This Univ. of St. Andrews site contains an overview of Mandelbrot's life and accomplishments.

Excellent article summarizing Bertrand Russell's thought. Includes chronology of major events in his life, but most of the article spends time on Russell's contributions in logic, analytic philosophy, and social criticism. Also includes audio clips of Russell speaking, as well as an impressive bibliography.

Lists several dozen links to hypertext versions of Russell's writings on the Internet. Most of these writings represent his social and metaphysical philosophy, not logic.

An article on Bessie Head which gives biographical information as well as a good discussion on her writing.

This video provides a glimpse inside what the steel industry has meant to its surrounding areas. Bethlehem Steel, located in Lehigh Valley, provided jobs to people at its height and allowed for the Valley's growth and expansion.

In this video segment from Between the Lions, the song "Look It Up" illustrates how words and images can provide important information. It combines an upbeat tune with kid-friendly images to motivate children to use reference materials. Includes notes and teaching tips. Video length: 1 min. 34 sec.

Bibliomania provides the complete text of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Text is separated into chapters, and is an excellent example of regionalism, satire, theme, and irony.

This site provides the full text to Dickens' novel "Barnaby Rudge." A brief summary is also included.

Providing the text of John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," this website also has information on the life of Bunyan as well as the characters and significance of his famous written work.

This full text of Louisa May Alcott's An Old Fashioned Girl tells the story of Polly, the old-fashioned girl, who rides to the city on a load of furniture in a farmer's cart. She goes to Boston where she wants to work as a music teacher and a tale follows that is peculiarly like that of Alcott's fortunes.

This Bibliomania website provides the full text of Dickens' novel Nicholas Nickleby. A brief summary is also included.

Learn the names of bike parts in this book. Includes audio narration in seven additional languages with text in English.

Interactive matching game where linear and quadratic expressions are matched to their associated functions graphs. Site features over 100 graphs, although only six are used at one time.

A story about what it is like to have a big sister. Includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.

Yale's School of Law provides the text of the ten original amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.

Contains plans for seven lessons that ask students to examine Supreme Court cases that have impacted civil liberties in the United States. Students work in groups and report their findings using PowerPoint presentations. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

Free lesson plans concerning the Bill of Rights and the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Included are lessons on important news stories occurring today, as well as lessons on famous Americans and how they executed their rights.

Contains plans for two lessons that teach environmental print to students using bingo games and matching cards. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

Questions cover the binomial distribution. Students identify characteristics of a binomial distribution and calculate probabilities for different ranges. Binomial mean and variance are covered in the link between the binomial and normal distribution.