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Preschool – Grade 3
Preschool
Introduction
Fairies, Gnomes, and Other Wee Folk
Gardening and Outdoors Fun
Sensory Experiences, Small World Bins, and More
Snacks and Treats
Nature Tables and Displays
Early Learning Activities
Teaching and Learning: Rhythm
Oak Meadow Resources
Living Education
Meagan Rose Wilson
How Wee Learn
Teaching and Learning: Stories and Storytelling
“Using a Flannel Board to Tell a Story”
“How To—DIY Children’s Felt Board—Hallmark Channel”
Teaching and Learning: Art, A Creative Experience
“Drawing with Block Crayons”
“Felting with Wool Roving”
Month: September
Had a Rooster Songtale
“Drying Flowers in Sand”
Month: October
“Finger Knitting with Children”
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: World Food Day
Month: November
“Pinecone Winter Owls Craft”
“How to . . . Make Sand Beads”
“How to Make Corn Husk Dolls”
How to Pop Homegrown Popcorn on the Cob in the Microwave:
Month: December
DIY Shoe Tying Practice Board
“Waldorf Window Star Tutorial”
“How to Make Hand-Dipped Beeswax Candles”
“How to Make Pomanders with Oranges and Cloves”
Night Sky Planner
Month: January
Teddy Bears Picnic
“Expansive Geometric Drawings Trampled in Snow and Sand by Simon Beck”
Month: February
“Valentine Craft Tissue Paper Stained Glass Heart”
Month: March
Raising Butterflies
The Butterfly Site
Month: April
“Rustic Honey Cake”
Month: June
“Terracotta Sharpie Paint Marker Design”
“Grandma Can Make Fairy Houses from Forest Finds”
“Easy to Make Bubble Paint for Toddler and Preschool Art”
Month: July
“Easy Cork Boat Craft for Kids”
Month: Anytime
“Toilet Paper Roll Train Craft”
Songs (alphabetized)
A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea
A Tistket, A Tasket
Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Down at the Station
Down by the Bay
Farmer in the Dell
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five Little Ducks Went Out to Play
Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Here We Go Looby Loo
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hokey Pokey
I’m a Little Teapot
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jingle Bells
Lavender’s Blue
Little Red Caboose
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Mary had a Little Lamb
Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow
Oh, How Lovely is the Evening
Over in the Meadow
Over the River
Pop Goes the Weasel
Ring Around the Rosie
Row, Row, Row, Your Boat
Skinamarink a dink a dink
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Ten Little Bunnies (one little, two little, three little bunnies) – Can use any animals–song is about dinosaurs
The Green Leaves Grew All Around
The Muffin Man
This Old Man, He Played One
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
When You’re Happy & You Know It
Where is Thumbkin?
White Coral Bells
Grade 1
Language Arts
Lesson 31: phonics & reading activities
Phonics lesson plans at teAchnology
Word games at PBS Kids
Lesson 33: word study games
FunBrain.com
Interactive Wordplays
Social Studies
Lesson 14: local map sites
MapQuest
Google Maps
The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas, Austin
Lesson 15: state maps
Blank outline state maps at 50states.com
State maps and data at infoplease.com
Printable maps and state quizzes at EnchantedLearning.com
Lesson 16: United States maps
Various U.S. maps at WorldAtlas.com
Building Marvels: Landmarks of the United States
Lesson 36: appreciating diversity
“Helping Children Understand Other Cultures” at Ohio State University
“Appreciating Diversity” at A Place of Our Own
Science
Lesson 5: animal tracking sites
Mammal Tracks at beartracker.com
Princeton University’s Outdoor Action Guide to Animal Tracking
Lesson 19: Arctic
Fun with Blubber!
How Do Whales, Penguins, and Polar Bears Keep Warm?
Lesson 20: diurnal and nocturnal animals
Night vision page at Nova Online
Lesson 24: scientific method
Sink or Float?
Lesson 30: sounds in nature
Animal sounds at naturesongs.com
Birdsong recordings at the Audubon Society
“Listening to Nature” at the California Library of Natural Sounds
Lesson 31: birds’ nests
Bird houses at 70birds.com
Bird Nests from Backyard Nature
Lesson 34: bees & honey
The British Beekeepers Association
Honey.com
Math
Live Tutorials: Form Drawing Lessons
Music
Grade 2
Language Arts
Lesson 8: phonics & word study
Favorite Phonics Games, Apps, and Websites from Common Sense Education
Word games at Word Central
Social Studies
Lesson 19: Celtic & Irish culture
The Celtic Webring
Irish Culture and Customs
Who Were the Iron Age Celts?
Lesson 20: Ancient China
Ancient China for Kids
History for Kids: Ancient China
Ancient China Maps
Lesson 21: Ancient Mali
Ancient Africa for Kids
Sundiata on African History
History for Kids: Ancient Africa
Lesson 24: ancient currency
The Earliest Currency in Ireland
Coins of Ancient Greece & Rome
Origins of Coins
Lesson 32: electing leaders
Kids Voting USA
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government
Exploring the Voting Process with Kids—A Family Activity
Science
Lesson 15: beehives & beeswax
Just for Kids! at Honey.com
The Buzz on Bees
Animal Video: Learn About Bees
Ten Facts About Honeybees
Lesson 19: the weaverbird
Animal Facts: Weaver Bird
Weavers of the World
Lesson 20: the swiftlet
The Glossy Swiftlet
Swiftlets and Bird’s Nest Soup
Lesson 28: animal communication
How Wolves Communicate
The Animal Communication Project
How Animals Use Smells
Lesson 30: the desert biome
Deserts at Blue Planet
The Desert Biome at the University of California, Berkeley
Biomes: Desert
Lesson 31: animals & their habitats
Animals at Blue Planet
Dolphin Research Center
A – Z Animals: Habitats
Animal Facts Sheets
Lesson 32: reptiles
Reptiles Magazine
Animals at the San Diego Zoo
Lesson 33: frogs
allaboutfrogs.org
Frogs at the San Francisco Exploratorium
Frog Facts
Fun Frog Facts for Kids
Lesson 34: insects
The Insects Home Page
Bug Bios
“Katerpillars & Mystery Bugs” from the University of Kentucky
Lesson 35: birds
All About Birds at Enchanted Learning
Fun Bird Facts for Kids
Birds: San Diego Zoo Kids
Lesson 36: fish
Fish Facts
Fish ‘n’ Kids
All About Fish
Some Interesting Facts About Fish
Math
Live Tutorials: Form Drawing Lessons
Lesson 10: Patterning Block
Patterning Block (Multiplication Math Art Board)
Music
Grade 3
Language Arts
General:
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon: Activities
Lesson 1: learning styles
Learning Styles Explained
Learning Styles Online
Learning Styles
Lesson 2: interactive language games
ABCYA
Starfall
Primary Games
Social Studies
Lesson 4: Phoenician writing
Omniglot
The Phoenician Alphabet in Archaeology
Phoenicia.org
Lesson 12: maps of the ancient world
Phoenician Time Map
Ancient World Maps
Historical Maps at the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Lesson 15: Native American culture
First Nations Histories
Native Americans and Lewis & Clark
Native American Tribes and Cultures
Lesson 26: frontier life
Fort Griffin
Lesson 28: ancient Israel
Moses at Kidipede
Lesson 31: Native tales & legends
Cherokee Stories
Native American Lore
Lesson 33: basis of government
“Join the Signers” at the National Archives
U.S. Electoral College
Lesson 34: The Declaration of Independence
Historic Philadelphia
The Declaration of Independence at USHistory.org
Congress for Kids
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government
The Constitution for Kids
Science
Lesson 21: the water cycle
The Water Cycle
KidZone Science: The Water Cycle
Hands-On Science Water Absorption Experiment
Lesson 22: photosynthesis
Science Made Simple
Methuselah Tree
Lesson 23: ecological conservation
Ecology for Kids
Lesson 24: more about the water cycle
Environmental Kids Club
Lesson 25: biomes
World Biomes
Blue Planet Biomes
Geography4Kids
Lesson 26: more about biomes
Biomes of the World
The World’s Biomes
Lesson 27: volcanoes & earthquakes
Volcano Explorer
Field Trip to Mars
Lesson 28: natural resources
Natural Resources Conservation Service
National Wildlife Federation
Enrivonmental Kids Club
Lesson 29: caves
The Virtual Cave
The National Speleological Society
Lesson 30: rocks
Rocks and Sediments
Rocks for Kids
Mineralogy 4 Kids
Lesson 32: the ocean
Parent-Led Activities from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Lesson 33: the freshwater biome
Freshwater Wetlands at the World Wildlife Fund
Aquatic Biomes
Lesson 34: vertebrates & invertebrates
Invertebrates
Vertebrates & Invertebrates at Fact Monster
Extinct Animals Primary Resource Guide
Bronx Zoo: A Student’s Guide to Doing Basic Research
Lesson 35: classifying plants
Mosses at Backyard Nature
Lesson 36: extinct & endangered animals & plants
Endangered Species at the World Wildlife Fund
Math
Live Tutorials: Form Drawing Lessons
Music
Grade 4
Grade 4 - Language Arts
Language Arts
General
Grammaropolis
The Word Search
Vocabulary Spelling City
Fry Sight Word Lists
18 Tactile Spelling Activities
41 Writing Prompts for 4th Grade
Teaching without Frills
Lesson 2: Nouns and verbs
Nouns and Verbs
Verbs for Kids
Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs
Lesson 3: Alphabetizing; adjectives and adverbs
A Lesson on Alphabetizing
Adjectives and Adverbs: English Grammar Made Simple
Adverbs
Lesson 4: Sentence building
6 Ways to Start a Sentence
The Sentence Song
Lesson 5: Different types of adverbs
English for Kids: Adverbs
Types of Adverbs
Lesson 6: Ending punctuation
The Punctuation Song
Lesson 8: Pronouns; five-sentence paragraphs
Pronouns
Pronoun Song
Paragraph song
Lesson 11: Compound sentences
Simple, compound, and complex sentences
Lesson 14: Creating a storyboard; composing poetry
Storyboard Templates
How to write poetry
Parts of a poem
5 poetry writing prompts for kids
Lesson 16: Poetry memorization and recitation
42 Famous Poems for Kids
Poems for kids to recite
Short Poems for Children
Lesson 17: Subject and predicate
Subjects and predicates
Lesson 18: Sentence fragments; sentence building
Sentence fragments
Using varied sentence types
Lesson 20: Contractions; short story writing
Contractions
Alphabetical list of contractions
Writing a story with beginning, middle, end
How to write a story for kids
Lesson 23: Singular and plural possessives
Grammar: Plural or possessive?
Punctuation: Using apostrophes to show singular & plural possession
Apostrophe trick
Lesson 26 & 27: Elements of a short story
Story Elements
How to Write a Story
Lesson 29: Story endings
Write great endings!
How to write an effective ending to a story
Lesson 30: Editing and proofreading
Editing your writing for kids
Lesson 31: Revision and proofreading skills
Tips for revision writing
ARMS Revising
Grade 4 - Social Studies
Social Studies
General
Native American societies before contact
Native Americans for Kids
Map skills for elementary students
Colonial America for Kids
Westward Expansion and the Old West
Lesson 1: Local topography; very old tree
What is topography?
Lesson 2: Soil types and layering
What’s the dirt on…dirt?
Types of soil
Get the scoop on soil
Layers of soil
Lesson 7: Research Native American group
An insightful look into the history of the Native Americans
Lesson 8-10: Research report
How to write a research paper for kids
Lesson 11: Model of a traditional Native American village
Dwellings of Native Americans
Lesson 13: Relief maps
Making a relief map
Representing mountains on maps
Lesson 14: State symbols
State symbols
Lesson 15: State capitals; population centers
Tour of the states (with capitals and symbols)
Lesson 19: Early explorers and colonial settlers
Early Explorers: Gold, God, and Glory
The American Explorers Explained
Early European Settlement of North America Explained
Life in Jamestown
Colonial Times (1585-1776)
Lesson 23: Early settlers in local area
What can be learned from a 17th century American town
Lesson 25: Material culture of pioneers
A Day in the Life of a 1850s Pioneer
Life in America 1800
The American West – Wagon Trails to the West (1849)
Lesson 28: Native American leaders
American’s Great Indian Leaders (Full Length Documentary)
Lesson 29: California gold rush
California Gold Rush for Kids
Lesson 30: Famous lawmen of the Old West
Lawmen of the Old West
10 of the most dangerous lawmen of the Old West
Lesson 31: Pony Express
Pony Express: A Brief History
The Pony Express: A Revolution in Transportation and Communication
10 things you may not know about the Pony Express
Lesson 32: Transcontinental railroad
Transcontinental Railroad and the American West
Building the Transcontinental Railroad
Golden Spike 150 Year Anniversary
Grade 4 - Science
Science
General
Foodplay.com video clips
Astronomy for Kids
Animals and Nature: DK Find Out!
Lesson 1: Observation and description
What Tree Rings Tell Us About the Life of a Tree
Reading the rings of a tree
Lesson 2: Patterns and shapes in nature
Patterns in nature
Math patterns in nature
The Mathematics of Nature’s Patterns
Lesson 4: Similarities between forms in nature
Finding Geometry in Nature
Lesson 6: Seed sprouting experiment
Bean time-lapse 25 days
Growing pea time-lapse
Lesson 7: Chart experiment data; compare seed growth
Types of Graphs
Lesson 8: Seed transportation
7 Brilliant Ways Seeds and Fruits Are Dispersed
Seed Dispersal for Kids
Fruits and seed dispersal
Lesson 10: Parts of a cell
Parts of the cell for kids
Cells are the starting point
What is a cell?
Lesson 11: Food energy and food values
Food Energy Basics for Kids
Lesson 12: Nutritional diets
How to Create a Healthy Plate
You are what you eat!
Sparkle Kitchen: Rainbow Salad
Lesson 13: Sugar; reading food labels
Making Healthy Choices Using Nutrition Facts Labels
The Nutrition Facts Label
Lesson 15: Dog breeds
Breeds of Dogs, Part 1
Breeds of Dogs, Part 2
Puppy Breeds 101
190 Dog Breeds Before and After Growing Up
Lesson 17: Dogs helping people
These Dogs Help Humans in Amazing Ways
How Dogs (Eventually) Became our Best Friends
Lesson 23: Birdcalls; nature signs
BirdNET
Lesson 28: Constellations
Constellation Facts for Kids
What are stars and constellations
A Kid’s Guide to Stargazing
Night sky: Summer Triangle
Lesson 29: Moon; gravity
All About the Moon
Where Did the Moon Come From?
Why Does the Moon Change?
Defining Gravity
What if there was no gravity on Earth?
Gravity!
Lesson 31: Meteors and comets; auroras
What’s the Difference Between Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids, Meteors, & Meteorites?
Meteor Showers 101
All About Comets for Kids
All About Auroras
What Causes the Northern Lights?
Lesson 33: Latitude and longitude
Latitude and Longitude
Map Skills: Geography, Latitude, and Longitude
Latitude and Longitude: Using Coordinates to Find Places on a Map
Lesson 35: Cardinal directions; compass navigation
Cardinal Directions: Explanations for Kids
3 Compass Games
How to Use a Compass
Grade 4 - Music and Art
Music & Art
General
Recorder Songs – Audio Files
Art Explorations for Kids
How to Draw a Perspective Landscape
Famous Paintings, Art Appreciation for Kids
4 Watercolor Techniques
Lesson 2: Tonal drawing
Tonal shading tips
Lesson 3: Negative space
Positive and negative space in art for kids
Lesson 4: Drawing from a close-up viewpoint
Drawing from near and far
Lesson 9: Perspectives in art
What is perspective in art?
Perspective art for kids
Lesson 10: Foreshortened circles; shading
Foreshortened circle
Lesson 11: Foreshortened square, three-dimensional lettering
Foreshortened squares
How to draw 3D letters
Lesson 12: Spherical drawings
How to draw a sphere
Lesson 13: Still life; surface lines law of perspective
Observational drawing for kids
Lesson 18: Viewing art
Art for kids: meet 10 famous paintings and artists
Lesson 25: Watercolor paintings
5 easy watercolor techniques for kids
Water colours on wet paper
Watercolor tutorial: wet in wet technique for beginners
Lesson 27: Drawing for science
Let’s make a scientific drawing
How do scientists draw and label leaves
Lesson 32: Drawing birds
How to draw a bird
How to draw a chickadee
How to draw a cardinal
Lesson 34: Human figure drawing
How to draw a simple human body for kids
Draw people: proportion
Lesson 35: Landscape drawing
Art projects for kids: landscapes
How to draw a landscape: art lesson for kids
Grade 5
Grade 5 - English
English
General
Learn from Great Writers
Citing Sources: Why & How to Do It
WriteAlong for 5th Grade
How-To Writing for Kids
Lesson 1: Subjects and predicates
Complete subjects and predicates
Lesson 2: Dependent and independent clauses
Independent and dependent clauses
Lesson 3: Simple and compound subjects and predicates
Simple and compound subjects and predicates
Lesson 4: Compound sentences and conjunctions
Simple and compound sentence for kids
Lesson 5: Complex sentences
Complex Sentences
Clauses and Complex Sentences
Lesson 6: Sentence fragments; run-on sentences
Fragments and Run-On Sentences
Lesson 7: capitalization; outlines
Capitalization
How to Create an Outline for Kids
Lesson 8: Common and proper nouns; possessive nouns
Common Nouns and Proper Nouns
What Are Possessive Nouns?
Lesson 9: Adjectives and adverbs
Adjectives and Adverbs
The Adverb Song
Unpack Your Adjectives
The Adjective Song
Lesson 10: Dividing words into syllables; forming plural nouns
What Are Syllables?
Teaching Spelling Rules for Making Words Plural
Singular and Plural Nouns for Kids
Plurals, ‘y’ endings. Adding ‘ies’
Lesson 11: Sentence types
4 Types of Sentences
The Four Types of Sentences Song
Lesson 12: Direct quotations; in-text citations
How to Use Quotation Marks
How to Write Direct Speech
Citations for Beginners
What Are In-Text Citations?
Lesson 14: Punctuating dialogue; revising, editing, and proofreading
Tips for Revising Writing
ARMS Revising
Why Is Proofreading So Important?
Lesson 15 & 16: Base words, prefixes, suffixes
What are Suffixes?
Learning Tips: Prefixes and Suffixes
Lesson 17: Verb forms
Past Tense Verbs vs. Past Participle
Simple Verb Tenses (Present, Past, and Future Tense)
Lesson 18: Prepositions, prepositional phrases
What is a Preposition?
Prepositional Phrases
Lesson 19: Contractions; plural possessives
What is a Contraction?
Apostrophes: When to Use Them
Singular & Plural Possessives
Lesson 20: Faulty sentences
10 Examples of Bad Grammar To Avoid
Lesson 21: Five-paragraph essay
How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay
Lesson 23: Simple, compound, and complex sentences
Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Lesson 24 & 25: Types of adverbs; homophones
Different Kinds of Adverbs
By Bye Buy
Learn the Homophones
Lesson 26: Double negatives
Double Negatives
Lesson 27: Creative writing; descriptive writing
What is Descriptive Writing?
Show, Don’t Tell
Writing with the Senses
Lesson 28: Antonyms, synonyms
What are Synonyms and Antonyms?
Lesson 30: Writing business letters
How to Write Business Letters for Kids
Lesson 31: Biography
How to Write a Biography for Kids
Elements of a Biography
100+ Beautiful Biographies Your Kids Will Love
Lesson 32: Poetry
Poems for Kids
The Kids Are All Write: How to Write a Poem
Poetry Writing for Kids
Grade 5 - US History
U.S. History
General
A Young People’s History of the United States
Legends of America
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government
Liberty’s Kids: American Revolution
Lesson 1: Early Explorers, early navigation
Early Navigational Tools
The History of Navigation
PBS World Explorers
Learn About Native Americans before European Colonization
Lesson 2: Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus Biography
Lesson 3: James and Roanoke
Virginia: Roanoke and Jamestown
What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
Lesson 4: Mayflower Compact
We are still here: Four hundred years of Wampanoag history
The Pilgrims: Mayflower Compact
How the Mayflower Compact Laid a Foundation for American Democracy
Lesson 5: Early colonies
The 13 Colonies for Kids
Mr. Zoller’s Thirteen Colonies podcast series
Lesson 6: Colonial living
Colonial American: Living conditions, jobs, religion, and more
Colonial Times (1585-1776)
Colonial Cooking
Lesson 7: Salem witch trials
Salem Witch Museum
Salem Witch Trial Facts for Kids
Lesson 8: Puritan way of life
Puritan Life
A Taste of Puritan Life
Lesson 9: Colonial trades and crafts
Crafts and Trades
Colonial Craft Tutorials
33 Colonial Activities for Kids
Lesson 10: Traditional uses of plants
Colonial Garden Plants
Colonial Kitchen Garden
Lesson 11: Spanish missions; French and Indian War
Spanish Missions
El Camino Real de los Tejas
Virtual Field Trip: San Antonio Missions
The French and Indian War Explained
Lesson 12: Colonial games and toys
Colonial Classroom: Colonial Toys and Games
Lesson 13: Taxation without representation; Boston Tea Party
Taxation without Representation
The story behind the Boston Tea Party
Tea Party – Schoolhouse Rock – No more Kings
Lesson 14: Declaration of Independence; American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence
John Adams – Writing the Declaration of Independence
Liberty’s Kids: The First Fourth of July
American Revolution Spies
African American Patriots
Lesson 15: Paul Revere; Revolution War
Paul Revere Facts for Kids
Paul Revere’s Ride (video reenactment)
Roles of Women During the Revolutionary War
Lesson 16: George Washington
George Washington Biography
Washington’s War
Liberty’s Kids: Washington Takes Command
Lesson 17: The Constitution
Teaching the Constitution
U.S. Constitution for Kids
Liberty’s Kids: We the People
Lesson 18: Experiments with electricity
16 fun electricity experiments and activities
5 awesome static electricity experiments
Lesson 19: Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin: My First Biography
Liberty’s Kids: Postmaster General Franklin
Benjamin Franklin: Inventions and Improvements
Sounds of a Glass Armonica
Lesson 20: Weather lore; Poor Richard’s Almanack
Weather Lore, The Nature Navigator
Weather Lore Articles (The Old Farmer’s Almanac
Poor Richard, 1739
Lesson 21: Thomas Jefferson; Louisiana Purchase; Lewis & Clark
Thomas Jefferson
The duality of Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase facts for kids
Lewis & Clark
Moments in Time: From the Journals of Lewis & Clark
Lesson 22: Tecumseh; War of 1812
Tecumseh: History for Kids
The Wisdom of Chief Tecumseh
The War of 1812
War of 1812 in 12 Minutes
Lesson 23: Andrew Jackson; Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson
Indian Removal Act
Trail of Tears (National Historic Trail)
Lesson 24: Native American leaders
American’s Great Indian Leaders (full length documentary)
Great Native American Chiefs
Native Knowledge 360
“We Still Live Here”
Abenaki Legends
Sacajawea (1788-1812)
9 Famous Native American Women in History You Need to Know
Blackfeet Indian Stories
Lesson 25 & 26: Life on the Western Frontier; Pioneer Life
Daily Life on the Frontier
What Kids Did on the Western Frontier
Westward Expansion: Log Cabin
48 Snapshots of Life in the Real Wild West
Lesson 27: Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Facts for Kids
Northwest Territories Timeline
Lesson 28: Mexican-American War; California Gold Rush
The Mexican-American War
California Gold Rush of 1849
Gold Fever
Lesson 29: Civil War; slavery and abolitionists
Causes of the American Civil War
American Civil War Women
How Southern socialites rewrote Civil War history
Slavery in America for Kids – Abolitionism (1688-1865)
The Atlantic Slave Trade: What too few textbooks told you
Life Aboard a Slave Ship
African American Folktales
Lesson 30: Underground Railroad
How the Underground Railroad Worked
Secrets and Codes of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman’s road to freedom
The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass, the most photographed American of the 19th century
Lesson 32: State symbols
State Symbols USA
Lesson 34: Influential women in history
25 of the Most Influential Women in American History
Famous Firsts in Women’s History
Grade 5 - Science
Science
General
Study James! Interactive Math and Science Activities
Crash Course Kids: 5th Grade Science Videos
NASA Climate Kids
Science Sparks: Making Science Fun for Kids
Lesson 1: Scientific inquiry; bird beaks as tools
Scientific Theory & Evidence
Think Like a Scientist
How Beaks Are Adapted to What Birds Eat
Cornell Lab Bird Cams
Lesson 2: Scientific ways of knowing; indicator species; frogs
Learn All About the Scientific Method Steps
What are Indicator Species?
