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General Curriculum Standards
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Education
Standards
A database of the curriculum
standards in all grades in all 50 states and the District
of Columbia. From EBSCO Publishing.
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Search & Standards Match
Correlates Language Arts, History, Math, and Social Studies lessons to more than 115 sets of national and state curriculum standards. From PBS TeacherSource.
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American History
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James Knox Polk
Lessons on the life and
times of the 11th President of the United States.
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Harry S. Truman
Lessons on Harry Truman,
from Project Whistlestop.
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Dreams of a
Barefoot Boy
Lesson plans based around
the boyhood of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Primary Sources
and Activities
Lesson plans in American
History surrounding famous documents. From the National
Archives.
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Animals
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Arthropods
Includes lesson plans and
worksheets in Adobe Acrobat Format. From the Smithsonian.
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Astronomy & Space Science
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Nasa Quest
Nasa's headquarters from
classroom activities based on Nasa programs.
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Solar Lesson
Plans
Lesson plans for various
grades on the study of the sun. From Stanford University.
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Space
Worksheets
From the Canberra Space
Center.
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Environment
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Tropical
Rainforest
Lesson plan and
activities from the Smithsonian.
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Planet
Neighborhood
Lesson plans on the
environment for middle school level. From PBS.
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The Globe Program
Classrooms around the
world can participate in this effort to learn about
global environmental issues.
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Wild Ones
Curriculum Guide
Projects and resources
for the study of endangered animals. From Wildlife
Preservation Trust International.
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Educating Young People about Water
Complete curricula and
plans from the University of Wisconsin.
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Land and
People: Finding a Balance
On line lesson plan for
high school students studying ecosystem resource issues.
From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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General History & Social Science
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Building an
Archives
Lessons and the activity
of building a school archive. From the National Archives.
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General Science
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Invention and
Design Modules
Lesson plans built around
specific inventions and innovations. From the University
of Virginia.
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Geology
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Bay Area
Geophysics Maps
This lesson plan revolves
around the geological maps of the San Francisco area.
From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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What Do Maps
Show
Lessons on the uses and
reading of maps for grades 5 - 8. From the U.S.
Geological Survey.
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Time and Change
Studying mud fossils for
grades 1 - 3. Complete with teacher's guide and lesson
plans. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Global Change
Lessons on earth's
changes and tracking them for grades 4 - 6. From the U.S.
Geological Survey.
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Time and Change
Lesson on using
radioactive decay to determine geologic ages. For grades
7 - 12. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Map Adventures
Understanding maps for
grades K - 3. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Volcanoes!
Lesson plan and on-line
tutorial on volcanoes for grades 4 - 8. From the U.S.
Geological Survey.
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Faults
Lesson plan and on-line
tutorial about geologic faults. For grades 7 - 12. From
the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Mythology
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Greek Mythology
Lesson plans include
quizzes, essays, assignments and activities. From ThinkQuest.
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Weather
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Look Up
Lesson on sky awareness
from grades K - 5. From Weather.com.
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On the Safe
Side
Lessons in severe weather
preparedness. For grades 4 - 12. From Weather.com.
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The Weather
Classroom
A series of lessons based
on 8 minute television episodes. From Weather.com.
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