Students explore British football. In this current events lesson, students visit the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum, and the Manchester United Museum online or in person to discover the history of the game as well...

Students take a closer look at sports science. For this hands-on learning lesson, students may visit the Science Museum, the Life Science Centre, or the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum online or in-person to discover details related to the...

Fifth graders discuss the history of sports in Iowa. In this sports lesson plan, 5th graders write a friendly sports letter and a how to directional writing. They write five entries in their journal from the point of view of a piece of...

In this sports reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story about a baseball game and a little boy. Students read the story and answer 5 questions.

Students consider the impact of the Olympic Games. In this current events lesson plan, students prepare for the 2006 Olympics by visiting selected websites to learn how the Olympic games began, political issues of the games, and preview...

Explore the history of women in the Olympics with this interactive timeline.

A biographical view of Alice Coachman who was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal, in 1948.

Biographical account of Nurse Florence Nightingale, best known for making hospitals a cleaner and safer place to be.

Wilma Rudolph relentlessly pursued her dreams of becoming an international track and field star and Olympic gold medal winner.

Discover interesting facts about Elizabeth Blackwell, the first American woman to receive a medical degree.

Profile of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, which concentrates on her role as one of America's foremost female athletes. Babe is particularly well-known for breaking ground in women's golf.

America on the Move explores the role of transportation in American History highlighting its role as a vital part of our business, social, and cultural history. This section provides an overview of the history of automobile safety...

An online exhibit that explores all aspects of chocolate from its history to its manufacture to recipes. Included are teacher resources to add enrichment to this study.

Plants are a source of many human medicines and this exhibit presents information on plants used for healing. There are activities for students such as quizzes, a game where you try to cure patients' ailments, and one where you try to...

Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums pertaining to the history of baseball. See Babe Ruth's reinvention of the game with his homers, and get to know the heroes who left the diamond to...

Located in Vail, Colorado this is the official site of the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum. Here you can read about the history of skiing, find out about members of the Ski Hall of Fame, and get general information about the museum...

Presents a short history of tobacco use and discusses how societal mores and public policy have changed over time based on how people have used tobacco. Includes a collection of images depicting the culture of smoking in different...

This is the official website of a unique museum in London that celebrates childhood. Includes a history of childhood and a collection of games, dolls, toys, and more.

Presents a short history of illegal drugs and discusses how societal mores and public policy have changed over time based on how people have used or abused addictive drugs.

Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery item, the bicycle.

Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery subject, the Joyner...

Hans Sloane, born in 1660, was one of the first Europeans to promote the use of chocolate as a health remedy. A naturalist and a physician, he traveled widely, collecting medicinal plant specimens. His time in Jamaica, where he was...

An excellent biography of legendary baseball player Satchel Paige. It traces his career through the Negro Leagues as a professional baseball player.

This resource provides information about Gertrude Ederle.