HIV/AIDS Resources:

KFF - World AIDS Day Grade 9 to 12 - Kaiser Family Foundation- 3962

The Kaiser Family Foundation prepared this guide to AIDS events and resources, with a particular emphasis on information recognizing the global AIDS epidemic and the efforts that will be required to combat further AIDS spread in Asia and Africa. Thoughtful students will find much to ponder here.

World AIDS Day Grade 6 to 12 - United Nations- 3960

Unfortunately, AIDS is a required topic for the 21st century – on both a personal and international level. This UN site offers resources for both the international aspects of the AIDS crisis and the more personal considerations as well. Whether your curriculum includes AIDS in social studies, health, or both, there is much raw material here.

HIV/AIDS Among America's Youth Grade 6 to 12 - Centers for Disease Control- 434

The Centers for Disease Control provides basic statistical information on HIV/AIDS incidence (and the lack of decline in new infections in this age group). This page also provides a listing of the types of outreach and educational efforts that have been proven most effective in teaching about HIV/AIDS and preventing behaviors that increase the risk of infection.

HIV/AIDS Information for Young People Grade 9 to 12 - - 439

From The Body (an HIV information resource) this page is a collection of links to articles, publications, and a wide range of other information about HIV/AIDS education issues. The range of topics is extremely broad.

AIDS FAQ Grade 6 to 12 - Centers for Disease Control- 436

CDC's collection of frequently-asked questions about HIV/AIDS, including questions on general information, hoaxes and rumors, testing, transmission, and prevention. Generally, these pages provide detailed, factual answers for each question.

AIDS Education in School Grade 6 to 12 - - 435

A well-documented summary of the HIV/AIDS education strategies and approaches that have worked most effectively in western schools. The sources cited could provide additional reference material.

AIDS in Africa Grade 6 to 12 - - 432

A British site summarizes the extent and implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in African countries.

Worldwide AIDS Statistics Grade 6 to 12 - - 431

An easily accessible look at the spread of HIV/AIDS around the world. Another good comparative resource.

Whatudo Grade 6 to 12 - - 1153

Developed in San Francisco, this site offers very straightforward information for young people on AIDS, sex, and the various behaviors associated with both. The content and wording pull absolutely no punches; please preview thoroughly before using or recommending this one.

AIDS Education Lesson Plans Grade 6 to 12 - - 433

Two sample lesson plans from this British site demonstrate strategies that can make young people more receptive to open, nonjudgmental discussion of the issues surrounding HIV prevention.

Visual Culture and Public Health Posters Grade 8 to 12 - National Library of Medicine- 4916

A variety of health-related issues, including infectious diseases, the environment, smoking, and HIV-AIDS are explored through this collection of 20th century public health posters. These strong visual images represent a powerful medium in influencing American attitudes. Use this site with a projector to generate discussion as these topics are covered in class. How effective are/were the images in changing the consciousness of the public? Design a poster activity with your students, using this site as a springboard.

Staying Alive Grade 6 to 12 - - 3961

Here’s the personal side of AIDS, told from an international perspective in an MTV-style presentation that should hold the attention of teens and other students. Combining facts with personalities, the site offers facts, opportunities for action, and examples of other teens’ experiences. Share this one with your students; it's available in several languages.

Wide Angle Grade 8 to 12 - PBS- 4544

This PBS site focuses on world events by providing a detailed look at a new region each week. From al-Jezeera to Aids in Africa, this series is geared towards bringing students to a greater understanding of global current events through briefings, interactive maps, and additional resources for each of the “focus” areas. This is a site worth checking in on once a week to see what new area the series is profiling.

Freezeray.com Grade 6 to 12 - Freezeray.com- 9186

This interactive and highly visual website features animations that allow experimentation by dragging and dropping objects for a stimulating learning environment. Students can see and learn firsthand the relationships between moving materials and the processes behind them. Subjects include Physics with different activities such as "Law of Reflection," "Eye Defects," "Balanced Beam," and "Bouncing Ball." In Chemistry, choose such great activities as "The Haber Process," "Equilibrium," "An Ideal Gas," "Atom Builder," and "Reactivity Series Sumo Wrestlers." Biology offers activities that include "The Heart," "Breathing," and "Antagonistic Pairs."

Click on Investigations to use "Planning Aid" and plan variables with positive and negative correlations for predicting and also "Graph Plotting." The link, Scientific Literacy provides word games for a variety of topics. A teacher answer sheet of words is available as a pdf download. Additional links include Technology with everyday systems and controls such as "Gear Systems," "Rack and Pinion," and different "Pulley Systems." VnR visual modeling program is available as a download and a frequently asked questions section provides answer to the most common problems. A guide to Physics Teaching aids is available in the Teacher's Guides section. Other guides in Chemistry, Biology, Investigation, and Technology are coming soon. The Tips and Templates section provides templates for Drag and Drop as well as word games. This site requires Flash and Adobe Acrobat Reader. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..

