Practice converting volume from one metric unit to another. Use your calculator if you need to.

As the pollster for candidate Higgins, you need to know how she is faring with different groups. Read her political profile, view the demographic profile of the city, decide on the groups to poll, review the results and learn about...

Can you judge an object by its shadow? Use your mental rotation skills to determine if a shadow can be produced by a particular shape.

The Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador has gone through a series of active and dormant periods. Follow the volcano's activity from 1773 to 2000, including a scene of an explosive eruption in 1999.

Read about what math has to do with cooking, chances of winning a game, even decorating your home. Teachers may want to peruse this site for ideas about real world applications in their lesson planning.

An article about the water cycle and the role that water plays in cloud formation.

This interesting and interactive exhibit demonstrates how Newton's Laws of Motion impact the design and safety of roller coasters.

Site explores colors and how they are formed. Provides three different activities to explore color.

Explore the particle model of matter. Run the simulations and see if you can predict the results.

Use these brief explanations to help you determine the narrator and point of view in any piece of literature. W.11-12.3a Narratives

An interactive site showing the Native American culture areas and the major tribes living in those areas before the arrival of the Europeans. Click to find out more about Indians living in those area and find a game that challenges you...

Workshop 2 demonstrates how teachers use authentic sources and topics to prompt students to write about things that matter to them, subjects that relate to their lives, relationships, and communities. The topic may be the students -...

Scroll down through this unit for teacher facilitators to Appendix E and F to find maps of colonial settlement in eastern North America in 1600 and 1660. From Oregon Public Broadcasting.

This article explores the idea of authentic audiences and student publication for motivating student writers.

Drawing on Pueblo culture and history, author/poet Simon Ortiz is the focus of this resource. Click on "Simon J. Ortiz Activities" for a sound bite and discussion or activity questions.

John Winthrop rose to power in social, spiritual and political circles and served as Massachusetts state governor for twelve years. His views are documented in "Journal." Click on "John Winthrop Activities" for related materials.

American Passages presents a brief biography of Susanna Rowson, accomplished author and actress of the nineteenth century. Click on "Susanna Rowson Activities" for related materials.

This very brief biography features the literary contributions of Ambrose Bierce. Click on "Ambrose Bierce Activities" for related resources.

Noted as America's first celebrity author, Washington Irving is featured in this concise biography bringing light to his writings and the style in which he presented them. See "Washington Irving Activities" for related artifacts and...

Abraham Lincoln is featured in this brief biography highlighting his ability to clearly communicate American ideals both as writer and orator. See "Abraham Lincoln Activities" for related materials.

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman is identified as a realistic author who wrote about women coping with poverty and socially hindered by their strict Calvinist beliefs in New England. See "Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Activities" for related materials.

Creator of Uncle Remus and other African American folklore tales, journalist Joel Chandler Harris is featured as a revolutionary writer regarding oppression and prejudices. For more resources click the "Joel Chandler Harris Activities" tab.

This is a brief biography featuring American realist author Bret Harte who drew attention to the life and sentiment of those in the West through his writings. Click on "Bret Harte Activities" for more resources.

This is a brief biography of Sarah Orne Jewett, known for her realistic writings of life in Maine during the nineteenth century. See "Sarah Orne Jewett Activities" for more resources.