“The Lessons and Legacy of World War II” is a collaboration between the Friends of the National WW II Memorial and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The primary source based lessons here explore five themes of World War II:
The Beginnings of World War II
The United States Home Front during WW II
Letters from American men and women on the battle front
Pivotal battles and the turning of the tide
Victory and the legacy of WW II
Each downloadable lesson includes important historical background and context for the teacher, cross reference to the National Standards of United States History, an essential question to be explored by students, objectives for student learning, related documents, learning activities for student engagement.
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An Introduction to Chemistry by Mark Bishop, is a textbook intended for use in beginning chemistry courses with no chemistry prerequisite, and was designed by the author’s experience of teaching introductory chemistry for over 30 years at Monterey Peninsula College, CA. This textbook has garnered praise and classroom adoptions nationwide for its accessible presentation and student-friendly features. The text was written for students who want to prepare themselves for general college chemistry, for students seeking to satisfy a science requirement for graduation, and for students in health-related or other programs that require an introduction to general chemistry.
Created by a 25+ year professional photographer, photo journalist and college photography instructor, this excellent ebook clearly explains five “core” photography tips/principles to taking outstanding photographs:
Host Craig Benzine takes you through a tour of US government and politics in this energetic series of 48 video lessons, each about 8 or 9 minutes long. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of US government, including the three branches of government, checks and balances, how bills become law, and many more.
Compound Interest (created by Andy Brunning, a UK based chemistry teacher) is a site that aims to take a closer look at the chemical compounds we come across on a day-to-day basis, explaining them with easy-to-understand graphics.
THE FIRST SPELLING BOOK (PDF ebook)
Today’s resource is this lovely collection of vintage illustrated Mother Goose rhymes, taken from various books from the late 1800s & early 1900s.
Today’s resource is this great historical storybook, set in 13th Century Europe, telling the stories of different boys and girls who came to learn and master different trades through apprenticeship to different craftsmen and merchant guilds. These stories run the gamut of many of the main crafts and industries of the Medieval period, including scribes, wool merchants, stained glass artisans, goldsmith, potter, goose girl, perfumer, musician, and many more.
This brief but activity-filled unit study on poetry by Amy Ringger will get you excited about studying poetry with your kids this Spring. This little gem was written to put the tools in your hands to immediately be able to bring poetry to life for your children!