This illustrated essay from A Science Odyssey Web site explains the science behind radio waves, including the role of electrons and electromagnetic fields.
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an interesting and easy-to-use dictionary of the history and meaning of many measurement terms. Metric, International, and English Customary Systems are included; but there are also explanations of Apgar scoring, hat sizes, radiocarbon year conversion, and many other tables and scales.
Count the wheels on different things. Book includes audio narration in 12 additional languages with text in English.
Learn eight steps to help you identify unfamiliar words.
This lesson plan examines and makes inferences into the change and development in characters. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Concise and quick answers to questions about neuroscience and neuroscientists.
This diagram from Rainbird Publishing describes the specialized physical characteristics that allow woodpeckers to create some of the most secure nests in the bird world.
This video demonstrates how to add video assets to your private library.
A real-world example of how statistics can be used to lie. In this case, it is the issue of speed limits and insurance premiums.
Provides a detailed discussion on how to approach an essay for analysis.
This site is a lesson on Document Analysis using a letter written by Anthony Eden to PM Chamberlain in late 1937.
From the PBS series, "Culture Shock," this teaching guide deals with the controversies that have surrounded the teaching of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." The guide is designed to help teachers find reasonable approaches to teaching about this controversy. It can also be used to encourage students to examine and understand the relationship between the arts and controversial subjects, as well as studying "Huck Finn" in more depth.
Students participate as a class in this activity using their desks as points on the coordinate plane. The teacher leads them in the activity, increasing their understanding of the characteristics of the coordinate plane.
This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary used in studying human genetics.
Explains the goals of the Human Genome Project. It also explains some of the ethical, legal and social challenges associated with this new technology.
This activity allows students to physically create a number line and work on adding and subtracting integers. This lesson can be adapted to include other concepts with real numbers.
Humor is not the first thing people associate with Poe, but this essay offers a look at the humor that Poe attempted in his writing. Good for a different look at an often-studied author. Offers a bibliography and links to online texts.
This amazing website provides access to 200 exciting experiments from cartoonist, broadcaster, and engineer, Tim Hunkin. Each experiment is categorized and illustrated.
Web page with a large quantity of links to information on Hurricane Rita including maps, aerial images, satellite images, data, and much more.
Ibiblio.org offers a text versions of three speeches given by Neville Chamberlain, prime minister of Britain, responding to Germany's invasion of Poland. Audio can be downloaded.