Disappearing Frogs
Lesson 3: Methods of Measurement
Measurement Mystery
Math Antics: Intro to the Metric System
Lesson 4: Magnification as a scientific tool
Animal Cells
Plant Cells
Lesson 5: Living and nonliving things
It’s Alive!
Living and Non-Living Things
Lesson 6: Food chains; food webs; diversity of ecosystems
Food Webs and Food Chains
Dead Stuff: The Secret Ingredient in our Food Chain
Food Webs and Energy Pyramids: Bedrocks of Biodiversity
Understanding Ecosystems for Kids
Lesson 7: Balance of nature
How Does Cooperation Evolve?
Competition, Predation, and Symbiosis
Lesson 8: Endangered species; animal behavior
Endangered Species
Animal Behavior
Animal Adaptation
Animal Tricksters!
Lesson 9: Protected habitats; predators and prey; the ripple effect
Habitats
Animal Conservation Explained
Things Kids Can Do to Save Wildlife and Habitats
Predator vs. Prey
Lesson 10: Forest and desert biomes
The Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome
Rainforest 101
Desert Biome Facts
Lesson 11: Tundra, grasslands, and ocean
Tundra
What is a Grassland Biome?
Oceans 101
Exploring Our Pristine Seas
Lesson 12: Water cycle; water usage and conservation
Precipitation Education: The Water Cycle
Conserving Water at Home
Lesson 13: Astronomy early theories; movement of Earth, moon and stars
Early Astronomers: Ptolemy, Aristotle, Copernicus, and Galileo
Movements of the Sun, Moon, and Earth
Star Facts for Kids
Lesson 14: Solar system
Solar System 101
Planets for Kids
How to Make a 3D Solar System Project
Lesson 15: Pollution and earth’s resources
Fossil Fuels vs. Renewable Energy Sources
The World Counts: What is Pollution?
13 Eco-Friendly Practices to Teach Your Kids
What is Being Environmentally Friendly?
Lesson 16: Energy conservation; renewable energy; environmental friendly building
Climate Kids: What Can We Do to Help?
Renewable Energy Explained in 2.5 Minutes
The Most Eco-Friendly Home Construction Materials
Green Building
Lesson 17: Recycling; healthy food sources; Earth stewardship
Recycle City
Kids’ Super Guide to Recycling
What Happens to Your Recycling After It’s Collected?
34 Recycled Material Innovations
Lesson 19: Weather patterns
Bill Nye: Atmospheric Pressure
The History of the Barometer (and How It Works)
What is the Jet Stream?
Be a Weather Watcher
Lesson 20: Clouds and storms
Finding the Dew Point
All the Cloud Types
Why Do Clouds Stay Up?
Rain Shadow
Hurricane, Tornado, Cyclone – What’s the Difference?
Lesson 21: Characteristics of life; plant and animal cells
Characteristics of Life
Cell Structure
What Are the Parts of an Animal Cell?What Are the Parts of a Plant Cell?
Lesson 22: Classification systems
Classification of Living Things
Lesson 23: Body tissues
Types of Human Body Tissue
The Human Brain
The Brain: Amazing Body Facts for Kids
Blood
How Your Muscular System Works
Biology for Kids: Organs
Lesson 24: Body systems
Body Systems and Vital Organs
How the Body Works
Digestion
The Skeletal System
The Nervous System
Lesson 25: Body structures
Bird Anatomy
Body of a Snake
The Walrus: Physical Characteristics
Understanding the Weird Anatomy of an Octopus
Lesson 27: Physics; early theories; properties of gravity
Physics for Kids
5 Offbeat Physical Science Experiments for Beginners
What is Gravity?
Lesson 28: Energy; states of matter; heat energy; conduction, convection, and radiation
States of Matter
Heat Energy
Three Methods of Heat Transfer!
Difference Between Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
10 Condensation Examples
Convection Currents: Science Demonstration
Convection Current Demonstration
Lesson 29: Expansion, contraction, and properties of water
The Uses of Expansion and Contraction of Matter in Daily Life
Properties of Water
How Does Surface Tension Work?
Lesson 30: Light energy
Life Spectrum
Disappearing Color Wheel
Understanding Reflection of Light
Understanding Absorption of Light: WhyDo We See Different Colors?
Electromagnetic Waves
Lesson 31: Sound waves
What is Sound?
Pitch & Frequency
Volume & Amplitude
Why Do We Hear Echoes?
The Speed of Sound and How Does It Travel
The Science of Hearing
Lesson 32: Electricity, magnetism
Bill Nye: Static Electricity
Circuit Basics: What’s the Difference Between AC and DC Power?
Electromagnets: How Do They Work?
Lesson 33: Air pressure
Floating Balls: Bernoulli’s Principle Visualized
What is Aerodynamics?
The Science of Airplane Flight
Lesson 34: Technology and design
How to Teach Problem-Solving to Kids
Famous Inventions
How to Become a Young Inventor
Lesson 35: Center of gravity; friction; bending light; sonar; electricity in the body
Center of Gravity
Friction Basics
Bending Light
What is Sonar?
Echolocation
Grade 6
Grade 6 - English
English
General
Grammar Monster
Mind Blooming
Teaching Without Frills
Lesson 1: Sentence structure
A Complete Guide to Sentence Structure
How to Create Sentence Variety
Lesson 2: Nouns
Common and Proper Nouns
Concrete and Abstract Nouns
Collective Nouns
Lesson 3: Note-taking and citations
How to Take Good Notes
Note-Taking Strategies for Middle Schoolers
Citations for Beginners
How to Avoid Plagiarism in 5 Easy Steps
Lesson 4: The writing process
How to Use the Writing Process (in Plain English!)
Six Traits of Narrative Writing
Lesson 5: Capitalization
Capitalization Rules
Lesson 6: Direct and indirect quotations
Using Speech Marks
Lesson 7: Poetry
Poetry Writing Lessons for Kids
Lesson 8: Report writing
Informational Writing for Kids
Lesson 9: Short-story writing
Journal Buddies
Parts of a Story
Plot Mountain! The Plot Diagram Song
Lesson 10: Clauses and conjunctions
What is a Conjunction?
What are Adverb Clauses?
The Simple Summary
Lesson 11: Expository essay
Expository Writing: Writing to Explain
Narrative vs. Expository
Lesson 12: Descriptive writing
Descriptive Language
Improve Your Writing: Show, Don’t Tell
Lesson 13: Organizing information
Describing Characters
Character Traits and Character Development
Lesson 14: Commonly misused words; first-person point of view
Top 30 Commonly Confused Words in English
Understanding Point of View
Lesson 15: Comparative essay
Compare and Contrast
Lesson 16: Punctuation
Learn All About the Different Punctuation Marks and What They Do
First, Second, and Third Person
Lesson 19: Opinion essay
Opinion Writing for Kids
Lesson 20: Persuasive essay
Writing a Persuasive Piece
Persuasive Devices
Lesson 21: Sentence building
Building Sentences
Subordinating Conjunctions
Lesson 22: Supporting details
Wordiness
Main Idea and Details
Lesson 25: Prepositional phrases
Prepositional Phrases
Lesson 27: Homophones
Learn the Homophones
Lesson 29: Writing dialogue
How To Write Dialogue
Rules for Punctuating Dialogue
How to Write a Play
Virtual Adventures in Playwriting
“Much Ado About Nothing: Act 2, Scene 3 | Shakespeare’s Globe”
“Much Ado About Nothing – Hilarious Benedick Scene (Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker)”
“In This Scene . . . ‘As You Like It’”
Lesson 32: Prefixes, suffixes, and parts of speech
Subjects and Predicates
The Parts of Speech
Lesson 33: Writing a book review
How to Write a Book Review: 6 Steps
Grade 6 - Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Civilizations
General
History for Kids
Animated map shows how religion spread around the world
Medieval Life and Times
8 Trade Routes That Shaped World History
History: DK Find Out!
Lesson 1: The Stone Age
Stone Age Facts for Children and Teachers
Cave Art 101
Explore Cave Paintings in this 360 degree animated cave
Lesson 2: Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamia
The History of Writing: Where the Story Begins
Hammurabi’s Code
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Top 11 Most Important Events in Ancient Babylonia
Lesson 3 & 4: Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A Guidebook for the Underworld
The Mummification Process
Hapshepsut: The Woman Who Was King 1479-1457 BC
A Brief History of Time Measurement
Lesson 5: Ancient Israelites
Ancient Israelites
Moses and the Exodus
Lesson 6: Hebrew history
What is Judaism?
Solomon
Lesson 7: Ancient Persia
The Persian Empire
How Powerful Was the Persian Empire?
The Cyrus Cylinder: An Artifact Ahead of Its Time
Darius I and the Greatest Lie in History
A Brief Overview of Zoroastrianism
Lesson 8: Ancient India
Wondrous Ancient Asia
Ancient Indian Daily Life
Buddhism – The Eightfold Path
Music of India: An Exploration of Indian Music
Lesson 9: Ancient China
Ancient China for Kids (All You Need To Know!)
All China’s Dynasties Explained in 7 Minutes
Day in the Life of a Chinese Emperor
6 Most Feared Female Warriors in Chinese History
Chinese Fashion Through Dynasties
Chinese Hairstyles Through the Dynasties
The Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade
Lesson 10: Chinese philosophy, inventions
Who Was Confucius?
Eastern Philosophy: Lao Tzu
Ancient China for Kids: Inventions and Technology
The Myth Behind the Chinese Zodiac
The Incredible History of China’s Terracotta Warriors
Lesson 11: Ancient Africa
Ancient Africa for Kids
African Stories: Fables, Myths, Folktales from Africa
Top 13 Most Powerful Queens in Ancient Africa
Five (ish) Minute Drum Lesson
How Is It Made? The Making of African Masks
Lesson 12: Ancient Crete
Crete in Ancient Times
Minoans and Mycenaeans
The Palace of Knossos
Theseus and the Minotaur
Lesson 13: Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece Facts for Kids (All You Need To Know!)
The Rise of Democracy in Greece
Greek Art and Architecture Facts for Kids
Wonders of the World
Did Ancient Troy Really Exist?
Lesson 14: Ancient Greek Civilization
From Slave to Rebel Gladiator: The Life of Spartacus
Alexander the Great
Music and Creativity in Ancient Greece
The Ancient Origins of the Olympics
Lesson 15: Ancient Rome
The Roman Republic
Justinian’s Code
Hannibal: Across the Alps on War Elephants
Roman Military Technology and Tactics
Lesson 16: The Roman Empire
Ancient Roman Gods and Myths
The Lost City of Pompeii
A Tour Through Ancient Rome
How They Did It: Pet Dogs in Ancient Rome
Construct an Aqueduct
Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?
Lesson 17: Christianity
Early Christianity
Animated Map Shows How Christianity Spread Around the World
Lesson 18: Islam
History of Early Islamic World for Kids
Life of Muhammad and the Beginnings of Islam
Islam: Five Pillars, Nation of Islam & Definition
Spread of Islam
Lesson 19: Celtic and Germanic Tribes
Germanic Tribes
15 Ancient Celtic Gods and Goddesses You Should Know About
A Day in the Life of a Celtic Druid
The Rise and Fall of Celtic Warriors
How to Draw Celtic Patterns
Lesson 20: Middle Ages
The Middle Ages in 3.5 Minutes
How Dark Were the Dark Ages?
Interactive Viking Exploration Map
Medieval Art and Architecture
Lesson 21: Knights and Nobles of the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages: A Comprehensive Overview of Europe 500-1500
The Feudal System and the Domesday Book
The Knight
Medieval Castle Layout
The Norman Conquest Explained in 10 Minutes
Lesson 22: England and France in the Middle Ages
What is Magna Carta?
The Knight with the Lion
Manorial System, Commoners, Peasants
Soap and Washing: Did They Have Soap in Medieval Times?
Women in the Middle Ages
Biography: Joan of Arc
Lesson 23: The Changing Society of the Middle Ages
Guilds, Wool, and Trade: Medieval England in a Global Economy
Education in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages: Entertainment and Games
Trade and Economics in the Middle Ages
A Brief History of Women’s Work in the Middle Ages
Lesson 24: The Crusades of the Middle Ages
The Religious Relationship Between Byzantium and the West
The Crusades in 5 Minutes
Extra History: Genghis Kahn
Podcast: The Story of the Middle Ages
Lesson 25: Renaissance
Renaissance Interactive
Renaissance Table Etiquette and the Origins of Manners
Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press
Lesson 26: Arts and Artists of the Renaissance
Renaissance Architecture and Buildings
Patrons & Artists in Renaissance Italy
The Medici: Portraits and Politics
Lesson 27: Artistic Innovations of the Renaissance
Renaissance Art for Kids
Painting Techniques of the Renaissance
Williams Shakespeare Facts for Kids
Lesson 28: Innovative Ideas of the Renaissance
Renaissance Humanism
The Renaissance Writers Who Shaped the Modern World
Scientific Revolution
Lesson 29: The Reformation
A Fun, Animated History of the Man Who Started It All
How the Reformation Shaped Your World
Lesson 30: Mayan Civilization
History of the Mayan Civilization and Ancient Capital City Tikal
Mayan Facts for Kids
Maya Math Game
Why Did the Maya Civilization Collapse
Mayan Family Life
10 Mayan Secret Places That Were Hidden for Centuries
Lesson 31: First Peoples of North America
Native American History for Kids
Native American Societies Before Contact
Mound Builders: Mississippian Culture and Houses
Anasazi Puebloans
Native American Culture Centers
Native People of the Arctic and Subarctic
Canada’s First Peoples: The Inuit
A Very Short History of the Coast Salish People
Lesson 32: Aztec Civilization
The Aztec Empire: Society, Politics, Religion, and Agriculture
Aztec Empire
Aztec Gods and Their Symbols
What Everyday Life Was Like For the Aztecs
Lesson 33: Empire of the Incas
The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire
Incas for Kids
Inca Social Hierarchy
Illustrated: How To Build a Polygonal Megalithic Wall
Lesson 34: Early Explorers
Navigation of the American Explorers 15th to 17th Centuries
How Did Early Sailors Navigate the Oceans?
The Age of Exploration
The Atlantic Slave Trade: What Too Few Textbooks Told You
Why Did Europeans Enslave Africans?
How Magellan Circumnavigated the Globe
Francis Drake Sales Around the World
Lesson 35: Around the World
The International Date Line, Explained
What Are Ocean Currents and How Do They Work?
Grade 6 - Science
Science
General
Nature Conservancy: Youth Education Resources for Grades 6-8
Smithsonian Science Education Center
The Great Plant Escape
Science Scrapbook
Odyssey Earth
KidsHealth: How the Body Works
TED-Ed: Awesome Nature
Lesson 1: Science and the scientific method
Steps of the Scientific Method in 3 Minutes
You Are Already a Scientist — No Matter Who You Are
Fact vs. Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law…Explained!
Lesson 2: The environment
What is Climate Change?
How To Talk To Kids About Climate Change
Lesson 3: Biology
Biology for Kids
All of Biology in 9 Minutes
Map of Biology
Lesson 4: Cells
The Wacky History of Cell Theory
Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
The Parts of the Cell Song
What Are the Levels of Organization in the Body?
Lesson 5: Green plants & the seedling
How Does a Seed Become a Plant?
Great Plant Escape: Plant Parts
5 of the World’s Most Bizarre Seeds
Travel Deep Inside a Leaf
Lesson 7: Soil and nutrients
Healthy Soils Build Healthy Ecosystems
Why is Composting Good for the Environment?
How to Do Your Own Soil Experiment
The World of Soil (Berlese Funnel Experiment)
Lesson 8: Stems and transportation
Roots and Stems
Learn All About Leaves: Discover the Surprises Hidden in Ordinary Leaves
The Color-Changing Celery Experiment
Find the Hidden Colors of Autumn Leaves
Lesson 9: Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis, Explained
Photosynthesis: Learn How Plants Make Their Own Food
Lesson 10: Flowers and plant reproduction
Look Inside a Flower!
The Life Cycle of Flowering Plants
Self-Pollination and Cross-Pollination
Lesson 11: How plants sense and respond
The Science Behind Why Plants Grow Up and Roots Grow Down
Phototropism, Explained
Lesson 12: Cell division
What is Reproduction in Plants?
Biology for Kids: Cell Division and Cycle
Mitosis: The Amazing Cell Process That Uses Division to Multiply!
Meiosis
Mitosis vs. Meiosis: Side by Side Comparison
Lesson 13: Groups of living things
Classification of Living Things
Scientific Studies: Taxonomy
Lesson 14: Other types of living organisms
The Kingdoms of Life
What is a Protist?
Fungi: Why Mushrooms Are Awesome
Fungi Timelapse Photography by Planet Earth II’s Steve Axford
What are Bacteria?
How a Virus Works
Lesson 15: The plant kingdom
Plants That Make Spores: Mosses, Ferns, Liverworts, and Horsetails
Why Lichen and Moss Are Amazing
Angiosperms: Seeds in Fruit
Gymnosperms: Seeds in Cones
Lesson 16: The animal kingdom
Animal Classification
Animal Kingdom
Lesson 17: Simple animals
Phyla of Simple Animals
Sponges
Jellyfish and Comb Jellies: Cnidarians and Ctenophora
How Does a Jellyfish Sting?
Coral Reefs and Corals
Worms Are Wonderful
Mollusks: The Survival Game
Octopus
Lesson 18: More animal phyla
Arthropod
Echinoderm
Chordate: Vertebrate Body Plan
Phylum Chordata: Which Animals Belong?
Lesson 19: Vertebrates
Difference Between Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Fish or Not Fish: Is That Aquatic Animal a Fish?
All About Amphibians
Amazing Snakes!
Birds
All About Mammals
Lesson 20: Animal life cycles
Animal Life Cycles
Heredity: Who Are You?
Genetics 101
Metamorphosis: The Great Transformation
Lesson 21: Animal behavior
Intro to Animal Behavior
Inherited Trait vs. Learned Behavior
Carnivores, Herbivores, and Omnivores
Niche
Animal Adaptations for Kids
Lesson 22: Food chains
Food Chains
Dead Stuff: The Secret Ingredient in our Food Chain
How to Eat Lower on the Food Chain
Lesson 23: Ecology and the environment
The Wild Report Ecology Series
Biomes of the World for Children
5 Ecosystems Thriving in the Least Likely Places
Why Does Biodiversity Matter to Me?
Habitat vs. Niche: Definition, 14 Major Differences, Examples
Lesson 24: Populations
Population, Community, Ecosystem
Types of Communities
Lesson 25: The balance of nature
Human Impacts on Biodiversity
Can Wildlife Adapt to Climate Change?
What is the Sixth Mass Extinction?
Endangered Animals: How They Become Extinct
How To Save Endangered Animals
Are Endangered Animals Worth Saving?
Should Zoos Exist?
Lesson 26: Human life
You Are What Your Eat!
Nutrition Fact Labels – How To Read
Fruits and Vegetables: Enzymic Browning
How Do Vitamins Work?
Lesson 27: Proteins
What are Proteins?
15 Best Plant-Based Protein Foods
Dietary Fiber and Poop
Lesson 28: The digestive system
How Your Digestive System Works
Why Do We Have Saliva?
Your Urinary System (For Kids)
How Do Your Kidneys Work?
Lesson 29: The respiratory system
Science for Kids: Breathing and the Respiratory System
Travel Through the Respiratory System
How Many Breaths Do You Take Each Day?
Why Can It Be Hard to Breathe After a Fall?
Lesson 30: The circulatory system
All About Blood
How Does Blood Travel Through Your Body?
Is Your Heart Shaped Like a Heart?
