Do you know who Jonas Salk is? Print these pages and have your middle and high schoolers read his biography in Time magazine. The reading itself is short, and it is followed with a key date chart, three reading questions, two connection...

Do the ends justify the means? Getting a drug approved in the US is a long and involved process. But at some point out, it involves testing on humans. The ethics of such testing is the focus of a resource that uses Dr. Albert...

Use this worksheet to help your class identify proper nouns. They circle the proper nouns in 16 sentences. Answer key is provided. 

Help your scholars get a grasp on the chronology of the Industrial Revolution with this "Innovative Inventions" worksheet. They discover what year various items were invented, and then create a timeline placing each invention and...

In this subtraction practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they line up digits to solve 6 story problems.

For this U.S. Presidents worksheet, students read about the life and presidency of President Franklin Roosevelt. They then answer the 8 multiple choice questions in the packet. The answers are on the last page.

Students explore who are the most influential people of the past thousand years.

In this science and social studies worksheet, students complete a survey about their interests. Students check each subject that they are interested in, such as killer whales, Thomas Edison, and magnets.

Learn about Jonas Salk, M.D. who created the polio vaccine. Read about his background and achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.

This article describes the life and discoveries of Jonas Salk.

An account of the man who developed the polio vaccine, Jonas Salk. Along with his biography, there are additional links to related articles and notes.

Read about Jonas Salk and the development of the polio vaccine. This article from the MIT Invention Dimension includes several links to further information on the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the Salk Institute for...

A biography of Jonas Salk, the man who saved thousands of lives by discovering a vaccine for polio. (In Spanish)

Take this quiz about the life of Jonas Salk and see how much you know about this famous American. Warning: read up on the man before taking this quiz. (It's not easy!)

A short biography of Jonas Salk, one of the men to invent a polio vaccine.

A Science Odyssey biography of Jonas Salk from PBS, noted medical scientist who discovered the vaccine for polio. Easy to read format with link to "Paralyzing Polio," a colorfully animated and interactive comic strip. Links also...

This site provides a brief biography of Dr. Jonas Salk (1914-1995 CE), research scientist who is noted for his research and discovery of the polio vaccine. Links available to video and other biographical information on Salk, books...

Focusing on a captivating photograph of Dr. Jonas Salk, this site gives a brief overview of his work as a noted research scientist and discoverer of the polio vaccine. There are also links to other American inventors' biographies.

At this site read about Jonas Salk's efforts to prevent the polio virus, which resulted in the creation of the first polio vaccine and in Albert Sabin's research into making a more effective means of preventing the disease.

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Famous People from New York - Jonas Salk."

A very brief biography of Jonas Salk from the Women's International Center. Includes video and commentary on Salk's unique contribution toward women and women's rights.

This site is provided for by Access Excellence. Beginning with a good description of the symptoms and spreading of polio, as well as information on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's battle with polio, this article addresses the development of...

NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.

This extensive review of the advances in medical research and technology in the 1950s credits the Cold War and Cold War thinking with promoting scientific research and government funding of that research, including medical issues. Find...