Curated OER
Art & Culture Influence Each Other
Students compare and contrast the effects of culture upon the community and visa versa. In groups, students create Chumash style artwork and proportioned sculptures. They examine the perspective of the Renaissance Period and design...
Curated OER
Real People, Real Farms - Case Studies
Students study examples of sustainable farms. In this case study lesson students study real cases of farms to gain information.
Curated OER
Nonprofits in Our Community
Students identify nonprofit organizations within their local community. They practice using the yellow pages to locate these organizations. They use an organizer to keep all of the information they gathered organized.
Other
Power Up What Works: Conducting Research
This resource describes the first phase of a Grade 6 teacher's lesson plan where young scholars develop a plan for working on a research project and then collect information. Each student has chosen a topic relating to how the economic...
Other
Ethic Net: Codes by Country
Ethic Net is a databank for European codes of journalism ethics translated into English. The project offers basic information on media ethics.
Montgomery CountyPublic Schools
Mcps: Inspiration, Country Research Project
Explore how a teacher utilizes images, graphic organizers, and varies instruction to meet the academic needs of students.
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Score: Latin American Marketing Project
This site from Score provides information on the global marketplace. This is a unit where students are grouped to find out the best Latin American country to introduce a new fast food business. Site is very well outlined and includes...
Other
Hands on Universe (Hou)
HOU trains teachers in how to use astronomy tools and its curriculum materials for science education. HOU is now part of GHOU, or Global Hands-On Universe, and is linked to astronomy scientists in countries all over the world. A world...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Water Purification Project
A project through which students research the need for clean water, the technologies related to water purification, and design a component for a water purification system to be installed in a developing country.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exploring World Cultures Through Folk Tales
Using international folklore as subject matter, lead your young scholars in a unit to research literary forms and foreign countries. There is a printout available for instruction and assessment.
The World Bank
World Bank: Bangladesh Data, Projects and Research
See the development challenges Bangladesh faces and the way the World Bank is assisting the country. There is also a brief summary of the various functions and organization of The World Bank as well as an overview of how priorities are...
Latimer Clarke Corporation
Atlapedia Online: Bolivia
This resource on Bolivia is full of useful information to help with a research project. Covers geography, climate, people, history, economy, and more. Click on the maps to enlarge them.
EL Education
El Education: Operation Kidfit Recommendation Report
Students design a health and human body exhibit for a local museum by researching topics such as infectious diseases across history, anatomy, physiology, health, and nutrition. Students visited four museums across the country to...
Other
Creating a Family History
What do you know about creating a family history? This site offers a complete lesson plan for developing a sense of how your own family history fits into the bigger picture of the world's history.
Other
Ifip: Information and Communications Technologies in Latin America [Pdf]
The content of a slideshow presentation on the state of computer technology integration in Latin American countries in the public and private sectors. Charts display data relating income levels with computer ownership, mobile phone use,...
EL Education
El Education: Many Faces, Many Places One New Life
Students interview recent immigrants and research the countries from which they came. Students present the information along with digital photographs on each page of a twelve-month calendar.