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A fun site filled with "groaners," or cliches, that you hear over and over again on the evening news.

The Revealer blogs about religious issues of the day and how the press covers them. Includes a useful selection of links to a wide range of religion news resources (including other blogs).

A discussion of the life and achievements of Canadian inventor, Alexander Graham Bell. Focuses on the two fascinations that marked Bell's whole life: his concern for the deaf and for flight, and the inventions that resulted. This is a...

A brief biography of Jan Matzeliger, an African-American inventor who revolutionized the shoe manufacturing industry. Read about his early troubles and how he graciously lived his life. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio...

This article names six factors that must exist in order for a species to be domesticated by humans. Includes analysis of diet, growth rate, breeding, personality, disposition, and social structure. This is a transcript of an accompanying...

A biography of John Ericsson, a man who invented in three countries over most of a century. He invented an early locomotive, a hot-air engine, screw propeller, and the Monitor, which was used in the Civil War. This is a transcript of an...

Use this activity to help your students view any political debate from local to national, historical to live broadcast. Preview candidates, issues, expectations, and details about the location and moderators. Track what the candidates...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This PowerPoint contains 16 various writing tasks connected to Louis Sachar's young adult novel, the book Holes. Students will write multi-paragraph essays, diary entries, personal letters, and more.

A short lecture on trompe l'oeil in art that introduces the concept of realism turned to visual deception in artwork. It explores the great divide in theory between Plato and Aristotle which serves as an epistemological backdrop to the...