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In Character: A Journal of Everyday Virtues
In Character is an online journal that examines a single virtue--compassion, creativity, purpose, modesty, loyalty, or thrift, for example--from different perspectives. Articles are written by noted scholars, journalists, and critics,...
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American Girl: Samantha, a Victorian Beauty
Meet Samantha, a character in the American Girl series, and discover how she learns to be thoughtful about making changes, and to be both respectful of traditional ways and open to what is new. Features a collection of stories, games,...
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Book Review: Becoming America:the Revolution Before 1776
A detailed review by James T. Kloppenberg, constructively criticizing the author's (Jon Butler) thesis that ties between colonial religion and politics are exaggerated.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Why and How Do Humans Group?: Lesson 2
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand causes and dynamics of group formation. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Why and How do Humans Group?."
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Santa Clara Univ.: Framework for Ethical Decision Making
A discussion on how to recognize a moral issue and how to make decisions that are ethically sound.
Library of Congress
Loc: congress.gov: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
An account of all the official details of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Religion and Revolution
This essay discusses colonists who questioned the "Anglican establishment." It then explains how religion was used to convince colonists to support the war.
Other
Introductory Sociology: Culture
This page from the Del Mar College is an excellent outline of the topic; it provides a basic definition of the term, culture, as well as significant topics and a bibliography.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Types of Data
This site has a concise definition of "Data," plus examples of data types and collection methods.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Units: 11th Grade: Thematic Unit: Values and Beliefs
Complete teaching unit for 11th Grade Thematic Unit: "Values and Beliefs." Students will read 8 short stories that examine how values and beliefs are shaped. They will analyze these stories, and the short story form, while considering...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Morality: What Is Good and How Do We Know?
Collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question Morality: What is good and how do we know? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Morality: Why Do People Do Bad Things?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question Morality: Why do people do bad things? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Greeting the World in Peace
A brief video that demonstrates that the way that people around the world greet each other is evidence of a common desire for peace. [3:18] Followed by a quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Write Now!: Value
A video writing prompt where students are asked to consider the question, 'What do you think society values more than money?' [0:38]
NumberNut
Number Nut: Addition: Carrying
This lesson provides the rules for carrying values in addition by giving examples and the steps involved in the process.
Victorian Web
Victorian Web: Methodism
This essay discusses the cultural influence of the Methodist movement. The author theorizes that this factor may have had more impact on England's literary ideas than that of enhancing or neutralizing the revolutionary fervor of the...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: What Is Affluenza? (Lesson in Materialism and Overconsumption)
A lesson plan developed for in-class screenings of the PBS documentary "Affluenza," but which could easily be adapted to support any lesson on understanding personal consumption choices. Pupils will compare and contrast the affluence of...
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Ed u.com: Three Fundamentals of Selling Your Message
This site is provided for by Ed-U.com. Based on the Greek ideas of ethos, logos, and pathos the writer addresses how to adequately persuade an audience.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills at Home: Allowance and Work
This collection of activities focuses on strategies for teaching teens how to balance allowance, chores, school, and work. Also provided are practical tips for parents regarding signs to look for that may indicated earned money is being...
EL Education
El Education: Values
An online book entitled Take Care of Your Responsibilities created by young kindergarten students and their teachers at Kanu o ka Aina Charter School on the Big Island in Hawaii. The bilingual book contains text and photographs showing...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Algebra
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will review basic algebraic problem types (ex: values of variables, inequalities) used on standardized tests.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Algebra 1
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart uses a variety of Activstudio tools to help students interpret algebraic expressions. Magic squares and pairs of squares are used and very interactive and fun.
University of Texas at Austin
Thermo Dex:index of Selected Thermodynamic Data Handbooks
Do you need to know a specific value of a specific quantity for any given substance? If so, this is the place. Find the heat capacity, heats of vaporization and fusion, and much more from this page.