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The bow of Siva

In The Ramayana, page 1.4

Here, Rama draws an arrow across his bow at a Ramayana dance performance held at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Rama dancer wears a golden crown and a gold-trimmed red sash across his bare chest. He also wears the "broken sword" pattern batik of Yogyakarta's...

By Lorraine Aragon.

What is poetry?

This lesson introduces students to the poetic process. They will be able to connect poetry to life in a meaningful way become more careful readers of poetry.

Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)

By Mary Lou Faircloth.

Why problem-centered learning?

In Problem centered math, page 2

The world our students will live and work in will require them to gather, organize, and interpret data in the process of finding solutions to complex problems. Problem-centered learning creates a model where the student becomes the thinker.

By Mike Kestner.

Family story with research

Using the book, When The Legends Die and a Native American story-telling unit, students gather a family story of their own.

Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)

By Eric Broer.

Racing against catastrophe: a webquest for English I teachers

Students often have difficulty making connections between classic books and their contemporary lives. This Webquest puts you in the role of student to find learning strategies that scaffold the meaning-making process as your own students read.

Format: /lesson plan

By Kim Bowen and Shayne Goodrum.

Hidden stories: A three-part lesson in African American history, research, and children’s literature

In this high school lesson plan, students will create a timeline of African American history, review a work of children's literature, and then create their own works of children's literature drawing on a primary source document pertaining to the life of an ordinary African American.

Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts)

By Edie McDowell.

Thai Ramayana poster image in red, black, and white

A Thai Ramayana poster is colored in red, black, and white. The block ink print is cropped at the bottom, but a black monkey image, representing the monkey god Hanuman or another monkey king helpful to Rama, appears in the lower right. The Ramayana is one...

Format: image/photograph

Resources on the web

NC Odyssey of the Mind

The North Carolina website for Odyssey of the Mind, a creative problem-solving competition for student teams. From NC Odyssey of the Mind. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind

Ralph Bunch, an American Odyssey

The life and times of Dr. Ralph Bunch - mediator, diplomat, and Nobel Peace Prize winner. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: PBS

African American Odyssey

An online exhibit featuring a variety of materials such as rare books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, and musical scores to document the African American quest for equality. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

Odyssey Online

Explore the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and 19th - 20th century sub-Saharan Africa through museum objects in this comprehensive and informative site from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and the Memorial Art... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University

Can I have a Word?

Gives teachers ideas and jumping-off points for teaching creative writing in the classroom. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Barbican

Science Odyssey - Doctor Over Time

Compare the way medical treatment changed over the 20th Century through this interactive site. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: PBS and WGBH

A Science Odyssey: Technology at Home

The interactive will take you back in time to learn about the origins of 20th century inventions such as Tupperware, VCR's, microwaves, the World Wide Web, and more! Using a slide bar, you can choose the year you want to visit and explore that time's technology! (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: PBS

MythWeb

This clever website is a comprehensive overview of Greek mythology. The site has an attractive interface, is user friendly and easy to navigate. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Mythweb.com

Finger length

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a study that looks to finger length for signs of a man's pre-natal exposure to testosterone. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science