National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Choosing Future Population
Essay on population growth past, present and future and the impact on society. Includes guiding questions for students and links to related resources.
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West Virginia Department of Educ.: West Virginia Balanced Scorecard Dashboard
The state department of education provides information about all the schools in the state. They contain data such as student achievement, class size, attendance rate, ethnic background, and much more. Choose a school district then a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Estimating Time From Rate
Harry estimates how long it will take him to get to the front of a long ticket line in this Cyberchase video segment.
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Bug Wise
Explore the diverse world of invertebrates. Learn what they are, what they do, and how they contribute to our planet. This site offers "BugWise News", a forum, an invertebrate guide, and a wide range of great resources and activities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Rise of Divorce
This Wide Angle video features the Arab women of an all-female talk show discussing the rising divorce rates in the Middle East.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Speed of Ascent
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Hacker and the CyberSquad race to reach the Good Vibration on staircases that grow at different rates and have steps of varying sizes.
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Great Schools: Online Guide to K 12 Public Schools
This resource provides access to online profiles of K-12 public schools in all 50 states. Individual school profiles include test scores, facts about student ethnicity and economic level, and parent and student ratings about teacher...
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Advanced Studio Classroom
English language learning site for Chinese speakers -- online companion site to a magazine by the same name. Provides summaries and downloadable copies of some of the articles that appear in the printed magazine, along with access to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bianca Goes to the Movie
This Cyberchase video segment features Bianca, who must figure out the fastest route to a movie premiere.
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Pbs Learning Media: A Race to Motherboard
In this video from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad figures out how fast their broom must go so they can reach Motherboard before Wicked.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Firefighter Training
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry decides to train as a firefighter and uses line graphs to chart his physical fitness progress.
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Pbs Learning Media: Digit in Pursuit
The CyberSquad tracks Digit's position in time and then studies graphs to figure out what Hacker is scheming in this video from Cyberchase.
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Pbs Learning Media: Calculating Speed
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad calculates the speed of each broom.
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Pbs Learning Media: Estimating Distance and Travel Time
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad estimates how much air supply they will need to complete an underwater mission.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Many Jelly Beans?
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Inez estimates whether she has enough jelly beans in her large container to decorate all of the cookies in her batch.
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Pbs Learning Media: Staircases of Shangri La
Hacker and the CyberSquad use two different staircases as they race to reach the Good Vibration in this video segment from Cyberchase.
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Pbs Learning Media: Farmers in Peril
In this video from Wide Angle, the sparse life of the rural farmer in India is compared to the wealth of consumer goods available to wealthier city dwellers.
Intel Corporation
Showing Evidence Tool: Analyzing and Evaluating Information
If you're looking for a way to engage students in analyzing and evaluating evidence, rather than simply piling up information, this tool may be a boon. Students can use it to construct an argument, rate the quality of resources, and...