Resource takes an exploratory look at the sable, a barrel-chested antelope with a short neck and a long face found in East Africa. Content includes information on the sable's physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, caring for the young, and predators.
Resource takes an exploratory look at the Thomson's gazelle, the most common gazelle in East Africa. Content includes information on physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, caring for the young, and predators.
Resource takes an exploratory look at the topi, one of the most socially advanced antelopes. Content includes information on the topi's physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, caring for the young, and predators.
Learn some facts about sea turtles in this book. Includes audio narration in English and Spanish with text in English.
Using automobile crash test footage, this video segment adapted from NOVA shows some of the challenges in designing the air bag.
Evaluate low level ozone pollution in your own state and compare it with other areas to see if you should be concerned about the air you are breathing.
Find out what sources are contributing to the particulate pollution in your state. An interactive bar graph shows the major types of air pollution and their sources. This particular activity focuses on two types of particulates.
In this activity, you will monitor the levels of ozone in Trenton, New Jersey for several days and make final decisions about the influence of weather on ground level ozone.
These materials document the goals and activities of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights; from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Here you will find state and city maps (including outline and topographical maps) of Alabama. Also includes historical maps and maps of Alabama's National Parks.
A concise look at the governmental structure of Albania including its legislature, executive branch,and judicial structure. You can also find a chart showing the current governmental officials and political parties. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Read the text of the Albany Plan of Union which advocated a union of the colonies under a royal governor. Although not adopted, it was the first step in colonial unification.
Over the years, many immigrants came to Alberta from Estonia. This site profiles the rich history, areas of settlement, sense of communityas well as the Estonian people and their cultural life.
Students are able to have an on line quiz where the score and time elapsed is recorded on various level of solving equation problems.
The alphabet song in ebook form. Includes spoken narration in 16 additional languages with singing and text in English.
This video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "Genetic Medicine: Tinkering with Our Genes" explores the potential for gene therapy to cure diseases like Alzheimer's.
This site provides some good lecture notes on Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Easy to read and understand. Includes some biographical information on Harriet Beecher Stowe as well.
This site is a biography of Chester Nimitz (1885-1966), an American admiral during WWII. Site compares him to MacArthur.
PBS Online offers a page on the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in Weehawken, New Jersey. Includes image.
Great site to discover all about the Alaskan Highway and why it was built during World War II. View a video, read a timeline, see a map, and much more.