University of Alberta
University of Alberta: The Coal Branch
The early railways depended on coal to fire their locomotives. Vast deposits of coal were located along the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. One of the richest mining areas on the main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway,...
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University of Maryland: Finding Books
Tips on finding books via the card catalog and internet are found here. A great resource for students.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Small Are We in the Scale of the Universe?
In 1995, scientists pointed the Hubble Telescope at an area of the sky near the Big Dipper. The location was apparently empty, and the whole endeavor was risky- what, if anything, was going to show up? But what came back was nothing...
University of California
Ucmp: Grassland Biome
Learn all about the grassland biome including where located in the world, climate, flora and fauna, and soil. Good research site for middle years students.
University of California
Ucmp: Forest Biome
Learn all about the forest biome including where located in the world, different kinds, climate, flora and fauna, and soil. Good research site for middle years students.
McGill University
Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Boreal Plains
The Boreal Plains are located in the center of Alberta and extend into Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the...
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Kumamoto University: Medicinal Plant Garden
This site provides information on the Medicinal Plant Garden located in Japan. The web page presents a list of all the plants the garden contains, and their pictures.
University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska State Museum: Ashfall Fossil Beds Resources
The Ashfall Fossil Beds are located in Nebraska, and this page highlights information about the fossil beds and some of the research being undertaken there.
Choices Program, Brown University
Brown University: A Brief History of Petra
An article which gives the history of Petra considered the major city of the civilization of Nabataea located in the Middle East. The area was taken over by the Roman Empire.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Triangle Inequality
This site has a description of the triangle inequality theorem along with a visual representation, and animation explaining the triangle inequality rule with the radii of circles at the segment endpoints. Links to related terms, more...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Interior Angle
This site gives a decription of interior angles along with a visual representation. Be sure to use the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving interior...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Multiplicative Inverse
This site gives a description of a multiplicative inverse, along with examples. There are links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving multiplicative inverse...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Histogram
This site provides details about histograms. The site contains a link on the step by step procedure of creating a histogram. There are links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: N Gon
This site gives the general definition of an N-gon polygon with examples. There are links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving N-gon polygons located in...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Mean
This site from InterMath explains what a mean is and gives an example. Be sure to follow the links to related terms, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving means located in the left-hand column.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Parallelograms
This site gives the general definition of a parallelogram with examples and questions for the reader to ponder about characteristics of parallelograms. There are also links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Ordered Pair
This site opens with labeled examples of points on the Cartesian plane and explains what the ordered pair of each point is and why. Be sure to follow the links to related terms, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Platonic Solids
This site gives a description of platonic solids along with a visual representation of each of the five platonic solids. At the bottom of the page are links to cut-out-templates for each of the platonic solids. Be sure to follow the...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Evaluating Models of Chaco: Pueblo Bonito
Brief look at Pueblo Bonito, located in Chaco Canyon.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Altitude of a Triangle
This site gives a description along with a visual representation of the altitude of a triangle. There are links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Transformation
This site defines transformation and lists several different examples of transformations. Be sure to follow the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Parallel Planes
This site gives a description of parallel planes along with a visual representation. Be sure to use the links to related terms, everyday examples, more information, and the interactive check point involving parallel planes located in the...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Geometric Mean
This site gives a description of the geometric mean with a graphical representation. Be sure to use the links to related terms, everyday examples, interactive check point, more information, and challenges involving located in the...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Edge
This site gives a description of edge along with a visual representation. Be sure to use the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point located in the left-hand column.