Lesson 31: The lymphatic and endocrine systems
The Lymphatic System
Your Endocrine System (for Kids)
How Do Your Hormones Work?
What Are Microbes: Human Body Defense System
Lesson 32: The skeletal system
Your Super Skeleton!
The Musculoskeletal System
Why Do Our Joints Pop?
Lesson 33: The muscular systems
How Your Muscular System Works
Three Types of Muscles
Lesson 34: The nervous system
Use Your Brain!
A Journey Through Your Nervous System
Lesson 35: The senses
Five Senses
You Have More Than Five Senses
How Your Eyes Make Sense of the World
Hearing: How Your Ears Work
Sense of Smell
Your Tongue: The Taste Maker
Sense of Touch
Grade 7
Grade 7 - English
English
A Single Shard
Linda Sue Park website
Korean celadon pottery
Catherine Called Birdy
References for medieval times
websites related to Catherine, Called Birdy
Esperanza Rising
Pan Muñoz Ryan website
Counting on Grace
Elizabeth Winthrop website
Lewis Hine’s photographs of child labor in the U.S.
Aleutian Sparrow
Karen Hesse blog
Aleut tribe
Out of the Dust
Karen Hesse blog
Dorothea Lange Photos
Dust Bowl
The Code Talkers
Boarding schools
Code talkers
Joseph Bruchac website
Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson website
Grade 7 - Science
Science
General
Types of Essays
Lesson 1: Observation and Measurement
Scientific Argument
Video: Mass, Volume, and Density
Lesson 2: Scientific Method
Video: Controlled Experiments
Video: Correlation and Causality
Lesson 5: Perspective
Earth’s hemispheres
Map projections video: Why All World Maps Are Wrong
Lesson 6: Earth’s Movement
Video: Why Do We Have Different Seasons?
Lesson 7: Earth’s Moon
Video: Phases of the Moon
Video: Moon Phases Demonstration
Video: Does the Moon Really Control the Tides?
Lesson 8: Solar System
Video: The Difference Between Flares and CMEs (coronal mass ejections)
What is a Solar Prominence?
Planet Facts
The Inner and Outer Planets in Our Solar System
Annual Meteor Showers
Video: How Big is the Solar System?
Short Film: To Scale: The Solar System
Video: Kepler’s First Law of Motion: Elliptical Orbits
Lesson 9: Astronomy
Star Types
Video: Types of Stars by Size, Color, and Life Cycle
Life Cycle of a Star
Video: What Is a Pulsar?
Video: Most Powerful Quasar Discovered
Constellation Guide
Constellations
Video: The Most Astounding Fact—Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Lesson 12: Earth’s Structure
Video: Earth’s Interior Isn’t Quite What We Thought It Was
Rocks, Minerals, and Elements
Minerals in Your House
Rocks: Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
Video: Three Types of Rock and the Rock Cycle
Lesson 13: Weathering and Fossilization
Weathering
Video: What Is a Fossil?
Video: How Does Radiocarbon Dating Work?
Video: Bill Nye Explains Half Life
Geologic Age Dating Explained
Geologic Time Periods
Lesson 14: Erosion
Soil Layers
Four Layers of Soil
Video: Weathering and Erosion
Video: Why Do Rivers Curve?
Video: Why Do Rivers Have Deltas?
Video: How Glaciers Form and Erode to Create Landforms
Video: Erosion: A Natural Phenomenon
Lesson 15: Plate Tectonics
Video: Earthquake 101
Earthquake Safety Tips
Video: Liquefaction Demonstrated
Vide: Tectonic Plate Boundaries
Video: Plate Tectonics Explained
Video: Plate Tectonics
Convergent Plate Boundaries
Lesson 16: Mountains
Video: What Is a Mountain?
Video: Why is Mt. Everest So Tall?
How are Mountains Made?
How Do We Tell If a Volcano Is Active, Dormant, or Extinct?
What Are the Different Types of Volcanoes?
Pictures of Igneous Rocks
Video: What Is a Volcano?
Types of Volcanic Eruptions
Lesson 19: Atmosphere
Layers in Earth’s Atmosphere-NASA
Layers of Earth’s Atmosphere-UCAR
Video: 5 Earth Atmosphere Layers
Video: Reveal Earth’s Atmosphere
Viewing Earth’s Limb
Video: Why Is There Air?
Video: The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles
Video: What Is Carbon Dioxide?
Lesson 20: Climate
Video: A History of Earth’s Climate Change
How Do Scientists Study Ancient Climates?
Video: Climate Science: What You Need to Know
Video: What’s the Deal with Carbon?
Climate Change: How Do We Know?
Facts on Animal Farming and the Environment
Realistic Ways You Can Combat Climate Change Today
Lesson 21: Water Cycle
The Water Cycle
Video: The Water Cycle
Lesson 22: Clouds
Video: Relative Humidity vs. Dew Point
Video: Good Question: What Is the Dew Point?
Lesson 23: Winds and Atmospheric Pressure
Video: Bill Nye the Science Guy on Wind
Video: What Is Wind?
Video: Hot and Cold Water Science Experiment (imagine this happening to air—high pressure and low pressure systems—instead of water)
Video: Crush a Bottle with Air
Video: How to Make a Weather Barometer
Lesson 24: Meteorology
Tools Used in Meteorology
Video: Cold Fronts and Warm Fronts
What Is a Jet Stream?
Lesson 25: Extreme Weather
What Causes Lightning?
Lightning Safety
What Is a Water Spout?
Video: Hurricane Vs. Cyclone Vs. Typhoon
Blizzards
Lesson 28: Earth’s Resources
Non-Renewable Energy
Video: Renewable Energy 101
Video: The Story of Energy: Where Does Our Power Come From?
Video: Energy, Let’s Save It!
Population and Energy Consumption
Lesson 29: Water Sources
How Much Water Is There, On, In, and Above the Earth?
What Is a Wetland?
What Is Groundwater?
Video: Our Thirsty World
Video: Why Care About Water?
Lesson 30: Earth’s Oceans
The Census of Marine Life
Video: Biodiversity: Protecting Marine Life
Video: The Gulf Stream Explained
Lesson 31: Human Population Growth
U.S. and World Population Clock
World Population Interactive Map (use the slider at the bottom to see population increases over time)
Video: Human Population Through Time
Lesson 32: Human Impact on the Environment
Water Pollution
Marine Pollution
What Is Air Pollution?
Video: What YOU Can Do About Climate Change
Interactive quiz: How Much Do You Know About Solving Global Warming?
Lesson 33: The Living Earth
Biodiversity
Video: Why Is Biodiversity So Important?
Article and video: Teen Activist Fights for the Earth
Grade 7 - World History
World History
General
Primary Source Materials at the Library of Congress
World Map (Interactive)
Most Reliable and Credible Sources for Students
Tracking Your Travels: Landmarks Around the World
Unit I: Age of Empires
Lesson 1: African Empires
Geography and Landforms of Africa
Oldest Homo Sapiens fossil Claim Rewrites Our Species’ History
Oldest Known Human Fossil Outside Africa Discovered in Israel
7 Influential African Empires
Historical Context: Facts About the Slave Trade and Slavery
Berlin Conference of 1884-1885
Africa is Way Bigger Than You Think
Lesson 2: The Dynasties of Asia
Ancient China
The History of China—Over 3,000 Years of Civilization
Silk Road
Video: The Silk Road and Ancient Trade
Japanese History
Lesson 3: The Early Empires of India
Assyria
Video: The Rise and Fall of the Assyrian Empire
Persian Empire
Ancient India
Maps of the Middle East
Lesson 4: Islamic World
Mughal Dynasty
Video: The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation
Ottoman Empire
Video: The Rise of the Ottoman Empire
Video: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire
Unit II: Renaissance and Enlightenment
Lesson 7: Renaissance, Reformation, and the Age of Enlightenment
Medieval Life: Feudalism and the Feudal System
Renaissance Art
Ultimate Renaissance Man: 5 Fascinating Facts About Leonardo da Vinci
Video: A Fun, Animated History of the Reformation and the Man Who Started It All
What Was the Enlightenment?
Lesson 8: Arts and Culture in the Age of Enlightenment
Music History: A Guide to Western Composers and their Music
Exploring the Extravagance and Drama or Baroque Art and Architecture
A Beginner’s Guide to Impressionism
A Brief History of Opera
Lesson 9: The Age of Monarchs
The World of the Hapsburgs
House of Tudor Family Tree
7 Fascinating Facts about King Louis XIV
Lesson 10: The Age of Exploration
A Brief History of the Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration: Life on the Open Seas
Video: How Did Early Sailors Navigate the Oceans?
Video: The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire
Video: Tenochtitlan
Video: Tenochtitlan (The Impossible City)
Native North Americans: What Was Early Contact Like Between Europeans and Natives? (primary source material)
Brazilian Indians
Video: The Columbian Exchange
Unit III: Revolution and Independence
Lesson 12: Revolutionary Spirit
French and Indian War/Seven Years’ War
American Revolutionary War
Video: What Caused the French Revolution?
French Revolution
Declaration of the Rights of Man, 1789
Napoleon Bonaparte
Lesson 13: The Rise and Fall of Colonialism
Video: Latin American Independence Movements
Latin American Revolutions
Colonialism and the “Scramble for Africa”
Imperialism and the Conquest and Colonization of Africa by Europeans
Lesson 14: Slavery Trade
The Triangular Trade
The Slave Trade: A Historical Background
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slavery in America
Lesson 15: The Abolition Movement and the U.S. Civil War
David Walker
Sojourner Truth: Civil Rights Activist
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
The Underground Railroad
Reconstruction of the South
The Civil War and Emancipation
Lesson 16: Radical Change in the Americas (1861–1924)
Early History of Canada
Louisiana Purchase
What Was the Klondike Gold Rush?
Video: How Did the Westward Expansion Affect the Native Americans?
Indian Removal 1814–1858
Indian Treaties and the Removal Act of 1830
The Mexican Revolution
Mexico Timeline
Unit IV: Worldwide Change
Lesson 19: The Industrial Revolution
The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
Video: The Industrial Revolution
Lesson 20: Innovations in Transportation and Communication
The Biography of Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Video: Edison and Competition
The Transcontinental Railroad: It’s All About Steam
Video: Animation of How a Steam Locomotive’s Boiler Works
Building the First Continental Railroad
Inventing a Flying Machine
Lesson 21: Nationalism and Imperialism
The British Empire (map)
How Many People Died in WWI? A look at the Numbers
World War One: Causes
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Women in World War I
Lesson 22: Worldwide Economic Depression
Video: The Revolution that Shaped Russia
Video: The Russian Revolution 1917
What Happened in the 1920s?
Prohibition
The Great Depression
Video: The Great Depression
Video: The Dust Bowl
Lesson 23: Colonialism in Modern Times
The East India Company and Its Role in Ruling India
Mahatma Gandhi
The Khoikhoi
Zulu
Boer War in South Africa
Unit V: Global Conflict and Resolution
Lesson 26: Fascism, Communism, and Dictators
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Adolf Hitler
What Was the Holocaust?
The Holocaust
Lesson 27: The Second World War
World War II
World War II: Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaigns
Allies and Axis: Who’s Who in WWII?
Women in World War II
Women of World War II
Code Talking
Films – WWII Veterans History Project
Lesson 28: Conflicts in Korea and Vietnam (1950–1975)
Korean War Fast Facts
Video: Why Korea Split into North and South Korea
A Short Guide to the Vietnam War
Video: Vietnam War Protests
Vietnam War Protests
Kent State Shootings
Lesson 29: Civil Rights Leaders (1954–1968)
Civil Rights Movement
Brown v. Board: Timeline of School Integration in the U.S.
Video: 60 Years On: A Look Back at the Little Rock Nine
The Woolworth Sit-In that Launched a Movement
The Story of Cesar Chavez
Biography of Nelson Mandela
Racism Has a Long History We All Must Understand
Lesson 30: The Cold War (1947–1991)
Cold War History
Cold War Propaganda
Cuban Missile Crisis
What Was the Eastern Bloc?
Video: What Was the Iron Curtain?
Berlin Wall
John F. Kennedy Commencement Address, American University
Unit VI: Modern Developments
Lesson 33: The Middle East in Modern Times
Video: The Middle East’s Cold War Explained
History of the Middle East
Background: Middle East
Middle East Geography
Why Are Israel and the Palestinians Fighting over Gaza?
Arab Spring
Lesson 34: Globalization
Video: Globalization Explained
Video: What Are the World’s Biggest Superpowers?
Video: Globalization I: The Upside
Who are the Most Technologically-Advanced Countries in Africa?
Where Does Your T-shirt Come From?
Lesson 35: Remarkable Advancements of the Modern Era
Video: Information Age
Video: Thin Underwater Cables Hold the Internet
Video: How to Sequence the Human Genome
International Space Station
NASA: Current Missions
Grade 8
Grade 8 - English
English
Baseball in April and Other Stories
Discussion Guide
Author website: Gary Soto
Author biography from Poetry Foundation
A Wrinkle in Time
Smithsonian Magazine article: The Remarkable Influence of A Wrinkle in Time
Author website: Madeleine L’Engle
Author biography
The Giver
Author biography
NPR article: Lois Lowry Says The Giver Was Inspired by Her Father’s Memory Loss
Moon Over Manifest
Author website: Clare Vanderpool
Article by the author’s sister: Who In the World Is Clare Vanderpool?
A Pictorial Walk Through the 20th Century: Little Miners
Echo
video interview with Pamela Muñoz Ryan
playlist of the songs mentioned in the story
Criss Cross
Author website: Lynne Rae Perkins
Author biography
Grade 8 - Civics
Civics
General
Primary Source Materials at the Library of Congress
PBS News Hour Extra
Contact Information for Government Offices (U.S.)
iCivics.org
Civics 101 Podcasts from NPR
A Beginner’s Guide to Graphing Data
Learning Line Graphs
Graphing Data by Hand
How to Make Great Charts for Infographics
How to Make an Infographic
Appropriate Language
Landmark Cases and Civic Debate
Oyez
Kids.Laws.com
U.S.Courts.gov
Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Supreme Court Landmarks
Glossary of Legal Terms
10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know
Lesson 1: Values of Citizenship
Daily Good: News That Inspires
YES! Magazine
Good News Network
Lesson 2: Community Leaders
United Nations
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Biographies of Champions of Freedom
Freecycle
Lesson 3: Independence and Interdependence
Career Planning
Budgeting
State Minimum Wages
How Are Federal Taxes Spend?
Job Corps
Americorps
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Lesson 4: Decision Making
5 Golden Rules of Goal Setting
Set Your Goals and Make Them Happen
Decision Making
Lesson 7: Immigration and Citizenship
Illegal, Undocumented, Unauthorized: The Terms of Immigration Reporting
Illegal Immigrants Vs. Undocumented Immigrants
10 Steps to Naturalization: Understanding the Process of Becoming a U.S. Citizen
Lesson 8: Making Connections
Good Communication Skills for Teens
Anger Management: 10 Tips to Tame Your Temper
Lesson 9: Disability Awareness
Different Types of Disabilities
Mental Health Conditions
Types of Learning Disabilities
Americans with Disabilities Act
Don’t Laugh at Me lyrics and video
Appropriate Language
Lesson 10: Public Health
Healthy Living Tips for Teenagers
Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers
Young People Share Their Thoughts on Emotional Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health Videoscribe
Make Exercise a Daily Habit—10 Tips
Nutrition.gov
Lesson 13: Government of the People, By the People, For the People
What Are the Different Types of Governments?
Democracy: A Short Introduction
Representative Democracy
Lesson 14: The Political Heritage of the United States of America
Mayflower and Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Lesson 15: The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
America’s Founding Documents
The Constitution of the United States
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution of the United States, The Bill of Rights and All Amendments
Lesson 16: Freedom in Many Forms
Freedom of Religion: Crash Course Government and Politics
Lesson 19: Voting Rights and Responsibilities
Voting Rights Amendments
The Fight for the Right to Vote in the United States
Voting Rights for Native Americans
Seneca Falls Convention
Register to Vote
Lesson 20: Political Parties
Does Your Vote Count? Electoral College Explained
Why the Electoral College?
Population vs. Electoral Votes
Distribution of Electoral Votes
U.S. Electoral College: Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Representatives Per State
Lesson 21: Check and Balances
The Cabinet
Executive Departments
The Elastic Clause Explained in 3 Minutes
Legal System Basics
Bills and Resolutions
The City of U.S. – A Virtual Field Trip to Washington D.C.
Lesson 22: State and Local Governments
Official Names of State Legislatures (click on Upper and Lower House for individual states to see more information)
Population Represented by State Legislators
Gerrymandering: How Drawing Jagged Lines Can Impact an Election
Lesson 25: Freedom of Information
American Library Association (ALA)
Banned Books that Shaped America
Censored and Banned Books: From John Steinbeck to Dr. Seuss
Banning Books in the 21st Century
History of the Internet
What Is the World Wide Web?
Don’t Go Changing: Net Neutrality!
What Is Net Neutrality and How Could It Affect You?
Difference Between Fact and Opinion
Lesson 26: The Influence of Advertising
The Secret Science of Advertising
The Story of Bottled Water
The Story of Solutions
Lesson 27
Propaganda
The Power of Propaganda
How to Tell Fake News from Real News
How to Spot Fake News
Society of Professional Journalist Code of Ethics
Lesson 28
Positive News
Daily Good: News that Inspires
KarmaTube
15 Uplifting Sites Focused on Positive Stories and Ideas for Good
21 Day Gratitude Challenge
Random Acts of Kindness
Lesson 31: Community Service
Peace Corps
10 Good Places to Volunteer
Lesson 32: Earth Stewardship
The 5 Cs of Community Planning
America’s Public Lands Explained
How Much Land Does the Federal Government Own—and Why?
What Is Zero Waste?
Lesson 33/34/35: Call to Community Action
How to Create Successful Community Service Projects
Lesson 36: Learning Reflection
Civics Questions for the the United States Naturalization Test
Grade 8 - Physical Science
Physical Science
General
Types of Essays
Lesson 1: Measurements and Quantitative Data
Scientific Argument
Lesson 2: Controlled Experiments and the Scientific Method
Video: Controlled Experiments
Video: Correlation and Causality
Lesson 3: Matter and Elements
Matter: Definition and the Five States of Matter
Video: Atoms and Molecules
Explanation of Atoms and Elements
Video: What Is an Atom?
Video: The New Periodic Table Song
Video: Alkali Metals in Water
Dynamic Periodic Table
Video: Atomic Weight and Mass
Number of Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons in an Atom
Elemental Math Game
How Many Atoms Fit in Each Shell Around an Atom?
How to Draw an Element
Lesson 5: Mixtures, Compounds, and Solutions
Video: Mixtures and Solutions
Lesson 6: Solutions and Suspensions
Video: Mixtures, Solutions, and Suspensions
Video: How Do We Separate the Seemingly Inseparable?
Lesson 7:
Video: Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation
Types of Insulation
Insulation Effectiveness and Environmental Issues
Recommended Home Insulation R-Values
How Is Heat Transferred?
Video: Heat Transfer—Conduction
Video: Heat Transfer—Convection
Lesson 8: Force and Motion
Types of Forces
Video: What Forces Are Acting on You?
Vectors
Video: Resultant Forces
Lesson 9: Mass, Weight, and Gravity
Video: Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation (Part 1)
Video: Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation (Part 2)
Video: Gravity
What is Microgravity?
Lesson 10: First Law of Motion
Video: Newton’s First Law of Motion
Video: Friction (Bill Nye clip)
Video: A World Without Friction
Video: Tablecloth Trick (Inertia)
Lesson 11: Second and Third Laws of Motion
What Is Acceleration?
Acceleration
Video: Newton’s Three Laws with a Bicycle
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Video: Newton’s Laws of Motion (3): Action and Reaction
Lesson 13: Types of Energy
Forms of Energy: Potential and Kinetic
Video: High Road, Low Road Race Track (Potential and Kinetic Energy)
Video: Jumping Frogs: An Experiment in Potential and Kinetic Energy
Video: Potential, Kinetic, and Mechanical Energy
Lesson 14: Thermodynamics and Conservation of Energy
The Principle of Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Mechanical Energy
Video: Conservation of Energy: Free Fall, Springs, and Pendulums
Lesson 15: Work and Power
All Work and No Play
Video: How Does Work…Work?
Lesson 16: Harnessing Energy
Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
Nonrenewable Energy
Learning About Renewable Energy
International Space Station Power System: Solar Arrays
Lesson 17/18: Scientific Inquiry
Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lesson 19: Properties of Waves
Types of Waves
Categories of Waves
Video: Types of Waves
Video: Traveling Waves
Video: The Physics of Surfing
Lesson 20: Sound Waves and Acoustics
Video: How the Ear Works
Sound Is a Pressure Wave
Video: Sound—Transmission of Sound
Video: Properties of Sound Waves
Video: How Sound Travels Through Different Media
Video: What Is Tone Color? (Timbre)
Lesson 21: Light Energy and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Video: The Science of Light and Color
Video: What Is Light?
CD and DVD players
Lesson 22: Properties of Light Waves
Video: Light Absorption, Reflection, and Transmission
Video: The Science of Rainbows
Video: How Rainbows Form
Dispersion of Light by Prisms
Video: What Determines the Skies Colors at Sunset and Sunrise?
What Determines Sky’s Colors at Sunrise and Sunset?
Video: Why is the Sky Blue and Not Violet?
Video: Heat Transfer—Thermal Radiation
Lesson 23: Sight and Lenses
Lenses
Video: Introduction to Lenses (Convex and Concave)
Video: How Do Lenses Work?
Video: Convex and Concave Lens
The Concept of Magnification
Studies Show We Quickly Adjust to Seeing Everything Upside-Down
Lesson 24: Scientific Inquiry
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Radio Waves
Lesson 25: Electricity
Video: Electric Charge
Video: Positive and Negative Charge
Charge Interactions
What is Electricity?
Video: Explaining an Electrical Circuit
Top Ten Rules for Electrical Safety
Kids: Take Charge of Your Electrical Safety
Boating Lightning Protection
Lesson 26: Batteries and Circuits
How Do Batteries Work?
