The Educational Resource Area (ERA) is a compilation of materials and resources to help educators promote science, skepticism and critical inquiry in the classroom. Resources are also available for home-school learning, family activity and self-study. Please click on the links below to access educational materials.

Introductory Material on the Scientific Investigation of Extraordinary Claims
Explanatory documents and information sheets can be used to introduce students to the role of skepticism in science and paranormal investigation as well as provide a basis for further activities.

• Science vs. the Paranormal - An Instructional Kit

Reference Materials

• Reference Articles
  • Articles which examine the effects of teaching a course or presenting a demonstration about science/pseudoscience and the paranormal - Wayne Messer
• Baloney Detection Kits:
  • The Baloney Detection Collection - John Cotton and Randall J. Scalise
• Thinking Fallacies:
  • Fuzzy Thinking and PseudoScience - John Cotton and Randall J. Scalise
• Bibliographies, Reading Lists & Guides:
  • Reading Guide for Carl Sagan's Demon Haunted World - Bob Baugher
• Other Resources:

College and University Syllabus Collection
A collection of syllabi created by educational professionals are available here. Curricular material can be modified for different grade levels or can be mined for resources, such as reading lists and case studies, and used for specific educational needs.

• Anthropology & The Paranormal
  - James Lett, Ph.D.
• Belief in the Paranormal
  - Wayne Messer, High Point University
• Contemporary Hysteria: the Drama of Righteous Gullibility
  - Gladden Schrock, Bennington College
• Critical Thinking about the Paranormal
  - Bob Baugher, Highline College
• Paranormal Phenomena: A Critical Examination
  - Louis Manza, Lebanon Valley College
• Parapsychology and Skeptical Inquiry
  - P. Vecera, University of Utah
• Perceptions of Science in Western Society
  - S. MacDonald, Illinois State University
• Pseudoscience: Science and Nonsense
  - Dee Anne Wymer, Bloomberg University
• Psychology of Anomalous Experience
  - James Alcock, York University
• Psychology of Consciousness
  - Barry Beyerstein, Simon Frasier University
• Psychology of Paranormal Experiences
  - Gerald Peterson, Saginaw Valley State University
• The Rhetoric of Extraordinary Claims
  - Peter Marston, California State University - Northridge
• Science and Pseudoscience
  - David Clevette, Doane College
• Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology
  - Scott Lilienfeld, Emory University
• Science vs. Pseudoscience
  - Charles M. Wynn, Eastern Connecticut State University
• The Scientific Method
  - John Cotton and Randall J. Scalise, Southern Methodist University
• Skepticism, Pseudoscience and the Scientific Method
  - Eric Carlson, Wake Forest University
• Social Issues
  - Barry Beyerstein, Simon Frasier University