Project on Land-Based Empires
Unit 5: Land-Based Empires (Political Patterns and Processes) Project Overview This project aims to explore the political patterns and processes of major land-based empires from c. 1450 to c. 1750. […]
Cross-cultural Interactions and Cultural Spread, including Colonialism and Globalism.
The effects of cross-cultural interactions. The different ways that cultural practices spread
Historical forces, such as colonialism and trade, that affect cultural patterns
Modern forces, such as globalization, that affect cultural patterns
The spread of language, religion, and cultural practices.
Cultural landscapes are combinations of physical features, agricultural and industrial practices, religious and linguistic characteristics, evidence of sequent occupancy, and other expressions of culture including traditional and postmodern architecture and land-use patterns.
Post-Classical Europe Project
The Global Tapestry of Europe (1200 to 1450) The main difference is that Europe is a continent, that is, a physical space that is made up of the countries that […]
Post-Classical Africa Project
The Global Tapestry finds Africa as the New Kid on the Block in terms of the Afro-Eurasian “Global” world. Africa is at the end of the pre-Columbian trade routes.
Post-Classical Americas Project
The addition of the Americas to the Global Trade Network is arguably THE theme of the next period. For now, get to know the Americas before the Spanish arrive.
The Global Tapestry of South & SouthEast Asia Day (1200 to 1450 AD)
South and Southeast Asia are primarily a place to focus on the convergence of three religions: ISLAM, HINDUISM, & BUDDHISM.
The Global Tapestry of Asia Day – Islamic Golden Age
The Islamic Golden Age was a period of scientific, economic and cultural flourishing in the history of Islam, traditionally dated from the 8th century to the 13th century.
The Global Tapestry of East Asia Day – Korea and Japan
“I have heard that one can conquer the empire on horseback, but one cannot govern it on horseback.”
Kublai Khan
Classical Genetics Project
Mendelian inheritance refers to certain patterns of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
Reproduction and Cell Division Day
Types of reproduction – Chromosomes -The cell cycle and mitosis – Meiosis – Fertilization and development
The Global Tapestry of East Asia Day – Yuan & Ming Dynasties
“I have heard that one can conquer the empire on horseback, but one cannot govern it on horseback.”
Kublai Khan
Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration
At the level of the overall reactions, photosynthesis and cellular respiration are near-opposite processes. They differ only in the form of energy absorbed or released.
Cell Communications Days
Cell Communications Days Topics Cell Communication Feedback Signal Transduction Endocrine System Nervous System Section One – Introduction Cells communicate by sending and receiving signals. Signals may come from the environment, or […]
Cellular Transport & Energetics Day
Cellular Transport & Energetics Day Topics Metabolism Enzymes Cellular Transport Tonicity & Osmoregulation Photosynthesis Cellular Respiration Lab – Gummy Bear Osmosis This needs to be done first because it takes […]
The Global Tapestry of East Asia Day – Song Dynasty
This is Part One of a six week course studying the following aspects of Geography and History:
Vitamin C Experiment
Vitamin C: Which contains more, citrus fruits or green vegetables?
Thinking Geographically
9th Grade HIGHSCHOOL Unit 1 – Thinking Geographically This is a Geography and History Project Each Part is one theme day or 4 to 5 hours. AP Human Geography introduces students […]
Electricity Project
Electric current, measured in amperes, in circuits, series and parallel circuits.
Russia Project
Russia Project For this project you will undertake a series of small activities which will culminate in an oral presentation consisting of short speeches, a Q and A session, and […]
Work and Energy Project (via Simple Machines)
Simple machines give bigger force but at the expense of smaller movement (and vice versa): product of force and displacement unchanged.
Self-Study Projects
How to Create a Self-Study Project Is Self-Study important? Not everyone is great at self-study or independent learning. In fact, most people struggle with this because of distractions and a […]
Quizlet Spanish
Brno Farm Spanish Class
Space Physics Day
Space Physics Day Areas of Study: Section One – Glossary Section Two – Our Solar System objects of orbit paths of orbit relative size Section Three – Gravity Force […]
Relationships in an Ecosystem
Interactions and interdependencies: Relationships in an ecosystem.
Native American Peoples’ Project
The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European settlers in the 15th century, and the ethnic groups who now identify themselves with those peoples.
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Spelling Stars
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Vaisakhi
Vaisakhi, also pronounced Baisakhi, marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is a celebration of spring harvest primarily in Northern India.
The Periodic Table
The varying physical and chemical properties of different elements. The principles underpinning the Mendeleev Periodic Table. The Periodic Table: periods and groups; metals and non-metals. How patterns in reactions can be predicted with reference to the Periodic Table. The properties of metals and non-metals. The chemical properties of metal and non-metal oxides with respect to acidity.
Transatlantic Slave Trade Study
The trans-Atlantic slave trade peaked in the late 18th century, when the largest number of slaves were captured on raiding expeditions into the interior of West Africa.
Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey, later known as Lady Jane Dudley and as the “Nine Days’ Queen”,was a teenage English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553.
Rock, Weathering, and Soils Day
Physical geography relating to: geological timescales and plate tectonics; rocks, weathering and soils; weather and climate, including the change in climate from the Ice Age to the present; and glaciation, hydrology and coasts.
Geological Timescales & Plate Tectonics Day
Physical geography relating to: geological timescales and plate tectonics; rocks, weathering and soils; weather and climate, including the change in climate from the Ice Age to the present; and glaciation, hydrology and coasts.
GeoGebra
GeoGebra for Teaching and Learning Math – Free digital tools for class activities, graphing, geometry, collaborative whiteboard and more.
NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program
Our Young Writers Program supports under-18 writers and K-12 educators as they participate in our flagship event each November, and take part in smaller writing challenges year-round.
Asia Week
Asia is Earth’s largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres.
Stem and Leaf
A stem and leaf plot organizes data by showing the items in order using stems and leafs.The leaf is the last digit on the right or the ones digit.The stem is the remaining digit or digits.
Sarah’s Spanish School
Welcome to Sarah’s Spanish School Online!
You’re about to have access to tons of fun and effective online Spanish classes made just for your child ages 5-12. We’re so excited that you share our passion of Spanish and how important it is to learn at a young age. Together, we will get your child speaking (and LOVING) Spanish!
Bible Day
The Bible “the books” is a collection of religious texts or scriptures sacred to Christians, Jews, Samaritans, Rastafari and others.
Digestion Day
Digestion concerns the digestion system, knowing that plants make carbohydrates in their leaves by photosynthesis, and understanding the relationship between the two.
Jewelry Making
Jewelry making tutorials.
SPPS Virtual Library
The SPPS Virtual Library is made possible in part by funding from the Minnesota Department of Education through a Library Services and Technology Act [LS-00-16-0024-16] grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Sketchup
my.SketchUp is the core SketchUp modeler, tuned to work in modern web browsers. Draw, orbit, push-pull: make anything you can imagine in SketchUp, anytime you imagine it.
Nutrition Day
Nutrition and Digestion concerns the content of a healthy diet and understanding that plants make carbohydrates in their leaves by photosynthesis.
Middle East Day
The Middle East is a transcontinental region which generally includes Western Asia, all of Egypt (mostly in North Africa), and Turkey (partly in Southeast Europe).
charvi ashtekar
Here you’ll find videos about Acrylic painting, Zen tangles and mandalas and other tips and tricks related art!
Latin
Latin belongs to the Italic group of the Indo-European family of languages. Latin, the language of ancient Rome, is the ancestor of the modern Romance languages. Beginning as a local dialect of a small village on the Tiber River, it spread in the course of history over a large portion of the globe.
Personal Project Day
Choose a subject. Choose something you don’t know too much about. I mean, it could be something you are interested in, or not, but it shouldnt be sometjing you are already an expert in, because the aim of this day os to learn new things.
Waves Day
A brief introduction to observable, light, and sound waves, discussing wave velocity, frequency, and wavelength.
Learning A-Z
Learning A-Z is an education technology company dedicated to expanding literacy through thoughtfully designed resources.
Atoms, Elements, and Compounds Day
To know the simple (Dalton) atomic model, the differences between atoms, elements and compounds, the chemical symbols and formulae for elements and compounds, and thatthe conservation of mass changes of state and chemical reactions.
Protected: American History Project
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Cells Day
The cell from Latin cella, meaning “small room” is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known organisms. A cell is the smallest unit of life. Cells are often called the “building blocks of life”.
Africa Day
Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia.
Wordwall – French
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Timestables.com
This is where you can practice your tables against the clock. Select the tables you want to practice. You can practice the tables against the clock separately, a few at a time or all at the same time.
3D Modelling for Games
A selection of resources for 3D games design.
Travel Oregon Trail
Play an 8 bit version of the Oregon Trail by the Oregon Tourist Board.