Batteries
Video: Explaining an Electrical Circuit
Video: Series and Parallel Circuits
Lesson 27: Measuring and Controlling Electricity
Voltage, Current, Resistance, and Ohm’s Law
What is Electricity?
Two Types of Connections
Resistance
Lesson 28: Home Electricity
Video: Resistors in Series Vs. Resistors in Parallel
Series and Parallel Circuits
How to Read Your Electric and Gas Meters
Lesson 29: Magnetism
Video: The Science Behind Magnets: How Do They Work?
Video: Bill Nye Magnetism
How Magnets Work
What Causes Earth’s Magnetic Field?
Magnetic North Pole Vs. Geographic North Pole
Magnetic Pole Reversal Happens All the (Geologic) Time
Video: How to Use a Compass
Lesson 30: Electromagnetism
Video: Electromagnetism: Magnetic Force
Video: Magnetic Field of a Wire
Electric Motors and Generators
Video: What is AC and DC?
Explain That Stuff: Electric Motors
Video: The First Telephone
Lesson 31: Mechanical Advantage
Levers: Simple Machines
Types of Levers
Video: The Mighty Mathematics of the Lever
Video: What Is a Wedge?
Lesson 32: Wheels, Gears, and Pulleys
The Wheel and Axle
Video: Wheel and Axle: Simple Machines
Video: Simple Machines for Kids
Video: Simple Machines
Video: Torque
Pulleys
Video: Simple Machines: The Pulley
Centripetal Force
Lesson 33: Aerodynamics and Flight
What Is a Projectile?
Newton’s First Law Applied to Airplanes
Video: How Do Airplanes Fly?
Not Your Average Paper Airplane
Lesson 34: Modern Machines
What Is a Satellite?
Explain that Stuff: Satellites
New Interactive Chart Shows Just How Many Satellites are Orbiting Earth
Explain that Stuff: Television
Explain that Stuff: Record Players and Phonographs
How Car Engines Work
How Do Hybrid Cars and Trucks Work?
High School Courses
Advanced Mathematics
Oak Meadow Lesson 1 (Textbook Lessons 1 – 4)
1: Geometry Review
Instructional Video: Points, Lines and Planes (collinear and coplanar points)
Instructional Video: Naming Angles
Reading Resource and Instructional Video: Angle basics and Angle Addition Postulate
Instructional Video: Segment Addition Postulate
Instructional Video with Practice Problems: Complementary and Supplementary Angles
Instructional Video: Linear Pairs and Vertical Angles
Practice Set: Identifying Complementary, Supplementary, and Vertical Angle Pairs
Instructional Video: Angle Relationships in Parallel Lines
Practice Set: Angle Relationships in Parallel Lines
Instructional Video: Classifying Triangles by Sides and Angles
Practice Set: Classifying Triangles by Sides and Angles
Instructional Video: Area and Circumference of Circles
Geogebra Demonstration: Area of a Circle
Instructional Video: Arc Length and Sector Area
Geogebra Investigation: Test Your Skills with Arc Length and Sector Area
2: More on Area, Cylinders, Cones, Prisms, Pyramids, Spheres
Instructional Video: Area and Perimeter of rectangles and squares
Instructional Video: Finding the Area of a Triangle
Practice Set: Finding the Area of a Triangle
Instructional Video: Surface Area and Volume of Prisms
Instructional Video: Surface Area and Volume of Cylinders
Instructional Video: Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids
Geogebra Demonstration: Volume of Pyramid is ⅓ Volume of Prism
Instructional Video: Surface Area and Volume of Cones
Instructional Video: Surface Areas and Volumes of Spheres
Geogebra Demonstration: Volume of a Sphere
3: Pythagorean Theorem, Triangle Inequalities, Similar Polygons, Similar Triangles
Instructional Video: Pythagorean Triples
Reading Resource: Pythagorean Triples
Instructional Video: Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem with Examples
Geogebra Investigation: Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
Instructional Video: Polygon or Non-Polygon?
Instructional Video: Classifying Polygons
Geogebra Investigation: Regular Polygons
Instructional Video: Similar Polygon Overview and Solving for Missing Parts
Instructional Video: Using Geometric Mean with Right Triangles
4: Constructions
Instructional Video: Construction Duplicating Line Segments and Angles
Instructional Video: Construction Angle Bisector
Instructional Video: Constructing a Perpendicular Bisector
Instructional Video: Constructing Triangles
Instructional Video: Constructing Parallel Lines through a Given Point
Oak Meadow Lesson 2 (Textbook Lessons 5 – 8)
5: Exponents and Radicals, Complex Numbers, Areas of Similar Geometric Figures, Diagonals of Rectangular Solids
Instructional Video: Evaluating Fractional Exponents
Instructional Video: Simplifying More Complicated Expressions with Fractional Exponents
Instructional Video: Intro to i
Instructional Video: Intro to Complex Numbers
Practice Set: Intro to Complex Numbers
Instructional Video: Simplifying Radicals with i
Practice Set: Simplifying Roots of Negative Numbers
Instructional Video: Ratio of Perimeter and Area of Similar Figures
Instructional Video: Intro to the Pythagorean Theorem
Practice Set: Using the Pythagorean Theorem
Geogebra Investigation: Visual Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem (book includes 4 activities)
6: Fractional Equations, Radical Equations, Systems of Three Linear Equations
Instructional Video: Solving Rational Equations 1
Instructional Video: Solving Rational Equations 2
Instructional Video: Solving Radical Equations 1
Instructional Video: Solving Radical Equations 2
Instructional Video: Solving Triple Systems
7: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning, Logic, The Contrapositive, Converse and Inverse
Instructional Video: Inductive Reasoning part 1
Instructional Video: Inductive Reasoning part 2
Reading Resource: Inductive Reasoning
Instructional Video: Conditional and Converse Statements
Instructional Video: Conjectures and Counterexamples
Instructional Video: Inverse and Contrapositive Statements
Instructional Video: Truth tables, conjunctions and disjunctions
8: Statements of Similarity, Proportional Segments, Angle Bisectors and Side Ratios
Instructional Video: Similarity Statements
Instructional Video: Using Proportions to Find Missing Sides of Similar Figures
Instructional Video: Using the Triangle Proportionality Theorem
Instructional Video: Transversal Proportionality Theorem
Instructional Video: Using the Angle Bisector Theorem
Oak Meadow Lesson 3 (Textbook Lessons 9-12)
9: Congruent Figure, Proof Outlines
Instructional Video: Triangle Congruence by SSS
Geogebra Investigation: SSS Demonstration
Instructional Video: SAS Congruence with Example Proof
Instructional Video: ASA vs. AAS
Quizlet Flashcards: ASA vs. AAS
Geogebra Investigation: Triangle Congruence Shortcuts
Instructional Video: Proof with ASA or AAS
Instructional Video: HL with proof examples
Instructional Video: Intro to Two-Column Proofs
10: Equation of a Line, Rational Denominators, Completing the Square
Instructional Video: Finding Slope from a graph
Instructional Video: Finding Slope from two points
Instructional Video: Writing Equations of Lines
Instructional Video: Graphing lines in y=mx+b form
Practice Set: Graphing lines
Instructional Video: Rationalizing Denominators
Instructional Video: Completing the Square
11: Circles, Properties of Circles, the Quadratic Formula
Instructional Video: Major Arcs, Minor Arcs, and Semicircles
Instructional Video: Congruent Arcs
Instructional Video: Arc Addition Postulate
Geogebra Investigation: Exploring Arcs and Angles
Instructional Video: Chord and Diameter Theorems
Geogebra Investigation: Chords, Secants, and Tangents
Geogebra Investigation: Diameters and Chords
Instructional Video: Inscribed Angles
Practice Set: Inscribed Angles
Geogebra Investigation: Inscribed Quadrilaterals
Instructional Video: Tangents and Circles
Geogebra Demonstration: Tangents to Circles
Instructional Video: Tangents and Chords
Geogebra Demonstration: Tangents and Chords
Instructional Video: Arcs and Angles Formed by Chords
Geogebra Investigation: Angles Formed by Chords
Instructional Video: Chord Lengths
Geogebra Demonstration: Chord Lengths
Instructional Video: The Quadratic Formula
12: Angles and Diagonals in Polygons, Proof of the Chord-Tangent Theorem
Instructional Video: Angles and Diagonals in Polygons
Geogebra Investigation: Exterior Angles in a Polygon
Instructional Video: Proof of the Inscribed Angle Theorem
Geogebra Investigation: Inscribed Angles
Oak Meadow Lesson 4 (Textbook Lessons 13-16)
13: Intersecting Secants, Intersecting Secants and Tangents, Products of Chord Segments, Products of Secant and Tangent Segments
Instructional Video: Arcs and Angles Formed by Chords
Geogebra Investigation: Angles Formed by Chords
Instructional Video: Intersecting Secants and Tangents
Instructional Video: Products of Chords, Secants, and Tangents
14: Sine, Cosine, and Tangent, Angles of Elevation and Depression, Rectangular and Polar Coordinates, Coordinate Conversion
Instructional Video: Intro to Trig Ratios
Geogebra Practice Set: Test Your Trig Ratio Skills
Instructional Video: Solving for Sides in a Right Triangle
Instructional Video: Solving Right Triangles with Inverse Trig Functions
Geogebra Practice Set: Test your skills with Inverse Trig Functions
Instructional Video: Angles of Elevation and Depression
Instructional Video: Word Problem Examples with Angles of Elevation and Depression
Geogebra Investigation: Angles of Elevation and Depression
Instructional Video: Polar Coordinates
Instructional Video: Convert Rectangular to Polar Coordinates
Instructional Video: Convert Polar to Rectangular Coordinates
15: Assumptions, Proofs
Instructional Video: Intro to Two-Column Proofs
Instructional Video: Flowchart and Paragraph Proofs
Instructional Video: Additional Example of a Two-Column Proof
Instructional Video: Additional Example of SAS Proof
16: Complex Fractions, Abstract Equations, Division of Polynomials
Instructional Video: Simplifying Complex Fractions 1
Instructional Video: Simplifying Complex Fractions 2
Instructional Video: Simplifying Complex Fractions 3
Instructional Video: Solving Abstract Equations
Instructional Video: Intro to Polynomial Division
Instructional Video: Polynomial Division with Placeholders and Remainders
Practice Set: Polynomial Division
Oak Meadow Lesson 5 (Textbook Lessons 17-20)
17: Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, Proofs of Similarity
Instructional Video: Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem
Instructional Video: Triangle Similarity Theorems
Practice Set: Determining Similar Triangles
Instructional Video: Example of a Two-Column Triangle Similarity Proof
18: Advanced Word Problems
Instructional Video: Triple System Word Problems
Instructional Video: Inverse Variation Word Problems
Instructional Video: Mixture Word Problem 1
Instructional Video: Mixture Word Problem 2
19: Nonlinear Systems, Factoring Exponentials, Sum and Difference of Two Cubes
Instructional Video: Nonlinear Systems 1
Instructional Video: Nonlinear Systems 2
Instructional Video: Difference of Two Squares
Practice Set: Difference of Two Squares
Instructional Video: Sum of Two Cubes
Instructional Video: Difference of Two Cubes
20: Two Special Triangles
Instructional Video: 45-45-90 Triangles
Instructional Video: 45-45-90 Examples
Geogebra Investigation: 45-45-90 Triangles
Instructional Video: 30-60-90 Triangles
Instructional Video: 30-60-90 Examples
Geogebra Investigation: 30-60-90 Triangles
Oak Meadow Lesson 6 (Textbook Lessons 21-24)
21: Evaluating Functions, Domain and Range, Types of Functions, Tests for Functions
Instructional Video: Evaluating Functions
Instructional Video: Domain and Range Examples
Instructional Video: Set Notation
Instructional Video: What is a Function?
Instructional Video: Vertical and Horizontal Line Tests
22: Absolute Value, Reciprocal Functions
Instructional Video: Intro to Absolute Value
Instructional Video: Matching Number Lines to Absolute Value Inequalities
Instructional Video: Graphs of Reciprocal Functions
23: The Exponential Function, Sketching Exponentials
Instructional Video: Intro to Exponential Functions
Instructional Video: Graphing Exponential Functions
Geogebra Investigation: Graphs of Exponential Functions
24: Sums of Trigonometric Functions, Combining Functions
Instructional Video: Trig Functions in Special Right Triangles
Instructional Video: Combining Functions
Instructional Video: Composition of Functions
Oak Meadow Lesson 7 (Textbook Lessons 25-28)
25: Age Problems, Rate Problems
Instructional Video: Age Problem
Instructional Video: Rate Problem 1
Instructional Video: Rate Problem 2
26: The Logarithmic Form of the Exponential, Logarithmic Equations
Instructional Video: Converting between Logarithmic and Exponential Form
Instructional Video: Solving Logarithmic Equations
27: Related Angles, Signs of Trigonometric Functions
Instructional Video: Related Angles (focus on examples in degrees only)
Instructional Video: Signs of Trig Functions
28: Factorial Notation, Abstract Rate Problems
Instructional Video: Factorials
Instructional Video: Abstract Rate Problems
Oak Meadow Lesson 8 (Textbook Lessons 29-32)
29: The Unit Circle, Very Large and Very Small Fractions, Quadrantal Angles
Instructional Video: Unit Circle Basics
Instructional Video: Quadrantal Angles
30: Adding Vectors, Overlapping Triangles
Instructional Video: Adding Vectors
Instructional Video: Proofs with Overlapping Triangles
31: Symmetry, Reflections, Translations
Instructional Video: Functional Symmetry
Instructional Video: Reflections of Functions
Instructional Video: Translations of Functions
Geogebra Investiga: Transformations of Functions
32: Inverse Functions, Four Quadrant Signs, Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Instructional Video: Intro to Inverse Functions
Instructional Video: Finding an Inverse Algebraically
Instructional Video: Four Quadrant Signs
Instructional Video: Intro to Inverse Sine
Instructional Video: Intro to Inverse Cosine
Instructional Video: Intro to Inverse Tangent
Instructional Video: Additional Inverse Trig Examples
Practice Set: Inverse Trig Functions
Oak Meadow Lesson 9 (Textbook Lesson 33-36)
33: Quadrilaterals, Properties of Parallelograms, Types of Parallelograms, Conditions for Parallelograms, Trapezoids
Instructional Video: Introduction to Quadrilaterals
Practice Set: Identifying Quadrilaterals
Instructional Video: Properties of Parallelograms
Geogebra Investigation: Properties of Parallelograms
Geogebra Investigation: Properties of Parallelograms 2
Instructional Video: Properties of Rectangles
Geogebra Demonstration: Rectangle Properties
Instructional Video: Properties of Squares
Geogebra Demonstration: Square Properties
Instructional Video: Properties of Rhombuses
Geogebra Demonstration: Rhombus Properties
Instructional Video: Showing a Quadrilateral is a Parallelogram
Reading Resource: Properties of Parallelograms
Instructional Video with Practice Set: Quadrilateral Hierarchy
Instructional Video: Properties of Isosceles Trapezoids
Instructional Video: Examples of Trapezoid Midsegment Theorem
Geogebra Investigation: Isosceles Trapezoid Properties
34: Summation Notation, Linear Regression, Decomposing Functions
Instructional Video: Summation Notation
Practice Set: Summation Notation
Instructional Video: Intro to Linear Regression
Instructional Video: Linear Regression
Instructional Video: Decomposing Functions
35: Change in Coordinates, The Name of a Number, The Distance Formula
Instructional Video: Directed Distance
Instructional Video: Using the Distance Formula
36: Angles Greater than 360, Sums of Trigonometric Functions, Boat in the River Problems
Instructional Video: Angles Greater than 360 Intro
Instructional Video: Finding Exact Values of Trig Functions
Instructional Video: Boat in the River Problems
Oak Meadow Lesson 10 (Textbook Lessons 37-40)
37: The Line as a Locus, The Midpoint Formula
Instructional Video: The Line as a Locus
Instructional Video with Practice Problems: Finding Midpoints
38: Fundamental Counting Principle and Permutations, Designated Roots, Overall Average Rate
Instructional Video: Fundamental Counting Principle and Permutations
Instructional Video: Designated Roots
Instructional Video: Overall Average Rate
39: Radian Measure of Angles, Forms of Linear Equations
Instructional Video: Intro to Radians
Instructional Video: Converting Between Degrees and Radians
Practice Set: Converting Radians and Degrees
Instructional Video: Radian Angles in Quadrants
Practice Set: Radians in the Unit Circle
Instructional Video: Forms of Linear Equations (Standard/General, slope-intercept, point-slope)
Instructional Video: Double Intercept Form of a Line
Practice Set: Linear Equations
40: The Argument in Mathematics, The Laws of Logarithms, Properties of Inverse Functions
Instructional Video: The Argument
Instructional Video: Properties of Logs
Instructional Video: Verifying Inverse Functions
Oak Meadow Lesson 11 (Textbook Lessons 41-44)
41: Reciprocal Trigonometric Functions, Permutation Notation
Instructional Video: Reciprocal Trig Functions
Instructional Video: Evaluating Reciprocal Trig Functions
Instructional Video: Permutation Notation
42: Conic Sections, Circles, Constants in Exponential Functions
Instructional Video: Intro to Conic Sections
Instructional Video: Writing an Equation of a Circle from a Graph
Instructional Video: Graphing a Circle from its Equation
Practice Set: Graph a Circle from its Equation
Geogebra Investigation: Relating a Circle and its Equation
Instructional Video: Graphing Exponential Functions
43: Periodic Functions, Graphs of sin and cos
Instructional Video: Intro to Periodic Functions
Instructional Video: Graphs of sin and cos
Instructional Video: Graphs of sin and cos with Amplitude and Period (focus on Amplitude)
Geogebra Investigation: Amplitude of Sine and Cosine
44: Abstract Rate Problems
Instructional Video: Rate Problems from Textbook
Oak Meadow Lesson 12 (Textbook Lessons 45-48)
45: Conditional Permutations, Two-Variable Analysis Using a Graphing Calculator
Instructional Video: Conditional Permutations
Instructional Video: Linear Regression on a TI84 Graphing Calculator
46: Complex Roots, Factoring Over the Complex Numbers
Instructional Video: Writing Equations Given Complex Roots
Instructional Video: Solving Quadratics with Complex Roots
Practice Set: Solving Quadratics with Complex Roots
47: Vertical Sinusoid Translations, Arctan
Instructional Video: Horizontal and Vertical Transformation of Sin and Cos (focus on vertical)
Instructional Video: Vertical Transformation of Sin and Cos
Geogebra Investigation: Amplitude and Vertical Translation of Sine and Cosine
Instructional Video: Arctan Example
48: Powers of Trigonometric Functions, Perpendicular Bisectors
Instructional Video: Powers of Trig Functions
Instructional Video: Perpendicular Bisector
Oak Meadow Lesson 13 (Textbook Lessons 49-52)
49: The Logarithmic Function, Development of the Rules for Logarithms
Instructional Video: Intro to Log Graphs
Instructional Video: Proofs of Log Properties
50: Trigonometric Equations
Instructional Video: Solving Trig Equations *Ignore the +2n part of the solution for now
51: Common Logarithms and Natural Logarithms
Instructional Video: Common vs. Natural Log
52: The Inviolable Argument, Arguments in Trigonometric Equations
Instructional Video: The Inviolable Argument
Instructional Video: Arguments in Trig Equations
Oak Meadow Lesson 14 (Textbook Lessons 53-56)
53: Review of Unit Multipliers, Angular Velocity
Instructional Video: Unit Multipliers
Instructional Video: Linear and Angular Velocity
Instructional Video: Angular Velocity Example
54: Parabolas
Instructional Video: Parabola Vertex and Axis of Symmetry
Practice Set: Properties of Parabolas
Instructional Video: Graphing by Completing the Square with Negative Coefficient
Instructional Video: Graphing by Completing the Square with a>1
55: Circular Permutations, Distinguishable Permutations
Instructional Video: Linear and Circular Permutations
Instructional Video: Distinguishable Permutations
56: Triangular Areas, Areas of Segments, Systems of Inequalities
Instructional Video: Area of Triangles
Instructional Video: Area of a Trapezoid
Practice Set: Finding Area of a Trapezoid
Instructional Video: Area of Sectors and Segments in Circles
Instructional Video: Systems of Linear and Quadratic Inequalities
Instructional Video: Systems of Linear and Circle Inequalities
Oak Meadow Lesson 15 (Textbook Lessons 57-60)
57: Phase Shifts in Sinusoids, Period of a Sinusoid
Instructional Video: Phase Shifts
Instructional Video: Period, Amplitude and Phase Shift
Geogebra Investigation: Transformations of a sine graph
58: Distance From a Point to a Line, Narrow and Wide Parabolas
Instructional Video: Distance Between a Point and a Line
Practice Set: Distance Between a Point and a Line
Instructional Video: How Leading Coefficient Affects Shape of Parabola
Instructional Video: Graphing Parabola with Leading Coefficient
59: Advanced Logarithm Problems, The Color of the White House
Instructional Video: Solving Log Equations
Instructional Video: Solving Log Equations 2
Instructional Video: “Color of the White House” Problems
60: Factorable Trigonometric Equations, Loss of Solutions Caused by Division
Instructional Video: Factoring Trig Equations GCF
Oak Meadow Lesson 16 (Textbook Lessons 61-64)
61: Single Variable Analysis, The Normal Distribution, Box and Whisker Plots
Instructional Video: Standard Deviation
Instructional Video: Into to Normal Distribution
Instructional Video: Constructing Box and Whisker Plots
Instructional Video: Reading Box and Whisker Plots
Instructional Video: Interpreting Box and Whisker Plots
62: Abstract Coefficients, Linear Variation
Instructional Video: Abstract Coefficients and Linear Variation
63: Circles and Completing the Square
Instructional Video: Circles and Completing the Square
64: The Complex Plane, Polar Form of a Complex Number, Sums and Products of Complex Numbers
Instructional Video: The Complex Plane
