The ancillaries included in this site support the OER textbook Exploring Our Social World: The Story of Us, Interactive Workbook Edition. The following ancillaries are included for each chapter: Outlines, Slideshows, Reading Quizzes, Reading Quiz Answer Keys, Key Term Lists, Quizlet.com Flashcards and Kahoot.com Practice Questions.

This resource is a Hands-On course to teach Apps Development to students who may not have any programming knowledge. This course has no pre-requisites. It’s time to add the 4th R – Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic and algoRithmic thinking. In a world where the majority of new jobs require science, technology and math skills, it is time our Liberal Arts majors get IT (Information Technology)! While employers recognize and value the importance of liberal education and the liberal arts, they also want liberal arts graduates who are not digitally challenged. Many employers report a “skills gap” as they have trouble finding recent graduates qualified with ample digital skills to fill various positions. Meanwhile, a national educational movement in computer coding instruction is growing at lightning speeds in schools across the US and many consider coding more like a basic life skill (which might someday lead to a great job) rather than an extracurricular activity. App Inventor (AI) serves to narrow this skills gap and increase the versatility of students to become active creators of technology and “digitally” ready for the workplace rather than just being passive consumers of technology. Sales of hand-held devices (smartphones, tablets and phablets) are exploding. These on-line, social, and increasingly mobile computing devices are ubiquitous and offer visual, tactile and personal experiences as never before. Mobile devices in our education landscape are digital and portable - with multimedia capabilities to access the Internet, and are drastically changing the ways we teach and learn. Developing applications for such devices enables digital natives to experience mobile technology as active creators rather than just passive consumers of technology.
Learning Goals
Learn Apps Development
Learn Digital Skills (essential for a Liberal Arts major)

This course is intended for people who aspire to learn android programming and develop android applications. The learners needs to have the basic knowledge of computers, Internet and java programming for this course.

See how one teacher helps students set goals, track progress, and use communication standards todrive lessons in the language class focused on proficiency.Angela Wagoner, Crete High School

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to give fourth graders an overview of classification of angles.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to give fourth graders an overview of measurement of angles.

This lesson offers learners the opportunity to understand the importance of nutrition in the livestock industry and the differences between species in terms of anatomy, physiology, and nutrient requirements and/or deficiencies. This represents a portion of the Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) series in Nebraska middle and high school agricultural education.  

Animals are an important part of the ecosystem. They help to maintain the balance of nature by providing food for other animals, by pollinating plants, and by dispersing seeds. Animals are also important to humans, as they provide us with food, clothing, and companionship.However, animals are facing a number of threats, including habitat loss, climate change, and pollution. These threats are causing the decline of many animal species, and some species are even facing extinction.It is important to conserve animals and to protect their habitats so that future generations can enjoy them.

This lesson presents an overview of the role of genetics, breeding, and reproduction in animal agriculture. Learners will become familiar with fundamentals of genetics, complete a Punnett square, understand phenotypes and genotypes, identify parts of reproductive systems, and discuss breeding systems used in the animal industry. This represents a portion of the Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) series in Nebraska middle and high school agricultural education.

In this seminar you will learn all about the life cycle of the frog. You will explain the dangers that frogs face during each phase of their life cycle. You will apply past knowledge to new situations during this seminar and compare and contrast the plant life cycle to the life cycle of an animal.Standards3.1.4.A3Identify differences in the life cycles of plants and animals.

Students build a 9 M X 9 M model of an animal or plant cell with cell organelles inside it and give cell tours to Life Science students. May be done as two large groups, or a whole class project.

I want to teach the kids on different animals and their habitats. But first, I want to start the lesson with the hatching of eggs. Show them what this world has to offer. Then tell them about how humans are treating the earth and how can we fix it in different environments. But first, they need to know the different environments and the animals inside them so they know how to help. They will be assigned a presentation on different animals in the habitats, and at the end, I will be giving a quiz on it.

The following pages describe anthropology's relationship with colonialism. The reading emphasizes why colonial history is relevant to students' lives and emphasizes practical ways to practice cultural relativism. 

The following pages describe anthropology's relationship with colonialism. The reading emphasizes why colonial history is relevant to students' lives and emphasizes practical ways to practice cultural relativism. 

Crack the codes in this virtual breakout room while exploring artifacts at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center!

Teachers can use this lesson plan to teach about pioneers that headed west. It includes Social Studies standards, ELA standards, and a Math standard that can be implemented in the lesson.

Practical lab into the chemical reaction between calcium carbide and water and the resulting ignition of acetylene gas.