Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: How to Read Nonfiction Text
Kids love to read about real people, places, and events. Nonfiction books present real information in engaging and interesting ways. However, most kids read a lot more fiction than nonfiction, so spend some extra time helping your reader...
BBC
Bbc: Africa & Europe (1800 1914)
Part of the BBC's "Story of Africa" series, this article covers 19th century exploration and colonization. Archived.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Mac Arthur: The Bonus March (May July, 1932)
As part of the American Experience film on General MacArthur, this article explains the plight of the World War I veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 to claim their war bonus--which they needed due to the Great Depression--only to...
Read Works
Read Works: If Rocks Could Talk!: Obsidian
[Free Registration/Login Required] This PDF passage "If Rocks Could Talk!: Obsidian" from the American Museum of Natural History features an interview with an igneous rock named Obsidian. It is part of a paired text with "If Rocks Could...
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Read Works: Face to Fossil
[Free Registration/Login Required] This seven-page PDF passage entitled "Face to Fossil" features an interview with ProtoAndy, a fossil of Protoceratops. It is part of a Paired Text with two other texts (see links above passage):...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Rockefeller on Trial
As part of an American Experience documentary on the Rockefellers, this article describes the investigations and lawsuits against John D. Rockefeller and his Standard Oil Company because of the oil monopoly he formed.
American Public Media
American Radioworks: Why Are They So Angry at Us
A look at the anger and resentment aimed at America from the Middle Eastern nations. This article gives an overview of relations beginning with the Crusades and proceeding into modern times with interviews of people from the Arab...
PBS
Pbs Nova: Anatomy of a Volcano
A reference page to explore the basic geological features of volcanoes.
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Read Works: Einstein in Time
[Free Registration/Login Required] This four-page PDF nonfiction passage entitled "Einstein in Time" features a timeline of Einstein's life. It is part of Paired Texts: "Everyday Einstein - Lasers" and "It's All Relative" (See link above...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Wikipedia provides an overview of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Included are a historical background, a discussion of the charter's features, and links to further articles on each part of the document.
Other
Telepolis: Chipping Away at the Ivory Tower
This article from a German magazine is a report from the second day of the World Conference on Science in June 1998. Part of the discussion being covered was on the limits of science.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Edward Estlin Cummings
Part of a series on "Modernism and Experimentation: 1914-1945," this article features a biographical note and appraisal and cummings's poem, "in Just."
Curated OER
Territorial Claims
Part of the BBC's "Story of Africa" series, this article covers 19th century exploration and colonization.
Curated OER
Map of California's Central Valley
National Public Radio offers a multi-part article on central California, "Home to the greatest garden in the world." Topics include creeping urbanization, demand for less pesticide use, labor and immigration issues, and the central...
Curated OER
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D Wv)
This article from NPR explores the faulty information and the possibility the case for war was based on invalid information. As part of President Bush's case for war with Iraq, he cited sources indicating that Iraq was attempting to...
Curated OER
Staff Sgt Sparkman Instructs Troops in Niger on Use of .50 Caliber Machine Gun
A two-part article that considers the role of the U.S. military in the war on terrorism in Africa, specifically Niger. Is it enough to train African forces in anti-terrorism tactics and then leave, or does the U.S. need to step up...
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Niger Map
A two-part article that considers the role of the U.S. military in the war on terrorism in Africa, specifically Niger. Is it enough to train African forces in anti-terrorism tactics and then leave, or does the U.S. need to step up...