A look at how a group of residents who were affected by the leak of chemicals at Love Canal, banded together to force the New York government, and ultimately the federal governmnent, to take their complaints seriously.

This is a lesson for peer tutoring of sight words including training, materials needed, procedures, and evaluation. The goal is to increase students' sight word vocabulary and, therefore, their reading comprehension.

In this module you can learn about galaxies, their morphology classification, masses, distances, etc.

This site explores what electromagnetic fields are, how they are caused, and their link (or lack thereof) to cancer.

Numerous high quality images of galaxies can be found in this site. Names, exposure times, and various magnifications are provided.

Numerous high quality images of galaxies can be found in this site. Names, exposure times, and various magnifications are provided.

This site explores the history of power lines and cancer associations, as well as dispelling the myth. The science is explored by citing known facts, studies and experts in the field.

Create and use scatterplots based on information from a table, and compare and contrast annual rainfall in various places around the world.

In this online manual you will find examples of integrated performance activities developed to coordinate with the Computer Science and Information Systems Career Path in the Business Education Career Path and Model Curriculum Standards....

At this site from HubbleSite you can discover the universe by taking a look back toward the beginning of time. Site contains links to information on planets, stars, galaxies, and much more.

Site provides an introduction to dark matter and what it really is. Provides links to a quiz as well as facts about dark matter. Offers links to additional resources as well as related topics.

This site provides links to a variety of government-sponsored overviews and articles on electromagnetic fields and their associated health risks.

This WebMath site provides an interactive number line "solver." Content includes helpful hint and a full explanation of the mathematical solution.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students match the high frequency words in a concentration game format. I use this as a center activity.

Learn what Milky Way galaxy is made of and what it looks like, as well as how it relates to other known galaxies. Read "Questions and answers about the Milky Way" for further information.

Specify what field you are interested in most and view the related occupations for that field. Explore the areas that best match your career interests.

This site from the Illinois Natural History Survey provides a large list of grassland plants of the Illinois Tallgrass Prairie - some 851 species. You can find out the common name, scientific name, habitat, flowering period, fruits, and...

Explore what you want to be when you grow up here on this career information delivery system portal. Discover the many different career paths that match your interests and talents, and learn about numerous types of careers.

This site provides links to elementary information about cephalopods. Students and teachers will find links to the blue ring octopus, the giant squid, the cuttlefish, octopus and more.

Explains the processes of radioactive decay in primary and secondary modes.

The universe goes beyond the sun. Scientists study the amount of mass in the universe, but they also need to measure it in the far outreaches of the universe that are in the dark. Find out how they measure the mass of the entire universe.

In this lesson learners improve their ability to spell sight words and decodable text. Students use a slideshow presentation to practice spelling frequently-used words. This lesson will improve learners' writing skills.

This learning module includes a nonfiction reading passage about galaxies including the Milky Way followed by a multiple choice self-assessment which gives students immediate feedback.

Image of a group of red giant stars are seen in an image from the edge of the plane of the Milky Way. The evolution of these stars is explained. Many embedded links contained in the text to related topics.