Other
Webster's World of Cultural Policy: New Deal Cultural Programs
Detailed explanation of the cultural programs provided by the New Deal and the Second New Deal, including such things as the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Art Project, the Federal Music Project, the Federal Theatre project,...
Other
Nuclear Weapon Archive: Iraq's Nuclear Weapons Program
Examine the development of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Program from its inception in the late 1950s to the emergence of Saddam Hussein and the implementation of his nuclear weapon policy. (2001)
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: The Cobol Programming Language
A description of the COBOL programming language, including history and sample programs.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Aafp: A Comparison of Voice Recognition Programs
An article that presents information about voice recognition software programs, and compares 3 programs.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Math Camps & Summer Programs
Math forum offers a list of camps and summer programs for the mathematically talented and interested in studying mathematics over the summer.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Review Exercises: Linear Programming
Students review linear programming. The resource consists of review exercises on the mathematics concepts.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: International Forum on Iran's Nuclear Program
From the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, a lesson that has students role play as members of an international forum debating Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons. Provides step by step instructions and access to required materials. (2005)
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Paraprofessionals in Inclusive Education Programs
Well-documented abstract addresses the role of the paraprofessional in special education. Such topics as the ways in which special educators support paraprofessionals, the ways in which paraprofessionals can be recruited, and the impact...
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Paraprofessionals in Inclusive Education Programs
Well-documented abstract addresses the role of the paraprofessional in special education. Such topics as the ways in which special educators support paraprofessionals, the ways in which paraprofessionals can be recruited, and the impact...
NASA
Nasa: Sputniks 1, 2, and 3
NASA provides a paper that "deals with the politics, planning and technology of the period 1946-1958" in the Sputnik program.
NASA
Nasa: Space Shuttle Mission Archives: Sts 95
A summary of the mission in which John Glenn returned to space 36 years after his 3-orbit Mercury program mission in 1962. A description of the mission is provided. Information on the other six members of the crew is included.
Other
Bowling Green State University: Studies in Spanish
Provides general information about the Spanish degree programs available at the university. Contact information and course descriptions are available.
Library of Congress
Loc: New Deal Programs: Federal Art Project
This interesting resource showcases projects produced by a multitude of artists who participated in the Federal Art Project, part of the WPA, a New Deal agency. Find almost 1,000 posters created for many different federal and community...
Other
Woodland Indian Educational Programs: Coloring Pages
A collection of coloring pages depicting various Woodland native peoples in their daily lives growing and gathering food, building shelter, etc. Good illustrations of their clothing as well.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Volcano Hazards Program: Cascades Volcanoes Observatory
Information about all the volcanoes in the Cascades, which range from Canada in the north to California in the south.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climate and Civilization: The Maya Example
Students use geophysical and geochemical data collected by the Ocean Drilling Program to examine climate in Central America during the recent past. They also have the opportunity to investigate the link between climate change and...
Other
Heriot Watt University: High Level Languages
A description of high-level programming languages and a comparison with the low-level assembly language.
University of California
Program in Bioscience and Biotechnology Studies: Wendell Meredith Stanley
The University of California, Berkeley provides a good biography of Nobel Prize winner, Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904-1971). This site gives information on his research on the crystallization of viruses.
Other
Landscape Change Program: History and Impact of the Interstate Highway System
Read about the reasons behind Federal Highway Act, which resulted in the interstate highway system. Find out about the contruction of the highways, and the cultural impact caused by such highways bypassing so many towns throughout the...
Social Security Administration
Social Security Online: History: Social Insurance for u.s.
The text of a radio speech given by Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins in 1935 in which he explained the Administration's proposals contained in the Economic Security Bill. This bill formed the basis for what later became the Social...
Other
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Project Mohole
Project Mohole was "the earth sciences' answer to the space program," a project to gain information about the Earth by drilling a hole through the Earth's crust to the Mohorovicic Discontinuity (Moho). This website gives a history of the...
Other
Suny Albany: Talking History
SUNY Albany presents archives of the weekly broadcast/internet radio program, Talking History, begun in 1996 and focusing on all aspects of history. The goal is "to provide teachers, students, researchers and the general public with as...
PBS
Online Newshour:domestic Security
Features an ongoing collection of articles and resources providing current and past news on domestic security and the war on terrorism. Gives facts on our domestic surveillance programs, the National Security Agency, the USA Patriot Act...
Library of Congress
Loc: Inaugural Materials Exhibition
How has the Presidential Inauguration Day changed through the years? Take a look back at eighteen presidents on the day they took the oath of office. Primary source documents capture the historical significance of this day and include...