In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding Internet-related words. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students explore study different mathematicians. In this mathematician lesson, students research twelve mathematicians. Students question one another to guess who their mathematician is. Students create a timeline of big events in math.

Students explore the concept of being a recording artist. For this recording artist lesson, students determine the costs of producing various music products such as a demo tape, 8-track tape, and a record deal. Students discuss supply,...

Students infer what a mysterious object is in a photo. In this inference lesson, students practice their scientific skills to identify what they see. Students enjoy solving the mysterious identity of objects and extending their knowledge...

Students research one of the six wives of Henry VIII in groups to provide expert presentations. In this European History lesson, students view a film and take notes on Henry VIII's wives. Students evaluate the information from the...

Learners discuss and explore an ecological problem regarding rodent populations.  In this investigative lesson students work in teams, research a problem and present their findings to the class. 

Biographical information about English explorer, Christopher Newport, who commanded the first fleet sent by the Virginia Company to America, and who helped the colonists found Jamestown colony. A timeline outlines his active sailing career.

Read about the unlikely journals and observations of William Dampier, an English pirate who sailed the Pacific, making landfall in the Philippines, East Indies, and Australia. See his maps, descriptions of the Pacific, and observations...

A great map showing the explorations of Spanish, French, and English explorers in North America between 1530 and 1675. A detailed key identifies each explorer and route. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection

This site provides links to information on the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh and the text of many of his works. His interesting biography comes from an Encyclopedia Britannica article dated 1910.

Fascinating biography on Christopher Columbus. You can also find his biographical timeline, links to additional information, and books related to his life.

This collection of 19 images of castles from across England consists primarily of photographs accompanied by short descriptive captions. This resource is also linked to a Heritage Explorer search engine maintained by The Historic...

Literary Explorer features a language arts unit on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Includes teaching and learning strategies for this powerful play.

In the summer of 1561, Spanish explorers abducted Opechancanough, a Powhatan Indian youth from the Chesapeake Bay tidewater region and brought him to the royal court of Spain. The kidnapping set off a chain of events that would alter the...

This resource presents an account of the life and voyages of explorer and navigator, Henry Hudson, who sailed and discovered for both the Dutch and English.

A six-page discussion of the mix of cultures that converged in the colony of Jamestown and the challenges this presented. These cultures were the English settlers, the indigenous Powhatan people, and the African slaves. Despite many...

Overview and biographical facts on the life of Captain John Smith, English explorer and a founder of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia.

Teaching approach that examines the writings of European New World explorers from the late 1400s through the 1600s. Includes Christopher Columbus, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Fray...

An overview of the French, Dutch, and English explorers in the late 1500's and early 1600's.

From the CBC television series about Canadian history comes this summary of the English and French search for a Northwest Passage. Find out how these explorations laid the basis for their claims in the New World.

Brief article provides a short summary of the life of English adventurer and writer, Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618), who established a colony near Roanoke Island. Although a favorite of Queen Elizabeth, he was eventually put to death after...

An essay detailing early English and French exploration and settlement in the New World to challenge Spanish control.

Who was Henry Hudson? What happened to him? This one-page biography from PBS provides learners with these details and more.

The English explorer David Livingstone tells the story of his African travels to the Zambesi and its tributaries and the discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa in this full-text book. Multiple formats of the text are available on this page.