This site on the book "Araminta's Paint Box" by Karen Ackerman, includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.
This is an introduction to finding the arc length and area of sectors of circles. Students should have the formulas for Circumference and Area of circles.
Scientists from the University of Arizona are conducting Y chromosome research on native Siberians to try to determine whether there is a genetic affinity to North American native people. The rationale and direction of this research are explained here.
See the many birds that spend their summer in the Arctic in this video segment from Nature. [2:52]
A story about being ready for the activities children do in kindergarten. Includes audio narration in 20 additional languages with text in English.
This site is a pamphlet about teen job safety. It gives specific examples of dangerous situations as well as laws for teen workers.
Students determine the area and perimeter of regular polygons and use that information to conduct a beginning investigation of limits.
Use Cabri Jr. to find the area of several regular polygons and then use that investigation to derive the area of a circle from a many-sided polygon.
This is a lesson from Richland Community College on arithmetic sequences. This site provides theories and examples for working with different problems of arithmetic sequences such as calculating the Sum and Difference of an arithmetic sequence.
The online home of award-winning PBS television series "Art:21" opens a window into the world of contemporary art and artists. Includes a lessons library, downloadable educator guides, examples of student-created projects inspired by the series, artist interviews, videos, and amazing slideshows of the works of dozens of working artists.
This interactive site gives examples of how to write a letter, an email, a postcard, and a greeting card. It even explains how to address an envelope. As students roll their mouse over the letter it explains what each part is called and why it is there.
Read all ten sections of Article I of the Constitution, which lay out the powers of the legislative branch of the federal government.
A copy of the original Articles of Confederation presented by Yale Law School. Includes Thomas Jefferson's written discussion on the Articles of Confederation plus early drafts.
Metis women are known for their skills in beading, quilling embroidery and finger weaving. Traditional arts and contemporary artists and their art is recognized through video, print and visual files.
The Art of African Exploration is a catalog of primary sources that documents the impressions of Europeans who traveled to Africa in the late eighteenth and nineteenth century to explore and conquer. View the work of expedition artists who produced images of African landscapes, wildlife, and inhabitants. With special sections devoted to Livingstone and Stanley and to Victoria Falls.
This University of St. Andrews site contains information and accomplishments of the earliest Hindu mathematician, Aryabhata.
Click on a scene to read that part of the Shakespearean comedy, As You Like It. This full text of As You Like It was taken from The Oxford Shakespeare.
What is the commutative property? Why not ask Lois. She knows all about math "lingo." A site where kids can find math definitions explained in "kid friendly" language.
Cool Cosmos identifies kid's frequently asked questions about the tools we use in space. Click on the links to find the answer to questions about space stations, telescopes, spectrometers and more!
Resource compiles a list of most frequently asked questions about Mercury. Each question is linked to an astronomer's answer. Kids can explore many aspects of this wonderful planet.