Need information about the weather, history, gardening, or astrology? Look in the Farmer's almanac for much useful information. Enter your city and state to get local weather and more local information.

This timeline launch page gives a general timeline of Texas History, and contains links for more in-depth study of each time period. It spans from ancient history to the twentieth century.

This lesson looks at the early career of Benjamin Franklin and he contributed to the spread of literacy in America, as well as his public service record at that time. Students will examine and analyze primary source documents to...

View information about world countries. Includes country flags, online discussion, current weather, and national anthems.

An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they study results from recent and past elections, create graphs and charts,...

Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery item, Poor Richard's...

The Texas Quiz Show is an actual competition held online each year. Students sign up as individuals, and teachers are encouraged to use it as a class activity as well. Practice quizzes are posted three times a year, and students can use...

This is a good biography about Babe Zaharias. It details not only her skill at golf, but in the several other sports at which she excelled.

This site is a tool to help students hone their reference skills.