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Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: On Maggots and Murders: Forensic Entomology [Pdf]
Five-page article explains how forensic scientists, when investigating crimes, analyze maggots and blowflies to determine approximate times of death.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Otzi the Iceman
Using Alan Parkinson's book , 'The Ice Man', students will use a multitude of tasks to try to discover who, where, and when Otzi, the Ice Man was found.
Other
Science Ethics: Science Under the Microscope
The tutorial examines ethical questions in science. Topics explored are evidence, social influences, experimenter effect, and understanding the math behind the science. The resource consists of articles, videos, and activities.
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading: Informational Text: Evaluate Arguments and Claims
This article will help you evaluate informational text to determine whether an author's argument is supported by evidence or not. Click on Model to see a model with explanations and then click on Practice.
Other
Utct Digi Morph: Digital Morphology the University of Texas
A dynamic archive of information on digital morphology and high-resolution X-ray computed tomography of biological specimens.
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Basic Mechanics
This page focuses on the basic mechanics of writing including links to Genre, Thinking, Methods of Reasoning, Evidence, and Citation.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Shaping Evolutionary Theory: Self Check Quiz
This multiple-choice quiz on shaping evolutionary theory allows students to get hints for each question and check their answers after submitting.
University of California
Understanding Evolution: Nature of Science
Understand the processes behind the nature of science.
Other
Hsi: Historical Scene Investigation: Sam Smiley
Students perform an historical investigation by unraveling the mystery of Sam Smiley's demise.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Climate Change Evidence
Get right to the point when it comes to the evidence for climate change with this illustrated informational piece.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Scientific Laws and Theories
Differentiate between scientific laws and theories. Identify examples of scientific theories and use evidence to support them.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Charles Lyell
Learn about the works of Charles Lyell, a geologist who studied Earth's history.
Other
Crime Scene Investigator: Evidence Collection Guidelines
A list of specific types of evidence that could be collected from a crime scene. Links to methods for collecting the following kinds of evidence: blood stains, seminal stains, hair, fibers and threads, glass, paint, flammable liquids,...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: How Federal Grand Juries Work
An overview of the procedures of Grand juries and the history behind them is given in this article on NPR. A great glossary of Grand jury terms is provided along with a link to download the Federal Grand Jury handbook.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Scientific Investigation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How scientists study the natural world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Scientific Methods
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers steps of the scientific methods and control group.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Development of Theories
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines theories and laws in science.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Argumentative Writing/wwi & Wwii Unit
For this unit, students will gain background information on historic wars. Student will compare different media forms about these events, attend to different perspectives, research the unit's essential question, and then write an...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Facts
This lesson clarifies what writers mean when using the term "facts." This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Fact vs. Opinion
Learn the difference between fact and opinion as it relates to scientific thinking.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Planning and Shaping Body Paragraphs
This lesson discusses how to effectively organize body paragraphs. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.b
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Supporting Details: Facts and Statistics
This lesson discusses how statistics can be used as supporting details. This tutorial shares a short audio lesson [05:16] and supplemental notes with the lesson's content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Supporting Details
This tutorial focuses on supporting details using a video of a paragraph from a book showing the topic sentence and two strong, reliable, supporting details. This is followed by a slideshow that stresses the need for variety in the types...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Elements of an Effective Argument
Discussion focuses on understanding the three academic language objectives that make an effective argument: understand the concept of a thesis statement, the significance of writing an argument with an audience in mind, and the...