Instructional Video: Polar Form of a Complex Number
Instructional Video: Sums and Products of Complex Numbers (complete Saxon lesson)
Oak Meadow Lesson 17 (Textbook Lessons 65-68)
65: Radicals in Trigonometric Equations, Graphs of Logarithmic Functions
Instructional Video: Trig Equation with Radical
Instructional Video: Graphs of Log Functions
66: Formulas for Systems of Equations, Phase Shifts and Period Changes
Instructional Video: Formula for Systems of Equations with Phase Shifts and Period Changes
67: Antilogarithms
Instructional Video: Antilogarithm on a Graphing Calculator
Instruction Video: Antilogarithm on Scientific Calculator
68: Locus Definition of a Parabola, Translate Parabolas, Applications, Derivation
Instructional Video: Locus of a Parabola
Instructional Video: Finding Focus and Directrix from Equation
Instructional Video: Finding Equation of Parabola given Vertex and Focus
Oak Meadow Lesson 18 (Textbook Lessons 69-72)
69: Matrices, Determinants
Instructional Video: Intro to Matrices
Instructional Video: Determinants 2×2
70: Percentiles and Z Scores
Instructional Video: Percentiles and Z Scores
71: The Ellipse (1)
Instructional Video: Ellipses
Practice Set: Ellipses
72: One Side Plus Two Other Parts, Law of Sines
Instructional Video: Law of Sines Solving for a Side
Instructional Video: Law of Sines Solving for an Angle
Practice Set: Law of Sines
Oak Meadow Lesson 19 (Textbook Lessons 73-76)
73: Regular Polygons
Instructional Video: Perimeter and Area of Regular Polygons
74: Cramer’s Rule
Instructional Video: Cramer’s Rule
75: Combinations
Instructional Video: Intro to Combinations
Instructional Video: Combination Formula
Practice Set: Combinations
76: Functions of (-x), Functions of the Other Angle, Trigonometric Identities (1), Rules of the Game
Instructional Video: Even and Odd Functions (Trig)
Instructional Video: Complementary Angles (Trig)
Instructional Video: Verifying Trig Identities
Oak Meadow Lesson 20 (Textbook Lessons 77-80)
77: Binomial Expansions (1)
Instructional Video: Binomial Expansion
78: The Hyperbola
Instructional Video: Hyperbola
79: De Moivre’s Theorem, Roots of Complex Numbers
Instructional Video: De Moivre’s Theorem
Instructional Video: Roots of Complex Numbers
80: Trigonometric Identities (2)
Instructional Video: Pythagorean Trig Identities
Instructional Video: Verifying Trig Identities
Oak Meadow Lesson 21 (Textbook Lessons 81-84)
81: Law of Cosines
Instructional Video: Solving for a Side with the Law of Cosines
Instructional Video: Solving for an Angle with the Law of Cosines
Practice Set: Law of Cosines
Instructional Video: Some Examples Using Law of Sines and Cosines
82: Taking the Logarithm of, Exponential Equations
Instructional Video: Solving Exponential Equations with Logs
83: Simple Probability, Independent Events, Replacement
Instructional Video: Simple Probability
Instructional Video: Independent Events
Instructional Video: Examples with and without Replacement
84: Factorable Expressions, Sketching Sinusoidals
Instructional Video: Verifying Identities with Factoring 1
Instructional Video: Verifying Identities with Factoring 2
Instructional Video: Graphing Sine and Cosine
Oak Meadow Lesson 22 (Textbook Lessons 85-88)
85: Advanced Trigonometric Equations, Clock Problems
Instructional Video: Advanced Trig Equations
Instructional Video: Clock Problems
86: Arithmetic Progressions and Arithmetic Means
Instructional Video: Arithmetic Sequences
Instructional Video: Arithmetic Means
87: Sum and Difference Identities, Tangent Identities
Instructional Video: Sum and Difference of all Three Trig Functions with Examples
88: Exponential Functions (Growth and Decay)
Instructional Video: Exponential Decay
Instructional Video: Half-Life Applications
Oak Meadow Lesson 23 (Textbook Lessons 89-92)
89: The Ellipse (2)
Instructional Video: Write Equation Given Vertices and Foci
Instructional Video: Write Equation Given Axes and Center
90: Double Angle Identities, Half Angle Identities
Instructional Video: Half and Double Angle Identities
Instructional Video: Half and Double Angle Additional Examples
91: Geometric Progressions
Instructional Video: Geometric Sequences
Instructional Video: Finding Geometric Means
Practice Set: Geometric Sequences
92: Probability of Either, Notations for Permutations and Combinations
Instructional Video: Mutually Exclusive Events
Instructional Video: Permutations and Combinations
Oak Meadow Lesson 24 (Textbook Lessons 93-96)
93: Advanced Trigonometric Identities, Triangle Inequalities (2)
Instructional Video: Verifying Advanced Trig Identities
Instructional Video: Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem with Examples
Geogebra Investigation: Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
94: Graphs of Secant and Cosecant, Graphs of Tangent and Cotangent
Instructional Video: Secant and Cosecant Graphs
Instructional Video: Graphs of Tangent and Cotangent
95: Advanced Complex Roots
Instructional Video: Advanced Complex Roots
96: More Double Angle Identities, Triangle Area Formula, Proof of the Law of Sines, Equal Angles Imply Proportional Sides
Instructional Video: Area of a Triangle Using Sine
Instructional Video: Proof of the Law of Sines
Oak Meadow Lesson 25 (Textbook Lessons 97-100)
97: The Ambiguous Case
Instructional Video: Law of Sines the Ambiguous Case
98: Change of Base, Contrived Logarithm Problems
Instructional Video: Change of Base Formula
Practice Set: Change of Base
Instructional Video: Contrived Log Problems
99: Sequence Notations, Advanced Sequence Problems, The Arithmetic and Geometric Means
Instructional Video: Sequence Notation and Sequence Problems
Instructional Video: Arithmetic and Geometric Means
100: Product Identities, More Sum and Difference Identities
Instructional Video: Product Identities
Instructional Video: More Sum and Difference Identities
Oak Meadow Lesson 26 (Textbook Lessons 101-104)
101: Zero Determinants, 3×3 Determinants, Determinant Solutions of 3×3 Systems, Independent Equations
Instructional Video: Zero Determinants
Instructional Video: 3×3 Determinants
Instructional Video: Determinant of a 3×3 Matrix (standard)
Instructional Video: Determinant of 3×3 Matrix (shortcut)
Practice Set: 3×3 Determinants
102: Binomial Expansions (2)
Instructional Video: More Examples of Binomial Expansion
103: Calculations with Logarithms, Power of the Hydrogen
Instructional Video: Expanding and Condensing Logarithms
Instructional Video: Power of Hydrogen
104: Arithmetic Series, Geometric Series
Instructional Video: Arithmetic Series
Instructional Video: Geometric Series
Oak Meadow Lesson 27 (Textbook Lessons 105-108)
105: Cofactors, Expansion by Cofactors
Instructional Video: Finding Cofactors
Instructional Video: Expansion by Cofactors
106: Translations of Conic Sections, Equations of the Ellipse, Equations of the Hyperbola
Instructional Video: Translations of Conic Sections
Instructional Video: Converting Ellipse from General Form to Standard Form
Instructional Video: Converting Hyperbola from General Form to Standard Form
107: Convergent Geometric Series
Instructional Video: Sum of an Infinite Geometric Series
108: Matrix Addition and Multiplication
Instructional Video: Adding and Subtracting Matrices
Instructional Video: Multiplying Matrices
Practice Set: Multiplying Matrices
Oak Meadow Lesson 28 (Textbook Lessons 109-112)
109: Rational Numbers
Instructional Video: Rational Numbers to Fractions Using Convergent Geometric Series
110: Graphs of Arcsin and Arccosine, Graphs of Arsecant and Arccosecant, Graphs of Arctangent and Arccotangent
Instructional Video: Graphs of Inverse Trig Functions
Instructional Video: Graphs of Inverse Trig Functions (Another Explantation)
111: Logarithmic Inequalities: Base Greater Than 1, Logarithmic Inequalities: Base Less Than 1
Instructional Video: Log Inequalities Base Greater Than 1
112: Binomial Theorem
Instructional Video: Finding a Specific Term in a Binomial Expansion
Oak Meadow Lesson 29 (Textbook Lessons 113-116)
113: Synthetic Division, Zeros and Roots
Instructional Video: Synthetic Division
Instructional Video: More Synthetic Division
114: Graphs of Factored Polynomial Functions
Instructional Video: Graphing Functions in Factored Form
Instructional Video: Additional Example
115: The Remainder Theorem
Instructional Video: Intro to the Remainder Theorem
Practice Set: Remainder Theorem
116: The Region of Interest
Instructional Video: Features of Polynomial Graphs
Oak Meadow Lesson 30 (Textbook Lessons 117-120)
117: Prime and Relatively Prime Numbers, Rational Roots Theorem
Instructional Video: Prime and Relatively Prime Numbers
Instructional Video: Rational Roots Theorem
118: Roots of Polynomial Equations
Instructional Video: Roots of Polynomials
119: Descartes’ Rule of Signs, Upper and Lower Bound Theorem, Irrational Roots
Instructional Video: Descartes’ Rule of Signs
Instructional Video: Upper and Lower Bound Theorem
120: Matrix Algebra, Finding Inverse Matrices
Instructional Video: Solving Systems of Equations with Matrices
Instructional Video: Finding the Inverse of a 2×2 Matrix
Oak Meadow Lesson 31 (Textbook Lessons 121-125)
121: Piecewise Functions, Greatest Integer Function
Instructional Video: Graphing Piecewise Functions 1
Instructional Video: Graphing Piecewise Functions 2
Instructional Video: Greatest Integer Function
122: Graphs of Rational Functions, Graphs That Contain Holes
Instructional Video: Graphs of Rational Functions
Instructional Video: Graphs that Contain Holes
123: The General Conic Equation
Instructional Video: Graphing Hyperbola
124: Point of Division Formulas
Instructional Video: Point of Division Formulas
Biology
General
This weekly two-minute podcast from Science Underground has cool science facts.
Introduction to Biology
Lord of the Ants
Encyclopedia of Life
Understanding Science
Zooniverse
Lesson 5
Virtual Mitosis Lab: Replacement for the Rutger’s University The Virtual Biology Labs
Lesson 6
Mules and what happens when you breed two related animals with mismatched chromosomes
Video: Mendel’s peas and the basics of genetics
Lesson 8
Short video: DNA structure and function. It’s a good overview of the big picture behind several lessons, including protein synthesis, mutations, and natural selection.
Video: Hershey and Chase’s work, including actual photos of viruses and bacteria. This is also applicable to lesson 19.
Lesson 9
Video: GMOs, the importance of peer review in science, and the potential effects of political interest
Gene therapy, and its potential for treating blindness
Ted Talk: Kary Mullis: Play! Experiment! Discover!
Lesson 10
New findings about the DNA of ancient humans in Europe. It answers some questions about human evolution, linking genetic research to evolution and nutrition.
Lesson 12
NPR News report: Challenging the assumption that life evolved in the ocean and then moved to land when the ozone layer formed, protecting land from UV radiation. It’s another example of how science keeps changing with every new discovery!
Possibility of life originating on Mars! When reading these articles, always check out the comments by readers, as some of them share intelligent thoughts. It is the seemingly outlandish research such as this that eventually builds up to a credible scientific case.
New species of ancient human, Homo naledi, discovered in South Africa, just announced to the world in September, 2015.
Lesson 22
Video: Plant reproduction made simple
Lesson 26
Animal eye shape as related to their lifestyle. They even connect it to designing fictitious animals used in Hollywood movies!
Chemistry Matters
General Resources
Brightstorm Chemistry
Khan Academy Chemistry
Bozeman Science Chemistry
“Citation and Style Guide Help”
Lesson 1: Introduction to Chemistry and Matter
“Gulf Oil Spill”
“How to Make Gold Pennies!”
“Lab Techniques & Safety: Crash Course Chemistry #21”
“Lab Equipment—Explained”
“Why Don’t the U.S., Myanmar, and Liberia Use the Metric System?”
“Line of Best Fit Equation”
“Excel Basics—Linear Regression—Finding Slope & Y Intercept”
“Linear Regression T184 (Line of Best Fit)”
“Hazard Communication Standard: Safety Data Sheets”
“Flinn Scientific Safety Data Sheet (SDS): Acetic Acid Solution 4.3 M–6 M”
Lesson 2: Basic Building Materials
The Copper Cycle—Acid, Deadly Gas and Blue Blood!
The Law of Conservation of Mass—Todd Ramsey
The Genius of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table—Lou Serico
Lesson 3: A World of Particles
“Make Atom Paper Snowflakes”
“The 2,400-Year Search for the Atom—Theresa Doud”
“What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?—Chad Orzel”
“Radioactivity: Expect the Unexpected—Steve Weatherall”
“The Genius of Marie-Curie—Shohini Ghose”
Lesson 4: Moving Electrons
“Flame Tests of Metal Ions, with Labels”
“How Atoms Bond—George Zaidan and Charles Morton”
“Quantum Numbers, Atomic Orbitals, and Electron Configurations”
“Writing Electron Configurations”
“Electron Configurations: Orbital Box Diagrams”
“Electron Configurations of Ions, Atomic Structure and Properties, AP Chemistry, Khan Academy”
“The Molecular Shape of You (Ed Sheeran Parody), A Capella Science”
“Exceptions to Electron Configuration”
“Flinn Scientific Chem Fax! An Elemental Challenge”
Lesson 5: Building with Matter
“Creating a Conductivity Tester”
“Electrical Conductivity of Solutions”
“Atomic Hook-Ups—Types of Chemical Bonds: Crash Course Chemistry #22”
“How Does Electroplating Work, Reactions, Chemistry, FuseSchool”
Lesson 6: Speaking of Molecules
“Lab Rules—Dua Lipa ‘New Rules’ Parody, Science Songs”
“Chemistry of Fragrances: Lessons in Chemistry”
“Smells Lesson 3 Tutorial—HONC 1234 Rule”
“Lewis Dot Structures”
“How Do We Smell?—Rose Eveleth”
Lesson 7: Building Molecules
“VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry”
“VSEPR Theory: Introduction”
“Molecular Shapes: Basics”
“Molecule Shapes”
Lesson 8: Molecules in Action
“Polar & Non-Polar Molecules: Crash Course Chemistry #23”
“Intermolecular Forces and Boiling Points”
“What Are the Diatomic Elements?”
“Super Common Mistake: Diatomic Elements”
Lesson 9: Molecules in the Body
“Stereochemistry: Enantiomers”
“Isomers, Properties of Carbon, Biology, Khan Academy”
Lesson 10: Physically Changing Matter
“Soap Soufflé”
“The ABC’s of Gas: Avogadro, Boyles, Charles—Brian Bennett”
“CoCoRaHS Tutorial—How the Rain Gauge Works”
“How to Read a Weather Map”
“Charles’s Law, Physical Processes, MCAT, Khan Academy”
“Charles’s Law”
Lesson 11: Pressing Matter
“Boyle’s Law”
“Gay Lussac’s Law Practice Problems”
“Combined Gas Law”
“Boyle’s Law, Physical Processes, MCAT, Khan Academy”
Lesson 12: Concentrating Matter
National Mole Day Foundation Themes
“How Big Is a Mole? (Not the Animal, the Other One)—Daniel Dulek”
“Kinetic Molecular Theory and the Ideal Gas Laws”
“Introduction to Moles”
“Ideal Gas Law Introduction”
“Ideal Gas Law Practice Problems”
“Mole Road Map”
Lesson 13: Toxic Changes
“Periodic Videos”
“Hydrogen—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Exploding Hydrogen Bubbles”
“Balancing Chemical Equations”
“Physical and Chemical Changes”
“The Law of Conservation of Mass—Todd Ramsey”
“The Law of Conservation of Matter”
“Types of Chemical Reactions”
Lesson 14: Measuring Toxins
“Arsenic (New)—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Arsenic Life—Periodic Table of Videos”
“How to Calculate Molar Mass Practice Problems”
“Molar Mass”
Lesson 15: Toxins in Solution
“Chlorine—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Chlorine and War—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Molarity Practice Problems”
“Molarity and Dilution”
“Serial Dilution Method Protocol Step Wise Explanation”
Lesson 16: Acidic Toxins
“Calcium—Periodic Table of Videos”
“$500,000 of Calcium—Periodic Table of Videos”
“What Is the Deadliest Substance on Earth? Toxicity Comparison”
“Acids and Bases, pH and pOH”
“Acid-Base Titration”
“Naming Acids Introduction”
Lesson 17: Toxic Cleanup
“Silver—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Silver Halides—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Stoichiometry—Chemistry for Massive Creatures: Crash Course Chemistry #6”
“Limiting Reagents and Percent Yield”
“Solution Chemistry and Net Ionic Equations”
“Mole Ratio Practice Problems”
Lesson 18: Observing Energy
“Iron—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Burning Iron in Liquid Oxygen—Periodic Table of Videos”
“What is Entropy?—Jeff Phillips”
“The Laws of Thermodynamics, Entropy, and Gibbs Free Energy”
“Heat Capacity, Specific Heat, and Calorimetry”
“Entropic Time (Backwards Billy Joel Parody,” A Capella Science”
Lesson 19: Measuring Energy
“Gallium—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Melting Spoon in Tea—Periodic Table of Videos”
“How to Use a Fire Extinguisher”
“Combustion Reactions (3 of 11) Combustion Reactions, An Explanation”
“Calorimetry: Crash Course Chemistry #19”
“Food Calorimetry Lab: Explanation”
“Food Calorimetry Lab: Calculations”
“Hess’s Law and Heats of Formation”
Lesson 20: Understanding Energy
“Carbon—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Fire Safety System—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Activation Energy: Kickstarting Chemical Reactions—Vance Kite”
“Energy Diagrams, Catalysts, and Reaction Mechanisms”
Lesson 21: Controlling Energy
“Magnesium—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Burning Magnesium in Water—Periodic Table of Videos”
“How to Make a Lemon Battery”
“Redox Reactions: Crash Course Chemistry #10”
“Electrochemistry”
“Oxidation-Reduction Reactions”
“Galvanic Cells (Voltaic Cells)
“How Batteries Work—Adam Jacobson”
Lesson 22: Radiating Energy
“Neon—Periodic Table of Videos”
“What is Light? Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Spectrum”
“History of the Speed of Light and Its Speed Was Determined”
“How X-Rays See Through Your Skin—Ge Wang”
“Is Radiation Dangerous?—Matt Anticole”
“Radiation Protection: Calculate Your Radiation Dose”
Lesson 23: Chemical Equilibrium
“Plutonium—Periodic Table of Videos”
“How to Make Plutonium—Periodic Table of Videos”
“What is Chemical Equilibrium?—George Zaidan and Charles Morton”
“Equilibrium: Crash Course Chemistry #28”
“Equilibrium”
Lesson 24: Changing Conditions
“Moscovium—Periodic Table of Videos”
“The Smelliest element—Livermorium—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Tennesine—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Oganesson—Periodic Table of Videos”
“Le Châtelier’s Principle”
“Le Châtelier’s Principle”
“Equilibrium and Cobalt Complex Ions, Chemistry Minute”
“Secret Message—Sick Science #067” (video length 0:50)
Semester Two Project
“Elephant Toothpaste—Safe Easy World Record Recipe”
“Amazing 9 Layer Density Tower—Sick Science! #012” (Video length: 1:24)
“Secret Message—Sick Science #067” (Video length: 0:50)
“Mentos Geyser Experiment”
Global Climate Change
Lesson 1
The Case to Recognise Indigenous Knowledge as Science
The Battle against Buffel: Protecting County and Culture
We All Smell the Smoke, We All Feel the Heat. This Environmental Catastrophe Is Global
Lesson 2
Citizen Science Gets Active and Organised
What Is the ALA?
Zooniverse
iNaturalist
eBird, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Budburst, Chicago Botanic Garden
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network
Plants and Climate Change
EarthEcho Water Challenge
Leaf Pack Network – Get Involved
“Examples of Citizen Science Projects Supported by EPA
SciStarter
Seventy-Five Scientific Research Projects You Can Contribute to Online
Indigenous Ecological Knowledge
Lesson 3
Mapped: How ‘Proxy’ Data Reveals the Climate of the Earth’s Distant Past
Visualizing Climate Change through Space and Time
A Brief History of Geologic Time
Tree Rings Simulation—Dendrochronology
About the Indigenous Seasons Calendars
Paleo Data Search
Australian Aboriginal Peoples’ Seasonal Knowledge: A Potential Basis for Shared Understanding in Environmental Management
Lesson 4
Are We Really Made of Stardust?
Feedback Loops: How Nature Gets Its Rhythms
Lesson 5
Big Oil Coined ‘Carbon Footprints’ to Blame Us for Their Greed. Keep Them on the Hook
ResearchGate
U. S. Carbon Footprint Difficult to Reduce
Carbon Calculator
How Big Is Your Environmental Footprint?
Carbon Footprint Calculator, EPA
Carbon Cycling in the Earth System
The 35 Easiest Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
His Epic Message Will Make You Want to Save the World
Lesson 6
American West(s): How the Yurok Tribe Is Reclaiming the Klamath River
Farming First Case Studies
There Are No Winners Here’: Drought in the Klamath Basin Inflames a Decades-Old War over Water and Fish
Introduction: Karuk Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Climate Change and Knowledge Sovereignty
Lesson 7
Inuit Artists on Their Changing Relationship with the Land and Sea
Disappearing Ice Is Threatening Native Alaskans’ Way of Life
Relocate or Rebuild? Indigenous Alaskans Are Forced to Choose
Arctic Sea Ice Extent
Activity: Greenhouse Gases
Lesson 8
Photographer Hopes to Draw Attention to Global Warming with Magnificent Polar Photos
Why on Earth Are Winters Getting Worse If the Planet Is Getting Warmer
Mass Gains of the Antarctic Ice Sheet Exceed Losses
Shoreward Intrusion of Oceanic Surface Waters Alters Physical and Biological Ocean Structures on the Antarctic Continental Shelf during Winter: Observations from Instrumented Seals
“Painting.” Artists and Climate Change
Atlas of Community-Based Monitoring and Indigenous Knowledge in a Changing Arctic
Animal Tales from Icy Wonderlands
Lesson 9
The Psychology of Climate Change—and How to Engage with It
Insomniami
Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize
Love Poems in the Time of Climate Change
A Climate Change Poem for Today: The Solace of Artemis
Story Map: The Arctic—Closer than You Think
Lesson 10
The Animals That Will Survive Climate Change
Should Pandas Be Left to Face Extinction?
