An interactive tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. After reading or listening to a brief informational text, learners answer five fill-in-the-blank questions. Results appear instantly.

Scholars test their reading comprehension skills with an interactive practice. After reading about the Boston Tea Party, learners answer 10 multiple-choice questions. A progress report details their work.

Learn to understand cardinal directions.

Multi-media resources including video, PowerPoint, articles and maps from which students explore current issues in the Middle East and their relation to U.S. policy and interpret political cartoons on Middle East politics.

Students will make predictions and conduct an experiment using marbles to figure out what types of things can cause a moving object to change direction. Included is a video of the activity in action, pictures, discussion questions, and a...

Students will be able to determine a way to change the direction of a moving object by conducting a simple experiment. Included in this lesson plan are videos of the activity in action, a printable recording sheet, pictures of the set-up...

East Carolina University provides students with a general outline of primary source documents all concerned with the War in Iraq. The outline begins with documents from 2002 and 2003 but includes various other documents about Iraq,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Resources for learning about vectors as directed line segments.

What are the cardinal directions and how are they used? Discover them and practice using them to find places on maps.

A diverse range of musical styles can be found around the world. Music from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East all have their own unique musical features and instruments. One of the most influential types of music-making in...

Text of the book "The Interpreter. A Romance of the East" by L. Adams Beck. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Have your students practice writing directions, then listening to and comprehend those directions with this lesson plan.

Through this lesson plan, students demonstrate their understanding of the importance of following directions.

In this activity, students create their own simple compass using thread, needle and water in a bowl - and learn how it works.

You might not know it, but plants are able to sense their environment and actually respond appropriately. One of the key parameters that every plant must respond to is the direction of gravity: stems go up (opposite to the pull of...

Kids learn East Timor on this site. The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population are all discussed.

Explains what alternating current and direct current are and what they are used for.

This lesson plan will help students understand that a tax levied on one person or group may ultimately be paid by others.

Provides lots of solid information about the country of Rwanda, including aspects such as the economy, government, religion, history, and geography. Note: Some links to external sites may no longer work.

Want to improve your students' reading skills? This is a good place to find the types of directed activities, using a definition text, reconstruction/analysis activities, and advantages of using DARTs.

A brief history of the English East India Company is given at this site. Read about the origins of the company and the various factories that were set up.

Direct current, defined and illustrated.

Lesson designed to introduce maps and the cardinal directions. After listening to the teacher read aloud or tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood, students retell the story and use cutouts of landmarks and arrows to create a map of...

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