108 Stitches: The Physics in Baseball

This PBS 45 & 49 multimedia project offers a science-based curriculum that uses the game of baseball to demonstrate basic principles of physics as set forth by the National Science Education Standards and the Ohio Science Academic Content Standards.   [more]  [watch online]

Act of Duty

A tribute to our local veterans.   [more]  [watch online]

Ama-Zone: The Rain Forest Project

Are you ready for an adventure in the jungle?   [more]  [watch online]

Antarctica: 90 Degrees South

This PBS 45 & 49 series goes south -- so far south that it's almost north! -- to discover the little-understood continent of Antarctica.   [more]  [watch online]

Constitution Challenge

In the form of a game show, the Constitution Challenge multimedia package features both “the man of the street” and student contestants as they answer questions about the constitution. The components of the series have been designed for use as either stand-alone educational tools or as a complete package.   [more]  [watch online]

A Day in the Life of Coventry Local School District

On April 23, 2004, 17 eighth and ninth graders from Coventry Junior High School, Akron, Ohio, set out to capture a day in the life of their community through digital photography.   [more] 

Dirty Little Secrets: Foundations From the Past

Geological findings of CSU, UA researchers.  [more]  [watch online]

Floating on Air

Lighter-than-air enthusiasts share the fond memories and fascinating history of Akron’s unofficial mascot of the skies.  [more]  [watch online]

Hale Farm and Village Virtual Tour

Take a virtual tour of Hale Farm and Village in Bath, Ohio, just west of Akron.  [more]

Hotlists

Organized into more than 35 subject areas and literally hundreds of connections to educational sites!  [more]

Integrating Technology

Lesson plans that combine curriculum with the Internet.  [more]

It’s a Gas: Math and Science of the Blimp

The workings of the blimp provide the framework for teachers to illustrate the concepts students must understand to pass Ohio’s proficiency tests.   [more]  [watch online]

The Language of Trauma and Loss

The Language of Trauma and Loss provides teachers with information about the effect of trauma and loss on children, and the teacher’s role in identifying and referring appropriate students. The program also helps teachers establish a “safe” classroom and improve language arts skills using trauma and loss as a vehicle.   [more]  [watch online]

Last G.A.S.P. Bicycle Tour

Gary Nero follows his dream by traveling 20,140 miles on a bicycle around the United States to visit all of the National Parks in the contiguous U.S. This web-based curriculum project integrates the study of social studies, math and language arts for students in grades 3-10. Online activities are based on Gary’s real-life needs and experiences as he rides his bike around the U.S.  [more]

Main Street America

Is downtown Akron worth saving? Do "revitalization" plans actually work? Jody Miller of NewsNight Akron looks at revitalization projects in four U.S. cities, including Akron, to see once-decayed Main Streets in various stages of revitalization.  [more]  [watch online]

Math and Science Gumbo

Weights, measures, cooking times and temps, physical and chemical changes … you name it and the Kitchen Mathematician will beat, mix, blanche, toast, boil and fricassee food to explore the math and science that goes into cooking.   [more]  [watch online]

Media Moments / Media Literacy

Students can find out what goes into making the nightly news and learn critical thinking skills in interacting with the media.   [more]  [watch online]

One State-Many Nations: Native Americans of Ohio

This PBS 45 & 49 multimedia project studies the rich cultural and historical heritage of the Native American nations that have populated Ohio since prehistoric times. Using the print and Web resources that support the series, students will meet the nations and their leaders through a fun and interactive collection of exercises.   [more]  [watch online]

Sharing Art

There are artists among us who actually make a living making art!   [more]  [watch online]

Shortcuts to Happiness: The Performing Arts

This 10-video series offers insight into the careers that work together to make “theater.” Each segment shows a person whose profession is acting, writing, directing, etc. We then go to the Broadway Series and see their craft “up close.” Finally we see students performing these same tasks in their schools.   [more]  [watch online]

A Simple Life

Explore Amish country in Holmes County. Visit the people and the places that populate the beautiful rolling hills and farms of this rural northeastern Ohio county to find out what draws the millions of visitors each year.  [more]  [watch online]

Snapshot: The Decades

Using historical footage and narration, this series focuses on the social, economic, political and scientific events of each decade — from the 1920s to the 1960s.   [more]  [watch online]

Speaking of History … Doing Oral History Projects

Collecting and archiving oral histories is a wonderful way to build community, present proficiency skills in a real-life setting, preserve histories that may soon be gone forever and make these collections available to the entire community.   [more]  [watch online]

Spelling for Success

Improve and expand your students’ spelling and vocabulary skills quick as a click!  [more]

Teacher-made WebQuests

Discover projects in language arts, math, science, social studies and more.  [more]

Test Quest

Welcome to Test Quest, where you can set forth on an adventure to pass the Ultimate Challenge — the Proficiency Test.   [more]  [watch online]

Twenty-four Hours

Find out how local news works.  [more]  [watch online]

Using the Stock Market with Your Students

Open your students up to the world of finance. Give the stock market a try.   [more]

WebQuest Resources

Learn how to design your own WebQuest!  [more]

Why Do I Need to Know This Stuff? — Video on Demand

Video clips that illustrate math and science concepts (proficiency correlations are outdated).  [more]

You Be the Producer

In today’s classroom, digital photography and digital video enable students to make a clear visual connection with their subject matter. The purpose of this project is to provide guidance and resources for teachers so they can help students tell their stories digitally.   [more]  [watch online]