This site has information from the Yale Law School on international relations resulting from the Cuban Missile Crisis. Links to further information and related topics can be found within the text.
This is a translation of the Soviet constitution under Brezhnev in 1977.
A 2016 Department of State report examining religious freedom in Tajikistan.
2018 report from the U.S. Department of State which discusses Pakistan's poor human rights practices.
The 2018 report on human rights practices in Spain includes information on topics of concern related to human rights such as government corruption; violence against women, children, persons with disabilities, and national/racial/ethnic minorities; and the rights of workers. Briefly mentions the status of conditions in Spain related to the minority Basque population and the separatist ETA group.
Contains plans for two lessons that teach about rhyming words using the song "A-Hunting We Will Go." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.
This site provides links to literature about the environment. They offer publications, programs, conferences, and events that explore the topic of literature and environment.
Contains plans for at least seven 20- to 30-minute sessions about alphabet books. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.
Library of Congress has an online presentation of the Aaron Copland Collection that includes writings, correspondence, photographs, and musical sketches.
This is a detailed biography about George Westinghouse with a link to an article about Westinghouse from the Wilmerding News, 1904. Read about his many inventions that improved railroad safety.
The author herself offers this extensive biography, with a lot of great pictures as well.
This American Memory site provides a comprehensive collection of Abraham Lincoln papers. Read the introduction page so you can see how they are organized. You can search by keyword or just browse the collection. Very interesting!!
The Library of Congress presents Abraham Lincoln's Primary Source Set. Provides numerous examples of primary documents such as handwritten letters to Mary Todd Lincoln, drafts of speeches, and auditory examples of Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg. Includes information for teachers on how to use and create primary source sets and how to utilize the Lincoln Primary Source Set in the Classroom with lesson plan ideas.
From a Smithsonian exhibition entitled "From Smithson to Smithsonian," this document relates John Quincy Adams' role in getting the US government to accept and support the gift that became the Smithsonian Institution. A transcript of Adams' report to Congress is included.
Presentation about Ohio's accessibility system, Accessibility Manual from the Ohio Department of Education, accessibility tools, and supports and recommendations for state testing.
Students will add acidity to a healthy lake to see what happens to plants and animals in this interactive activity adapted from EcoKids.
In this video segment, the ZOOM cast demonstrates how to use cabbage juice to find out if a solution is an acid or a base.
Students learn to use manipulatives and calculators to explore what happens when they change one number at a time in an addition number sentence. They record and develop the pattern that develops.
A career in Actuarial Science in profiled.Includes: Actuarial Science overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
This session allows students to observe and make open ended claims for adaptations and environmental change, as long as they supply evidence.