Digitized collection of the first newspaper owned and produced by African-Americans (1827-1829).

Here you can learn all about timber wolves! Discover how they all but disappeared from the state of Wisconsin, how scientists follow the wolves around, and more!

Some of the men and women who have been important figures in the history of Milwaukee are profiled here. Read about early political leaders, individuals who helped develop Milwaukee's urban infrastructures and businesses, and women who...

Many if the early settlers in Milwaukee were of German ancestry. African-Americans also helped settle the area, and even pre-dated its founding. Some of the history of these two groups is presented here.

For this activity, students are presented with five immigrant groups and a map of Milwaukee. They must determine where each group settled in Milwaukee.

'Who Am I?' is an interactive quiz game that presents questions about people who were famous in Milwaukee between 1914 and 1945.

Frank Zeidler was mayor of Milwaukee from 1948-1960. He published a book called A Liberal in City Government, which is highlighted on this website. This particular page has a short biography of his life.

This Wisconsin sculptor has works in many major cities in the U.S.

A profile of Golda Meir, who lived in Wisconsin from 1906-1921, after which she moved to Israel. She later became Prime Minister of Israel.

John Ringling North, a native of Baraboo, Wisconsin, was the nephew of John Ringling, one of the founders of the original Ringling Brothers Circus. He managed the circus and its finances for twenty years, beginning in 1947. A brief...

John Plankinton is recognized as having founded Wisconsin's meat industry in the 1800s. A biography os his life is presented in this museum exhibit.

This site provides information on barber and cosmetology practitioners. It explains what their jobs are and the stages in which one becomes a barber and cosmetology practitioner. Information is provided by the Wisconsin department of...

Information about primates, includes links to primate centers and organizations. Find out about the International Directory of Primatology. Click into "Resources on Primatology" and then "About the Primates" to get to primate-specific...

This amphibian embryology tutorial takes an in depth look at the question "Why study amphibians?". Through this tutorial students will develop a better understanding of vertebrate development.

What does fungus have to do with the Salem Witch Trials? Volk does a great job of explaining in easy-to-understand language a little known fungus, Claviceps Purpurea, cause of ergotism.

Get a brief overview of acids, bases and pH. Explore the pH of a number of different household substances using an extract of red cabbage.

Comparison of straight chained and cycloalkanes. Bond angles of a variety of structures presented. Equatorial and axial positions shown. Plug-ins required for interactive illustrations.

This college site offers a variety of problems and answers. Problems are divided into topic areas for easy access. Also offers quizzes with each topic.

This site lists easy-to-follow steps for drawing Lewis Structures. Examples are given.

Background on HPLC, and its uses to determine the amount of caffeine in soft drinks.

News source for Biological Control (no longer published). Posts back issues, which contain in-depth info on field, fruit, vegetable, and nursery crops in regards to insect control.

This site is primarily set up as an outline and is loaded with graphs, maps, and images. It covers a variety of earthquake-related topics, such as what causes earthquakes, fault lines and structures, seismology, a historical look at...

This resource presents a collection of simple science experiments kids can do using household materials. The procedures include diagrams and are simple to follow.

This excellent site explains numerous guidelines, complete with examples, for determining subject-verb agreement.