Association for Library Service to Children
Summer Reading List Grades 6-8
What better activity is there for summer than reading? Provide your pupils with 25 book ideas for their summer reading pursuits. A variety of different genres are represented on this list, and each book is paired with publication...
Centre for Innovation in Mamatics Teaching
Area, Perimeter and Volume
Develop young mathematicians' knowledge of two- and three-dimensional shapes with this geometry workbook. From learning about the classifications of different shapes and figures to calculating their area, perimeter, and volume, this...
San José State University
Writing Concisely: Deleting or Replacing Unnecessary Information
Are you actually feeling really tired of reading wordy, redundant, long, lengthy sentences practically all the time over and over again? Introduce writers to this handout and exercise to teach to tighten up their prose! Provides two ways...
College Writing Center
Reported Speech & Direct Speech
Provide your class with this reference page on direct and indirect speech. The page includes definitions of direct speech and reported speech (also known as indirect speech). When writing, pupils can check the sample...
Curated OER
Test Your Grammar Skills: Conjugate a Verb Today!
In this conjugating verbs worksheet, students are given definitions for the infinitive, gerund, and past participle forms. Present, past, and future tenses are also identified and defined.
Stanford University
Stanford Ency. Of Philosophy: Paraconsistent Logic
This site from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy discusses the logical theory of true contradictions, known as paraconsistent logic. Article addresses the history of the theory's development and a technical presentation of its...
Math Bits
Math Bits Notebook: Sum of Interior Angles in a Triangle
Comprehensive lesson features proofs and examples that establish that the theorem that states "the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle equals 180 degrees" is actually true.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Groundwater Information by Topic
A massive amount of information about groundwater. Topics covered include groundwater basics, humans and groundwater, groundwater quality, and its place in the water cycle. Includes true-and-false quiz and a Q&A section, as well as a...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: The Meissner Effect
Wikipedia.com offers a wonderful introduction and explanation of the Meissner effect, explaining how this effect qualifies superconduction as a true thermodynamic state of a material.
Other
Mysterious Places: Easter Island
Easter Island has been a hotbed for speculation for many years. Contrary to the popular belief that aliens are responsible for the island's mysterious statues, this website presents the true story behind the statues.
Stanford University
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Dialetheism
Describes the notion of "dialetheism," the logical theory of true contradictions. Explains its history of development, its philosophical consequences, and its significance for rationality. Excellent bibliography.
George Mason University
Gmu: Virginia Montecino: Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of Www Resources
An easy-to-follow guide to assist in determining whether online resources are reliable and true. Find questions to ask while reviewing sources. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8 and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: John Dickinson (1732 1808)
Dickinson has correctly been called the "Penman of the Revolution" by later historians. But his activities extended fortwo decades into the life of the new republic, years in which Dickinson's contributions were many. Dickinson's career...
PBS
Pbs Nature: Lemur
What do you know about lemurs? This site provides an insight into how lemurs live, their habitats, their social environments and more.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Types of Fossils
Describes four different kinds of fossils and how they form.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Head Lice
This resource is a one-page article provides a brief overview of head lice: causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment.