In cooperative groups, students create segments for a multimedia documentary slide show on the Gilded Age. Major themes include technological innovation, big business, urbanization, immigration, and reaction to the period. This online activity inlcudes a teacher guide and was created by Thomas Caswell and Joshua Delorenzo, teachers at Oswego High School in New York. For fifteen years, the California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse has assisted California educators find the highest quality electronic learning resources. Be sure to see the Top Ten lists for language arts, social science, physical education, science, arts, and world languages.
Students can explores daily life in five ancient cultures- Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and China.
This site includes basic information for each culture and links to other resources as well. The site also links to related research sites. Created by Tom March the site uses an interactive strategy to prompt this introspection. Veteran teacher Bill Peace of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School in Massachusetts has created a first rate science WebQuest that helps students explore the issue of genetically engineered foods. The Task challenges students to draft a law that would address labelling genetically engineered foods in the United States.