Lexington High School
In the Time of the Butterflies Packet
Considering using Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies? Here's a resource designed to be used before and during a reading of her powerful story of the murder of the Mirabal sisters. Included in the packet is a vocabulary...
Curated OER
Using Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words to Improve College Level Vocabulary
Grow vocabulary skills with an understanding of affixes and word roots. Included here are a few activities and plenty of materials you can use to support your learners as the focus on building vocabulary.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Desert Shell Game
Howard Youth's article, "Desert Shell Game," examines information related to the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii. Topics covered include Fast Times for a Desert Ancient, The Tortoise and Its Lair, and more.
Symmetry Magazine
Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Simulations
Simulations are useful research tools for scientists and save a lot of time and money. Some of the ways they are used are described in this article. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few...
Intel Corporation
Intel Worldwide: Andrew Grove
Biography of Andrew Grove, a tour of his office at the Intel Santa Clara, California office, transcripts of speeches he has given, and article reprints on Andy in "Time" Magazine and "Upside" Magazine.
Other
Reel Classics: Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
Photographs of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers dancing (Time Magazine cover). Includes information about the film "Carefree" and career details for the dancing partners.