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Website
US National Archives

Herbert Hoover Library: The Eagle and the Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of China: their beliefs, arts, philosophies, medicine, and political evolution.
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Handout
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group

China Internet Information Center: Dragon Boat Festival

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday. The article discusses the legends behind the festival and the customs associated with it.
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Handout
Other

Literature Learning Ladders: Laurence Yep "Dragon's Gate"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site offers an overview of Lawrence Yep's "Dragon's Gate." Includes resource links but only a few work in the archived version of the site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Room in the Dragon Volant by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the novel The Room in the Dragon Volant by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Komodo Dragon

For Students 1st - 8th
Kids learn about the Komodo Dragon, giant reptile lizard living on Indonesian islands..
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Komodo Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Dragon and the Raven: Or, the Days of King Alfred

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of G. A. Henty's The Dragon And The Raven: Or, The Days Of King Alfred has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dragon in the Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is used as students read the story Dragon in the Rocks from the Scholastic Literacy Place series. There is a lesson on closed syllables, context clues, and identifying plot and setting.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dragon Rider Literature Discussion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows a facilitator to host a discussion session about the book Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke.
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eBook
Starfall

Starfall: Dragon Goes to the Farm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dragon Goes to the Farm is an online storybook for the early reader. The site also provides a list of all of the words in the story.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Math: Area and Perimeter

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how to enlarge drawings, figure out how much tile to buy to cover a specific floor, and learn about area and perimeter. These and other lesson plans are provided, including a fun interdisciplinary plan featuring dragons.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How to Defeat a Dragon With Math

For Students 9th - 10th
Having trouble remembering the order of operations? Garth Sundem creates a world in which PEMDAS is the hero but only heroic when in the proper order. [3:46]
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Dragon Scales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, young scholars create a class mural by using scale, ratio, and proportion. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tea Bowl With Dragon Roundels

For Students 9th - 10th
This tea bowl made by Nonomura Ninsei was used for a tea ceremony in Japan. View pictures of the bowl and read a short description.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Lesson Plan: Map the Path in My Father's Dragon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson that helps students understand map concepts. After listening to the teacher read aloud each chapter of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett, students discuss the book and use a map and general direction terms to describe the...
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Website
Bryn Mawr College

Serendip: Dragon Genetics: Understanding Inheritance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Dragon Genetics II lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF and Word formats. Using Popsicle sticks, students experiment with different...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cats, Dogs,and Dragons. Oh My!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology lesson on Heredity and Traits. Students learn about the basics of Heredity through a virtual tour and then work to create their own dragon based on the inheritance of traits.(Adapted from ASIM).
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Website
Other

Where There Be Dragons: Learning Adventures Abroad

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers students and adults learning opportunities through off the beaten path, small group expeditions to counties in Asia, Central America and South America. Trips are rugged,, creative and engaging journeys that combine...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Dragon Science: Food for Thought

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate how geneticists use selective breeding to capitalize on hybrid vigor by using colored chips to represent traits in succeeding generations. Use Explain why farmers must buy new hybrid seed each year.
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eBook
Starfall

Starfall: It's Earth Day, Dear Dragon

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A read-along story about Earth Day written just for beginning readers. Students can click on each word to hear how it is pronounced.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Komodo Dragon by Thane Maynard

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize students with research topics through individual assignments that utilize a variety of resources.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ryoanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the cultural and historical significance of Ryoanji and its rock garden in Japan.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Animals of the Chinese New Year

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Intended for young students, this instructional activity on the symbolism, significance, and animals of Chinese New can be easily changed to fit the needs of older students. This website provides several links for further research on...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Animals of the Chinese New Year

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Intended for young students, this lesson on the symbolism, significance, and animals of Chinese New can be easily changed to fit the needs of older students. This website provides several links for further research on Chinese Dragons,...

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