Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Age Related Memory Loss Rb Ap48
Read a passage about age-related memory loss and answer the follow-up questions to practice for the MCAT.
Columbia University
Multiple Memory Systems
Good overview of how the brain remembers, and its system redundancy.
Columbia University
A Center at Columbia on Mind, Brain, and Memory
Article skims across issues in brain research relevant to memory as it introduces the University's center for brain research.
English Verse
English Verse: Oliver Goldsmith (1728 1774)
Very brief page that offers a short biography and full text of two poems, along with a book recommendation.
PBS
Pbs: Make a Memory Book
Develop language and literacy skills by recalling important events in one's life to create a book. Illustrate and dictate favorite memories.
Other
American Holistic Health Association
The American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) provides information on holistic medicine and promotes its use in standard medical practices.
Quia
Quia: Practicing Contractions With Trinh and Tai
Play a memory match game by clicking on the two cards that show a contraction and the words that are used to make that contraction.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:pieces of Mind: True or False?
Test your visual recall memory by studying and reproducing from memory drawings of furnished rooms. Explore five mnemonic devices to find the memory aid that works best for you.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Never Say Die: Use It or Lose It
Explore the affect of the aging process on memory, and conduct experiments to test your short-term, or working, memory.
Other
Dr. woolard.com: Three Stages of Memory
This site contains a flowchart showing the three stages of memory (sensory, short term, and long term). There is also a table that has a summary of the characteristics of each stage of memory.
Library of Congress
Loc: "O Captain! My Captain!"
This site from the Library of Congress provides comments on a poem written by Walt Whitman at the death of Abraham Lincoln. Image of the manuscript available at this Library of Congress site.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Use Acronyms to Remember Information
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an efficient learning strategy. Students will learn how to use acronyms as a study tool.
Quia
Quia: Rhyming Words
A simple matching game which allows elementary students to match words that rhyme. After completing a set, another one begins. Game is complete with sounds and interaction.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Pieces of Mind: Remembering What Matters
Explore how the new technology of PET (positron emission tomography) imaging has given researchers a tool to look inside the brain. Investigate uses of this technology in brain research and list ideas for future uses of PET scans.
Other
The Institute of Integrative Aromatherapy
The Institute of Integrative Aromatherapy offers a certificate program for people who want to be practitioners in aromatherapy.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Computer Concepts
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart identifies basic computer tools and explains their use to the students.
Braingle
Braingle: Mentalrobics Memory
Prepare for tests and exams by using the memorization techniques described at this website. Learn about the "story system," the "link system," the "keyword-mnemonic technique," and other ways all students can improve their memory skills.
NBC
Live Science: Your Brain Remembers What You Forget
The brain functions in ways that many researchers often fail to understand. This particular article reveals recent discoveries regarding research conducted on memory. An interactive feature is also posted on this site. Information is...
Other
Kids Play Park: Copy Cat Jack!
A memory game with animal sounds. Listen to the pattern and the repeat it back. A new animal sound is added each time to make it more and more challenging.
Other
Memory Is a Painter: The Art of Grandma Moses
This site has a short biography with three enlargeable images of the work of Grandma Moses.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Brain
Learn fun and interesting facts about the brain, its parts, how it communicates, and memory.