This history of the Canadian National Railways (CNR) describes its formation in 1918 as the Government of Canada merged the assets of the Canadian Northern Railway with those of the Canadian Government Railway and later the Grand Trunk...

From ABC News in Science, Heather Catchpole's article explores issues related to the collision of galaxies and the subsequent formation of black holes.

Inspired by Hemispheres' 2004 Teachers' Summer Institute, People and Place: Human-Geographic Relations, this curriculum unit was designed to address human adaptation to and modification of the environment. How have humans adjusted to...

This page gives a very brief description of the Morrill Act of 1862 and the formation of land-grant colleges. Also lists some land-grant colleges.

Explore the elements found in the Periodic Table of Elements and what role some of them play in the universe. Test your knowledge of the elements and the organization of the table by completing a puzzle.

Document describes the two types of glaciers and how they are formed. Learn how plate tectonics and glacial formation are related.

A site that lists the most important parts of a business letter. Very detailed. Also includes labeled samples of how an appropriate business letter should look.

The first page in a series of handouts addressing how to organize various report formats. Developed for engineers but useful across disciplines.

This handout defines annotated bibliographies and explains the parts including summary, assessment, and reflection. It also discusses why one should do an annotated bibliography and provides links to APA and MLA formats.

When presenting an argument, the use of statistics to support a point can be very effective. This handout offers advice on both how to read statistics so that you understand exactly what they mean, and how to use them in your argument so...

This site contains information regarding the correct use of italics in titles.

A scholarly article discussing how corporations in the United States are making sure ethics and moral values guide their actions. The article is in PDF format.

This site presents information about the necessary parts of a scientific research report. It also contains a sample abstract and introduction.

Learn about the different ways that volcanoes erupt. These eruptions are closely related to the kind of volcanic activity that is occurring. Includes a quiz at the end.

The first of four pages discussing appropriate font choices and the effect font choice can have on the meaning and feeling attached to a work.

Explains what standing rocks are, how they are formed by erosion, and gives the names of some well-known ones in Indiana.

At this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can find out about the landform features in the state of Ohio. How are the counties set up in Ohio? Look at the various maps to answer all of your map questions.

The cartoon character Pierre discusses and illustrates the parts of a tree in a format suitable for younger students.

An educational portal that consolidates all kinds of useful information about volcanoes. Choose from a menu of topic options and start exploring or use the site's search tool to find just what you're looking for.

Explains the style rules regarding using literary quotations in your essay. Covers punctuation, documentation, and the purpose of quoting. The information can be downloaded in PDF format.

This simulation explores the trends in product formation in addition reactions involving simple alkenes.

This site contains a paper (in PDF format) that describes some ways in which efficiency analysis may be performed on algorithms.

Find out about the development of clouds, types of clouds, and precipitation. Includes diagrams and illustrations.

This project is designed to make available in electronic format a database of Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information." The Main Menu lists Arthurian characters, symbols, and sites.