In the Classroom: Use these interactive, highly visual teaching aids on each stand alone computer or as a class lesson using an Interactive whiteboard or projector. Use this site as a way to introduce concepts in class. Students can work in groups to offer solutions to such activities as "Balance Beam." With each problem, students decide where to place the weight in order to balance the beam. Through group or class discussion, students can collaborate to achieve the right answer or work out the answer when previous attempts are wrong. As a result, students can see the processes in order to understand them. What they learn can then be applied to other everyday events and summarized in notes.

US History Resources Grade 9 to 12 - Greg Feldmeth- 8678

This site is a companion to an Advanced Placement U.S. History course, and has a wonderful array of resources. There are quizzes (both multiple choice and matching), historical era chronologies, a wonderful chart focused on Presidential elections, review summaries, and tips for dealing with the dreaded "DBQs" (document-based questions) that appear on the AP exams.

In the Classroom: Although this site would be outstanding as a resource for students taking AP U.S. History, it provides helpful study aids for any student of American history. Post this link on your teacher web page for students to consult while preparing for tests and quizzes.

Black History: Tuskegee WebQuest Grade 9 to 12 - AT&T Knowledge Network- 7374

This WebQuest asks students to examine the Tuskegee Study, an "experiment" that began in the 1930s, in which African American men were knowingly infected with syphilis in order to study the disease's long term effects. The men were denied treatment for their illnesses, even when such treatment became available to the general public. Given the subject matter of this WebQuest, it should be used with mature student groups.

The final set of questions asks students to compare the Tuskegee Study with other issues and events (e.g. abortion, gun control, AIDS, cocaine) and consider whether these issues are also examples of the targeting of specific populations for social experimentation. The WebQuest authors don't assert that they ARE, but by suggesting that they MIGHT be, students who are predisposed to conspiracy theory might be unfairly influenced. In summary: excellent resource, but heavy stuff... proceed carefully.

In the Classroom: The resources presented here are exceptionally comprehensive and the questions posed in the WebQuests require a great deal of thoughtful consideration. This is NOT an exercise that should be undertaken on a limited time frame, nor with students who aren't fairly capable. The resources, in and of themselves, could certainly be used to present a less comprehensive lesson if desired.

New York Public Library’s Digital Library Collection Grade 6 to 12 - - 4966

Explore images, documents, and rare materials in this impressive collection of on-line archives. Search for a specific topic of interest by using the Archival Finding Aids, tour the many on-line exhibitions that cover a wide range of topics, or follow a link to one of beautifully presented portfolios on themes ranging from Small-town America to Surveyors of the American West. Use for your own background research or as a resource for your students. Created by the New York Public Library.

Plagiarism Court Grade 9 to 12 - Fairfield University- 4691

Fairfield University’s introduction to “avoiding plagiarism” will also prove useful to secondary students who may be doing their first research involving documentation of sources. This resource is particularly useful in that it stresses the various “shades” of source notation and the requirements for each. Add this one to your collection of term paper writing aids.

Martin Luther King Papers Project Grade 6 to 12 - Stanford University- 3987

Stanford's collection of King resources is among the most complete, and includes biographical and contextual information on King and his work. There are original documents as well as timelines and other study aids. We wish the lesson plan section were larger.

Facts About HIV and AIDS Grade 1 to 12 - American Academy of Pediatrics- 1851

Peer Education Efforts Grade 6 to 12 - - 440

A collection of short summaries about peer education efforts in a variety of communities in different states. Many of the summaries include links or information for those interested in additional details.

Jackson Pollock Grade 9 to 12 - National Gallery of Art- 213

This site offers a collection of images of contemporary artist Jackson Pollock's work, along with biographical information describing Pollock's life and work. The images are large enough to use as study aids. Created to accompany an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the content is executed with their customary thoroughness.

Noodle Tools Grade 2 to 8 - Debbie Abilock- 38

NoodleTools offers two research aids: a "fill in the blanks" search engine designed to help novice web users conduct complex searches, and an on-line tool to generate MLA style bibliography citations for a wide variety of sources. The bibliography tool is especially useful for its ability to spit out a technically correct citation for almost any situation.

In the Classroom: This site requires a login, so consider setting up a single teacher account and have all the student use your login to avoid safety concerns.

Paper Models of Polyhedra Grade 6 to 10 - Gijs Korthals Altes- 8975

This simple, "hands-on" website offers PDF files of numerous paper models of polyhedra. The files are ready to print and share with your students. The various geometric solids include platonic solids, Archimedean solids, Kepler-Poinsot polyhedra, and numerous others. The files are available in PDF format and require Adobe. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..

