Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about American Civil War battles. Explore Civil War military conflicts on land and sea, from Fort Sumter to Appomattox. Use maps and documents to...

This animation library is a great resource for a diverse list of earth science topics including: tsunamis, land subsidence, magnetic fields, volcanoes earthquakes, floods, and sea level changes.

"Transportation Changes" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the history of transportation by land and by sea. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes: determining...

In this lesson plan, students will learn about sea breezes and land breezes. They will complete demonstrations and work in groups as they investigate how air is affected by the surfaces below it. This lesson plan was created as a result...

An introduction to the factors that affect the Arctic's weather and climate: latitude, land/sea distribution, solar radiation, air temperature, air pressure, winds, humidity, clouds, and precipitation.

A map from 1906 showing the general land elevations of Asia. This map is color-coded to show lands below sea level in purple, lowlands in green, areas above 1,000 feet above sea level in yellow-buff, and above 4,000 feet in red-buff. The...

A color-relief map from 1920 of Asia showing the principal landform and vegetation features, river systems, and water features of the region. The map is keyed to show areas of waters less than 500 feet deep, floating ice, lands below sea...

A color relief map of the African continent showing regional vegetation and terrain including lands below sea level, grasslands, temperate and tropical forests, oases, semideserts, and deserts and barren mountain slopes. The map also...

Modern weather forecasting applies scientific knowledge to predict future atmospheric conditions across the globe from observations of the current state, made from land; at sea; in the air, and from space. Take a look at how scientists...

The Mississippi Delta is disappearing because of rising sea levels and the construction of levees, yet the deltas in the Atchafalaya Bay are growing. View this video from NASA showing images collected over 31 years showing the growth of...

Read the full text of "True to Himself" by Edward Stratemeyer. This is the third volume of the Ship and Shore series revolving around tales of adventure on land and sea.

[Archived Content] A huge document from the Department of the Navy. Each section of the document is broken down into small files for easier viewing.

Kids learn about Animal Migrations. How animals travel for miles across the land, air, and sea for the changing seasons.

Wind is air in motion. It is produced by the uneven heating of the earth's surface by the sun. Since the earth's surface is made of various land and water formations, it absorbs the sun's radiation unevenly. Two factors are necessary to...

Mr. Frysinger, a seasoned traveler, presents many photos from Japan focusing on the land and the people. The photos are accompanied by captions telling where they were taken, and in some cases, information about the particular place....

Mr. Frysinger, a seasoned traveler, presents many photos from Israel focusing on the land and the people. The photos are accompanied by captions telling where they were taken, and in some cases, information about the particular place....

The story of the Apollo 11 lunar landing is told with dramatic details, pictures, and mission highlights.

This atlas of the Lunar surface features lists all named features. Click on a name and see an image of that item, or at least an image of the Moon centered on that item.

This is a full map of the Philippines in 1941 showing Japanese troop advances and American airfields.

Global exportation and importation increased when water routes opened up. This unit analyzes how this affected world trade as well as the spread of population, religion, and illness.

This site gives a biography and outline of the important role Moses played in Jewish history.

Learn fascinating facts about the incredible polar bear and listening to them growl.

A map of the Netherlands in 1910 showing general elevations and the portions of land below sea level. The map shows water depths of the Zuider Zee less than 20 feet deep, the lands below sea level, areas less than 35 feet above sea...

A map from 1910 of the Holy Land, generally referred to as the geographical region of the Levant. This map shows the territories of Upper Galilee, Lower Galilee, Decapolis, Samaria, Perea, Judaea, and Idumaea, and shows major cities,...