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Article
PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: Conservative Ok Banks on Universal Preschool

For Students 9th - 10th
Video examines the impact of universal preschool in Oklahoma. Includes an audio version of the story and a transcript.
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Website
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Slavery and the Making of the University

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit from the University of North Carolina chronicles the impact slaves had on campus during the antebellum period. View primary sources showing contributions of slaves, college servants and free persons of color to their...
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Activity
Trinity University

Trinity University: Inequality and Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Trinity University offers an overview of the problems of inequality in the education system in the United States. Has links to charts and articles about income and education.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Electric Hockey

For Students 9th - 10th
Play hockey with electric charges. Place charges on the ice, then hit start to try to get the puck in the goal. View the electric field. Trace the puck's motion. Make the game harder by placing walls in front of the goal. This is a clone...
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Website
University of California

University of California: Robert B. Honeyman Jr. Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection at the University of California-Berkeley can now be accessed online through the Online Archive of California. It provides a vast collection of historically significant primary source images of early California and the...
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Lesson Plan
University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska: Limiting Trade

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At this site from the University of Nebraska, students can learn about various types of trade restrictions and their effects by applying a model to determine who will benefit and who will be hurt by a tariff.
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Graphic
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Alberta Airphoto Collection, 1922 1956

For Students 9th - 10th
The Alberta Airphoto Collection consists of around 30,000 public domain images from the University of Calgary Library's collection of airphotos. The images cover urban areas at various scales and years between 1924 and 1952. These...
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Website
Texas A&M University

Texas a & M University: Nuclear Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website for the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A & M University. It focuses on the Nuclear Engineering program, and current news about the field.
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Handout
Auburn University

Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Market Economy Defined

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a fairly complete explanation of market economy prepared by Dr. Paul Johnson of Auburn University. It also includes hyperlinks to several related topics.
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Handout
Auburn University

Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Depression Defined

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very thorough definition of economic depression by Dr. Paul Johnson of Auburn University.
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Website
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: How Did the Universe Begin?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Bite-size introduction to two scientists-Hubble and Lemaitre-who played key roles in formulating the theory of the origin of the universe known as the big bang. Includes an interactive timeline on which you can plot out the approximate...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Galileo: Revealing the Universe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Galileo: Revealing the Universe." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Online Course
Other

Montana State University: Extended University

For Students 9th - 10th
Located at Montana State University-Bozeman, find professional development, non-credit courses, video conferencing, and outreach to extend learning.
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Handout
Michael Blaber, PhD

Florida State University: Intermolecular Forces: Structures of Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from Michael Blaber and Florida State University. Amorphous and crystalline solids are compared and contrasted. The unit cell arrangements and the packing of unit cells into crystalline solids is explained and colorfully...
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Article
Other

University of Edinburgh: Conversation as Communication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At this site from the University of Edinburgh, the author claims that planning and control produce good communication. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1
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Graphic
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Special & General Relativity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Georgia State University provides an interesting chart form of the ideas of relativity. Column 1 - Idea, Column 2 - Experiment. Each item is linked to its own page of explanation, which is well done. A nice type of...
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Handout
Auburn University

Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Fiscal Policy Defined

For Students 9th - 10th
This definition of fiscal policy, prepared by Dr. Paul Johnson of Auburn University, is a very thorough definition of the concept, including hyperlinks to related topics.
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Handout
Auburn University

Auburn University: A Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Profit

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a good definition of the economic concept of profit prepared by Dr. Paul Johnson of Auburn University.
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Handout
Auburn University

Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Scarcity Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very thorough definition of scarcity prepared by Dr. Paul Johnson of Auburn University. The site includes hyperlinks to related topics.
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Handout
Auburn University

Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Competition Defined

For Students 9th - 10th
This Auburn University site is a very good explanation of competition, including hyperlinks to related topics such as monopoly and substitute goods.
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Website
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame: Byzantine St. Stephen's Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A site from the University of Notre Dame highlighting a Notre Dame research project on the urban monastic monk lifestyle at the Byzantine St. Stephen's monastery.
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Handout
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame: Career Alternatives for Art Historians

For Students 9th - 10th
This vast collection provides information on careers for those with training and interest in art history, outside of the world of universities.
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Website
Other

University of Puget Sound: Tools for Understanding Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A detailed site from the University of Puget Sound incorporating secondary math skills in a wide variety of techniques. It is intended for educators who teach mathematics and are interested in integrating common technologies into their...
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Handout
Other

University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....