This audio compilation, recorded live at the 1963 March on Washington, captures the voices of several civil rights leaders.
This audio compilation, recorded live at the 1963 March on Washington, pays tribute to the women -- both leaders and widows of slain leaders -- of the Civil Rights movement.
Recorded live at the 1963 March on Washington, this audio segment captures the voice of SNCC leader John Lewis.
In this video segment adapted from NASA, students in Matsuyama City, Japan, interview Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri about life and work aboard the International Space Station.
A video interview with poet and author Nikki Giovanni, civil rights activist. Includes full transcript of video and short biography.
Students graph scatter plots and understand the concepts of correlation and least-squares regression. They also perform transformations to achieve linearity in the data plot.
Students will create distance-time and velocity-time graphs with CBL2 and motion detectors.
Students can use exponential functions to study growth and decay. Students will solve word problems ranging from population to interest rates.
This problem set contains questions about exponential and logarithmic equations for base e, base 10, and any base b. Problems range from simple manipulation to applications, including graphical transformations. Solutions and explanations included.
In this video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA, astronaut John Young experiences extreme temperatures on the Moon that are a result of the Moon's low gravity and lack of atmosphere.
Some author's purpose teaching ideas from a standardized test preparation site (Fourth Grade Reading Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test). Aligned to Florida standards, four ideas are provided including "Author's Grab Bag," "Author's Purpose," "QAR (Question/Answer Relationship)," and "What's the Purpose?"
Provides nine interactive, online practice tests for the fourth grade Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Each test uses a number of reading skills and uses both multiple choice questions and short written responses. It provides immediate feedback to the multiple choice questions as well as sample answers to the written responses. Although this test is specific to Florida, many of the skills it covers apply to reading in any setting.
A look at the life of Barack Obama and what brought him to the presidency.
This 2001 site provides background information about Saddam Hussein. Allows the user to join a discussion group and ask experts questions about Saddam Hussien and the Iraq conflict.
A look into the terrorist networks webbing their way throughout the world. Tells the story of three of the September 11th hijackers and how they were able to elude United States intelligence.
Rebuilding Iraq has taxed government and the private sector as well. Frontline looks at the contractors who have cast their lot with Iraq. Authors look at their challenges and the advantages and disadvantages of working in Iraq. Program aired in 2005 with updates online in 2006.
A scholarly article in which the author discusses the recent archaeological discoveries that have allowed us to construct a picture of the world of the early Christians. These findings include ancient manuscripts, ancient inscriptions and more.
A 2006 comprehensive examination of the Taliban's resurgence. Available online in high quality video or in a text only format. Also includes a teachers guide.
This site looks at President Karzai's government and how it is being run. (28 October 2008)
The 1991 beating of Rodney King has had ramifications to this very day. PBS interviews people that were totally involved in the case for their thoughts on the legacy of this incident.