Learn about the scientific hypotheses of the origin of life on Earth. [5:55]

A learning module that begins with "Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...

Addison Anderson recounts the controversial origins of the first encyclopedia. [5:20]

Explains the origins of the Second Punic War. Battle specifics, important people, results of war, and more are covered.

This site explores current theories about how the Solar System was created.

See what genetic traits paleontologists have discovered that set humans apart from other organisms.

An interesting webpage in that it contains a brief summary of the history of the Regiment as well as the Casualty List from the assault on Fort Wagner and two historic photos.

When the "Origin of Species" was published in 1859, the ambitions and scopes of science were dramatically expanding. "Origin of Species" marked the transition of biology from a prescience to a science. [4:04]

Do you know who wrote the original Pledge of Allegiance? Use this site to investigate its history. What has stayed the same since 1892 and what has changed?

Find out what Carl Stetter is doing to find the closet relatives to the earth's earliest life forms.

The words noise, nausea, and naval all stem from the same Latin root. Jessica Oreck divulges how their spellings and meanings diverged from the original naus. [2:02]

Can you imagine a party where every movement and every visual detail were governed by a complex system of rules and procedures? For centuries, such rituals were commonplace for European nobility. And while they've gone out of fashion, we...

Armand D'Angour explains the evolution of the Olympics. [3:20]

Collaboration of creative writing/creative dramatics using Distance Learning. With a partner, students will write an original nursery rhyme and share/present with another class (Distance Learning) through presentations (dramatization,...

A lengthy lecture-format page with key points of the development and emergence of the Cold War. Includes many useful links within the content.

Through fossils scientists have been able to study the evolution of whales. Read this article to take a closer look at the details.

This site has descriptions of many printmaking processes as well as links to other printmaking sites and galleries.

Discusses the origin of Constitution Day and the history of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Lists descriptions of the seven articles and twenty-seven amendments in the Constitution. Presents lesson suggestions from teachers and...

The University of Cambridge has posted Darwin's entire collection of works and correspondence totaling 50,000 text pages and 40,000 images. This is an amazingly comprehensive resource that has posted both images of the original texts and...

Nova offers an enlightening conversation with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Topics include origins of the universe, multidisciplinary approaches to science, exciting recent discoveries, his position as director of the Hayden...

Read George Washington's observations of the delegates, particularly the Anti-Federalists, at the Constitutional Convention, and the objections the opposition presented, which Washington cites in the letter. View an image of the original...

Students ask questions about why things move the way they do and then design and carry out science experiments on the physics behind the movement. Students create lab reports to explain the steps of their process and to record...

Material to begin an exploration of the Moon, theories about its origin, and its history's relationship to our Earth's history. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on the Moon's movement,...

This University of California Berkeley page provides information on the evolution of vertebrate flight and includes links to the following topics: Introduction to Flight, The Physics of Flight, Gliders and Parachuters, The Evolution of...