Handout
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Nist Physics Laboratory: A Walk Through Time

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated history of timekeeping from ancient times to the present. Includes information on ancient calendars, early clocks, a revolution in timekeeping, world time scales and time zones, and the NIST standards.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Tzolk'in

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tzolkin is another name for the Maya calendar. The meanings of the symbols on the Tzolk'in and various interpretations that are given to the calendar are outlined here.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Coretta Scott King Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An activity/lesson for students which allows them to read literature from past and present Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. Includes several alternatives, as well as web links and a bibliography. From ReadWriteThink's calendar on...
Website
Canadian Museum of History

Canadian Museum of History: Maya Civilization

For Students 4th - 8th
Lots of information about many facets of the Maya civilization. Covers the history, people, geography, languages, cities, society, cosmology, the calendar, and lots more. Includes a glossary and a timeline.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teach Your Way

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Teach your way with this timely collection of resources aligned to monthly themes and skills for PreK-2 students. Use the monthly Teach Your Way calendar and planner to integrate media in creative and developmentally-appropriate ways,...
Lesson Plan
BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Frog Symphony

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This inquiry focuses on analyzing spatial and temporal data for frog calls to determine the best time of day and location to hear a symphony of frogs. Click on the link for teaching guides and handouts.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: An Almanac of Twelve Sports

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of An Almanac of Twelve Sports by William Nicholson, a calendar and poetry book for children.
Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Trials of Giordano Bruno (1592 1600)

For Students 9th - 10th
In the early morning light of Ash Wednesday, the primary day in the Church calendar for Christian penance, Giordano Bruno, one of the most original minds of the sixteenth century, rode into Rome's Campo de' Fiori on a mule. Stripped...
Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Burundi: Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the strides the Burundi government has made since the civil war of the 1990's. You'll find a chart of the governmental officials and a break-down of the branches of government and political parties. Informations is from the...
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Bill of Rights Day Is Observed

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Contains plans for seven lessons that ask students to examine Supreme Court cases that have impacted civil liberties in the United States. Students work in groups and report their findings using PowerPoint presentations. In addition to...
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Cinco De Mayo Classroom Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
A classroom activity which celebrates the holiday on the commemoration of the day itself. Published on May 5, 2007 from ReadWriteThink, site provides web links, lesson plans, and a bibliography.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: November Is National American Indian Herigage Month

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
ReadWriteThink offers a very thorough lesson plan that encourages students to create their own pourquoi stories. Included are downloadable pdf files needed to incorporate the lesson.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Award Winners Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As part of a unit on book award winners and the day the yearly awards are announced, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.

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