Young scientists explore the animal kingdom from the safety of the classroom with this short research project. After first choosing an animal, children use the Internet to discover where it lives, what it eats, and how it...

Breath new life into your class's study of dinosaurs with this extensive collection of materials. Offering everything from a printable T-rex mask, word searches, and connect-the-dots activities to informational handouts, hands-on...

Learn all about where ground water is stored, how it moves, and how it is accessed in a detailed and thorough 10-page reading. Whether supplementing reading for an existing environmental or earth science course or providing background...

New to using Tuesdays with Morrie? Check out this five-page resource that provides an overview Mitch Albom's book, its features, themes, and literary devices. The packet also includes suggestions for research projects.

Digital, analog, and now binary clocks? The lesson teaches individuals how to interpret binary code. They use an online software program to read binary clocks.

Which do you use: that or this? Which or where? Me or I? Practice pronoun use with a series of activities that focus on personal and demonstrative pronouns.

Does homework improve student achievement, or does it increase stress? Scholars use the included debate topics website to prepare for a class discussion or debate about whether homework is advantageous. After reading a brief background...

A wealth of information regarding the robotics projects at McGill University. Includes photos, video and informative text.

This is a comprehensive aid to leading research projects about military operations in World War II.

An excellent tip sheet for using brainstorming techniques for writing research papers. It also gives great examples of factual and interpretive questions. It also provides links to very helpful tip sheets with examples and a worksheet...

This site investigates current projects about diabetes that are being researched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This site provides links to descriptions of various environmental research projects being done to develop the best methods for treating different types of contaminated sediments.

A comprehensive list of the important steps in researching and writing a report or project. Includes links to tip sheets for each step.

The 21st century has made access to information easier than ever. Purdue offers tips on how to narrow your research field when trying to sort through this information. Click on the links in the sidebar to learn about the different types...

A web-based research project on recent science and technology, this offers those you were part of the Blackouts of '65/'77/'03 to tell their story online and for others to read about them.

Information about Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy, including what it is, what causes it, and research projects being undertaken to improve services for patients and their families.

This tutorial site for NetPBL (Networked Project-Based Learning) offers guidance for developing collaborative learning.

How do you narrow or broaden your research topic? Use this informative educational website to find out how to accomplish this goal.

Field Trip Earth takes you on a "field trip" to study the American Black bear. Learn about the project, the species, and its habitat. As well as exploring the project through pictures taken in the field.

This resource on Bolivia is full of useful information to help with a research project. Covers geography, climate, people, history, economy, and more. Click on the maps to enlarge them.

What steps can you take to narrow an essay topic? Delve into this awesome site to learn how.

Extremophiles thrive in the most extreme environments that are inhospitable for humans. This resource breaks down each type and provides a brief description. A good list of references is provided at the bottom of the page.

Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.

Resource focuses on the the geology and topography of the Giza plateau, the construction and function of the Sphinx, the Great Pyrimids, the associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom town in the vicinity.