Curated OER
Food Safety From Food To Fork
Pupils are introduced to the concept of food safety. In groups, they distinguish between fact and opinion and cause and effect while participating in a board game. They write an essay about what knowledge they gained and review the...
Curated OER
Teen Drivers with Passengers
Young scholars research the current driving laws, particularly as they apply to teens. Students interview state legislators perhaps to see if they think this is a good idea. Young scholars write an in-depth article about teen driving and...
Curated OER
Groundwater: Cleaning Up
High schoolers research the various aspects of groundwater contamination that threaten health and human safety. They create a model and display that informs other about the health and safety risks. Students illustrate ways in which these...
Curated OER
Teen Drivers With Passengers
Students research the current driving laws. They investigate what has happened in states that do have tougher laws to restrict passengers with teen drivers. Students discuss the pros and cons of making a change in their state.
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National Transportation Safety Board
An independent agency of the government, the National Transportation Safety Board homepage offers information on aviation, highways, marine, pipeline & hazardous material, and railroads.
A&E Television
History.com: What Happened to Twa Flight 800?
Minutes after its take off from New York's Kennedy International Airport, a Boeing 747 headed for Paris exploded midair over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Long Island on July 17, 1996, leaving all 230 people aboard dead. The...