Education for teens now goes far beyond the boundaries of books.
Learn about the the solar system, our atmosphere and weather systems, rocks and geology, and the ocean from governmental agencies. Find educational resources for English, math and history from educational television channels and museums. Online lesson plans and interactive games teach teens complex skills with modern technology and colorful graphics.
Algebra, Geometry and Precalculus Resources
The Cool Math website offers free algebra, geometry and calculus resources.
The Cool Math website offers lessons for all aspects of math, from basic addition and subtraction through complex logic problems, prealgebra quizzes and geometry games. Cool Math has hundreds of games that involve strategy and logic, such as a digital Rubik's cube, tanagrams and Sudoku number puzzles. Cool Math's Algebra Crunchers area has practice quizzes in areas such as polynomials, fractions, graphs and lines and exponentials.
History Resources for Teens
The Library of Congress has American Indian history lesson plans for teens.
The Library of Congress (LOC) has American historical resources about newspapers and journalism, performing arts, maps, religion, science, sports and politics. The LOC has lesson plans for middle to high school grades in the topics of American Indian and African-American history, arts and culture, regional history, exploration, law, oral histories, wars and women's issues. The Kids Past website has free history games, historical quotes and online world history packets ranging from prehistory to the French and American revolutions.
Government Science Resources
Learn about ocean and sea life from NOAA.
The American government provides free learning materials about subjects such as space, geology and the oceans. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a website specifically for grades 9 to 12. The site offers astronomical videos, robotics contests and interactive games such as Planet Makeover. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has free educational materials and activities about oceans, fresh water, sea life, weather and atmosphere. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has educational resources for grades 7 to 12. They provide lessons about geography tools, biology, ecosystems, geology and water.
Age-Appropriate English and Language Arts Materials
Language arts resources for grades 9 to 12 include videos and games.
The Discovery Channel has step-by-step instructional videos, interactive games and homework help for English, social studies, science and math. The English area has writing, grammar and spelling sections with materials geared to grades 6 to 8 or 9 to 12. The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) has reading and language materials for grades 9 to 12 that include everything from debate, journalism and mythology to digital media and oral traditions. Materials range from videos and slide shows to offline lesson plans and online activities.
The Smithsonian Institute
Learn about America's aviation history from the Smithsonian Institute.
The Smithsonian Institute has a search engine for science, language arts, history and art that allows users to enter grade level and educators to enter state to locate learning materials that meet state standards. Lesson plans on this site include topics such as botany, aviation, photography, archaeology, painting, kites, textiles, music and zoology. The lesson plans come with beautifully illustrated activity materials in PDF form.
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