A handout on speeches, part of a series on specific writing assignments, helps individuals develop their speech-writing skills. The resource starts with a discussion on audience and purpose and ends with tips to engage the audience.

Knock, knock. Who's there? To. To who? No! To whom. Knowing when to use who versus whom is just one of the many topics covered on a handout about relative pronouns. Writers discover how to incorporate words such as whose, that, which,...

Taking a guided tour through the White House would require extensive travel costs and an armed security escort—but a virtual tour only requires an Internet connection! A few clicks bring users through the historical corridors and rooms...

Does lowering the corporate tax rate help create jobs in the United States? Learners explore the top pro and con arguments and quotes relating to the issue. They read background information about the creation of the federal corporate...

Attracting the right mate is as important for humans as any other species. An interesting lesson teaches individuals about several strategies that animals and plants have adapted to attract their mates. From colorful nests to powerful...

The ancient Greeks used performance enhancing drugs, such as opium juice, when they participated in the original Olympic Games. Pupils research a website with debate topics to decide if athletes' use of such drugs in modern sports is...

This year, Childnet is introducing the brand new International Category, to enable young people who attend school outside of the UK to also enter. Whilst this will run alongside the UK competition, please note that the International...

Article by Emily Brunson about facing solo competitions after less successful attempts at competing.

For the last 12 years, the Childnet Film Competition has challenged young filmmakers to create a short film or a storyboard in response to a given theme. All entries must contain a positive message and be able to educate other young...

Part of a larger site, the primary sources here deal with the competition among the European countries in establishing a foothold in the New World.

Test out your engineer skills. Here you can find information about the Engineer Girl essay contest and competitions hosted by other organizations.

This resource includes a description of a programming competition using Greenfoot.

A nationwide annual science competition for elementary and intermediate school students. Winning students are given the opportunity to work with a scientist to help bring their idea to life. Contest prizes include science trips, science...

The annual Morton Kesten Universal Design Competition, a program of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, encourages student designers from across the U.S. to design products and spaces for people of all ages and abilities using...

A case study in different points of view about the process of gentrification. Explore what happens when new residents move into an older African-American neighborhood. Where realtors and buyers see run-down homes in need of...

No, you can't cram the night before and "Ace," your interview. Take the time to fully prepare yourself for interview success.

An annual Internet-based high school competition in applied mathematics is sponsored by Moody's Foundation. The Challenge brings together high school teams of three to five players who work on a realistic problem solving situation. The...

The primary site for the American Computer Science League (ACSL) programming competition.

The National Speech and Debate Association website contains information for both high school students and teachers interested in competitive debate. Provides student and coaching resources, as well as tournament information and more.

eCybermission is a web-based national science fair competition. Students choose a challenge topic and fill out a mission folder with their ideas. They then work online with a team to complete the challenge. Rules for the competition,...

Students and teachers participate in a yearly history-themed competition and celebration of historical topics. Young learners conduct primary and secondary research by studying archives, museums, oral history interviews, and historical...

Find the information needed to participate in the yearly Science Olympiad, a science competition that encourages teamwork and covers a range of topics. The regional and state tournaments culminate in the national Science Olympiad.

This document provides a history of swimming. Content discussed includes the origins of the crawl, dog stroke, backstroke, and breaststroke, how the American Indians influenced the art of swimming, the first swimming competitions, the...

Use this resource to learn about how the Department of Energy provides information on science competitions, energy conservation, case studies and more.