University of North Carolina
Oral History
There's no better way to learn something than to hear it straight from the horse's mouth. A handout on oral history, part of a larger series on specific writing assignments, explains how to conduct interviews and use the information...
University of North Carolina
Literature (Fiction)
An informative installment of the Writing for Specific Fields series helps readers learn how to interpret and write about fiction. The website details nine easy steps for writing a literary analysis—a useful method for all readers!
American Museum of Natural History
Going Gobi: The Hunt for Fossils in Mongolia
Take a trip on a fossil hunt. Pupils read about a trip to the Gobi Desert by a group of paleontologists to find fossils. Learners view pictures taken on the trip and determine what the scientists go through in the search for answers to...
PC Technology Guide
Pc Tech Guide: System Memory
Use this site to gain a better understanding of computer memory. Detailed information about the cache levels and various types of memory.
Mind Tools
Mind Tools: Tools for Improving Your Memory
This Mind Tools site helps you to improve your memory. The techniques it explains are particularly helpful in studying for exams or in situations where you need to remember detailed, structured information. They also make things like...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: The Memory Exhibition
Students investigate the Memory exhibition that was at the Exploratorium. Some topics examined are the anatomy of memory, Nagasaki, and Franco Magnani. The resource consists of exhibition news, online exhibits, articles, and lectures.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Memory Mnemonics
Though lists can be full of interesting facts, they can be hard to remember, especially for tests. In this human behavior science fair project, you will learn about a memory technique called mnemonics (pronounced nuh-MAH-nicks). See if...
Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum: Core Memory
Brief description of Core Memory, a reliable high-speed storage device developed during the 1950s. The various memory artifacts are on display at the Computer History Museum. This site provides a glimpse into the development of the...
Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum: Williams Tube Memory
Brief description of Williams Tube Memory, the first randam-access memory used by many first generation computers. The various memory artifacts are on display at the Computer History Museum. This site provides a glimpse into the...
Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum: Delay Line Memory
Brief description of Delay Line Memory, a slower serial based design. This site provides a glimpse into the development of the information age from their large collection warehoused in the Computer History Museum located in Mountain...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Evolution of Conservation Movement
American Memory site documents the historical formation of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage. Browse through literature, books, pamphlets, government documents, and manuscripts drawn from the collections of...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Virtues of Memory Six Decades of Holocaust Survivors' Creativity
Take a virtual tour of artwork created by survivors' of the Holocaust. It is so imporant to preserve the memories of this time either through written word, music, or art. Select an artist to read a short biography and view examples of...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: American Women: Marching for the Vote
The day before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson, 5,000 marchers along with floats, bands, and mounted groups paraded down Pennslvania Avenue in support of women's suffrage. Read about the parade, the actions of those watching the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Role Does Memory Play in Art?
Information about the role of memory in art including how some artists try to stay accurate to the memory while others try to change it or even destroy it in some way.
Other
Dr. woolard.com: Three Stages of Memory
This site contains a flowchart showing the three stages of memory (sensory, short term, and long term). There is also a table that has a summary of the characteristics of each stage of memory.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: The Annals of Congress: 1789 1824
The Library of Congress presents primary documents from the 1st session of Congress to the 18th.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: A Century of Law Making for a New Nation
This site provides a collection of U.S. Congressional documents and debates from 1774 to 1873.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: The Kiowa Collection
Collection contains images and transcripts of the papers of Hugh Lenox Scott, a soldier in Kiowa territory in 1892. He tells of the Kiowa nation, their history, culture and clashes with whites like Kit Carson.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Bell South Digital Storyteller: Generations of Heroes
Information and advice for participating in a digital storytelling project that documents the experiences and memories of those who have served the United States in war or other military conflicts. Step-by-step instructions, useful...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Exercise and Memory
Can exercise really help our brain work better? This PBS site discovers if this is really true by taking you into the worlds of Jada and Maurna to find out.
Library of Congress
Loc: Experiencing the Global War on Terror: Stories From Veterans Memory Project
From the Veterans Memory Project a series of interviews with veterans of the Global war on Terror built around four themes; attitudes toward service and war,combat,re-entry to civilian life, and the impacts of the experience.
Literacy Head
Literacyhead: Images to Give Writers Ideas: Personal Memories
These images can be used as writing prompts to encourage students to write about personal memories.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: African American Odyssey
This site explores Black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. Content includes the work of abolitionists in the first half of the nineteenth century, depictions of the long journey...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Theodore Roosevelt Papers
The Theodore Roosevelt Papers from the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress constitute one of the Library's largest Presidential collections, numbering approximately 250,000 items. The collection includes diaries, letter books,...
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