American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Life From Space: An Emerging Paradigm
Recognize that some people believe that life on Earth came from outer space. Learn about the support for these ideas and what could happen if life would continue to arrive from space.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: On Making Life Livable
Being able to withstand heat and cold is a need shared by rich and poor alike. The author of this speech to the American Society for Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) provides an anecdotal history of climate...
Read Works
Read Works: City Life and Country Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, differences between the "country" and the "city" environments are explained in an informational text. Visual cues are provided to...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Environmental Impacts of Marine Exotics
Invasive species are disrupting many bodies of water in North America. Scientists share their reasons for concern in this brief article. Supporting and educator resources are provided.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: The Future of Marine Fish Resources
An article and supporting resources address the potential of fish populations significantly decreasing with overfishing, careless fishing, and pollution from nautical vessels and runoffs.
The Washington Post
Ancient Cahokia: Metropolitan Life on the Mississippi
This article from the Washington Post gives a great description of Cahokia, one of the largest cities in the world before Columbus' contact with the New World. Read about how the great mounds were made, the trade networks established,...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Lessons From Ny Life's Revitalizing High School Libraries Initiative
Learn how pilot libraries in the Revitalizing High School Libraries Initiative, seeking to support adolescent literacy, doubled their circulation, increased visits from students and teachers, and expanded the role of library media...
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Like Poison for Phosphorus
Discusses a research study undertaken at Mono Lake in California, known for its extreme salty conditions, which supports unusual life forms. Scientists found that a bacterium could survive using arsenic instead of phosphorus,...
PBS
Pbs Kids Design Squad: Supporting Steady Hands
Have you heard of a disease called Parkinson's? When people have this disease they often show signs or symptoms, like shaking uncontrollably. This shaking can make doing simple things harder. Emma Lawton is a person with Parkinson's, and...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: World War Ii
Describes the changes that took place in Texas during World War II, e.g., ways average Texans assisted in the war effort, and methods Governor Coke R. Stevenson used to promote Texas interests while also supporting the war. Also...
Other
No, the Great Barrier Reef Is Not Dead, but It Is Very, Very Sick
There are conflicting reports floating around about the health of the Great Barrier Reef. This is the newest report referring to the condition as being like a person on life support.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Every Citizen a Soldier: World War Ii Posters on the Home Front
An article from the quarterly journal, History Now, discusses the importance of posters in World War II in encouraging support in the United States for the war. See examples of posters and read about how they emphasized the role of every...
Understood For All
Understood: 8 Working Memory Boosters
Kids use working memory all the time to learn. You can help your child improve memory by building simple strategies into everyday life. This article gives 8 memory boosting ideas to incorporate at home or in the classroom.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Water, Acids, and Bases: Hydrogen Bonds in Water
Investigate why water properties make it unique and good at supporting life in this article. Learn about the life-sustaining properties of water that are caused by the hydrogen bonds that it forms.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Anthropocene
What kind of evidence could demonstrate that humans have begun to dominate and alter the life systems of Earth and have entered a new geological epoch? This article discusses the suggestion that we have entered the Anthropocene and...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Talking About Stranger Safety
How can we educate children to be alert to possible dangers and at the same time encourage them to feel safe and confident in exploring their world? Have a calm, honest, age-appropriate conversation with your child about meeting...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Designing a Dossier: An Instruction Book for Your Child
Many of the adults in your child's life are unfamiliar with learning disorders in general, or your child's unique pattern of strengths and limitations. Developing a one- to three-page dossier that provides useful information about your...
Other
Tulsa World: Robert S. Kerr
This article described the life and political career of the Oklahoma senator, including his political support of President John F. Kennedy.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Early Tetrapod Fossils
In this transcript of an interview filmed for the PBS series "Evolution," scientists Ted Daeschler and Neil Shubin describe the discovery and significance of some of their key fossil finds.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: New Earth Like Planet 'Habitable'
From ABC News in Science, Irene Klotz's article discusses the findings of researchers and scientists related to the discovery of an "Earth-like planet" which is capable of supporting life.
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