An extensive site with details of the many battles and campaigns of the Napoleonic Era. Provides great information on Napoleon's skill as a general. Includes a battle game.
Part of a larger site on the Napoleonic Era this page and its links describe Napoleon the man including his early years.
Contains a great deal of historical information about ancient Greece that supports the PBS program "The Greeks- Crucible of Civilization." Includes a timeline, a virtual tour of the acropolis, lesson plans to accompany the show, and more.
This PBS series companion for The Roman Empire: Ancient Voices, The Social Order, and Life in Roman Times features a text and visual narrative about life in first century Rome.
Discover Rome during the first century in this brilliant and detailled website Included is a timeline and description of the emperors, an explanation of social roles, and a wonderful description of life in Roman times including family, marriage, home, Roman baths, entertainment and religion.
A video lesson introducing the En dash and explaining its usage. [1:49]
Discover the hidden treasures in the different habitats on the earth! The earth is filled with many biomes. Examples of different biomes are listed and include hyperlinks to additional information such as the animals found there.
Colorful pictures of animals found in the taiga biome such as the arctic fox, bald eagle, gray wolf, and muskrat. Information is provided about each animal when clicked.
Even though the tundra is a frozen, windy place, animals survive there! See what animals make the tundra their home.
Educators observe a video of argumentation and criticism within a senior pre-calculus class, facilitated by Chris Luzniak. Consider the questions provided following the video. Questions include observations made of the entire classroom, teacher approach, student response, etc.
Mia Epner, who works on security for a US national intelligence agency, explains how cryptography allows for the secure transfer of data online. This video explains 256-bit encryption, public and private keys, SSL & TLS and HTTPS. [6:40]
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Scientists discuss whether or not endocrine disrupting chemicals, which may cause birth defects and other health concerns, should be controlled in the absence of conclusive proof, in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: Fooling with Nature.
Video tutorial gives an overview of the membrane-bound structures that form the endomembrane system in eukaryotic cells. [6:19]
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Watch students as they conduct an energy audit on a home and gain hands-on experience for a career in the green energy industry, in this video adapted from ATETV.
This site provides great information about energy, careers in energy, and fun games and activities, such as science fair experiments, for students to see and learn from. A teacher's guide is provided for guiding students on this site.
If German is your native language and you want to learn English online, use this tutorial to learn commonly used English words.
Lessons include: (1) Englisch lernen. Use this interactive tutorial to learn English if your native language is German.
Practice reading and understanding information when it is provided in chart format. This website provides a simple chart and asks questions about the chart's information, which can be answered and checked.
An introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics focusing on terms of heat and microstates. [19:15]
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Where we live in society plays a huge role in the environmental benefits and risks that we're exposed to.
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In this self-paced lesson, students learn how environmental factors affect the health of living things, including humans.