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.

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.

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.

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.

Finches on the Galapagos Islands have evolved to exploit almost every possible niche. This diagram shows the range of food sources available on the island and the different beak shapes adapted to exploit each of them. Includes background reading materials and some discussion questions.

Ibiblio.org offers the address of the Japanese Prime Minister on the opening of the Imperial Diet in 1942.

This is the text of an address Austin made to the people of Louisville, Kentucky explaining the conflict between Texas and Mexico, and asking for support.

Interactive lesson plan which allows for elementary students to learn the "Part of speech," concepts of adjectives as well as effective characterization techniques. Uses the story of Charlotte's Web.

In this video segment from Greater Boston, learn how a man with severe motor disabilities can operate a computer and move a prosthetic hand by simply thinking the commands, thanks to the combined efforts of bioengineers and neuroscientists.

A profile of aerospace engineering as a career,includes aeronautical and astronautical engineers as sub-categories in this field. Includes Aerospace Engineering Overview - Preparation - Day In The Life - Earnings - Employment - Career Path Forecast - Professional Organizations -Profiles of Aerospace Engineers - Overview PDF - PowerPoint - Podcast.

Here you will find a collection of maps of Afghanistan from the Perry-Castaneda Collection. There are political maps, relief maps, cultural maps, historical maps, and links to maps on other sites.

An excellent overview of ground-breaking African Americans who participated in the World War II effort in the European and Pacific fronts. Also highlights awards, honors and African American women in the War.