As citizens living in the United States, it is our civil duty to vote. But how does the voting process work? After reading a five-paragraph passage on the basics of elections and voting, young constituents respond to 10 questions...

This video segment explores the role of touch in the development of young animals, including humans. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Touch." [2:57]

Understand the human body's sense of touch.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This downloadable module contains a PowerPoint activity about how to read and perform the poem "Touch" by Hugh Lewin. A worksheet is provided that will guide students to help them reflect on the poem,...

Text of the short story "One Touch of Nature" by P. G. Wodehouse. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Explore skin sensitivity on different areas of the human arm by performing a blindfold test with paperclip points touching the skin. Compare and contrast results.

Investigate how the brain can be fooled into incorrectly processing sensory information. Conduct an experiment to fool someone into thinking you've touched his or her hand.

What motivated E.B White to write the touching classic novel, "Charlotte's Web?" Tween Tribune investigated the background.

Using 50 toothpicks and clay, teams will build a structure "that will sit on a table behind a boundary line" and will "cantilever, as far as possible beyond the boundary line without touching the table."

Provides a good discussion of how and why models are used in Mathematics to represent problems in the real world. It explains different ways to model a problem, e.g., with a formula or an illustration, and what can be learned from them....

A biography of Nina Karlovna Bari (1901-1961 CE), a Russian mathematician. The biography provides a detailed outline of her schooling and touches on some of the subjects she proved in articles that lead to her fame.

How can you help if someone is poisoned? Read the simple tips provided at this website, and learn what to do if a person inhales, swallows, or touches poison. Learn how to attend to the victim and how to communicate effectively when...

This touching short story was written in 1968. Read about the characters their motivations, themes and quotations in this outstanding site.

Pulished in 1960 by James Hurst this short story is analysed in excellent detail in this informative site. Read about how the story reveals painful memories of the past and touches on the topics of guilt and blame.

Kids learn about controlling the ball in soccer including the first touch and how to trap the ball.

This concise site draws a connection between cirrus clouds and upcoming weather. It also touches on cloud composition and why cirrus clouds are the fastest moving clouds.

Kids learn about the fun football video game Madden NFL for the iPod Touch and iPhone.

An effective site that begins with the definition of a pack and touches on a number of family dynamics such as the role of the parents and the development and growth of pups.