Students identify contemporary economic counterparts to industries featured in Texas bird's-eye views by using this website and a "Goods and Services Data Collection Sheet."

Students discover how psychologists complete their research on different topics. In groups, they describe the elements of an experiment and the importance of sampling during research. They identify ethical issues in their research and...

Young scholars consider dog breeds that are helpful to humans and their hereditary link to wolves. In this biology lesson, student research a dog breed for traits that make it useful to humans.  Students write a report of how these...

Students read one of his minor poems but focus on Paradise Lost. They apply historical criticism to the poem and note the parallel between the Biblical references and the politics of Oliver Cromwell.

Seventh graders investigate ways of telling the shape of the Earth and its position in the Universe both historically and today.

Students investigate how and why deep-sea organisms produce light. They examine how these processes can be used to study deep ocean environments.

Students make a graph that shows how the number of sunspots has changed over the past 30 years and discover how there is a pattern in sunspot number. They find a disruption in this pattern due to the Little Ice Age.

Pupils investigate the Transit of Venus and create and produce a public service commercial promoting the Transit of Venus and providing information about its safe viewing.

Second graders read books and discuss the names of the days of the week, months, and their holidays and seasons. They discover the concept of the days in order, practicing sequencing using a pocket chart and perform a matching activity...

Comprehensive hotlist links to resources for the blind. Topics include Internet access, braille, eye diseases, organizations, research, university programs for persons with disabilities, vendors, and more.

Learn about the different types of color blindness and see a few simple tests that are used to diagnose this condition.

In this section, you will find a comprehensive listing of assistive technology products used by people who are blind or visually impaired organized by category.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the development of schools for deaf and blind students in the nineteenth century.

Provides a list of links about color blindness. Split into two categories: living with color blindness, and color blindness tests and simulations.

Site consists of an extensive library of materials, and information specialists to help serve children who are deaf-blind.

This interactive resource module provides biographical information about Helen Keller.

This resource provides a fascinating look at the life of Helen Keller through her biography, pictures, video, audio, and more.

The National Library Service provides a free program to provide braille and audio materials to those who need them. There is a national system of participating libraries.

Blindness or visual impairment can have a profound impact on one's life. This organization provides a great deal of helpful information about resources that will assist the visually impaired person to lead a normal, productive life.

This Blind Readers' site provides links to hundreds of resources for students who are blind or vision impaired and their families. They include spoken word resources, information on assistive technologies, speech recognition, Braille...

This Blind Readers' site provides links to hundreds of resources for students who are blind or vision impaired and their families. They include spoken word resources, information on assistive technologies, speech recognition, Braille...

A resource guide that is a great help to locating a full array of assistive products and services for persons with blindness or visual impairments.

This resource provides a thorough biography of one of the most influential but overlooked Ragtime composers, John William "Blind" Boone. The emphasis is on his lifetime and the tremendous success of his musical career despite his...

This resource presents a complete listing of all types of eye conditions. Further resources are linked.