Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Programming Case Study: Encouraging Cross Disciplinary Projects
To give fellow teachers an idea for how they can teach the Khan Academy curriculum in a classroom setting, check out this case study. Here's one case study of how teacher Ellen Reller uses our curriculum in her classroom in Lowell High...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Case Study: Neutrino Observatories
Observatories allow for study of subatomic particles, neutrinos, which are found nearly everywhere in the universe are featured in this case presented by the American Museum of Natural History.
NOAA
Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Estuary and the Watershed San Francisco Bay
In this activity, students investigate a large watershed, look for sources of pollution in the watershed, and study the impacts of a rain storm on a watershed and estuary, without going on a field trip. Students investigate the nature of...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Connecticut: A Case Study in Anti Imperialism
Lesson plan for 7th and 8th grade. Gives notes on imperialism, mercantilism and how Great Britain used the colonies as a source for raw materials.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: West River 1776 1896: Study of Early Industry
Presents detailed information on the development of industry in Westville, Connecticut 1776-1896. Discusses where and why development happened. Includes lesson plans, but slides referred to are not provided.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: The Skeletal System
After studying this article, students will be able to identify the functions and structure of bones, types of bones, bone development, parts of bones, types of joints, and bone disorders.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Blood
This illustrated article gives an in-depth study of the human blood.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Anaerobic Respiration
This study information will help you distinguish between obligate aerobes, obligate anaerobes, and facultative anaerobes.
Other
National Council for the Social Studies
National Council for the Social Studies has grown to be the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. This resource...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Patterns for Making Meaning
Students read the book The Way Life Works: The Science Lover's Illustrated Guide to How Life Grows, Develops, Reproduces, and Gets Along by Mahlon Hoagland to examine the sixteen patterns of life presented in the book. As students study...
Other
Reading Quest: Making Sense of Social Studies
Teaching students to read well in areas other than language arts requires teaching and reinforcing the kinds of reading strategies taught here. There are 27 strategies, ranging from brainstorming to word mapping. The site includes PDF...
Yale University
Yale University: Las Voces Del Caribe: Recent Immigrants From the Caribbean
From the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute this study unit deals with the stories of recent immigrants from the Caribbean to the United States.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Lesson Plan on Letter From Birmingham Jail
A comprehensive six-part lesson plan that encourages students to study the concept of non-violence as it was practiced during the confrontation that took place in Birmingham in 1963. This led to the famous letter written by Dr. King in...
iCivics
I Civics: Foundations of Government
This site provides a free curriculum for studies related to the government. Lesson plans and teacher resources are provided.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Irish Immigrants in 19th Century America
Here, you will find lesson plans through which students research, study, and discuss the problems faced by Irish immigrants during the 19th century. Provides bibliographies, as well as effective strategies for studying Irish culture and...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Introduction to Mathematical Probability
This site gives an overview of probability, including example problems and a reading list. Exhaustive and detailed, this should help dramatically with students looking to study probability.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Teaching a Tale of Two Cities
This highly detailed, narrative lesson plan includes a number of background readings, and specific activities for the classroom.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension
Comprehension strategies are conscious plans - sets of steps that good readers use to make sense of text. Comprehension strategy instruction helps students become purposeful, active readers who are in control of their own reading...