Learn many of the elements which Shakespeare used, or took into consideration, as he wrote the original manuscripts of his plays. How did he shape the English language with new words, how did he evoke settings when plays used few or no...

Information about the plays and other stage works written by William S. Gilbert without his well-known partner, Arthur Sullivan. Includes links to in-depth information about each, scripts, performances and casts, and lots more.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This Royal Shakespear Company teacher resource focuses on how to direct A Midsummer Night's Dream as a school play. It offers advice and provides a short summary of each scene followed by questions...

Over-the-counter pregnancy tests give potentially life-changing results with a pretty high rate of accuracy. But how do they work? Tien Nguyen explains how each test performs a scientifically rigorous, multi-stage experiment that goes...

This activity suggests a number of investigative projects, focusing on athletics and swimming, exploring some of the trends between performances in different sports at the same time in history and in the rate of improvement of records...

Using paper, paper clips and tape, student teams design flying devices to (1) stay in the air as long as possible and (2) land as close as possible to a given target. Student teams will use the engineering design process to guide them...

This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Moms Mabley, an American comedian who was one of the most successful black vaudeville performers. She modeled her stage persona largely on her grandmother, who had...