Choose a bird of prey from a convenient drop-down menu to find out more about its conservation status, identifying characteristics, feeding habits, habitat, and nesting behaviors. Information compiled for an eighth-grade science project...

Students can use these LearningCheck item banks to prepare for the following - grade 10 science exams.

Students can use these LearningCheck item banks to prepare for the PASS exams.

A biographical sketch of a Kiowa Native American named "Hunting Horse" who lived from 1846 to the 1950's and for a time served with General George Custer as a scout. The article gives cultural details on the life of the Kiowa.

A primary source account by a Catholic priest who visited and worked with the different Native American groups in the Indian Territory in 1885. He spent some time with the Chickasaw tribe.

An article which describes the issue of drinking (alcohol) and how it affected the various Native American groups. This article focuses on the Osage and how it has led to many problems. Attempts to control the sale and distribution of...

An article describing the life of the famous cowboy who was also one of Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders". The article provides details about his wife including her work in the U.S. Post Office.

A short account featuring the life of a Pawnee Native American who adapted to the ways of the Americans and later served in Roosevelt's Rough Riders.

This resource provides a listing of featured artists, including examples of their work and a short biography.

A comprehensive description of the tribe which came from Warm Spring Apache Tribe, the Chiricahua Apache Tribe, and the Nednai Apache Tribe. The article provides details on these three tribes.

Lessons for all ages on the European quest for land and the displacement of Native Americans during the late 1800s. Lessons use maps and supplemental material.

A scholarly biography of a Confederate General who fought against the Union in the area of Texas and utilized the various Indian nations to help in his cause.

This site provides text taken from the Monroe Doctrine.

A detailed article describing how the Kiowa at first resisted the Americans, focusing on the efforts of their chief, Satanta in 1871.

A very detailed description of the dance giving information about the purpose of the dance, the symbolism of the "Taime", how it is organized and much more.

Find out what the seasons are and how they change. Through the use of excellent graphics, content explores the Earth's orbit around the sun and how sunlight reaches the earth at equinox and the winter solstice.

A description of laboratory technician duties, along with a classification of laboratory technicians into three levels based upon experience and expertise.

Follow this link to a clearly labeled diagram of a plant cell. Includes written descriptions of all the parts of the cell.

Presents historical and current images of state, federal and related flags including The Stars and Stripes, other United States federal flags, Flags of the Revolution, and Flags of the Confederate States.

Follow this link to a clearly labeled diagram of an animal cell. Includes written descriptions of all the parts of the cell.

A brief biographical sketch of Belle Starr, "the Bandit Queen."

An account of the criminal activities of the Barker Gang in the 1920s and 1930s, and of the capture or killing of members of the gang by the FBI.

A short history of the Arapaho. It explains how they came to be split into their various divisions, the main ones being the Northern and the Southern Arapaho.

This site details what radiation is, the physics of radiation, and radiative transfer as it occurs in nature. Content explores the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic waves, properties of radiation, and solar radiation.