Other
Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
Other
Wittenberg University: Major Figures of the Harlem Renaissance
Brief overview, followed by biographical sketches of people making this time memorable.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Fundamental Topics in Science App
This App provides information and activities to help students explore and understand topics in Science such as significant figures, precision and accuracy, scientific notation, and the scientific method.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Getting Started With the Fundamental Topics of Science App
The Fundamental Topics in Science App provides information and activities to help students explore and understand topics in Middle School and Secondary Science. Each topic consists of overviews, observations, and appropriate activities....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Scientific Notation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Write whole numbers and decimals in scientific notation; apply the rules of exponents to evaluate scientific notation expressions and determine the number of...
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Kali
A brief description in the form of an encyclopedia entry on the Hindu goddess Kali. Also has links to other encyclopedia entries on other significant figures in Hindu mythology.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Agni
An encyclopedia entry about the Hindu god of fire, Agni. Also has links to other encyclopedia entries on other significant figures in Hindu mythology.
A&E Television
History.com: What Prehistoric Cave Paintings Reveal About Early Human Life
Some of the oldest known art may hint at the beginning of language development, while later examples portray narratives with human and animal figures. What does the oldest known art in the world tell us about the people who created it?...
Other
Mex online.com: Day of the Dead Dia De Los Muertos
This article explores the cultural significance of the Day of the Dead festival in Mexico. Content focuses on what Day of the Dead is, its symbols, and its traditions.
CNN
Cnn: Increased Rolling Blackouts in California
One of the major items on Bush's agenda, the energy crisis, is examined in detail in this CNN exclusive. Explore the issues of the crisis, the debate surrounding the crisis, the facts and figures, and the major components of Bush's...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Development of the Buddha Image
There is significant debate concerning the development of the Buddha image--where it first occurred, why, and when. Broadly speaking, the image of the Buddha emerged during the first few centuries C.E. in two major centers of Indian art...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Unit Conversions, Error, and Uncertainty
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore a science investigation learning module including conversions, error, and uncertainty in scientific measurement.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Approximate Solutions
Sometimes it is difficult to solve an equation exactly. But an approximate answer may be good enough!
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Rhetorical Devices and Historically Significant Speeches
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives students the opportunity to analyze Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech and identify the rhetorical devices that make them...
Curated OER
Chemistry Land: Significant Figures and Fuzzy Numbers: Basketball Player
Line drawing of a basketball player in action.
Curated OER
Chemistry Land: Significant Figures and Fuzzy Numbers: Bill Gates
Drawn portrait of Bill Gates.
Curated OER
Chemistry Land: Significant Figures and Fuzzy Numbers: Jay Leno
Drawn portrait of Jay Leno.
Curated OER
Chemistry Land: Significant Figures and Fuzzy Numbers: Swimming Pool
Drawing of an in-ground swimming pool.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Dyaus Pita
A short encyclopedia entry on the Hindu sky god Dyaus Pita. Also has links to other encyclopedia entries on other significant figures in Hindu mythology.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Adityas
A short encyclopedia entry describing the group of Hindu sun gods known as Adityas. Also has links to other encyclopedia entries on other significant figures in Hindu mythology.
University of Oxford (UK)
Pitt Rivers Museum: Human Form in Art
An illustrated article that discusses the earliest forms of human representation in art, touching on their spiritual and ritual significance.
Curated OER
Figure 3. West Fa
Although the purpose of this report is to provide an outline for a thesis, it offers a brief snyopsis of the importance and significance of the Temple of New Fire for the Mayans.
Curated OER
Detail From Athenian Red Figure Clay Vase, About 400 300 Bc. Paris. Mus
Illustrated dictionary definition over Greek monster Griffin. Provides detailed description of Griffin and the different artistic representations. Describes the significance of the animal to the Greeks.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Getting Started in Chemistry
With the subtitle, "stuff you should know before delving too far into Chemistry," this site examines a range of six topics to provide the user with a broader understanding of chemistry.