In the Classroom: Why not print a pattern onto cardstock or other thick paper. Then project the image (that you printed for your students) onto a projection screen or interactive whiteboard, while students work independently at their seats. Before you pass out the paper copies, have them view the projected image and predict what it will be. These shapes can also serve as creative study aids for all subject areas, especially for students who need engaging ways to review. Have students write key terms and questions on the "faces" before assembling the figures, then "roll" them as a study game, testing each other to define or explain terms.

ESL Monkeys Story Room Grade 1 to 12 - Mary and David Monkey- 8651

This site offers many readable stories; short, long, and classic stories are available in full by clicking on the links on the opening page. There are also tools for using current events selections. A reading tool allows students to copy and paste a puzzling text into a box and get definitions from words in that text by clicking on the unknown words. For teachers, there are many "teaching reading" hints and links to lesson plans. Although the site focuses on ESL students, the variety and number of short stories makes it useful to all aspiring readers.

In the Classroom: Use the selections from this page to teach specific reading skills on an interactive whiteboard or for students to practice reading and language skills independently at a computer center or on laptops. If you allow students to select their own stories (ages are noted to help them find the appropriate level), they may be more interested in the story, as well.

Fingerplays for Young Children Grade K to 3 - Songs for Teaching- 8465

This subsection of the Songs for Teaching site has excellent chants and other childhood favorite songs which get children moving, speaking, and rhyming. Words to the fingerplays and songs are copyable, and many contain Quicktime sound excerpt files as well (enough to get you going with the song, though not the complete song). A few even have pictures of someone going through the motions of the song or rhyme. A link to Songs for Early Childhood allows users to see even more action songs. There are even songs to go with class content, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Your kinesthetic learners will retain the concepts in these songs. ESL and speech/language students will respond to the music; it aids with articulation, accent development, and memory. This site requires Quicktime. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..

In the Classroom: Share this link on your teacher web page and/or in a parent newsletter so that parents can use it at home too! Don't forget to turn up your speakers if you are using the music in class. If your class responds very well to using songs, you might try writing lyrics together about something you are studying -- using one of these familiar tunes.

Jack London Online Collection Grade 6 to 12 - Roy Tennant and Dr. Clarice Stasz- 7990

This is an official website about Jack London and his works maintained by Sonoma State University. It is an exhaustive site including a biography of Jack London, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)(and their answers, of course!), London-related audio, documents relating to his life and work, biographies & bibliographies about key people in his life, photographs, an archive of his works, newspaper articles, etc., all kinds of research aids, resources for both students & teachers. and MORE, plus links to other information (although why you would need more boggles the mind!).

If you teach Jack London or any of the related literature (Service poetry, etc), this is a GREAT source to share with students. It is a safe and reliable source with a variety of areas to expand upon. A caution on the student resources site: it DOES provide a link to Sparknotes for students, but tells them that some of the information is faulty (why bother?). It gives students good questions to ask as the first look at the page and the first two links are "Jack London International" and "The World of Jack London," both reliable and excellent sources of information. The site also reminds students to cite their information and tells them how to do so!

In the Classroom: Include this site as a link on your tecaher web page during a study of London's writings, and ask students to investigate one aspect of his background or interests to share with the class.

Human Anatomy Online Grade 4 to 12 - MyHealthScore.com- 7352

Human Anatomy Online is so packed with information, students could spend hours maneuvering through the text. This site provides detailed information about the entire body as well as common procedures and interesting facts. The simple, colorful visual aids make it very easy to understand the make-up of all of the systems as well as many of the body processes such as reproduction, muscle strength, cardiovascular health and much more. Be careful to keep students focused on the area of concentration. Otherwise, they could become overwhelmed with the quantity of information and get off track. Great for research projects and health units. Make sure to check out the fantastic tutorials, animations and description index.

In the Classroom: This site gives wonderful opportunities for visual, interactive lessons and enrichment. Include an in-class activity based on this site in your unit on body systems and/or list the link on your teacher web page for students to review before the unit test. If you have an interactive whiteboard, consider using the site as the unti intro, as well. NOTE: If you are using Internet Explorer, you must click on an image before the "dots" appear.

Study Stack Grade 4 to 12 - John Weidner- 5053

This site is filled with study tools to help students learn information in a variety of subject areas. Stacks of topics related to geography, history, math, languages, and science are linked with collections of learning tools that include virtual study cards, matching games, word search puzzles, and hangman games. Students can select the tool that works best for them and work at their own pace until they are satisfied with their progress. Users can create customized study stacks and automatically display them in a variety of formats. Encourage parents to use this site as a study-at-home tool for their kids.

Talking About Homosexuality in a Secondary School Grade 9 to 12 - - 441

A straightforward look at strategies for approaching a difficult topic from a British source. The goal of the process is eliminating myths, confusion, and fear on the part of students. There are interesting ideas here, even if this is a topic you don't plan to address directly. This is a pdf document, so you need Acrobat Reader.