he make us safer?
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balloons and Static Electricity
An interactive simulation with balloons and a sweater that teaches about static electricity, electric charges, and electric force. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson plans, and...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Density
An interactive simulation that teaches about density, mass, and volume through explorations of mass and volume with different objects. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson plans, and...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Masses & Springs
An interactive simulation that teaches about springs, Hooke's Law, and conservation of energy observing changes in kinetic, potential, and thermal energy by adjusting the stiffness and damping of springs holding various masses. This...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: How Does Writer Organize Nonfiction Text?[pdf]
This poster contains writing craft questions for students to ask when reading nonfiction. This graphic organizer is a copyrighted material that may be used for educational purposes.
PBS
Pbs Bloodlines: Making Precedent
Excellent site where students are challenged to read several case studies and make choices about what they would do in the situation. After they choose they are presented with some of the consequences that their decision may produce in...