An online book entitled "Do Things Right the First Time": Administrative History The National Park Service and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980, written by G. Frank Williss and published in September of 1985.

Designed specifically for the middle school student. This site is full of activities that introduce you to the log cabins of several American presidents. Follow teams on archaeological digs as they discover treasures from the past.

This exhaustive study of Paleo-Indians examines many of the sites where evidence of their occupation is found across the North American continent. This National Park Service study looks at evidence in found in projectile points,...

Site provides information on the major concepts that fueled the Chicano Movement: focus on politics, economic change, education reform, challenging the Catholic Church, cultural renaissance, and Chicano expression.

This chapter on the Conservation Movement, from the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, through the substantial support in the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, to the pulling back in the presidency of William Howard Taft, is from an online...

A geographic and topographical exploration of Costa Rica which covers all of the regions of the country.

Spanish content; this is a biography of the Costa Rican architect and sculptor Teodorico Quiros Alvarado.

This page lists the 7 provinces of Costa Rica and the major "cantones" (subdivisions) of each province, and give the population in 1998/99.

A very nicely designed website that introduces the scientific method and, upon clicking on each process, provides more detailed information.

Lesson plans and activities available in Spanish dealing with fractals. Some are also available in English. Activities are step by step and easy to understand. Included topics are the Koch Snowflake, Sierpinski's triangle, and Pascal's...

The official site of the "MEIC", or Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Commerce, contains everything you need to know about its organization and functions. You can read its reports to the Legislative Assembly, Trade agreements, Services...

La Prensa Libre or "The Free Press" is a Spanish language newspaper from Costa Rica. A great resource for Costa Rican current events.

This is the official Web site for the Social Health Service (accounts) in Costa Rica. This is a public health institution which helps citizens plan for their medical needs. It assists workers who have health insurance plans, as well as...

This page shows the breakdown of the Executive Branch of the Government of Costa Rica. Each part of the branch (President, VP, etc.) contains a link to read more about the person.

Conflicts are part of life. Children do not go through it without experiencing conflict, so it's only fair that they are taught how to cope with it. This site provides a 12-step kit and a checklist to review progress. Each step is...

This is the official site of the Supreme Court of Elections. "El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones es el Organo Constitucional". Here you can read about how the courts function, their responsibilities, etc.

This concise article about Warren G. Harding gives information about his early life, how he got into politics, and his election as 29th president. There is brief mention of his domestic and foreign policies.

This site, which is provided for by the National Park Service, gives a complete summary of the Civil War Battle at Fort Donelson.

Part of a larger biography of presidents is this article which focuses on Ulysses S. Grant in his role as general in the Civil War.

This journal entry examines the fiction of Paul Theroux in conjunction with the topic of travel in Costa Rica to make for an informative and interesting look at the Central American country.

This Spanish language web-page is the on-line home of the Costa Rican museum of art. Find information about the history of Costa Rican art in addition to exhibition information and a virutal tour of the museum.

A searchable index of outstanding literature for adolescents and children. Includes book lists for students both in school or at home.

This is a good site to quickly find out what the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes. It gives answers to questions about the Church in an easy to follow format and gives a description for each major belief.

A small collection of 20 or so math brain teasers and word problems, in Spanish. Challenging for younger students -- they use math skills up to multiplication.