Resource provides a deeper look at the planet Neptune. Just click on the frequently asked question link and dive into knowledge.
Visit this site and learn more about Pluto. Provides the answers to kids' most frequently asked questions.
Resource presents information about the solar system through a list of most frequently asked questions. Click on each question and be transported to a wealth of knowledge about our solar system and the planets within it.
What is a star? How many stars can you see at night? How far away are the stars? Find the answer to these questions and more as Cool Cosmos and NASA astronomers answer the most frequently asked questions about stars!
Cool Cosmos provides the answer to many questions about the sun! Just find your question and click on it.
Resource offers the answers to many frequently asked questions about Venus. Kids can click on the user-friendly question links to learn more about this amazing planet.
A book about making things with tools and different materials. Includes audio narration in six additional languages with text in English.
This resource includes a 45-minute webcast with George Mason University education professor Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce, discussion questions, sample assessment tools, and other resources. Sample assessment tools are available as downloadable PDFs and include a teacher observation checklist, student self-assessment tool, and a sample scoring rubric.
Want a realistic timeline for that research project? Use these tips and resources to get a handle on what to do and when to do it. It offers templates several types of research projects such as speech, media project, primary sources, research paper, lab report, poster (Powerpoint), etc.
This resource offers an excellent definition of the species, Australopithecus afarensis.
This site has information about the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima. Pictures of Hiroshima after the bomb and the mushroom cloud are included.
Site from Yale provides detailed information about the radiation sickness that swept through the bombed areas of Japan after WWII. Detailed and thorough analysis.
Outlines the devastation the atomic bomb had on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
Help the Mummy build a rollercoaster to entertain the Atoms Family monsters by investigating the concepts of kinetic and potential energy.
A discussion of audience analysis that examines demographics, disposition, and level of knowledge.
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a detailed page explaining all aspects of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration/death camp. Contains pictures, personal accounts, and the history of what happened there.
A detailed biography of Machiavelli, including discussions of his major works and his ideas about the nature of political power, prepared for a university-level philosophy course.
Children and adults enjoy participating in Lois Ehlert's colorful books. She discusses her work in this video interview with Reading Rockets. Also included at the site are biographical notes, a transcript of the interview and a list of some of her books.
Writer and illustrator Tomie dePaola shares details of his life in this interview with public television. Site includes biographical information, a transcript of the interview and some featured books.
A complete biography of Achebe includes quotes from him as well as a brief synopsis of his novels. There is a list of all his works.