Edible Herbs and Plants
The perfect starting place for the aspiring home herbalist or anyone who simply wants to play in the kitchen.
Solids Day
One of the main characteristics of solids is that they hold their own shape.
Ancient Peoples Study Week
You will study a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – one study chosen from: early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad c. AD 900; Mayan civilization c. AD 900; Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300.
Evolution Day
To recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago
Rivers – A Haiku
Rivers – A Haiku
Physical Biome Features Day
Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes.
Water Cycle Day
Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography including the water cycle.
Climate & Biome Day
Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including climate zones & biomes.
Geography Climate Glossary
Keyword Definition (Taken from various dictionaries) Arctic Circle The imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66° 33′ north. Biome A biome is a large area […]
Aloha Oe
Play Along to Aloha Oe.
Forces Day 1
Force is the strength or power exerted upon an object
Pilgrimage Day
A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about themself, others, nature, or a higher good. It can lead to a personal change, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life.
Spanish Numbers
You won’t get very far when traveling in any Spanish-speaking country if you don’t know how to count. Learning the numbers is one of the first things you want to do when trying to get to at least a beginner level of Spanish.
Co-ordinates Day!
Learn how to use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build your knowledge of the local area and the world.
Pig’s Eye Day – A Local History Study
Through studying the local history of Saint Paul, MN, we will develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of local history, note connections, contrasts and trends over time, and understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
Puzzle Baron’s Logic Problems
Welcome to Logic Puzzles!
Welcome to the world’s largest web site devoted to logic puzzles! We’ve got more than 25,000 unique puzzles available for play, both online and the old fashioned way – with pencil and paper.
Liquids Day
You will know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution.
Invaders and Settlers Day
Learn about the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain, Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons, and the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor.
Earth and Space Day
Describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system
Dinosaur Day #1
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of of the group known as Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago.
Printable Paper
1,792 papers you can download and print for free. We’ve got graph paper, lined paper, financial paper, music paper, and more.
Mondrian Day
Piet Mondrian Welcome to Mondrian Day! For this art unit we will be studying a Dutch painter called Piet Mondrian. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the […]
Hemisphere Day
Today you will identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night).
Days of The Dead Day
To understand that there are many beliefs concerning what happens at death; reflect on their own beliefs about/feeling responses to death.
States and Capitals Assessment Quizzes
Test out on the capital cities of the United States of America.
Journée Française #1
Le français est une langue de la famille indo-européenne. Cela venait du latin romain. C’est ce qu’on appelle une langue romane. Le français était parlé dans l’ancienne Gaule. Le français est une langue officielle dans 29 pays sur cinq continents.
LifePrint.com – Learn American Sign Language
American Sign Language University is resource site for ASL students and teachers. Here you will find information and resources to help you learn ASL and improve your signing.
Bible verses about life after death
No purgatory, no reincarnation, only Heaven, or hell. 1. Hebrews 9:27 And just as it is appointed for people to die once–and after this, judgment. 2. Matthew 25:46 These people […]
Plot Generators
Want to write a customised short story really quickly? Choose a style, opening and type of ending, name your character, choose a few adjectives and we write a story for you. Use the form below for your tailer-made tale.
British Isles Day
To be able to name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time.
Human Growth Day #1
To describe the changes as humans develop to old age.
Craft Ideas
Ideas for Gifts, pebbles, felting etc…
Free Image Resources.
Copyright-free, royalty-free image sites.
US History Day (#1)
The objective of this unit is to enable you to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of American history.
USHistory.org
Thousands of individual pages covering all aspects of U.S. History.
Punctuation Day
Welcome to Punctuation Day: The crash course to mastering basic punctuation and sentence structure. Session 1 – End marks, capitalization, and commas. End Marks Penguins on Ice. Sentence Shooter. Pin […]
Europe Day
Using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities.
Spelling Classroom
Spelling Classroom is an interactive spelling & vocabulary program that rewards student effort and makes it easy for teachers to create, assign, assess and manage word lists.
Warhol Day
Pupils should be able to describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird; describe the life process of reproduction in some plants; describe the life process of reproduction in some animals.
icivics
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor founded iCivics in 2009 to reimagine civic education.
Her vision was clear and ambitious:
To cultivate a new generation of students for thoughtful and active citizenship. Civic knowledge is a prerequisite for civic participation. Yet for decades, civic education had largely disappeared from school curricula and the repercussions are undeniable.