Cell phones are likely made of gold—at least part of them! An interesting lesson explains the conventional and not-so-conventional uses of the popular element gold. From the Inca empire to modern-day technology, learners discover gold...

In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine a chart of the years of the Olympic games between 1924 and 2010. Students identify the names of the 21 cities that hosted the games.

Challenge historians to investigate influential African-Americans through this online research activity. Learners undertake this task using online links, some of which require investigative searching. Print the worksheet out first, so...

Learn more about the history of the Olympic Games with this interactive timeline.

Go back in time and discover the festivities that occurred during the 5 days of the ancient Olympics.

The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is The Olympics.