University of California
Ucmp: What Killed the Dinosaurs?
This UC Berkeley site extensively covers the death of the dinosaurs. It includes history, theories, invalid hypotheses, and current arguments.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: At What Moment Are You Dead?
For as far back as we can trace our existence, humans have been fascinated with death and resurrection. But is resurrection really possible? And what is the actual difference between a living creature and a dead body anyway? The...
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Reflections on Death (Buddhist Hospices)
A good introduction to Buddhist funerary practices. Provides links to Buddhist death rituals in various countries.
Luminarium
Luminarium: "Everyman" (After 1485)
This site provides a detailed overview of "Everyman," and includes the full text of the work, related essays and articles, and additional resources.
Other
Daily Bible Study the Ten Plagues
This is an excellent site to help with research on the Ten Plagues in the book of Exodus. It describes the situation in Egypt that the time and gives Biblical references for each plague.
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Death: The Last Taboo
Throughout the world, death and the rituals that surround it are steeped in taboos. Explores what happens to us when we die and the different ways we deal with death.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Somebody in My Friend's Family Died
Death is a very difficult thing to deal with for all of us. If you have a friend who has recently 0lost someone, you may be wondering how you can help. Chances are, that friend is not acting the way she/he normally does and you want to...
Other
Hospice Net
This site is dedicated to educating individuals how to help adolescents and children cope with difficult situations involving feelings of depression. These articles offer good advice for helping children in need.
Tate
Tate Kids: Memento Mori (Remember That You Must Die)
An interactive exploration of the universal themes of death and mortality, as depicted by a range of twentieth-century artists. Developed by the Britain-based Tate museum, this site combines art criticism with a survey of symbols that...
Wolters Kluwer
Biz Filings: Protecting House Without a Homestead Exemption
Business Owner's Toolkit website offers a broad definition of "tenancy in common." Reference to survivorship, ownership rights, conveyance of property are also explained.
Other
Grief: Getting Over the Death of Someone Close to You
Getting over the loss of someone close to you if a difficult process. This site provides resources for adolescents who have recently experienced such a loss and helps to lead them through this process in the healthiest manner possible.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lord Byron, Poe, and Poetry: Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Explore the literature of Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Byron, and "the most poetical topic in the world" in this series of videos from the American Masters film, Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive. Discussion questions, teaching tips, and a student...
PBS
Pov Engage: Lesson Plan Addressing Trauma Using Affective and Cognitive Skills
During this lesson, students will learn how trauma impacts the brain via streaming clips. Students will learn about how a family stays interconnected with the community to help its members deal with grief connected to their son's shooting.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Otherwise
This poet, who eventually died from cancer, foresees how her life will someday end.
Other
Small Comfort by Katha Pollitt
This non-prose piece sends a message about happiness and mortality.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Carnival Parade: Rio De Janeiro: What Happens When Living Things Die?
Join Rick on this carnival parade, and find out more about what happens when animals and plants die.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Some Clouds
This poem is about how one person deals with a loved one's death.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: When Death Comes
This poem shares the poet's thoughts about death and how she wants her life to have been lived.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: The Blue Bowl
This poem expresses the grief surrounding the burial of the poet's cat.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Before She Died
This five stanza poem discusses the top of a poet's dog who is dying.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: One Morning
This two-stanza poem uses strong sensory imagery to describe upsetting discoveries one morning.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: The Green One Over There
This non-prose piece shares a story of jealousy and the tragic illness that occurred in its midst.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Death in Poetry: a.e. Housman and Dylan Thomas
In this lesson plan, students will consider Death in Poetry: A.E. Housman's "To an Athlete Dying Young" and Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night". Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
This companion to the PBS series surveys the career of the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through the Great Depression and World War II.