Curated OER
Animal Testing
Animal testing: cruel and inhumane, or innovative and life-saving? Scholars explore the topic and form their own opinions with help from the highly informative website. Pupils read a comprehensive overview of the topic, including...
ProCon
Standardized Tests
Does the use of standardized testing improve American education? Scholars dive into the issue as they prepare to discuss the debate topic with their classmates. After reviewing the pros and cons, they watch videos to help them arrive at...
University of North Carolina
Essay Exams
For decades, the sight of blue books has struck fear in the hearts of collegians. Those books usually signal an essay exam, the topic of one of the handouts in a larger series on specific writing assignments. Using the handout, writers...
ProCon
Drug Use in Sports
The ancient Greeks used performance enhancing drugs, such as opium juice, when they participated in the original Olympic Games. Pupils research a website with debate topics to decide if athletes' use of such drugs in modern sports is...
University of North Carolina
College Writing
No matter how difficult high school writing may seem, college writing presents challenges of its own. The fourth in a series of 24 handouts from The Writing Center at UNC breaks down the expectations for college writing. Scholars learn...
American Museum of Natural History
Planetary Mysteries
A website all about planetary mysteries—it's a one-stop-shop for all things, stars, planets, and space travel. Scholars read an astronomy overview to discover the page's big ideas, then choose from the plethora of resources, including...
University of North Carolina
Poetry Explications
Explication may sound like a fancy word, but it's just a fancy way to say analysis. Using a handout on poetry explications, part of a larger series on specific writing assignments, writers learn how to break down and analyze a poem. The...
Oregon State University
Oregon State University: History of Nuclear Testing: Playing With Fire
Oregon State University online exhibit provides information on nuclear weapons testing.
ProCon.org
Pro Con: Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?
Website explores the controversial issue of using animals in scientific or commercial testing.
Other
Educational Testing Service Network
The Educational Testing Service website provides information concerning the many tests ( i.e. SAT, AP, CLEP, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, PRAXIS, SLS, Higher Education Assessment) it develops and administers to individuals, educational...
Other
Testing Milk for Butterfat
The process of testing and evaluating milk for butterfat is explored at length in this comprehensive site.
Other
Topend Sports Network: Fitness Testing: Tests of Cardiovascular Endurance
Perfect for teachers of physical education or simply those who have a hankering to test out their strength, these fitness tests have been created to assess your cardiovascular endurance. Tests include a step-by-step procedure, the...
Other
University of Connecticut: Tools for Testing Web Accessibility
If you would like to test your website's accessibility prior to launching it, there are many resources available. This page lists a variety of accessibility checkers and provides a checklist for reference.
Other
Psychological Testing: Test Types
Click on the links to learn about each different type of psychological testing.
Other
Project Appleseed: What Should Parents Know About Standardized Testing?
What are standardized tests? How and why do schools use them? These are common concerns for parents who want to help their child prepare for testing. Learn more about standardized tests on this site and how you can help your child succeed.
PBS
Pbs: p.o.v.: Larry v. Lockney (A Case About Mandatory Drug Testing)
What happens in a small Texas town when a father decides to challenge a school board decision about mandatory drug testing for junior and senior high-school students? P.O.V., the documentary series that airs on PBS, answers this question...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Collaborative Projects: The Global Water Sampling Project
By testing your local water quality, you will be able to compare your results with students around the world. Register your class, and follow the project instructions. Additional teacher resources, references, and Ask-an-Expert sources...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Simple Solutions
Amy Smith is an engineer who designs simple and inexpensive solutions to real-world problems. This video produced for Teachers' Domain features her innovative design for testing the safety of drinking water in the developing world.
Other
Nevada Test Site Oral History Project
A comprehensive look at the 50 years of nuclear testing in Nevada through oral histories of the participants. In addition to the histories, the site includes a timeline, information about the test sites, and videos.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Testing for Static Electricity
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members show you how to make your very own electroscope. You can use it to find out if an object is electrically charged. [4:17]
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Duluth: Test Taking Strategies
This site from the University of Minnesota Duluth contains great strategies for test taking. It includes information on the strategies that should be applied before the test, during the test, and after the test. This is a great site to...
Other
Kaplan Test Prep
Kaptest includes information on several college and graduate school admission/aptitude tests including the SAT, ACT, DAT. Includes sample questions and tips for success. Site suggests registration, but can be used anonymously.
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides and Strategies: Anticipating Test Content
This site gives information on how to find out what information is going to be on the test and how to prepare for it. Foreign language versions of this page are available from the English home site.
Rice University
Hyper Stat Online Statistics Textbook: Logic of Hypothesis Testing
High level detailed steps including null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, significance level, statistics, probability value and statistical significance.