Interactive resource codes either "OECD large regions" usually the primary subnational administrative …
Interactive resource codes either "OECD large regions" usually the primary subnational administrative unit of an OECD country -- (eg. states) or "OECD small regions" usually the secondary subnmational administrative unit -- (eg. counties) by demographic, economic and educational statistics. Regions are compared on a color coded map (for any single variable), scatter plot (for any two variables, table lens or data grid (for a large number of variables. Allows transnational comparisons across all rich countries, but also allows the specificity of focusing on subnational -- and sometimes very small -- geographic units.
In this series of activities, students observe and sketch the environment outside …
In this series of activities, students observe and sketch the environment outside their school using their senses. Students create a classroom book using one of their sketches.
Learn how snowfall happening later in the year than usual is impacting …
Learn how snowfall happening later in the year than usual is impacting cultural practices in this video segment about climate change adapted from the College of Menominee Nation.
In this video segment adapted from the College of Menominee Nation, tribal …
In this video segment adapted from the College of Menominee Nation, tribal members observe lower water levels in lakes and streams and call for global, collaborative solutions to address climate change.
This video segment adapted from NOVA follows the clean-up effort after the …
This video segment adapted from NOVA follows the clean-up effort after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska. Also featured is a marsh where an oil spill occurred 20 years earlier; analysis suggests that environmental damage may last for decades.
This example is an in-class market simulation conducted with paper cards assigning …
This example is an in-class market simulation conducted with paper cards assigning each student a buyer or seller role and a reservation price. This example is appropriate for both upper and lower division courses. Open Outcry Market was developed by Barry P. Keating at the University of Notre Dame.
The purpose of this resource is to observe seasonal migration patterns, feeding …
The purpose of this resource is to observe seasonal migration patterns, feeding habits, and nesting behavior of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) in North and Central America. All students will learn about hummingbird natural history and ecology. Students will learn how to identify and age male and female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and to observe migration and feeding behavior. Students will learn how to make connections among hummingbird behavior and weather, climate, food availability, seasonality, photoperiod (day length), and other environmental factors.
A public interest group claims that pharmaceutical companies overstate the costs of …
A public interest group claims that pharmaceutical companies overstate the costs of developing drugs because they include the foregone earnings from the money invested in drug development. The story can be used to discuss the concepts of opportunity cost and normal profit.
An interactive timeline telling the historical stories, activism, and accomplishments of underserved …
An interactive timeline telling the historical stories, activism, and accomplishments of underserved and underrepresented communities at Oregon State University
Against the backdrop of the devastating 1930's Dust Bowl, this video segment …
Against the backdrop of the devastating 1930's Dust Bowl, this video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA profiles an organic farmer and the techniques he uses to conserve topsoil.
This activity is a field investigation where students will make observations on …
This activity is a field investigation where students will make observations on a chosen location every two weeks for the period of one school year. They will record their observations using a digital camera and a nature journal.
This activity is a structured debate where students are given the sides …
This activity is a structured debate where students are given the sides they are to discuss to the topic of school starting times. One side is set up to give the opinion that they should start later, while the other says they should stay at the same times.
The goal of this module is to explore basic differences in partisanship …
The goal of this module is to explore basic differences in partisanship by demographic characteristics, including age, race, income, and gender. Crosstabulation and graphs will be used.
This illustrated guide (dorsal view) to a male spider is designed to …
This illustrated guide (dorsal view) to a male spider is designed to help students recognize and learn its common and unique body parts. The single Web page, which can be easily printed for use at field sites or in the lab, also includes a short description for the following labeled parts: chelicera pedipalp anterior eye row posterior eye row cephalothorax (or prosoma) pedicel abdomen (or opisthosoma) spinnerets coxa trochanter femur patella tibia metatarsus tarsus.
This illustrated guide (ventral view) to a female spider is designed to …
This illustrated guide (ventral view) to a female spider is designed to help students recognize and learn its common and unique body parts. The single Web page, which can be easily printed for use at field sites or in the lab, also includes a short description for the following labeled parts: chelicera fang endite labium sternum coxa lung slit epigynum spinnerets.
This Web site takes an in-depth look at pearls. It contains information …
This Web site takes an in-depth look at pearls. It contains information on how both natural and imitation pearls are created, the freshwater and marine mollusks that are the source of pearls, and examines how pearls became important symbols of wealth, status, and religious beliefs, as well as how mother-of-pearl shells had an even higher value for some cultures.
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