Namib – Encyclopedia Britannica
Namibia – Climate Change Knowledge Portal
Climate Change Effects on Desert Ecosystems: A Case Study on the Keystone Species of the Namib Desert Welwitschia Mirabilis
The Influence of Climate Fiction: An Empirical Survey of Readers
Recent Responses to Climate Change Reveal the Drivers of Species Extinction and Survival
Lesson 11
A History of FLICC: The 5 Techniques of Science Denial
Bill Nye’s Global Meltdown Climate Change Documentary
Before the Flood Full Movie National Geographic
Chasing Ice
Polar Extremes
Lesson 12
The Climate Crisis, Migration, and Refugees
Lesson 13
Indigenous Knowledge Meets Science to Take on Climate Change
24 Hours of Reality: ‘Earthrise’
Lesson 14
Quannah on Protecting the Arctic Wildlife Refuge
11-Year-Old Climate Activist Ridhima Pandey on Fighting Climate Change and Why India Is Vulnerable
Australian Students Plan School Strikes to Protest against Climate Inaction
‘It’s Time for Action’: Indigenous Water Activist Autumn Peltier to Speak at UN Forum
Leah Namugerwa: 16-Year Old Climate Activist on Mission to Replant Trees in Uganda
‘I’m Hopeful’: Jerome Foster, the 18-Year-Old Helping to Craft US Climate Policy
This Indigenous Teenager Is Fighting to Save the Amazon from Brazil’s Bolsonaro
NPR Student Podcast Challenge
Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize
Lesson 15
The People Who Caused the Climate Crisis Aren’t the Ones Who Will Fix It
Online Infographic Maker to Create Your Own Infographic
Lesson 16
How We Survive: A Changing Mindset
Mitigation and Adaptation: Human Stories of Hope
Florida and the Rising Sea.” Surging Seas, Climate Central
Lesson 17
The Good News about Climate Change
Why Oil Country Is Turning to Wind Power
Environmental Science for a Changing World
Lesson 2: What is Environmental Science?
“Tragedy of the Commons”
Lesson 4: Exploring an Ecosystem Field Activity
Nature’s Notebook
Lesson 7: Biogeochemical Cycles
Interactive diagram of the carbon cycle
Lesson 9: Evolution and Species Interactions
TED Talk by Sara Lewis:“The Loves and Lies of Fireflies.”
Lesson 10: Communities and Ecology
TED Talk by Paul Nicklen: “Animal Tales from Icy Wonderlands”
Lesson 11: Exploration Labs
“Ecological Succession: Change Is Good–Crash Course Ecology #6”
“Biomimicry’s Surprising Lessons from Nature’s Engineers”
“Biomimicry in Action”
You can start your research at www.asknature.org.
Lesson 12: Biomes
“Introduction to Biomes”
Lesson 14: Biodiversity
World Wildlife Fund
Living Planet Index
“Country Profiles”
IUCN Red List
“The IUCN Red List: A Barometer of Life”
Lesson 15: Soundscape Ecology
“The Voice of the Natural World”
“Natural Sounds”
“Soundscapes”
“Sophisticated Sonar of Wild Owls Hunting in the Arctic Forest”
Voices in the Sea
“Sounds in the Ocean”
Lesson 16: Human Population
It is fascinating to go to the world population clock (www.census.gov/popclock) and watch the numbers tick upward.
Census Website
“How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?”
“Experts Be Damned: World Population Will Continue to Rise”
Lesson 17: The Environment and Health
“Amphibians Rarely Give Earliest Warning of Pollution”
“Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program”
Environmental Health News
Lesson 20: Urbanization
“Urban Growth Boundaries”
“Night Skies”
“Rate Your Night Sky”
International Dark-Sky Association
Lesson 21: Exploring Our Impact
Carbon calculator #1: “Carbon Calculator”
Carbon calculator #2: “Calculate Your Carbon Footprint”
If you know your country uses mostly nonrenewable energy (fossil fuels or nuclear), you can use this interesting map at www.eia.gov/state/ and choose a state that comes closest to what you think your country uses.
“What Is Your Ecological Footprint?”
“Carbon Footprint of Best Conserving Americans Is Still Double Global Average”
Lesson 23: Soil
Natural Resources Conservation Service website
“Collecting Crime Evidence from Earth”
Lesson 26/27: Water
Learn more about the current status of Lake Powell
National Geographic: Big, Bigger, Biggest Dam
Lesson 28: The Atmosphere
“The Antarctic Ozone Hole—From Discovery to Recovery, a Scientific Journey”
If you are interested in learning more, this website is also a very useful resource: www.theozonehole.com/odcs.htm. Under “History,” there is a two-minute video about how the ozone hole was discovered, “Discovery of the Ozone Hole/Natural History Museum” (also found on YouTube).
NASA’s ozone hole watch
Lesson 29/30: Climate Change
“Statement and Poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Climate Summit 2014—Opening Ceremony”
Visit www.co2.earth, and find out the most recent concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, based on data collected from the Mauna Loa Observatory.
“General Circulation of the Atmosphere”
“Collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf”
“After the Larsen B”
“Miles of Ice Collapsing into the Sea”
Lesson 31/32: Nonrenewable Energy
Go to ted.com and look up Taylor Wilson. First listen to the very short and inspiring talk, “Yup, I Built a Nuclear Fusion Reactor.” Then listen to the 14-minute talk, “My Radical Plan for Small Nuclear Fission Reactors.”
“The True Cost of Oil”
Lesson 33: Renewable Energy
TED Talk by William Kamkwamba:“How I Harnessed the Wind”
“The Largest Dam in the World”
Sun Chart Program
Lesson 34: Your Household Energy Consumption
Energy Use of Home Appliances
For Further Inspiration
The Great Sunflower Project
“RoadkillGarneau” (Epicollect5)
“Citizen Science” (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
“Audobon Christmas Bird Count” (Audubon)
“Citizen Science” (National Wildlife Federation)
“Citizen Science” (Scientific American)
“Citizen Science” (NASA Science)
Zooniverse (a “master list” of citizen science projects)
French II
General
How to Easily Type and Pronounce the 5 French Accents
TypeIt
Voice recordings
Flash Cards
Online dictionary
Verb conjugations
Lesson 1
“Meet the Youngest Winner of Paris’ Grand Prize for Best Baguette”
Lesson 2
Paris’s First Public Pools on the Seine Are a Major Success
Lesson 3
“L’Académie française se résout à la féminisation des noms de métiers”
Culture Prime: Héloïse Luzzati, ou la passion des compositrices
Les combinaisons de lettres et les sons en français
La prononciation des lettres en français
French Pronunciation—Les Voyelles Nasales “ON” “EN,” “AIN”
Lesson 4
Radio France Internationale—RFI
Radio France website
Radio France website/English version
Lesson 5
“PSG become first French club to join UN effort to tackle climate change”
Languages Online
Lesson 6
Stromae—Formidable (ceci n’est pas une leçon)
Angèle—Balance Ton Quoi
Lesson 8
“Haitian-Québécois author Marie-Célie Agnant visits Elon during Winter Term”
“Five Quebecois Writers You Should Know”
Lesson 11
“France moves ahead with bid to add climate protection to constitution”
“125 ans de loi forestière: un succès durable”
Lesson 12
“What is ringette?”
Lesson 13
Les Francofolies de La Rochelle 2021
Lesson 15
La jument de Michao
Manau—Mais Qui Est La Belette
Lesson 16
La Nouvelle-Orléans et le Deep South
Lesson 19
La ferme biologique La Touvière
Lesson 21
Americans Try to Pronounce French Words
Parisians Try to Pronounce Words in English
Lesson 22
L’Organization Internationale de la Francophonie
Le Sommet
Lesson 23
Fatou Diome: “J’ai trop de respect pour l’Afrique pour accepter qu’elle soit à genoux.”
Lesson 26
Pont Faidherbe (Senegal)
Monuments and Memorials in Bamako, Mali
Lesson 27
“‘It’s how we know who we are’: behind a docuseries on African American food”
Lesson 28
Haitian Creole—The World’s Most Widely Spoken Creole Language
Lesson 33
It snows in marrakesh
Foodways: Sustainable Food Systems
Lesson 1
Video: Biological Molecules: You Are What You Eat
Video: Photosynthesis and the Teeny Tiny Pigment Pancakes
Lesson 2
Video: What Is the Soil Food Web?
Video: Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs
Article: Soil Food Web
Lesson 3
Article: Soil Types
Article: Soil Layers
Video: Introduction to Soil (Part 1)
Video: Introduction to Soil (Part 2)
Video: Soil and Soil Dynamics
Article: State Soils
Lesson 4
Interactive map: Where Our Food Crops Come From
Video: Origins of Agriculture
Lesson 5
Video: Earth’s Systems Interact
Lesson 6
Video: Summer on the Farm
Video: What is Agroforestry?
Video: Why Are GMOs Bad?
Video: The Great Laws of Nature: Indigenous Organic Agriculture documentary
Lesson 7
Video: What is a Local Food System?
Video: Vermont’s Local Food System (6-part series)
Website: Local Harvest
Lesson 8
Article: 50 By 60: A New England Food Vision
Video: Food by the Numbers: Feeding Our Hungry Planet
Article: Why Local Food Matters
Lesson 9
Article: What Is Agribusiness?
Article: American Farmers Say They Feed the World, But Do They?
Article: A Decade After “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” Michael Pollan Sees Signs of Hope
Video: The Truth About Your Food
Lesson 10
Article: What Is Sustainable Agriculture?
Documentary: Those Who Sow
Lesson 11/12
Video: Food and the Impact of Social Media
Video: Marketing Food to Children
Music video: Grow Food
Music video: I’m Farming and I Grow It
Photo essay: What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets
Lesson 13
Article: Map: Here’s How Much Each Country Spends on Food
Article: Why American’s Lead the World in Food Waste
Video: New England Food Is Our Solution
Video: Seeds of Our Ancestors, Seeds of Life
Report: USDA Ag and Food Statistics 2018
Lesson 14
Video: Stages of Service Learning
Forensic Science
Lesson 1
Crime Museum: Casey Anthony Trial
DNA expert: Blood on Westerfield’s Jacket matches slain girl’s
Lesson 2
O.J. Simpson acquitted
Crime Museum: JonBenét
Why Eyewitnesses Fail
Social Influence and Eyewitness Testimony
How Reliable Is Your Memory?
Innocence Project
Lesson 3
A Byte Out of History: Latent Prints in the 1933 Hamm Kidnapping
Richard Ramirez, the ‘Night Stalker’ Killer, Dies at 53
Your Fingerprints Reveal More Than You Think
Forensic Education Basic Fingerprint Lifting
Lesson 4
Murderpedia: Ludwig Tessnow
Fake Blood Recipes
Find the DNA in a Banana
Lesson 5
Central Park Five
Virtual Microscopy Interactive Tutorials
Smartphone Microscope Review
MicrolabNW Photomicrograph Gallery: Hair
Lesson 6
The Curious Case of the Poisoned Umbrella: The Murder of Georgi Markov
Forensic Files: Season 11, Episode 39, “Fired Up”
Forensic Files 2: Season 9, Episode 21, “Point of Origin”
Your Body at Different Levels of Blood Alcohol Concentration
Crime Museum: Pablo Escobar
Who Killed Pablo Escobar? Truth Told by DEA Agents
Lesson 7
Beltway Snipers
Latest appeal by Jesse Timmendequas to overturn conviction in Megan Kanka killing Is rejected
Unabomber
Forensic Files: Season 11, Episode 1, “Naughty or Nyce”
Lesson 8
A Forensic Anthropologist Who Brings Closure for the “Disappeared”
Lesson 9
Everyday Cybercrime and What You Can Do About It
Google Earth
Geometry
Oak Meadow Lesson 1 (Textbook Lessons 1 – 10)
1: Points, Lines, and Planes
Instructional Video: Points, Lines and Planes (collinear and coplanar points)
Geogebra Investigation: Points, Lines and Planes
2: Segments
Instructional Video: Segment Addition Postulate
Practice Set: Segment Addition Postulate
Geogebra Investigation: Segment Addition Postulate
3: Angles
Instructional Video: Naming Angles
Reading Resource and Instructional Video: Angle basics and Angle Addition Postulate
4: Postulates and Theorems About Points, Lines, and Planes
Instructional Video: Postulates and Theorems about points, lines, and planes
5: More Theorems About Lines and Planes
Instructional Video: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
6: Identifying Pairs of Angles
Instructional Video with Practice Problems: Complementary and Supplementary Angles
Instructional Video: Linear Pairs and Vertical Angles
Practice Set: Identifying Complementary, Supplementary, and Vertical Angle Pairs
Geogebra Investigation: Angle Relationships (book includes 5 demonstrations)
7: Using Inductive Reasoning
Instructional Video: Inductive Reasoning part 1
Instructional Video: Inductive Reasoning part 2
Reading Resource: Inductive Reasoning
8: Using Formulas in Geometry
Instructional Video: Area and Perimeter of rectangles and squares
Geogebra Investigation: Visual Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem (book includes 4 activities)
Instructional Video: Using the Pythagorean Theorem to find area and perimeter of triangles
9: Finding Length: Distance Formula
Instructional Video: Using the Distance Formula
10: Using Conditional Statements
Instructional Video: Conditional and Converse Statements
Oak Meadow Lesson 2 (Textbook Lessons 11-20)
11: Finding Midpoints
Instructional Video with Practice Problems: Finding Midpoints
12: Proving Lines Parallel
Instructional Video: Angle Relationships in Parallel Lines
Practice Set: Angle Relationships in Parallel Lines
Geogebra Investigation: Angle Relationships in Parallel Lines (book includes 3 activities)
Instructional Video: Proving Lines Parallel
13: Introduction to Triangles
Instructional Video: Classifying Triangles by Sides and Angles
Practice Set: Classifying Triangles by Sides and Angles
Instructional Video: Finding the Area of a Triangle
Practice Set: Finding the Area of a Triangle
14: Disproving Conjectures with Counterexamples
Instructional Video: Conjectures and Counterexamples
15: Introduction to Polygons
Instructional Video: Polygon or Non-Polygon?
Instructional Video: Classifying Polygons
Geogebra Investigation: Regular Polygons
16: Finding Slopes and Equations of Lines
Instructional Video: Finding Slope from a graph
Instructional Video: Finding Slope from two points
Instructional Video: Writing Equations of Lines
Instructional Video: Graphing lines in y=mx+b form
Practice Set: Graphing lines
17: More Conditional Statements
Instructional Video: Inverse and Contrapositive Statements
18: Triangle Theorems
Instructional Video: Triangle Sum Theorem
Geogebra Investigation: Triangle Sum Theorem
Instructional Video: Exterior Angle Theorem
Geogebra Investigation: Exterior Angle Theorem
19: Introduction to Quadrilaterals
Instructional Video: Introduction to Quadrilaterals
Practice Set: Identifying Quadrilaterals
Instructional Video: Area and Perimeter of rectangles and squares
20: Interpreting Truth Tables
Instructional Video: Truth tables, conjunctions and disjunctions
Oak Meadow Lesson 3 (Textbook Lessons 21-30)
21: Laws of Detachment and Syllogism
Instructional Video: Laws of Detachment and Syllogism
22: Finding Areas of Quadrilaterals
Instructional Video: Area of a Parallelogram
Practice Set: Finding Area of a Parallelogram
Instructional Video: Area of a Trapezoid
Practice Set: Finding Area of a Trapezoid
Instructional Video: Area of a Rhombus
Instructional Video: Area of a Rhombus (more in-depth)
23: Introduction to Circles
Instructional Video: Area and Circumference of Circles
Geogebra Demonstration: Area of a Circle
Instructional Video: Area of Circles Application Problem
Practice Set: Area of a Circle
Practice Set: Circumference of a Circle
24: Algebraic Proofs
Instructional Video: Algebraic Proofs
25: Triangle Congruence SSS
Instructional Video: Naming Congruent Triangles
Instructional Video: Triangle Congruence by SSS
Geogebra Investigation: SSS Demonstration
26: Central Angles and Arc Measure
Instructional Video: Major Arcs, Minor Arcs, and Semicircles
Instructional Video: Congruent Arcs
Instructional Video: Arc Addition Postulate
Geogebra Investigation: Exploring Arcs and Angles
27: Two-Column Proofs
Instructional Video: Intro to Two-Column Proofs
Instructional Video: Additional Example of a Two-Column Proof
28: Triangle Congruence SAS
Instructional Video: SAS Congruence with Example Proof
Instructional Video: Additional Example of SAS Proof
29: Using the Pythagorean Theorem
Instructional Video: Simplifying Radicals
Practice Set: Simplifying Square Roots
Instructional Video: Pythagorean Triples
Reading Resource: Pythagorean Triples
30: Triangle Congruence ASA and AAS
Instructional Video: ASA vs. AAS
Quizlet Flashcards: ASA vs. AAS
Instructional Video: Proof with ASA or AAS
Instructional Video: Why SSA Doesn’t Work
Geogebra Investigation: Triangle Congruence Shortcuts
Practice Set: Determining Triangles Congruent
Oak Meadow Lesson 4 (Textbook Lessons 31-40)
31: Flowchart and Paragraph Proofs
Instructional Video: Flowchart and Paragraph Proofs
32: Altitudes and Medians of Triangles
Instructional Video: Centroid vs. Orthocenter
Geogebra Demonstration: Centroids
Geogebra Investigation: Orthocenter
33: Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
Instructional Video: Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem with Examples
Geogebra Investigation: Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
34: Properties of Parallelograms
Instructional Video: Properties of Parallelograms
Geogebra Investigation: Properties of Parallelograms
Geogebra Investigation: Properties of Parallelograms 2
35: Finding Arc Lengths and Areas of Sectors
Instructional Video: Arc Length and Sector Area
Geogebra Investigation: Test Your Skills with Arc Length and Sector Area
36: Right Triangle Congruence Theorem
Instructional Video: HL with proof examples
37: Writing Equations of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Instructional Video: Parallel, Perpendicular, or Neither?
