A brief history of the internet, written by those who were involved in the development evolution of the Internet. This history revolves around four distinct aspects: the technological evolution, operations and management aspect of a...

Primary source material on California during the Great Depression and how unemployment affected the building of the infrastructure including bridges, dams and power plants.

A complete look at the administration of James Monroe and the policies of the Era of Good Feelings. You can read about the domestic policies, foreign affairs, and important decisions of the Supreme Court made during the Monroe...

This interesting site talks about the natural resources in Azerbaijan. Read about this country's oil and natural gas reserves and the importance of these to the economy and politics.

Information about communications and related technology in Ireland from the 2003 CIA World Factbook.

This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York provides information in the following areas: About Us, Banking Information, Economic Education, Job opportunities, News Items, Publications, Economic Research, Savings Bonds,...

Find the document outlining the platform of the Bull Moose Party. It explains why it has become a third-party contender and discusses the many progressive planks of the party for the election of 1912. It interestingly advocated a single...

Read about the potential for a resurgence of a strong economy in Ivory Coast once political problems are resolved. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.

Read about the great potential in Nigeria's economy which is not being met currently. With vast oil and gas reserves, Nigeria could have a strong economy, but find out from this article what the problems are. Information is from the U.S....

Learn about some of the problems created by urbanization and some potential solutions to them.

Students apply their understanding of the natural water cycle and the urban stormwater water cycle, as well as the processes involved in both cycles to hypothesize how the flow of water is affected by altering precipitation.

Students gain a basic understanding of the properties of media- soil, sand, compost, gravel- and how these materials affect the movement of water (infiltration/percolation) into and below the surface of the ground.

Students use everyday building materials- sand, pea gravel, cement and water- to create and test pervious pavement. Groups are challenged to create their own pervious pavement mixes, experimenting with material ratios to evaluate how...

An informative article that presents an interview with Douglas Engelbart. Includes information on inventing the mouse, augmenting human intellect, and a photograph of the "first" mouse.

Continual news updates concerning the situation in Iraq. Side menu bar includes these topics: reconstruction, remnants of Saddam's regime, key players, key maps, and information for students and teachers. (Updated to 28 December 2010)

A comprehensive look at the booming economy of Botswana. Find out how Botswana is striving to diversify its economy so it is not so dependent on diamond mining. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.

Interactive experience that allows students to walk through a small, farming town in South Carolina, and see its transition from a tobacco farming community and a textile based economy to a new economy. Witness the residents' struggles...

Links to data which cover agriculture, education, environment, health and population and other issues regarding economic development.

After years of despotic rule, economic sanctions, and poor development, Iraq is in ongoing need of international support so that it can be rebuilt. USAID is an organization that provides humanitarian relief efforts to developing...

A good review of how the rise of nationalism led to western expansion, support for federal funds to build infrastructure, and the protection of new American industry.

The performance gap - what students are expected to do versus what they can do - is compounded each year a child falls short of acquiring expected skills. As a result, underachieving high school students are at great risk for academic...

American businessmen in the late 18th and 19th centuries were very interested in finding markets all over the world for their goods and actively pursuing opportunities for foreign trade. The young nation needed to earn money to pay back...

Discussion of the economy of Belize including exports, infrastructure, trade, and GDP.

Excellent resource for studying about the economy, resources, infrastructure, exports, and jobs in Costa Rica.