Small groups use information they have learned about blade construction to design, build, and test their own concepts. The teams compete in order to determine which design has the best average power output. 

Go on a weed hunt! Scholars gain insight into the characteristics of plants and examine the outdoor environment in order to identify five different types of weeds. Learners then show what they know with a one-page reflection.

From tiny organisms to entire biomes, young scientists examine the interdependent relationships tying all living and non-living things together with this collection of ecology resources.

Work on your map skills with a packet of activities about the river basins in the Democratic Republic on Congo. Learners study the maps provided before answering the geography questions and writing an acrostic poem about the region.

Working with a map that does not have a coordinate system on it, small, collaborative teams must come up with a coordinate system for their map. Groups then explain their coordinate structure to the class.

Looking for a way to assess pupils' personal financial literacy? A 100-question, multiple-choice exam provides a good understanding of what class members already know and need to know about personal finance. 

Take your collaborative group work to a higher level with this informative handout about the nature, aims, and tasks of participant-observers. Teaching middle and high schoolers how to improve group process advances collaboration skills...

Find out about what types of resources different species will compete to obtain. Answer competition questions by mousing over different pictures of animal and plants.

Gibson was a woman of many firsts. She was the first black to compete at a national tennis tournament and then later at Wimbledon. She was the first black to win either and also won the French championship. This article discusses her...

Who was Captain Cook? Find out the answer by listening to the account of his life, view the map of his life in the North East of England, and tour the Art Gallery with its multitude of themes related to his life. Links to other Cook...

Photorespiration is a wasteful pathway that competes with the Calvin cycle. Explore why photorespiration happens, when it's most likely to take place, and how it actually works.

A series of articles and historical information about the history, origins, and events of the ancient Olympics.

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This competent site delves into the size of bacteria, shapes of bacteria, arrangement of bacteria, and how and what bacteria eat.

Characteristics, location/reef life, humans, and the environment are the topics explored in this competent site. A quick quiz can be found at the end of the text.

Resource discusses toe exostosis, some causes, treatments and ways to prevent it from occurring while competing in sports.

Scientists discover and probe x-rays and radioactivity, while inventors compete to build the first radio.

Cool facts, range, habitat, behavior, and more can be found on this competent site. In addition, you can listen to the sounds produced by the Great Horned Owl.

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The Wood Stork is the only stork that breeds in the United States. Find more interesting facts, photos, and hear the sounds of this species on this competent site.

This competent site features an abundance of facts, photos, and sounds of th Northern Shoveler. A menu of topics includes: cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status.

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