Instructional Video: Finding Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Instructional Video: Graphing Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
38: Perpendicular and Angle Bisectors of Triangles
Instructional Video: Using the Angle Bisector Theorem
Instructional Video: Incenters and Circumcenters
Geogebra Demonstration: Incenters
Geogebra Demonstration: Circumcenters
Geogebra Investigation: Circumcenters
39: Inequalities in a Triangle
Instructional Video: Ordering the Sides of a Triangle
Instructional Video: Triangle Inequality Theorem with Examples
Instructional Video: Exterior Angle Inequality Theorem with Proof Example
40: Finding Perimeters and Areas of Composite Figures
Instructional Video: Perimeter and Area of Composite Shapes
Practice Set: Perimeter and Area of Composite Shapes
Oak Meadow Lesson 5 (Textbook Lessons 41-50)
41: Ratios, Proportion, and Similarity
Instructional Video: Proportion Application
Instructional Video: Solving Proportions
Instructional Video: Similar Polygon Overview and Solving for Missing Parts
42: Finding Distance from a Point to a Line
Instructional Video: Using the Distance Formula
43: Chords, Secants, and Tangents
Instructional Video: Chord and Diameter Theorems
Geogebra Investigation: Chords, Secants, and Tangents
Geogebra Investigation: Diameters and Chords
44: Applying Similarity
Instructional Video: Using Proportions to Find Missing Sides of Similar Figures
Instructional Video: Ratio of Area and Perimeter of Similar Figures
45: Introduction to Coordinate Proofs
Instructional Video: Introduction to Coordinate Proofs
46: Triangle Similarity AA, SSS, SAS
Instructional Video: Triangle Similarity Theorems
Practice Set: Determining Similar Triangles
Instructional Video: Example of a Two-Column Triangle Similarity Proof
47: Circles and Inscribed Angles
Instructional Video: Inscribed Angles
Practice Set: Inscribed Angles
Geogebra Investigation: Inscribed Angles
Geogebra Investigation: Inscribed Quadrilaterals
48: Indirect Proofs
Instructional Video: Indirect Proof
Instructional Video: Indirect Proof 2
49: Introduction to Solids
Instructional Video: Introduction to Solids
Instructional Video: Euler’s Formula
50: Geometric Mean
Instructional Video: Finding Geometric Mean of Two Numbers
Instructional Video: Using Geometric Mean with Right Triangles
Oak Meadow Lesson 6 (Textbook Lessons 51-60)
51: Properties of Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles
Instructional Video: Using Properties of Isosceles Triangles
Instructional Video: Using Properties of Equilateral Triangles
Instructional Video: Proofs with Isosceles Triangles
Geogebra Demonstration: Isosceles Triangles
Geogebra Demonstration: Equilateral Triangles
52: Properties of Rectangles, Rhombuses, and Squares
Instructional Video: Properties of Rectangles
Geogebra Demonstration: Rectangle Properties
Instructional Video: Properties of Squares
Geogebra Demonstration: Square Properties
Instructional Video: Properties of Rhombuses
Geogebra Demonstration: Rhombus Properties
53: 45-45-90 Right Triangles
Instructional Video: 45-45-90 Triangles
Instructional Video: 45-45-90 Examples
Geogebra Investigation: 45-45-90 Triangles
54: Representing Solids
Instructional Video: Drawing Solid Shapes
55: Triangle Midsegment Theorem
Instructional Video: Proof of the Triangle Midsegment Theorem
Instructional Video: Using the Triangle Midsegment Theorem
56: 30-60-90 Right Triangles
Instructional Video: 30-60-90 Triangles
Instructional Video: 30-60-90 Examples
Geogebra Investigation: 30-60-90 Triangles
57: Finding Perimeter and Area with Coordinates
Instructional Video: Perimeter and Area on the Coordinate Plane
58: Tangents and Circles, Part 1
Instructional Video: Tangents and Circles
Geogebra Demonstration: Tangents to Circles
59: Finding Surface Area and Volumes of Prisms
Instructional Video: Surface Area and Volume of Prisms
60: Proportionality Theorems
Instructional Video: Using the Triangle Proportionality Theorem
Instructional Video: Transversal Proportionality Theorem
Oak Meadow Lesson 7 (Textbook Lessons 61-70)
61: Determining if a Quadrilateral is a Parallelogram
Instructional Video: Showing a Quadrilateral is a Parallelogram
62: Finding Surface Areas and Volumes of Cylinders
Instructional Video: Surface Area and Volume of Cylinders
63: Introduction to Vectors
Instructional Video: Intro to Vectors and Scalars
Instructional Video: Finding Magnitude of a Vector
Instructional Video: Adding Vectors Algebraically and Graphically
64: Angles Interior to Circles
Instructional Video: Tangents and Chords
Geogebra Demonstration: Tangents and Chords
Instructional Video: Arcs and Angles Formed by Chords
Geogebra Investigation: Angles Formed by Chords
65: Distinguishing Types of Parallelograms
Reading Resource: Properties of Parallelograms
Instructional Video with Practice Set: Quadrilateral Hierarchy
66: Finding Perimeters and Areas of Regular Polygons
Instructional Video: Perimeter and Area of Regular Polygons
67: Introduction to Transformations
Instructional Video: Intro to Rigid Transformations
Practice Set: Identifying Transformations
68: Introduction to Trigonometric Ratios
Instructional Video: Intro to Trig Ratios
Geogebra Practice Set: Test Your Trig Ratio Skills
69: Properties of Trapezoids and Kites
Instructional Video: Properties of Isosceles Trapezoids
Instructional Video: Examples of Trapezoid Midsegment Theorem
Geogebra Investigation: Isosceles Trapezoid Properties
Instructional Video: Kite Properties
Geometry Investigation: Kite Properties
70: Finding Surface Area and Volumes of Pyramids
Instructional Video: Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids
Geogebra Demonstration: Volume of Pyramid is ⅓ Volume of Prism
Oak Meadow Lesson 8 (Textbook Lessons 71-80)
71: Translations
Instructional Video: Translations
Practice Set: Translations
Geogebra Investigation: Translations with Vectors
Geogebra Activity: Tangrams with Translations
72: Tangents and Circles, Part 2
Instructional Video: Internal and External Tangents
Reading Resource: Common Tangents
73: Applying Trigonometry: Angles of Elevation and Depression
Instructional Video: Angles of Elevation and Depression
Instructional Video: Word Problem Examples with Angles of Elevation and Depression
Geogebra Investigation: Angles of Elevation and Depression
74: Reflections
Instructional Video: Reflections
Instructional Video: Determining Reflections
Practice Set: Reflecting Shapes
75: Writing the Equation of a Circle
Instructional Video: Writing an Equation of a Circle from a Graph
Instructional Video: Graphing a Circle from its Equation
Practice Set: Graph a Circle from its Equation
Geogebra Investigation: Relating a Circle and its Equation
76: Symmetry
Instructional Video: Lines of Symmetry
Instructional Video: Rotational Symmetry
Geogebra Investigation: Rotational and Reflective Symmetry
77: Finding Surface Areas and Volumes of Cones
Instructional Video: Surface Area and Volume of Cones
78: Rotations
Instructional Video: Rotations
Reading Resource: Transformation Cheat Sheet
79: Angles Exterior to Circles
Instructional Video: Angles Exterior to Circles
80: Finding Surface Areas and Volumes of Spheres
Instructional Video: Surface Areas and Volumes of Spheres
Geogebra Demonstration: Volume of a Sphere
Oak Meadow Lesson 9 (Textbook Lesson 81-90)
81: Graphing and Solving Linear Systems
Instructional Video: Solving Linear Systems by Graphing
Instructional Video: Solving Linear Systems by Graphing (Special Cases)
82: More Applications of Trigonometry
Instructional Video: Solving Right Triangles with Inverse Trig Functions
Geogebra Practice Set: Test your skills with Inverse Trig Functions
83: Vector Addition
Instructional Video: Adding Vectors
Geogebra Investigation: Adding Vectors
84: Dilations
Instructional Video: Dilations on the Coordinate Plane
Geogebra Investigation: Dilations
85: Cross Sections of Solids
Instructional Video: Slicing Solids
Instructional Video: Cavalieri’s Principle
Geogebra Investigation: Book Containing Multiple Cross Section Investigations
86: Determining Chord Length
Instructional Video: Chord Lengths
Geogebra Demonstration: Chord Lengths
87: Area Ratios of Similar Figures
Instructional Video: Ratio of Perimeter and Area of Similar Figures
88: Graphing and Solving Linear Inequalities
Instructional Video: Graphing and Solving Linear Inequalities 1
Instructional Video: Graphing and Solving Linear Inequalities 2
Practice Set: Graphing and Solving Linear Inequalities
89: Vector Decomposition
Instructional Video: Vector Decomposition Intro
Instructional Video: Vector Decomposition and Addition
90: Composite Transformations
Instructional Video: Composite Transformations
Practice Set: Composite Transformations
Geogebra Investigation: Composite Transformation Book (Multiple Activities)
Oak Meadow Lesson 10 (Textbook Lessons 91-100)
91: Introduction to Trigonometric Identities
Instructional Video: Intro to Trig Identities
Instructional Video: Proof of Pythagorean Trig Identity
92: Quadrilaterals on the Coordinate Plane
Instructional Video: Quadrilaterals on the Coordinate Plane 1
Instructional Video: Quadrilaterals on the Coordinate Plane 2
Instructional Video: Quadrilaterals on the Coordinate Plane 3
93: Representing Solids: Orthographic Views
Instructional Video: Orthographic Views
94: Law of Sines
Instructional Video: Law of Sines Solving for a Side
Instructional Video: Law of Sines Solving for an Angle
Practice Set: Law of Sines
95: Equations of Circles: Translating and Dilating
Instructional Video: Translating and Dilating Circles
Geogebra Investigation: Dilating a Circle
96: Effects of Changing Dimensions on Perimeter and Area
Instructional Video: Effects of Changing Dimensions on Perimeter and Area
97: Concentric Circles
Instructional Video: Area of an Annulus
Geogebra Demonstration: Area of an Annulus
98: Law of Cosines
Instructional Video: Solving for a Side with the Law of Cosines
Instructional Video: Solving for an Angle with the Law of Cosines
Practice Set: Law of Cosines
99: Volume Ratios of Similar Solids
Instructional Video: Ratio of Volumes of Similar Solids
Geogebra Investigation: Ratio of Volumes of Similar Solids
100: Transformation Matrices
Instructional Video: Adding and Subtracting Matrices
Practice Set: Adding and Subtracting Matrices
Human Anatomy and Physiology
General:
Innerbody.com
Teachpe.com
Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology series
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Anatomy and Physiology
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology: Crash Course A&P #1
Anatomical Position and Directional Terms
Body Farm – National Geographic Video Note: be prepared for some graphic images.
Down on the Body Farm: Inside the Dirty World of Forensic Science
Lesson 2: Human Body Systems
Vitruvius, On Architecture
Lesson 3: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Hormone Affects How Teens’ Brains Control Emotions
BrainFacts.org
Studies of Interference in Serial Verbal Reactions
Demonstration of Stroop Effect—‘Name That Color’ Test
TED talk: What we’ll learn about the brain in the next century
Lesson 4: Respiration and Circulation
How to Measure Your Lung Capacity
Lung Capacity— A BodyWorks On Tour science experiment
“Label the Heart” quiz
Lesson 5: The Immune System
“5-second rule on dropped food may have some truth to it”
“Rethinking The Five-Second Rule: With Carpet, There’s No Rush”
Net Logo
Lesson 6: The Digestive and Excretory Systems
Gulp! The Quiz
The Inside Scoop on Your Insides
“The Marvels in Your Mouth”
Demonstrating Biology: It Takes Guts
Lesson 7: The Skeletal System
“The Skeleton and Bones”
Skeleton: Bones and Joints
Diagnosing Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis #3)
Osteoporosis
Lesson 8: The Muscular System
“Muscle Structure—Muscle Under the Microscope”
Lesson 9: The Integumentary System
“The Integumentary System, Part 1 – Skin Deep: Crash Course A&P #6
“The Integumentary System, Part 1 – Skin Deeper: Crash Course A&P #7”
Lesson 10: Reproduction and Development
Fertilization (Conception)
Human Embryo Growing from Fertilization to Day 6 Blastula
The Miracle of Life – 9 months in 4 minutes
Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to Birth – visualized
Life Before Birth – In the Womb
Greatest Miracle PBS
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Baby Makers: The Fertility Clinic (IVF Documentary)
Lesson 11: Putting It All Together
Running On Empty
The Heart, part 2 – Heart Throbs: Crash Course A&P #26
What Will Humans Look Like in 100 Years?
We Can Reprogram Life. How to Do it Wisely
Math Connections
Lesson 1: Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
Estimation
Rounding
Pascal’s Triangle patterns
Fully-worked example of the Four-Step Problem Solving Process
For fun and deeper exploration:
Books
How to Solve It by George Polya
Logic puzzles and riddles
http://brainden.com/puzzles-riddles.htm
http://www.logic-puzzles.org/
Sudoku, KenKen, Kakuro
http://www.sudoku.com/
http://www.kenken.com/
http://www.kakuro.com/
Magic Square puzzles
http://www.magicsquarepuzzles.com/
Learn how to make your own Magic Square puzzles.
Real problem-solving in the news
“Wikipedia-size maths proof too big for humans to check,” from New Scientist, February 17, 2014.
Lesson 2: Set Theory
Dennis Wildfogel’s “How Big Is Infinity?” (TED-Ed)
Numberphile’s “Infinity is Bigger Than You Think”
The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
A great explanation of what sets are, definitions of set theory terminology, and examples
Explanations and examples of how to solve word problems using Venn diagrams<
For fun and deeper exploration:
Infinite sets:
A proof that some infinities are bigger than others
A good explanation of infinite sets (also click through to the next page to continue the story)
An excellent TED-Ed lesson on the Infinite Hotel Paradox
Fibonacci numbers:
Fibonnaci applications
Puzzles whose solutions relate to the Fibonacci numbers
Games involving set theory:
SET, a fun and educational card game, is also available online and as an app
Lesson 3: Number Theory and the Real Number System
James Tanton’s video, “Divisibility Rule for 7
Scishow’s video, The Fibonacci Sequence: Nature’s Code
Cristóbal Vila’s short video, “Nature by Numbers”
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
Khan Academy has a good explanation of how to use the Sieve of Eratosthenes to find prime numbers
Explanations and examples for the order of operations
Rational and irrational numbers
Khan Academy also has an entire section devoted to Scientific Notation
Exponent rules explained
For additional inspiration for the Fibonacci Inspiration activity, check out these videos:
Vi Hart’s Spirals, Fibonacci and being a plant video series (3 parts)
Arthur Benjamin’s TED Talk
For fun and deeper exploration:
Prime and composite numbers game
Learn how Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth in Khan Academy’s article
Learn more about that famous number, pi: To see what a million digits of pi really looks like, check out Numberphile’s “A Mile of Pi” video
To hear a tonal representation of the digits of pi, check out Numberphile’s “Sounds of Pi” video
To see artistic data visualizations of the digits of pi, check out Numberphile’s “Pi is Beautiful” video
Lesson 4: Algebra: Equations and Inequalities
TED-Ed talk given by Jeff Dekofsky
NOVA’s “Great Math Mystery”
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
Khan Academy’s Linear Equations and Inequalities section
Proportions explanations and examples
Video on direct and inverse variation
For fun and deeper exploration:
For additional discussion to help you explore whether you believe mathematics was invented or discovered, check out PBS Idea Channel’s “Is Math a Feature of the Universe or a Feature of Human Creation?”
Lesson 5: Algebra: Graphs, Functions, Linear Functions, and Linear Systems
Line of Best Fit tool on the NCTM Illuminations website
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
Graphing linear equations
Explanation of function evaluation
Explanation of scatterplots and regression lines
Solving systems of linear equations
Systems of linear inequalities
For fun and deeper exploration:
Now that you know a bit about correlation, it’s important to understand that correlation does not imply causation. In other words, just because two variables are related does not mean that one of the variables caused the other. This is a common logical fallacy that leads to invalid conclusions. Check out this Los Angeles Times article that makes the point that correlation does not imply causation. Then to drive the point home, visit the site that inspired the article, Spurious Correlations, to view a variety of amusing graphs showing two completely unrelated variables that just happen to be closely correlated.
Lesson 6: Polynomials, Quadratic Equations, and Quadratic Functions
Vi Hart’s video, “Doodling in math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and being a plant (1 of 3)”
Golden Spiral video
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
For help with factoring quadratic equations
Solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula
Solving quadratic equations using the square root property
Features of quadratic functions
Graphing quadratic functions
For a refresher on how to construct a square with straightedge and compass
For a refresher on how to construction a line perpendicular to an existing line
For fun and deeper exploration:
More on the legend of Newton and the falling apple
Lesson 7: Personal Finance: Taxes and Interest
NCTM Illuminations Compound Interest Simulator
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
Percents explanations
Solving word problems with percentages
Calculating simple and compound interest
For fun and deeper exploration:
Find out more about incomprehensibly large numbers.
Lesson 8: Personal Finance: Saving, Investing, and Spending
How to Lie with Statistics, by Darrell Huff
Edmunds’ True Cost to Own
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
For fun and deeper exploration:
Learn more about personal finance for teens at The Mint
Find out the real costs of owning a car as a teen
Lesson 9: Measurement
Khan Academy unit conversion section
More on converting units
The Metric System in the United States
For fun and deeper exploration:
Lesson 10: Geometry
Math is Fun Reflectional Symmetry page
Math is Fun Rotational Symmetry page
Dr. James Tanton’s “Generating Pythagorean Triples” video
Escher Gallery
Tessellation Creator tool at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ Illuminations site
Platonic Solids tool from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ Illuminations site
Platonic Solids Models from Math is Fun
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
Khan Academy Geometry section with dozens of applicable videos
Math is Fun main Geometry page with dozens of links to topic-specific articles
Graphing circles
For fun and deeper exploration:
If you enjoyed the Platonic Solids activity, explore the duals of the Platonic Solids with these videos
For more on tessellations, visit here, or try this app
Lesson 11: Counting Methods and Probability Theory
TED-Ed video by Yannay Khaikin
TED-Ed lesson, “The last banana – a thought experiment in probability,” by Leonardo Barichello
Ron Clarke’s Monty Hall problem video
Horizons’ Monty Hall problem video
Stay or Switch simulation tool
Marilyn vos Savant’s “th” solution and criticism from the public
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
Watch video explanations and try practice problems with the Khan Academy Probability and Combinatorics lessons
Practice figuring out which counting method to use and try your hand at some problems with the Counting Methods Review and Self-Test
For fun and deeper exploration:
Try challenging counting methods problems at Brilliant.org
Try challenging probability problems at Brilliant.org
Play some probability games here and here
Learn about the origins of Probability as discovered by Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat in solving the Problem of Points
Lesson 12: Statistics
“Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes”
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
Videos on descriptive statistics, including the mean, median, mode, range, quartiles, and standard deviation
Explanations of the Normal Distribution and z-scores
For fun and deeper exploration:
Hans Rosling about world statistics, watch his 2014 TED talk, “How Not to Be Ignorant About the World.”
“Improving Human Welfare in 2013 International Year of Statistics,” presented by Worldofstatistics.org.
Lesson 13: Logic
“Guide to Common Fallacies Playlist” by PBS Idea Channel
Your Logical Fallacy
Colm Kellehar’s TED-Ed lesson, “Zeno’s Dichotomy Paradox”
Codebreaker game
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s fallacy page
Puzzle Baron’s Logic Puzzles
Puzzle Baron’s logic puzzle generator
For help and extra practice with the concepts in this chapter:
Math Goodies has a list of articles explaining various topics in symbolic logic from this chapter
Truth tables video explanation by ProfessorSerna
Activity A help: Additional worked example of a Lewis Carroll logic puzzle, as well as more challenging puzzles
Activity B help: Khan Academy logic videos and exercises. The validity and fallacy videos, in particular, may be helpful.
For fun and deeper exploration:
Lewis Carroll’s Paradox
Lewis Carroll’s book, Symbolic Logic (full text available online through Project Gutenberg)
The books The Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll: Pillow Problems and a Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll and C. L. Dodgson and Lewis Carroll’s Games and Puzzles by Lewis Carroll and Edward WakelingBrain teasers and puzzles
Brainden.com has several fantastic pages with brain teasers and logic puzzles. The river crossing puzzles tend to be a student favorite. Try this and this to start, but be sure to explore some of the other pages. Answers are hidden until you click them. Don’t peek until you are sure you are ready to know the answer!
Challenge puzzles and problems: Brilliant.org has a section with questions for all levels of logic. Quiz yourself on topics ranging from symbolic logic to games of strategy.
Grid-based logic puzzles:
Solve grid-based logic puzzles online or on an app
Learn about Euler’s Konigsberg Bridges Problem
An interview with Andrew Wiles, the mathematician who finally solved Fermat’s Last Theorem in 1993.
Recommended sites for general math help and practice (in no particular order):
http://www.ixl.com
http://www.purplemath.com
http://www.khanacademy.org
http://www.regentsprep.org
https://www.mathsisfun.com/
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
Recommended sites for students ready for an additional challenge:
http://www.brilliant.org
https://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart
http://www.khanacademy.org
Psychology: The Journey Toward Self-Knowledge
Lesson 1: The History of Psychology
“A Learning Secret: Don’t Take Notes with a Laptop”
“10 Benefits of Writing Notes by Hand”
Crash Course, Psychology, Episode 1
Diablo Valley College Learning Style Survey
Lesson 2: Psychological Research Methods
Crash Course, Psychology, Episode 2
“The Story of Psyche and Eros”
Lesson 3: Encoding and Retrieving Memories
Feats of Memory Anyone Can Do
Remembering What Matters
Lesson 4: Memory Construction and Improving Memory
Eyewitness Testimony, Part 1
Eyewitness Testimony, Part 2
The Innocence Project
Creating False Memories
How Reliable Is Your Memory?
Forgetfulness Test
Short Term Memory Test
Test my Brain, Harvard
Lucidchart
Lesson 5: The Human Brain
The Story of Phineas Gage
Power of the Human Brain
Brain Dominance Test
Severed Corpus Callosum
“Neurotheology: This is Your Brain on Religion” (podcast)
“Hard-Wired for Faith: The Religious Experience and the Brain”
“God in the Brain? How much can ‘Neurotheology’ explain?”
Secrets of the Mind
Lesson 6: The Biology of Behavior
“Amygdala Hijack”
“How Emotionally Intelligent Are You?”
“Test Your Emotional Intelligence with Our Free EQ Quiz”
You aren’t at the mercy of your emotions—your brain creates them
Lesson 7: Stress and Health
Stress: Portrait of a Killer
Happy
Lesson 8: Stress Management
“The Tyranny of Choice” (if the first page appears blank, scroll down for the article)
Personality Type A/B
Locus of Control
Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale
The Hostility Questionnaire
Former monk talks hit meditation app Headspace
Dan Harris opens up about ‘Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics’
Headspace App
Lesson 9: Developmental Psychology, Part 1
A Change of Mind (Preoperational theory of mind)
Piaget’s Preoperational Stage
Object Concept VOE Screen Task Baillargeon
The Linguistic Genius of Babies
Piaget: Changes in Symbolic Development (Preoperational stage)
Lesson 10: Developmental Psychology, Part 2
Wild Child: The Story of Feral Children
Lesson 11: Classical Conditioning
Classical Conditioning—Ivan Pavlov
Baby Albert Experiments
Pavlov’s Dog: Can You Make a Dog Drool on Command?
Lesson 12: Operant Conditioning and Learning
Operant Conditioning
B. F. Skinner Foundation—Pigeon Ping Pong Clip
WWII Missile Guided Pigeon Project Racing Homers Used
Albert Bandura Bobo Doll experiment
Full Derek Jeter Ford commercial
Lesson 13: Social Psychology, Part 1
Milgram Experiment
Milgram Experiment (Derren Brown replication)
“Prison Psychology and the Stanford Prison Experiment” (NPR interview)
Conformity
Brown eyes and blue eyes racism experiment, Children Session—Jane Elliott
What Would You Do? Bike Theft (White Guy, Black Guy, Pretty Girl)
Lesson 14: Social Psychology, Part 2
New York Subway Hero
Born Good? Babies help unlock the origins of morality
POV Implicit Bias
Project Implicit
Lesson 15: Personality Theory
Freud’s Structure of Personality Theory
Measuring Personality: Crash Course Psychology #22
Lesson 16: Personality Exploration
Inkblot (Rorschach) and TAT (Thematic Apperception Tests) – Projective Tests
Jung Typology Test
The Big Five Project Personality Test
Lesson 17/18: The End and the Beginning
The Brain Changing Benefits of Exercise
Learned Optimism Test
“Learned Optimism: Is Martin Seligman’s Glass Half Full?”
“Optimism Test: How You can Learn to Be Optimistic”
Happiness 101: Explanatory Style (Choices)
Happiness 101: How Explanatory Style Affects Optimism (Choices)
“Social Challenges of Middle School”
“How Puberty Kills Girls’ Confidence”
Race & Ethnic Studies
Lesson 1
“On Strike: Ethnic Studies—1969–1999”
Lesson 2
“The Bear That Wasn’t”
“Me, My Race, and I: What’s Race Got to Do with It?”
“What Is Your Heritage? Discover Your Cultural Identity”
Lesson 3
“Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Race”
“The Historical Origins and Development of Racism”
“Unequal Opportunity Race”
Race, The Power of An Illusion
“Who Are the Kurds?”
