A very comprehensive website on anything and everything to do with flowers of India - types, botanical names, flowering tress, etc. Great resource for teachers!

This is a continuation of the thread on technology tools for Geo Education initiated in the previous post where I discussed Google Maps in the classroom. read more

Imagine a History assignment where a student must submit a write-up on Mughal Architecture (or the form it takes as an oft-asked question in exams - "the contributions of Shah Jahan to Indian Archtecture"). Or a "project" on the temples of India. Think of the way this is usually done - a hand-written write-up with pictures cut and pasted into the notebook. Or in schools where students have access to computers this would take the form of a Word document with text and images or perhaps a powerpoint presentation with text and images. read more

2 great sites for teaching about the different systems and organs in the human body, which are interactive and of very good quality - 

BBC Interactive Body 

National Geographic - Health and Human Body

This post is inspired by Varni's post on the National Science Day celebrations in her school, and her son's exhibit which was shaped by ideas from Arvind Gupta's "Toys from Trash". read more

Anjum recently posted this fantastic resource here called Cyberschoolbus on the UN website.

I was exploring the Cyberschoolbus site and thought I'd highlight some amazing ready-to-use curriculum units that have been shared on that website. Some are aimed at middle and high school (ages 12-18) while others are for ages 10-18. read more

Some time ago, I had posted a link to the Encyclopedia of Life project.

There seems to another effort ongoing called the Tree of Life Web Project. It seems very similar, in my view, to the EOL project.

"The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists from around the world. read more

Another source for excellent videos that can be used in the classroom - this once specifically on videos of India.

indiavideo.org is a Video Encyclopedia on India created by Invis Multimedia in association with United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), New Delhi Office. read more

The next time you're planning an educational trip for your students, consider Auroville.

Auroville, near Pondicherry, "is a place in south India where, for 38 years now, an increasing number of people from all over the world have been quietly and painstakingly working on the construction of a new township, a new way of living, a new way of being. read more

Researchers in the US have developed a Science curriculum that takes advantage of the things that interest high school students i.e. drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll, well, drugs mainly. 'Stealth learning' is something we all often aim for (even as parents), don't we? This is exactly what Dr. read more