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Time Toast: Famous Inventions
An interactive timeline featuring inventions discovered between the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ernst Werner Von Siemens
Find out how Werner von Siemens became the pioneer of the electro industry and brought about a great technological advancement with many of his important discoveries.
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Unesco: Brazil: Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
The Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves, in the states of Bahia and Espirito Santo, consist of eight separate protected areas containing 112,000 ha of Atlantic forest and associated shrub (restingas). The rainforests of Brazil’s...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery
A NASA photo of the Space Shuttle Discovery as it launches into space on another important mission.
Library of Congress
Loc: Portuguese Mapping the New World
The Library of Congress provides a discussion of the importance of Portugal in the "European Age of Discovery and Exploration." Includes links to related pages within this same Library of Congress site.
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Wishram Indians
A look at a little-known tribe, the Wishram Indians, encountered by the Corps of Discovery on their return trip up the Columbia River. Read about the importance of trade networks to the Indians. From PBS.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1775 1799
Scientists take important steps toward a fuller understanding of electricity, as well as some fruitful missteps, including an elaborate but incorrect theory on animal magnetism that sets the stage for a groundbreaking invention.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Minnesota
America's Story features fun facts about Minnesota, such as how Minnesota's nickname and interesting places such as Anoka, the Halloween Capital of the world and important cultural happenings like the Spam Festival.
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US Mint
U.s. Mint: We're Going on a Bison Hunt [Pdf]
For this four-part lesson, examine the significance of the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark's Expedition. Then take the students on a simulated bison hunt to understand the importance of the bison as a food and materials source in...
Success Link
Success Link: Lewis and Clark Pamphlet
After students do research on the Lewis and Clark expedition, they make pamphlets reflecting the important points of what they've learned.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Fin De Siecle
Read articles that address the following questions about the end of the 19th-century literature: What are the key tropes of late 19th-century literature? How did writers respond to the desires and anxieties of the time? How did...
Other
Up to Ten: The History of Inventions
Place the inventions on the interactive timeline in chronological order to advance to the next level.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Lewis and Clark Expedition
Presents important information about the Lewis and Clark expedition with 20 interesting facts about this important event that occurred during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. The Lewis and Clark expedition helped by Sacagawea traveled...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Humans Have a Bit of Shark in Them
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article explores an ancient link between humans and sharks which leads to discoveries in the possibilities of sharks being distant cousins of humans.
PBS
American Experience: Technology Timeline: 1752 1990
Short descriptions of important technological innovations produced in America and the date of their introduction.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Lesson Plan: Scientific Method "The Big Ahah"
This lesson plan helps students understand and use the scientific method. It also helps helps students understand the importance of good scientific experimentation to the scientific method.
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The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
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The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
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The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Taino Indian City Found
Read about a Taino Indian city discovered in the Dominican Republic. Includes two discussion questions you can use to check reading comprehension. Bilingual Spanish/English.
Project Britain
Primary Homework Help: The Victorians: Inventions
Find out about several major developments that made travel, communications, and trade easier for many people during the Victorian period.
Next.cc
Next: Oceans
Learn about the importance of oceans and their connection to weather by completing the five activities. Explore further by clicking on one of the numerous links provided.
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Next: Recycling
Multiple activities explore and explain the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling. Click on one of the links provided for further information.