Lesson 4
“What Is Intersectionality? Let These Scholars Explain the Theory and Its History”
“Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”
“DIS2018: Mia Mingus, opening keynote presenter”
“‘Disability Justice’ is Simply Another Term for Love”
“The Urgency of Intersectionality”
Lesson 5
“How Italians Became White”
“Talking About Race: Whiteness”
Lesson 6
“An Indigenous People’s History of the United States”
“Guatemala: Maya”
Native Land
#Changethemascot
All My Relations
Native Appropriations
Lesson 7
“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
Episode 6: Effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade on the Americas (December 3, 2012)
“How racist policing took over American cities, explained by a historian”
“The Atlantic Slave Trade: What Too Few Textbooks Told You”
“Frederick Douglass’ Descendants Deliver His `Fourth of July’ Speech”
“Nicki Mayo: Slaved vs. Enslaved People”
Lesson 8
“Eduardo López: Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America”
“Why We Should Drop the I-Word”
“What’s With the X In Latinx?”
“Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated”
“Latinidad Is Being Cancelled by Afro and Indigenous People Who Do Not See Themselves Represented”
“Trader’s Joe’s removing `racist packaging’ after online petition”
“Why Mexican Americans Say `The Border Crossed Us’”
Lesson 9
“Beyond Activism: Four Decades of Social Justice”
“Grappling with Xenophobia Amid the Coronavirus”
“History of the Exclusion of Asian Immigrants”
“How U.S. immigration laws and rules have changed through history”
“Discovering Angel Island: The Story Behind the Poems”
Lesson 10
“Come September”
Arab Resource and Organizing Center
Lesson 11
“Why Identity Matters”
“Why Media Literacy?
“Power of POP”
“But Wait: How DOES the Media Tell You What to Think?”
“The Common Sense Census: Media Use By Tweens and Teens”
Lesson 12
“Why America’s Schools Have a Money Problem”
“A Decade of Research on the Rich-Poor Divide in Education”
“How the School-to-Prison Pipeline Works: And Why Black Girls Particularly Are at Risk”
“The Hidden Curriculum, Part I of 2: Norms, Values and Procedures”
Transcript: “`Lies My Teacher Told Me,’ and How American History Can Be Used as a Weapon”
Audio: “Lies My Teacher Told Me”
“Understanding Children’s Book Classifications”
“10 Tips for Talking to Kids about Race and Racism”
“`I Love My Skin!’: Why Black Parents are Turning to Afrocentric Schools”
Lesson 13
“Every Picture Book Author Should Make a Storyboard”
Lesson 14
“As liberation struggles endure, so does Chicano protest art”
“Dance of the African Diaspora: Tracing Social and Political Activism”
“Behind the Song: Nina Simone, `Mississippi Goddam’”
“Shea Diamond—`I Am American’ [Official Lyric Video]”
“Art can be a catalyst for change in Uganda”
“In Open Cut exhibition, protest art challenges visitors to take action”
“The Birth of QCC: The Center for Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender Art & Culture”
“10 Black Queer Artists Get Real About the Intersectionality of Resistance During Pride 2020”
“`Art Can Touch Our Emotional Core.’ Meet the Artists Behind Some of the Most Widespread Images Amid George Floyd Protests”
“Who We Be: Superpanel on Art, Protest, and Racial Justice”
Lesson 15
“The Young Lords: Its Origins and Convergences with the Black Panther Party”
“The Young Lords: Exploring the Legacy of the Radical Puerto Rican Activist Group 50 Years Later”
Replacement link for “The Young Lords 13 Point Program”
“The Black Panthers: 10-Point Program”
“El Plan Espiritual De Aztlán”
“Stonewall Forever: A Documentary about the Past, Present and Future of Pride”
“The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson”
“East L.A., 1968: `Walkout!’ The day high school students helped ignite the Chicano power movement”
Lesson 16
“The Efficacy of the Red Power Movement”
“Rebuilding Indigenous Nations: Native American Activism and the Long Red Power Movement”
“The Youth Group that Launched a Movement at Standing Rock”
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
“`Our Culture Is Beautiful’: The Voices of Indigenous TikTok
“Civil Rights Digital History Project”
“Blackhorse: Do you Prefer `Native American’ or `American Indian’?”
Lesson 17
“She co-founded Black Lives Matter. Here’s why she’s so hopeful for the future.”
“#SayHerName: Resisting Police Brutality against Black Women”
“Black Lives Matter explained: The History of a movement”
“Black Lives Matter group protests at Toronto Pride parade”
“Pride says it `never agreed’ to exclude police, as Black Lives Matter slams police for `pink-washing’”
“Disability Solidarity: Completing the `Vision for Black Lives’”
Spanish I
General
Vocaroo.com
My.hrw.com
WordReference.com
SpanishDict.com
Spanish.typeit.org
Lesson 2
Numbers Song in Spanish (Cancion de los Numeros)
Lesson 3
Hispanic Or Latino? That Is the Question
How to Type Spanish Letters and Accents
Lesson 4
Mi Vida Loca
Lesson 6
Feasts: Mexico 2 of 3: Dia de los Muertos
Lesson 9
Largest U.S. Immigrant Groups Over Time, 1960–Present
Lesson 10
Marc Anthony: Vivir Mi Vida
Lesson 12
BBC World: Quinceañera
My Dream Quinceañera: Ana
Lesson 14
Bullfighting saved from the sword as Spain rules it is an artistic discipline
Works of Antoni Gaudí
Lesson 15
Introducing Spain
Lesson 19
Climbing Cotopaxi
Lesson 20
Wildlife Trafficking
Going to the Galápagos Is Easier and Cheaper Than Ever. That Might Not Be a Good Thing.
Lesson 21
An Uncommon Victory for an Indigenous Tribe in the Amazon
Lesson 23
Aventura—Obsesion
Lesson 24
One Island, Two Worlds
Lesson 25
State and County Quick Facts: Florida
Merengue Dance Steps: Merengue Footwork Basics
Cumbia: The Musical Backbone of Latin America
Lesson 27
Climate Change in Argentina is Killing Penguin Chicks
Lesson 28
History of Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo: Children Who Disappeared or Who Were Born in Captivity
Lesson 29
Sr. Wooly: Billy la Bufanda
Lesson 30
The Power of the Bilingual Brain
Lesson 31
Happy Planet Index: Costa Rica
Lesson 32
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
A Costa Rican Red-Eyed Tree Frog in Pictures
Lesson 33
Reaching for a Zero-Emission Goal
Costa Rica Recognized for Biodiversity Protection
Lesson 34/35
Ecuador: The Galápagos Islands and the Andes
Spanish II
General
Vocaroo.com
My.hrw.com
WordReference.com
SpanishDict.com
Spanish.typeit.org
Lesson 1
Miami’s Latino Culture
Lesson 2
“Let It Go” from Frozen according to Google Translate
Norway’s Olympic team (translation error)
Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish
Lesson 3
What is Ecotourism
Costa Rica Ecotourism
Nicoya, Costa Rica: A Latin American Blue Zone
Blue Zone Photos: Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Lesson 4
Costa Rica: Paving the Way for Rights of Nature?
Costa Rica Country Profile
Lesson 5
Discover the Mysteries of Easter Island
What’s So Special about the Atacama Desert?
Lesson 6
The Untold Story of How Argentinian Tango Evolved
Street Argentine Tango
Lesson 7
Jennifer Dahlgren
Che Guevara (1928–1967)
Lesson 8
Classic Argentinian Alfajores Cookies
Lesson 10
More Photos of the Crisis in Puerto Rico
Lesson 11
What Do the Colors and Symbols of the Flag of Puerto Rico Mean?
Is Puerto Rice Part of the U.S.?
Lesson 12
The Latin Dance of Bachata
Lesson 14
Meet the All-Female Band Redefining Mariachi, Flor de Toloache
Lesson 16
23 Best Things to Do in Mexico City
Lesson 19
The Ambassador of Spanish Ham
Hundreds of Tons of Tomatoes Are Used as Ammo in Spain’s Tomatina Festival
Lesson 20
Flamenco Dance, Seville, Spain
Dancing the Flamenco: Basic Footwork
Lesson 21
Guernica and 30’s
Lesson 23
Civics Practice Test
Notable Hispanic Americans
Lesson 24
17 Photos that show what life is like on the U.S.-Mexico border
United States Interventions
Lesson 25
The Bodega Signmakers of New York
Bodegas: Living the American Dream
Hispanic/Latino Vote
Lesson 27
Courtyards of Latin America
Lesson 28
Dominican Republic
Lesson 29
Croc Fossil Discovered in Cave
Can You Find the Dominican Republic on a Map?
Lesson 31
12 Ecuadorean Bands You Should Listen To
Lesson 32
Preserving Lonesome George
The Theory of Evolution Has Its Origins in the Galapagos
Lesson 33
Otavalo: The Land of Andean Artistry
Spanish III
General
Vocaroo.com
My.hrw.com
WordReference.com
SpanishDict.com
Spanish.typeit.org
How to Type Spanish Letters and Accents
Lesson 1
The Benefits of Learning a Second Language
Learn Spanish Gestures
Lesson 2
15 Encouraging Phrases a Spanish Speaker Like Me Would Love for You to Learn
Photos of the Week: 8/8–8/14 (2015)
Lesson 3
Tacos al pastor, classic Mexican tacos
Lesson 4
Growing Up Butterfly
Monarch Butterflies
How to Create Your Own Monarch Butterfly Rest Stop
Lesson 5
Breaking a Mexican Tradition That Excludes Women, to Keep It Alive in Brooklyn
Lesson 6
2 university students discover they have more in common than they thought just by saying 8 words
“Riveting Photos of Migrant Workers Remind Us Who Really Harvests Our Food”
Lesson 7
18 Latin American Art Museums in the United States
11 Paintings from Spanish Artists That You Can See in U.S. Museums
Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum
Lesson 8
Spanish Newspapers in the U.S.
Lesson 11
Made in Honduras
Maquila: A Tale of Two Mexicos
Maquiladora Women (spots from the film Maquilapolis)
Lesson 12
Leonardo DiCaprio confiesa su gusto por las pupusas
Pupusas recipe
Lesson 14
Sugarcane workers in the Dominican Republic
Juan Luis Guerra, Ojala que Llueva Café
Lesson 15
Buena Vista Social Club “Chan Chan” at Carnegie Hall
Lesson 16
Gente de Zona: La Gozadera
Cuba (The New York Times)
Drug Runners or Dissidents?
Lesson 19
Nasca Lines
Lesson 20
Peru’s Snow Star Festival
Lesson 21
Evolution by Natural Selection: Darwin’s Finches
Lesson 22
“LatinoAmérica” by Calle 13
Lesson 23
Caga tió, tió de Nadal
Extra, todos los capítulos
Lesson 24
Building Human Towers in Spain
Lesson 25
Thinking of buying a deserted village in Spain?
Lesson 27
Why Is Colombian Coffee the World’s Favorite?
Venezuela (BBC News)
Venezuela (New York Times)
The Empty Cupboards of Venezuela’s Families
Lesson 28
Carlos Vives and Shakira, “La Bicicleta”
Lesson 29
World’s Largest Rodent
Lesson 31
World’s ‘poorest’ ex-president Mujica turns down pension
Lesson 32
Viña del Mar
Lesson 33
The Most Useful Language for English Speakers to Learn, According to an Economist
U.S. Government: By the People, for the People
General
National Archives
U.S. Government Services and Information
The White House
Supreme Court
Congress
National Center for Constitutional Studies
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Federalist Papers
The Antifederalist Papers
The Constitution of the United States
U.S. Bill of Rights
U.S. Amendments
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
The NBER/Maryland State Constitutions Project
Voices of Democracy
History
National Women’s History Museum
Biography
UShistory.org
Crash Course videos (50 in all; all are 6–9 minutes)
Websites to help you determine the accuracy of a claim:
www.procon.org
www.factcheck.org
www.politifact.com
www.snopes.com
Lesson 1
Our New Research Shows Where Kids Get Their News and How They Feel About It
Students Have ‘Dismaying’ Inability to Tell Fake News from Real, Study Finds
Fake News and News Bias
Lesson 3
6 Student Stories on Change-Makers in their Communities
Lesson 4
Introduction: Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics
Today’s Front Pages
Lesson 6
Constitute: The World’s Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare
Lesson 7
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
iSideWith
Welcome to the Civics Practice Test!
Lesson 8
The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics #2
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government and Politics #3
Gerrymandering: Crash Course Government and Politics #37
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
Ballot Measures
Project Vote Smart
Congress.gov
Open Secrets
Database Search Tips: Overview
Lesson 9
Oyez
Lesson 12
Federalism: Crash Course Government and Politics #4
Lesson 13
Tribal Law and Policy Institute
National Congress of American Indians
U.S. History
In this course, you are asked to keep track of the sources you use when researching the reading topics in each lesson. The following print publications and online sources can be used as a starting point for your research. This list is not comprehensive—you will need to do additional research to locate relevant sources of information.
Evaluating Internet Sources
The American Yawp: A Free and Online, Collaboratively Built American History Textbook
Best U.S. History Websites (EdTechTeacher)
U.S.History.org
History Matters (CUNY and George Mason University)
Have Fun With History
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (National Council for Social Studies)
SmithsonianEducation.org
African American History (Library of Congress)
A Short History of the United States: From the Arrival of Native American Tribes to the Obama Presidency by Robert V. Remini (Harper, 2009)
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn (Harper, 2015)
Digital History
Women's Literature: Worlds of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Unit I: Fantasy
Tam Lin
Thomas the Rhymer
Fairport Convention (song) Tam Lin
Jeremy Irons Reads TS Eliot’s “Four Quartets”
“Four Quartets” by TS Eliot (text)
Unit II: Science Fiction
Author website: Ursula K. Le Guin
Map of Gethen
New Yorker article: “The Fantastic Ursula K. Le Guin”
Unit III: World Building
Author website: Nnedi Okorafor
The Binti Series
Word: The Poet's Voice
Below you will find links to each of the poems in the course, plus the spoken word performances, as well as general resources to help increase your understanding and enjoyment of poetry.
General Resources
How to read a poem
Poetry Foundation
Academy of American Poets
Poetry 180
Poetry Soup
Unit I: Nature
“Crossings” by Ravi Shankar
“The Weed” by Elizabeth Bishop
“Riprap” by Gary Snyder
Unit II: Love
“Tonight I Can Write” by Pablo Neruda
Unit III: Spoken Word
“Coded language” by Saul Williams text (read text before watching performance)
“Coded language” by Saul Williams performance
“Ode to a Crossfader” by John Murrillo performance (watch performance before reading text)
“Plastic Sea” by Mirko Bonné (Note: We will focus on the third stanza, which begins with “…Each black meter of water, rolling past ominously…” and ends with “… But this here, the black water masses, such/a draggled park, never, really, no.” Feel free to read the whole poem, if you’d like, but refer to the third stanza when answering the questions in your lesson.)
“Mother’s Mouth” by Amaal Said (translated from Somali to English)
Unit IV: The Female Voice
“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou
“Wallflower” by Anne Sexton
“Poetry” by Pablo Neruda
World Geography
Lesson 1
Glossary of geographic terms
Reading latitude and longitude
Map projections
World’s biomes
Trees that tell a story
Lesson 2
World population clock
Radio around the world
Lesson 3
Forces that shape Earth
World glacier inventory
Lesson 4
Reference encyclopedia
Climate change
Humans and the Greenhouse Effect
Lesson 6
Percent of arable land
Canada statistics
Lesson 7
Demographic trends in the U.S.
Immigration Trends in the U.S.
Earliest inhabitants of North America
Population and energy consumption
Lesson 8
Caribbean map and facts
Ancient civilizations of Mexico
Chihuahuan Desert
Mesoamerican Reef
Corals and Coral Reefs
Plant Adaptations
Desert Animals
Lesson 9/10
Lesson 11
Andes Mountains
Amazon River
Amazon Rainforest
Galapagos Island
Lesson 12
Largest countries in South America
Indigenous languages of South America
Early South American civilizations
Agriculture of South America
Lesson 14
Natural wonders of Europe
Europe’s Alps
Mediterranean Sea
Islands of the Mediterranean
Lesson 15
Countries of Europe
European migrant crisis
Population data (click on individual countries)
European Union website
E.U. member nations
1000 years of European borders
Population density in Europe
Lesson 16
Languages spoken in Europe
Agriculture in EU member states
Air quality
Pollution as global issue
Ethnic diversity and conflict
Lesson 18
Wastewater treatment and water recycling
Economics of sports franchise location
Inca construction of Machu Picchu
Lesson 19
Natural landmarks of Russia
Protecting the Russian Arctic
Black Earth Belt
Russia’s climate zones
Weather data from climate stations across Russia
Tundra and taiga biomes
Steppe biome
Principle rivers of Russia
Lesson 20
Population density map of Russia
Russia’s demographics
Russian culture
Soviet Union timeline
Islam in Russia
Russian architecture
Censorship in Russia and the Soviet Union
Caucasus region and people
Turkic languages
Caucasian languages
Lesson 22
China population clock
Hong Kong territory profile
Volcanoes in the Pacific’s Ring of Fire
Chinese culture and heritage
Japanese culture
Mongolian culture
Lesson 23
Bhutan Gross National Happiness
Kashmir timeline
India and Pakistan’s Kashmir dispute
South Asia’s water issues
Video: Biggest cities in South Asia
Tourism in the Maldives
Natural features of India
Landmarks of Pakistan
Features and landmarks of Bangladesh
Lesson 24
Population data Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian nations and capitals
Natural wonders of Southeast Asia
Colonialism and nationalism
East Timor history
Vietnam country profile
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Krakatoa volcano
Tsunami preparedness
Lesson 25
Natural features of Middle East
Fossil fuels in the Middle East
Religions demographics
Religious significance of Jerusalem
Arabs and the Arab world
Ethnic tensions in Afghanistan
Modern architecture of the Middle East
Video: Islamic architecture
Water desalination in the Middle East
Bedouin culture
Lesson 28
Africa’s climate
Sahara Desert
Kalahari Desert
Natural features of Africa
Nile River
Desertification
Sahel region
Madagascar
Video: Congo Basin
Lesson 29
Western Sahara dispute
Moroccan Berbers
Algeria history and demographics
Tunisian landmarks
Arab Spring
Libya landmarks
Egyptian revolution 2011 (photos)
Timeline of Egyptian revolution
Building the Great Pyramid
Ancient Egypt
Preserving antiquities
Lesson 30
Sub-Saharan Africa (scroll down for links to each country)
Archeological finds in Africa
Population density
Language demographics
African Union
Lesson 32
Great Barrier Reef
Sunscreen Is Damaging Coral Reefs
Origins of aboriginal culture
Animals of Australia
Aboriginal art
Great Artesian Basin
Australia weather and seasons
Lesson 33
Countries and capitals of Oceania
Types of islands
Oceania’s indigenous peoples
Nuclear testing in Oceania
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Lord of the Rings filming locations
Lesson 34
Photos of Antarctica
Antarctic wildlife
Larson C Ice Shelf
Facts about Antarctica
Ice shelf gains and losses
Video: Territorial claims
World History: Communities and Connections
Lesson 1: Agriculture and Early Civilizations
The Cornell Note Taking System
MLA Works Cited Page: Books
MLA Works Cited Page: Periodicals
MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources
The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1
Google maps
Motel of the Mysteries
British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Tomb of Queen Meresankh III (g 7530-7540)
Lesson 3: States and Empires in Ancient South and East Asia
Beyond Gender: Indigenous Perspectives, Muxe
Lesson 4: ”Globalizing Empires” in Rome and China
Evaluating Sources: General Guidelines
The First Dacian War: Reliefs Scene-by-Scene on Trajan’s Column in Rome
Lesson 5: Migration and State-Building in Ancient Sub-Saharan Africa
Mapped: Visualizing the True Size of Africa
5 Must-Have Google Search Tips for Students
The Library of Congress
The British Library
National Geographic
Britannica
Smithsonian Collections
Artstor
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sundjata
One of Africa’s Best Kept Secrets—Its History
Lesson 6: Ancient Americans
Archeology Program – National Parks Service
Archaeology Law & Ethics
GlobalXplorer°
Hunting for Peru’s Lost Civilizations with Satellites
GlobalXplorer° Discovery Campaign Tutorial
Google Earth
Lesson 8: Secular Power and Religious Communities (600-1000 CE)
Medieval Sourcebook: Yakut: Baghdad under the Abbasids, c. 1000 CE
Medieval Sourcebook: Charlemagne: Summons to Army, c. 804-11
Teacher’s Guides and Analysis Tool: Primary Source Analysis Tool for Students
The Demonization of Empress Wu
Lesson 9: Mid-Semester Review
Penguin Classics
Lesson 10: The Afro-Eurasian Network (1000-1300 CE)
Pepper and Partnerships
Lesson 12: Dynastic States in Eurasia (c. 1350-1600 CE)
The Prince
Medieval Sourcebook: St. Louis’ Advice to His Son
Lesson 13: Contact Colonization, and Catastrophe in the Americas (1450-1600 CE)
Bartolomé de Las Casas Describes the Exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, 1542
Americae Sive Qvartae Orbis Partis Nova et Exactissima Description
Lesson 19: The Age of Revolutions (1775-1850 CE)
Declaration of Independence: A Transcription
MHS Collections Online
A Fair Account of the Late Unhappy Disturbance at Boston in New England
Lesson 20: The Industrial and Consumer Revolutions
Lucy Parsons on Women and Revolutionary Socialism (1905)
Modern History Sourcebook: Friederich Engels: Industrial Manchester, 1844
Modern History Sourcebook: Herbert Spencer: Social Darwinism, 1857
Andrew Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth (June 1889)
Lesson 24: Anxiety and Disruption at the Turn of the Century (c. 1890-1914)
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Lesson 26: World War I
First World War Recruitment Posters
British Art of the First World War
The Fourteen Points
Lesson 28: World War II
The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum
See You Next Year! High School Yearbooks from WWII
The Atlantic Charter
United Nations Charter
Lesson 30: Decolonization and the Cold War, Part 1 (East, Southeast, and South Asia)
Memo to People of Earth: ‘Third World’ Is an Offensive Term!
Lesson 32: Decolonization and the Cold War, Part 3 (Europe and the Americas)
Duck and Cover
Tom Lehrer—We Will All Go Together When We Go
Lesson 33: Globalization
How Do I Ask the Questions?” Step-by-Step Guide to Oral History
Lesson 34: Global Challenges and the Anthropocene Era
At Doom’s Doorstep: It Is 100 Seconds to Midnight