PBS
Pbs Nova: A Conversation With Neil De Grasse Tyson
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...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Madeline, a Story of the Early Spring Time by Jacob Abbott
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Madeline, A Story of the Early Spring-time by Jacob Abbott [1870], a Christian novel for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele (c1885). This is an illustrated history of the U.S. from the early settlers through the Reconstruction...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Three Ways the Universe Could End
Do we know how our universe is going to end? Venus Keus explores cosmologists' three possible scenarios.
Physics Hypertextbook
The Physics Hypertextbook: Nucleosynthesis
Understand the process of nucleosynthesis, and how the elements formed in the creation of the universe.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cosmology and Faith
An article pulling together the origin of the Universe stories.
Harvard University
Harvard University: Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: The Earth's Moon
In this online textbook, students explore the phases of the moon, the moon's orbit, the origin of the moon, and the tides. Includes numerous inquiry-based activities.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: History of the English Language
What do you know about the origins of the English language? Explore this resource to learn more about this topic. This resource features links to several helpful sites.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Children of the Village by Mary Russell Mitford
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Children of the Village by Mary Russell Mitford, an illustrated collection of children's stories.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Exploration of the World by Jules Verne
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Exploration of the World by Jules Verne, an illustrated book of great navigators of the eighteenth century.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Cruise of the Walnut Shell by Richard Andre
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Cruise of the Walnut Shell by Richard Andre, an illustrated poem that relates a dream of two children who travel the world in a walnut shell.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Doings of the Alphabet by Mc Loughlin Bros.
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Doings of the Alphabet by McLoughlin Bros., an ABC picture book.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: From the Creation of the World to the Death of Moses by Andre
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book From the Creation of the World to the Death of Moses by R. Andre, an illustrated history of the Old Testament.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The City in the Sea: Stories of the Old Venetians by E L Seeley
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The City in the Sea: Stories of the Old Venetians by E. L. Seeley (1884), stories of the deeds of the old Venetians from the Chronicles.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Stories of the Wars of the Jews by A. L. O. E.
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Stories of the Wars of the Jews by A. L. O. E. (1884), a collection of war stories from the Babylonish captivity to the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus.
NASA
Nasa: Image Science Center: Ask the Space Scientist
A NASA scientist, Dr. Sten Odenwald, answers many students' questions. Topics include planets, galaxies, black holes, the origin of the universe, and common misconceptions about space.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Quiz: Looking Back
Quiz yourself on the origins of the universe and life.
Other
Stephen W. Hawking: Lectures: Life in the Universe
This lecture covers the topic of life now and into the future, including the role genetic engineering will play.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Library: Charles Darwin After the Origin
In honor of Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "The Origin of the Species," Cornell has put together an extensive collection of Darwin's work during the last two decades of his life.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Spy Letters of the American Revolution
A wonderful resource with letters, stories, people, and timelines of spies for the Loyalists and the Patriots during the American Revolution.
Other
The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online
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...
Other
The Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database: Introductory Maps
Nine full-color, excellent quality maps depicting the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade, each with an interpretation and explanation of the voyages portrayed during the specific time period.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Origin Story: Mayan
Read about how Mayans believed the Universe was formed. Learn about how the story was written down in the Popol Vuh.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Origin Story: Judeo Christian
Learn about how the Universe began according to the Judeo-Christian culture. The origin story is from the Old Testament which is studied by both Judaism and Christianity.