Lesson on why Aylmer, the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's story "The Birthmark," undertakes his fatal experiment. Lesson contents contain literary text, strategies for analysis, and vocabulary.

In this lesson, a teacher describes the steps being taken to encourage students to become independent readers outside class time.

Typical lesson on a biography research project. Students choose a famous person, read a biography and do research online, and create a graphic organizer to teach the class about the person's life. [Requires Adobe Flash Player.]

Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes various types of practice and homework questions that help students understand—and apply—key concepts. The 2nd edition has been revised to incorporate clearer, more current, and more dynamic explanations, while maintaining the same organization as the first edition. Art and illustrations have been substantially improved, and the textbook features additional assessments and related resources.

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:

Discuss the need for a comprehensive classification system
List the different levels of the taxonomic classification system
Describe how systematics and taxonomy relate to phylogeny
Discuss a phylogenetic tree's components and purpose

Professor Kathryn Sutherland discusses the importance of marriage and its relationship to financial security and social status for women in Jane Austen's novels. [1:28]

In the animal kingdom, there are seven living classes in the phylum Vertebrata. The Palomar College shares detailed information on each of these classes. Includes examples and photos as well as a follow-up quiz.

This pathway will show you how to create a class on LabXchange, add content and enroll learners. LabXchange classes can be used to facilitate discussions and track learner progress through assigned content.

The "Race, Class, and the Politics of Place" chapter from a book with the above title. The chapter discribes the typical pattern of economic development that institutionally aludes blacks in the Southern Region of the US.

Students examine the ideas and values behind the American Revolution, and what drove the colonists to seek independence, through nonfiction texts including Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began.

This brief tutorial video describes how to create a class from your LabXchange Educator Dashboard.

Explore the wide range of interactive lessons available to students and teachers on PBS LearningMedia. Each interactive lesson lets you work at your own pace while you learn -- using media and engaging tools that save your work in the lesson. Teachers can assign an interactive lesson to a class or to individual students and track their progress in the assignment. Interactive Lessons for Teacher Professional Development can provide certificates of completion to use for continuing education credits. This Collection includes: Interactive Lesson (239), Interactive (239), Video (1) for Grades All , Resources in Spanish (12).

Introduction to Sociology 2e adheres to the scope and sequence of a typical, one-semester introductory sociology course. It offers comprehensive coverage of core concepts, foundational scholars, and emerging theories, which are supported by a wealth of engaging learning materials. The textbook presents detailed section reviews with rich questions, discussions that help students apply their knowledge, and features that draw learners into the discipline in meaningful ways. The second edition retains the book’s conceptual organization, aligning to most courses, and has been significantly updated to reflect the latest research and provide examples most relevant to today’s students. In order to help instructors transition to the revised version, the 2e changes are described within the preface.

Differentiate between open and closed stratification systems
Distinguish between caste and class systems
Understand meritocracy as an ideal system of stratification

In this lesson, students will create a class quilt of nine patch paper quilt blocks using geometry.

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