Provides an overview of the culture of Croatia. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....

Provides an overview of the culture of Cuba. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc. (Note:...

Provides an overview of the culture of Djibouti. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....

This is the official site of the Ministry of Environment and Energy. It contains many links that you can click for information on the national parks, plans for sustainable development, etc. This site has great photos of Costa Rica.

This site provids a detailed biography of writer E.B. White.

Patricia MacLachlan shares some information about her life in her own words. A link to her site and a list of her books are included.

Sharon Creech talks about "Granny Torrelli Makes Soup" and "Heartbeat" in this interview about writing and being a grandparent.

Directions, materials, and rules in Spanish of how to play " Tic Tac Toe Times." Taken from the book "Math Explorer: Games and Activities"

Four lesson plans in Spanish for elementary math and science class. Students are required to classify animals and make observations. Offers explanations and detail of the lessons and methodology it is based in.

Provides an overview of the culture of England. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....

See a three-sixty view of the post-eruption elevation of Mount Saint Helens.

The complete text of the narrative poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll followed by vocabulary words for the poem.

This article briefly describes the purges through which Stalin gained his total control over almost every aspect of Soviet life.

This site provides insight into the shortage of housing that occurred in the Soviet Union during Stalin's reign.

Short description of the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 from the National Park Service.

Here you will find brief descriptions of Cayuse houses, clothing, way of life and more.

This is the Canadian version of the Change Maker game. Practise making small amounts of change in Canadian currency by choosing how many of each coin is needed.

A resource for teachers interested in the Chinese cultural revolution. English and Chinese content are accessible from the site, but most resources are available only in Chinese.

This is an annual calendar of meteors showers. It has an animation that shows the difference between meteors, meteorites and meteoroids.

Read about the Chinese New Year and find out how to determine the date of a Chinese New Year.

This site explains the Mathematical models used by the Mayan. You can see the traditional designs that Indians were using in their paintings and ceramic in the search for their calendars, their models of the cosmos and their mathematical...

Read about the fourteen women from Europe, Africa, Australia, Middle East and United States who received Nobel Prizes in Science.

Read about Maria Mitchell who traveled more than 3,000 miles to follow the total eclipse of 1878.

Read about equinoxes and solstices. You will also find a table with date and time of the future equinoxes and solstices in the coming years.