Launch a lesson that's sure to capture middle schoolers' interest! Exploration enthusiasts examine the planets of our solar system using an activity from PBS's Space series. The resource includes images and information for each planet,...

This lesson discusses how to effectively organize body paragraphs. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.b

In this slide show tutorial, students will review how to approach answering short answer and extended response essay questions. Marking strategies examples are included.

In this slide show tutorial, students will review how to approach answering short answer and extended response essay questions. Marking strategies examples are included.

The Indian Mounds experience includes virtual field trips to Ocmulgee National Monument, Kolomoki Mounds State Park, and Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site. Additional materials include a lesson plan and user guide.

This graphic organizer contains questions for students as they analyze a constructed response question. Students will read the question closely and use this planning tool to plan constructed responses. This graphic organizer is a...

[Free Registration/Login Required] The Project Assessment Map helps you plan how you will use formative assessments in a project, to be sure students are learning content and building 21st century competencies.

This PDF lesson plan prepares students for multiple portions of the AP Language and Composition exam (specifically, the multiple choice section and the rhetorical analysis prompt) by analyzing a brief text which students will be able to...

A lesson plan from the New York Times Learning Network for students to investigate the SARS epidemic in China. They will present a mock emergency health summit to discuss concerns of affected countries. Includes links for students and...

In this New York Times lesson plan, students explore wildlife conservation by investigating the reintroduction of species into their natural habitats and researching a species nearing extinction. Studens then defend the protection of the...

In this lesson, students learn about the advent of neuromarketing as a means to assess the effects of certain brands on the brain activity of prospective buyers. They then design their own experiments that test the power of certain...

In this lesson, students explore how locations around a meteorite provide information about the meteorite?s orbit. They then learn about triangulation techniques, create imaginary cities in which meteorites are ensconced, and provide...

Great website to find lesson plans for countless technology units. Students and teachers can access technology themed crossword puzzles, ask New York Times reporters questions about technology, view technology slideshows, and link to Web...

The lesson plans included here are based on the information collected from a learning expedition to Peru. There are specific plans for geography and the environment, economy, history, archaeology and for creating a travel brochure....

This site explores the Amber Plan by state. Learn what the Amber plan is, how the plan works, and what the initial criteria are to put the plan in action. Content also includes a state-by-state analysis of the Amber plan in each area.

The New York Times Learning Network provides a variety of archived news articles, lesson plans, and resources concerning the issues and events that surfaced from the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Take a virtual expedition and explore the culture of the Tarahumara Indians in Mexico's Copper Canyon. Features history, maps, lesson plans, and a photo journal.

Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Colombia. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps, and...

Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Colombia. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps, and...

Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Ecuador. Content covered includes photos, symbols, provinces, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture,...

Useful guide with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Brazil. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps, and lesson plans.

Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the Central American country of Costa Rica. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps,...

Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the Central American country of Panama. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, maps, and lesson plans.

Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Bolivia. Content covered includes photos, symbols, provinces, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture,...