While canals are not a common mode of transportation today, they were part of the fuel for America's industrialization. However, most of them were located in the North, also feeding regional differences and sectionalism. Using an...

An interactive lesson places pupils as scientists who must learn why the ozone layer is being destroyed by analyzing the data from multiple satellites. The first analysis shows how UV is related to the ozone cycle. The second...

¡Qué guay! An interactive Spanish resources takes beginning learners through some common phrases that are sure to enhance their conversational skills. ¡Buen provecho!

Engage theologians through online text resources during this comparative religions activity. Designed to interact with the online Glencoe text World History, there are many free tools on this site that stand alone. Scholars read the...

In this online math worksheet, students determine the area of shaded regions within rectangles and triangles. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A...

In this online math learning exercise, high schoolers determine the area of shaded regions within a circle. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A...

Find the best way to maximize the profit. Pupils graph four constraints of a pet-sitting company, using a revenue equation to find a maximum amount the sitters can earn. By using the equation, scholars determine the number of cats and...

How do the hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions of a protein affect its shape? Science scholars explore the molecular properties of protein molecules using a detailed interactive. The resource allows the user to rotate the protein, view...

Cook up a good resource for systems of linear inequalities. Using an interactive, individuals graph a system of linear inequalities to represent constraints on the number of cookies a person must bake. A set of challenge questions...

Carbon dioxide is on the rise; does that also mean a rise in danger to humans and animals? Scholars learn what that means for the environment and more specifically the ocean. They examine data on the pH of different ocean areas and learn...

An outbreak of disease is affecting people in a distant region—it's time to get to work! Scholars take the role of scientists as they learn more about the illness, discover the possible causes, and find a way to prevent the further...

Using this interactive map activity, from A Biography of America, explore how the "New West" evolved during the late 20th century, transforming from the wild, untamed Old Rocky Mountain West into a smaller, more accessible "New West."...

Let's go out to dinner! Provide early Spanish speakers with a quick reference guide and learning tool for common phrases related to a restaurant outing.

Use a Punnett square to calculate probabilities. The resource presents a situation in which two patients are randomly selected from a group of patients with a particular illness. Pupils use the interactive to determine the likelihood...

In this bluebirds project:  mapping species worksheet, students create a map based on data for bluebirds in their area, then answer 5 questions about the mapping of the species.  This page has numerous links to helpful web...

In this understanding community environment worksheet, students, after exploring 5 parts of a study unit (link provided), choose a project (make a video, book, game, plan a garden or nature map, collect data, write a rap or crossword...

In this energy consumption learning exercise, students use on line resources to explore the energy use by different countries around the world. Students compare the amount of light emitted by different countries and their carbon...

In 1993, Phillip Sharp and Richard Roberts won the Nobel Prize for their discovery of split gene theory. Learn about the breakthrough with the help of an online interactive. Hear both scientists explain it in their own words, watch an...

Everything evolved from a common ancestor, but how did modern plants and animals develop so many more genes? Scholars use an online interactive to learn about the process. They begin to understand common genes with an animation, multiple...

In this ecology vocabulary exercise:  wetlands worksheet, learners read the definitions of 8 words, then categorize a species found in a wetland in their region.  This page has numerous links to helpful web resources.

In this online math worksheet, students consider a variety of scenarios which include elements of geometry and probability. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into...

In this ESL useful expressions worksheet, students select the correct expression to complete a sentence. Page has a link to additional resources.

In this population instructional activity, students click on the links and research the internet about population, land, and government. Students answer 16 short answer questions including making spreadsheets.

In this wetlands worksheet, students follow directions on how to make an online a - z book about the wetlands. Students follow 5 sets of directions.