ChartsBin is a web-based data visualization tool that enables you to quickly and easily create interactive visualizations with your own data. You can then share your interactive visualizations with others by embedding them in websites, blogs or sharing via Facebook or Twitter. There is a public online gallery of interactive visualizations that have been derived from authentic sources such as books, government documents, technical reports, selected primary journal literature and websites
The purpose of ProCon is to provide resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias. They research issues that are controversial and important, and present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, transparent, and primarily pro-con format at no charge. Detailed lesson plans are targeted towards a variety of standards to chose from and guidance on how to incorporate the lessons into 15 National Teaching Standards is included.
Investigate Earth processes using real data from the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). There are four curriculum modules available that demonstrate techniques for using real data in the classroom: El Niño, Sea level, Water Quality, and Ocean Acidification. You can download curriculum guides, master handouts, and supporting data.
Bring the past to life and turn your students into historians with the DocsTeach program from the U.S. National Archives.
- Click on Activities to create activities you customize for use in the classroom.
- Click on Documents to select from thousands of primary source documents from the billions preserved at the National Archives.