The activities in this unit will help students explore mercantilism and explain why the United States became involved in trading with China in the late 18th century.
This graph gives information about the value of U.S. exports from 1790 to 1817.
This article describes how young children can create their own I Spy videos using the Draw and Tell app by Duck Duck Moose. It includes a link to a video showing a tour of Walter Wick's studio - he authored the 'I Spy' and 'Can You See What I See?' series of books.
This article describes activities to do with young children using apps where they can build structures. It discusses two possible apps to try - Toca Builder and Blokify. Links to videos that tell you more about these apps are included.
This graph gives information about the value of U.S. imports from 1790 until 1817. Answer the following questions using the information given on the graph.
In this interactive lesson, students learn about categories of plants, plant parts, life cycle, what plants need to grow, and edible plant parts.
A very simple introduction to the various types of growth and reproductive styles of common plants.
A collection of lesson plans for specific age levels to help students gain a better understanding of animals, plants, and people, and how they affect each other in ecosystems. Many of the activities provide discussion questions and charts to supplement these lessons.
Inspector LePlant and his friends look at the world of plants in this site for younger students. Features include the parts of plants and the seven basic requirements that plants need to survive as well as a short quiz.
Become a detective and solve the soil mystery! To solve the case you must discover what soil is, why it's important, and in what kind of soil do plants grow. You will find out the four components of soil along with the different soil types. Have fun detecting!
Activity where the correct labels must be matched to the different parts of a flowering plant.
Explore what causes the change of seasons on the Earth.
This site from the University of Illinois explains basic principles of weather radar, its development, and application to weather forcasting. Includes section on how wind patterns are shown using doppler radar.
A "research and service" organization, the ISGS's "programs encompass geologic mapping, water and mineral resources, environmental and engineering geology, geochemistry, and education." Read articles, view maps, study old aerial photographs or learn about how to hunt for fossils. There is a great deal to explore here.
An overview of the impact of human activities on the environment and how those actions effect the nitrogen cycle.
A semi-technical description of the nitrogen cycle. Contains a link to an abridged version of the page along with a list of further resources on the topic.
Site contains information on the statistical term standard deviation. It gives a definition and shows how to calculate it. It has a link to information on the absolute value of a deviation and how the topics are related.
Page describes Photosynthesis in great detail. Provides an extensive amount of links on all different aspects of photosynthesis. Very thourough.
The interactive examples engage students in a Socratic-dialogue help sequence. The quantitative homework problems teach learners by asking additional questions until they understand the concept. The examples help students develop problem-solving strategies that are based on conceptual understanding.
This resource is the beginning of a series of pages that demonstrates the diffference between the mean and median of a group of numbers. Uses bar graphs to display the data.