At this website, read the full text of Richard Sheridan's play, "The School for Scandal." Also, read a detailed introduction on Sheridan's life and written works.
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the length of the sides of a right triangles. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
The full text of Richard Sheridan's play, "The Rivals." This page includes an introduction on Sheridan's life and written works.
This is the perfect site for the student of cavalier poet and clergyman Robert Herrick. It contains famous lines from several of his poems, a brief biography, a list of many of his poems which can be read online from this site, critical essays on Herrick's work, links to other Herrick sites, and a list of books of his works.
This activity will help students visualize the construction of congruent triangles and conceptualize properties through measurement and movement of their construction. Students will need access to the TI-84 Plus Family.
A lab activity where students study the" relationships between landscape appearance, topography and underlying geology". In this particular activity students explore the landscape region of New York State to see the effects of weathering, erosional processes, and human impact.
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores drought. Here students look at the availability of world's fresh water by investigating graphics and analyzing data to see where the world's water supply is going.
Students will use their TI-84 Plus and Cabri Jr to investigate SSS triangle congruence.
Students study the distribution of sample proportions with a simulation. They find a small sample size leads to skewed distribution and as the sample size increases, the distribution becomes more normal.
Quick facts, fun facts, interesting facts, and photo bytes are part of this comprehensive site.
An in-depth description of ibises, including their classification, appearance, habitat, adaptations, reproduction, diet, and other interesting facts.
Quick facts, interesting facts, photo bytes, and a frightening sound bite of a lynx's snarl comprise this impressive site.
An in-depth description of Pygmy Hippopotamus, including their classification, appearance, habitat, adaptations, reproduction, diet, and other interesting facts. Also includes pictures and video.
This animation adapted from NASA shows the orbital paths of the satellites in the Earth Observing System.
The meaning of vapor pressure is introduced. The distinction between evaporation and boiling is discussed and explained. The reason that liquids undergo vaporization is explained.
Students graph data reflecting time of day and length of shadow, and then draw conclusions about Earth's seasons and position in relation to the Sun.
A detailed overview of how scientists look at the world. Written in a way that the average person can understand, it opens up the world of science to everyone.
Excellent and detailed lesson on Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby. Discusses and includes higher-level thinking skills such as the desire to belong, with relevance to students.
This document from 1951 spells out Birmingham's segregation ordinances, the laws requiring the separation of the races.
Contains plans for lessons that use the story of Paul Bunyan to teach about sequencing and order of events. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.