The following resources were added to Open Space in Q3 of 2023 (July, August, September). Use the filters on the left to further refine your search, including Subject Area, Grade Level, and Material Type.
A collection of one hundred documents that are significant in shaping the history of the United States, beginning with the Lee Resolution of June 7, 1776, and ending with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed for reading nonfiction and informational texts, while others are useful for any text.
Take a look at an image of the constitutional amendment that put an end to slavery in the United States. Interactive image is accompanied by an overview of the amendment's inception and adoption, as well as document transcript.
Archived exhibition reveals how European writers and mapmakers thought about America during the Age of Discovery. Describes the allegorical images Europeans sometimes used to portray America and features the Gutierrez map, drawn in 1562, which is full of depictions of giants, cannibals, mermaids, monkeys, and sea monsters.
An exhibit by the Library of Congress supplies diverse facts on the famous 1492 voyage. The exhibition first examines the encounter between the European explorers and the native people. They explore five geographical areas: The Caribbean Island Societies, the Middle American Cultures, the Andes, Life in the Highlands, the South Atlantic Peoples, and the Diverse Societies of North America. The changing order of the Mediterranean World gives a new perspective to the discovery of America. The entry for Christopher Columbus, too, gives a different slant on the Man and the Myth. The entire site is fortified with pictures and descriptions of artifacts from the time. All in all, the Library of Congress presents multiple routes for discussions on Columbus Day.
1896, A Website for Political Cartoons provides a site from the collection of information concerning the Election of 1896, "New Immigrants" give us a view of immigration from a political standpoint.
This site has information from the Yale Law School on international relations resulting from the Cuban Missile Crisis. Links to further information and related topics can be found within the text.
This is a translation of the Soviet constitution under Brezhnev in 1977.
This site, created by Deidre Johnson, provides information on series reading about girls in the 19th century. You can find information about noted authors of these series, such as Jacob Abbott and Sophie May, and many selections from 19th century series books. A very interesting site.
Goals of this study are to investigate reasons for the abandonment of the region, settlement patterns, and political organization of the Puuc region.
A 2016 Department of State report examining religious freedom in Tajikistan.
"High-Rise" is the final book in a quartet of novels by J.G. Ballard. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
'The Waste Land' is a long poem by the American writer T.S Eliot. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
'Their Lonely Betters' is a short, four-stanza lyric poem by W.H. Auden. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
Written by Caryl Churchill in 1982, "Top Girls" was one of the first plays to engage directly with Thatcherism. Read an overview of "Top Girls" and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and videos.
Discover these exciting 25 activities that develop reading and writing skills while having fun. The activities are split for two different age groups.
In this lesson the students will be working on multiplying and dividing by multiples of 10.
Welcome to the final project in Digital Product Innovations! For the Unit 3 Project, your students will choose from three different project options. The previous projects provided a user, but for this project, students will need to find their own user in the community then use design thinking, entrepreneurship, advanced 3D modeling and 3D printing to create and market an innovative product for a real user! In Lesson 1, each student will read all three project overviews. Then, they will choose the project they want to work on for the remaining lessons in the project!
Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.
Technology required for this lesson: 3D Modeling Software, Digital Fabrication Tools, Laptop/Desktop, Tablet.
In this lesson, students will learn more about their user and complete the first two steps in the Design Thinking process: Empathize and Define. Note: Students should only work on the content that corresponds to their project choice. For example: if a student chose Project 3A, they would only work on the Project 3A content.
Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.
Technology required for this lesson: 3D Modeling Software, Digital Fabrication Tools, Laptop/Desktop, Tablet.
In this lesson, students will brainstorm and list ideas for their project (this is called ideation!). Next, students will sketch their three favorite ideas for the project, then draw a prototype plan.
Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.
Technology required for this lesson: 3D Modeling Software, Digital Fabrication Tools, Laptop/Desktop, Tablet.