Curated OER
Breaking News English: Movies Condone Drugs and Unsafe Sex
In this English worksheet, students read "Movies Condone Drugs and Unsafe Sex," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Read Works
Read Works: Animal Instinct
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about animals that seem to instinctively know when a natural disaster is about to happen. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Stories Illustrative of the Instinct of Animals Thomas Bingley
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Songs for Stories Illustrative of the Instinct of Animals by Thomas Bingley (1861), a collection of stories about the characters and habits of animals.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals by R. Lee, a nonfiction for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Stories About the Instinct of Animals
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of Stories about the Instinct of Animals by Thomas Bingley, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals by R. Lee, a nonfiction book for children.
Other
Using Animals "Follow the Leader" Instinct
Interesting site on the "Follow the Leader" instinct that can be found in animals. Livestock will follow the leader, and handlers have taken advantage of this natural behavior to move animals easily.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Knowledge or Instinct? Jack London's "To Build a Fire"
In this lesson plan, students will consider Knowledge or Instinct? Jack London's "To Build a Fire". Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Read Works
Read Works: Animal Instinct
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about animals that are able to sense a disaster before it happens. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS
Pbs: The Music Instinct: Good Vibrations! [Pdf]
Using the program "The Music Instinct," available on the PBS website, students will explore the nature of sound vibrations over two class periods.
Other
Effective Mind Control: A Biological Theory of Motivation
Most theories of motivation evolve from biological studies. This article identifies a handful of these theories including intuition theory, instinct theory, drive reduction theory, and psychoanalytic theory.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mfc Do Animals Think?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains the story on MP3, inferences, vocabulary activities, comprehension questions, distinguishing between thoughts and instincts, Activote, and web extensions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Brain Geography
Which part of your brain controls your ability to swallow? Your instinct to survive? And how do all the brain's parts function cooperatively? Find out with this interactive feature from the NOVA: "Coma" Web site.
BBC
Bbc: History: Hitler's Leadership Style
Examine Adolf Hitler's shortcomings as a military leader. Discover why the Fuhrer distrusted most of his generals and relied too much on his own instinct.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Great Depression: Creating Narrative Through Photography
This video [4:15] segment from the American Masters film Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning provides a documentary photographer's perspective of the severe economic despair and difficult living conditions that characterized the...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Is Love in Our Dna?
Participate in an online poll to discover what features instinctively guide people when choosing a mate. Consider which traits, both physical and social, are "universally" considered attractive to potential mates, and why.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Bear Essentials of Hibernation
The hibernation of bears is described in detail. Information about the actions of bears leading up to hibernation, the physiological changes that bears experience during hibernation and the 'waking up' process are given. General black...
Utah State Office of Education
Utah Science: Where Did It Come From?
Is your room a mess? Does your nose have freckles on it like your mom's? Are your eyes the same color as your dad's? Which one of these things does not belong in lessons about heredity? Give these investigations a whirl while learning...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Breaking Barriers Without Breaking the Bank
When you see your child struggling, you want to jump in and help, but sometimes your instincts and desire aren't enough. When your child has trouble with schoolwork and a tutor is necessary, one of the biggest roadblocks to getting help...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Cheese, Dogs and a Pill to Kill Mosquitoes and End Malaria
We can use a mosquito's own instincts against her. Bart Knols demos the imaginative solutions his team is developing to fight malaria- including limburger cheese and a deadly pill. [10:20]
Other
A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Anxiety in Athletes
A great deal of the literature on the relationship between anxiety and performance has come from a cognitive-behavioral perspective. This Athletic Insight paper examines the relationship between the two constructs from a psychodynamic...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Deep Crisis: Salmon Homing
Explore possible explanations of salmon's homing instincts. Record a path based upon olfactory cues, discriminating between and following specific scents placed at critical junctures along the designated path.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Romanticism: "Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Self-Reliance" is an essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes, the need for each individual to avoid...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science of Baseball: Biological Baseball
Younger students learn that hitting a baseball requires the use of various brain to body reaction activities and how those compare to the instincts and actions of animals.