A picture book about a giant cactus called the saguaro. Includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
Get the facts about the grizzly bear. Besides finding a detailed description of North America's second largest land carnivore, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on grizzly bears is information on their habitat and habits, range, feeding, breeding, and conservation efforts. Don't forget to check out the video clips of grizzlies using the link near the top of the webpage. A list of resources completes the fact sheet.
Provides a very thorough explanation of gross domestic product including charts and the calculation process.
Create a cookbook to learn Standard Operating Procedures for food safety and environmental monitoring. Test for proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids and compare plant and animal protein. This unit features 5 lessons and 16 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.
Grow soybeans using Round-Up Ready seeds to illustrate how biotechnology can be used as a tool to increase production. Introduce students to different options for growing soybeans, investigate no-till farming versus conventional cultivation and the effects of each on soil fertility, and analyze Round-up Ready soybean growth. Students share the results of their investigations in a technical paper. This unit features 3 lessons and 9 files. Lessons are aligned to NGSS.
This collection of six images captures the magnificence of human development -- the transformation from baby to woman.
Tells the story of Love Canal, NY and the contamination that was happening there and what has been done about it recently.
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about the life and scientific work of Guglielmo Marconi. This man was recognized for his work in "the development of wireless telegraphy". He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909. Download and read his Nobel Lecture, "Wireless telegraphic communication," which is available in pdf format.
This lesson introduces students to the comprehension strategy of evaluating. Students learn this strategy through the "meeting of the minds" technique that teaches them to act out opposing views of two or more characters.
Lesson introduces students to the strategy of making connections. Students learn the three types of connections using a double-entry journal. A good resource for teachers.
Online lesson introduces students to the concept of monitoring. Students learn the INSERT technique, which allows them to monitor their thinking and comprehension using a coding system.
This lesson introduces students to the comprehension technique of previewing. Students use anticipation guides to preview and predict stories and work in small groups.
Online lesson introduces students to the concept of self-questioning, assisting them in an understanding of question-answer relationships that should improve their reading comprehension skills. In-depth study will lead to improved reading understanding.
Lesson that introduces students to the comprehension technique of summarizing. Students learn using the QuIP (questions into paragraphs) method which involves organizing information and putting it in writing.
This site features a guided reading lesson plan for "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie." It features a materials lists and a lesson plan.
Complete directory of the political parties that are active in the United States. Links to each party's website are included along with a brief overview of each one with major players.
The Guide to Grammar and Writing defines many of the terms common to sentence development, such as the parts of speech, or provides links for those definitions. Discusses strategies for adding variety to sentence structures. Includes links to exercises.
Check out this in-depth look at the function of active and passive voice in writing effective sentences. A quiz is included at the end of the module.
This tutorial provides rules, explanations, and examples for noun phrases, prepositional phrases, appositive phrases, absolute phrases, gerund phrases, participial phrases, and infinitive phrases. Also includes an interactive quiz. L.9-10.1b Phrases/Clauses
This video introduces how HIV enters the host cell, how it co-opts the cellular machinery to reproduce, and how to fight HIV infection.