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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Definition and Examples of Stabilizing Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what stabilizing selection is and how this type of natural selection actually limits genetic diversity in a population. Presents examples of stabilizing selection in different plants and animals.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Quadratic Formula

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Illinois offers an excellent simulation of the quadratic formula, where you can type in different values for a, b, and c, and then view the change in the answer for x.
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Lesson Plan
The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: Ms Ls4 4: Natural Selection

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-LS4-4: natural selection.
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Handout
Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: The Modern View of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a closer look into the modern view of evolution. This article includes many pieces of evidence, all which support the theory of evolution.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Syriacs

For Students 9th - 10th
Syriac is a branch of the Aramaic family of languages and was the lingua franca of the eastern Roman Empire at the beginning of the Christian era. It is also spoken extensively in the regions farther east. It became the language of...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Mande

For Students 9th - 10th
"Mande" is a term that has been used to identify the culture that embraces the western third of Africa's great northern savanna and coastal forests. The Mali Empire was the source of the Mande diaspora; therefore, in a broad sense,...
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Handout
Other

Front to Back Charleston

For Students 9th - 10th
Written directions to a variation of the Charleston using the front to back dance style. Lists some suggested swing music cd's.
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Tessellate!

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This creative applet allows you to tessellate variations you create starting with either a triangle, rectangle or hexagon. Directions are only a click away.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Tree Ring Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students will manipulate a hands-on, physical model to better comprehend the natural variations of tree-ring width and their uses for determining past climatic conditions. Students use the model as a real-world data...
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Lesson Plan
PE Central

Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Spot Jumping

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young children practice jumpting and hopping through "Spot jumping," a game that requires them to listen to an instructor's directions and perform specific hopping tasks. This website includes ideas for homework related to the activity,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
"South China comprises the drainage basins of the middle and lower Yangtze River, the basin of the His Chiang (West River) in Kwangtung and Kwangsi; and the mountainous coastal provinces of Fukien and Chekiang. The division between the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Annual Rainfall in Africa, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of Africa and Madagascar showing the mean annual rainfall distribution given in inches, seasonal variations in precipitation, and seasonal costal wind direction. The map is color-coded to show annual precipitation ranging...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1898 of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. The map includes an inset map of Cuba and the Isthmus of Nicaragua. "The surface of the Rocky Mountain highland in Mexico is quite similar to that of the great plateau...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: England During the Saxon Period, Ad 450 1066

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of England, Wales, and southern Scotland during the Saxon Period from around AD 450 to the beginning of the Norman Conquest in 1066. This map shows major cities of the time, major river ways, topography, and is color-coded to show...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Scale and Indirect Measurement Applications

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to solve problems using scale and indirect measurement.

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