Students talk about what makes a good story, look at the oral tradition of storytelling, and compare and contrast stories from two different cultural traditions.

In this lesson, students are introduced to magnets and magnetic properties through exploration and play.

In this video,students investigate how the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has determined that their water treatment facility has had a positive impact on Boston Harbor. This video focuses on how mean, standard deviation, and confidence intervals are used to demonstrate measureable improvements in the water quality, taking math out of the classroom and into real world problem solving.

This resource introduces students to ten people who build big (sports arenas, museums, bridges). Students will learn about the challenges and educational requirements of civil engineers, electrical engineers, and others. Links provide illustrations and statistics of some of these huge building projects.