Read Works
Read Works: The Shortest Path
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the bridge built to connect Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Native American Settlements
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the different types of homes lived in by Native Americans throughout America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Balsa Towers
Students will build their own towers using some of the techniques they have learned. The materials will consist of balsa wood and glue. General guidelines are provided, but the students will have a lot of freedom with their design to...
Read Works
Read Works: Native Americans Who Discovered America?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the discovery of America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Walking Tall
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Ruby Bridges and her experience as the first African American to attend an all-white elementary school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Strong as the Weakest Link
To introduce the two types of stress that materials undergo - compression and tension - students examine compressive and tensile forces and learn about bridges and skyscrapers. They construct their own building structure using...
Read Works
Read Works: Smile!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Ruby Bridges, the first African American to attend a Southern, all-white elementary school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Walking Tall
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Ruby Bridges, the first African American to attend a Southern, all-white elementary school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
PBS
Pbs Kids:activities and Videos: Structures
PBS site provides videos and activities are hands-on challenges that focus on the engineering design process. They use simple materials, allow for multiple solutions, and are ideal for ages 9-12.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Early America: The First Americans
Gives an overview of the timeline of humans establishing themselves in the Americas, starting with the crossing of the Bering Sea land bridge some time before 12,000 B.C. Archaeological evidence shows humans moving south and eventually...
Curated OER
Capriccio: A Palladian Design for the Rialto Bridge, With Buildings at Vicenza
An image of "Capriccio: a Palladian Design for the Rialto Bridge, with Buildings at Vicenza", created by Canaletto during the 1740's (Oil on canvas, 60,5 x 82 cm).
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: London Covent Garden and Eastward to London Bridge, 1720
A detailed map of London Circa1720 showing major roads, the River Thames, parks, government buildings and locations pertaining to the times of Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719) east of Covent Gardens to London Bridge.
PBS
Pbs: The Dome Challenge
This site from PBS is a great web site for anyone interested in using some engineering skills. Travel to sizzling hot Char County and help the residents decide on three new domes.
University of South Florida
Florida Center for Instructional Technology: What Is Networking Hardware?
Clickable network map shows information on the types and uses of networking hardware. Very basic introduction.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Temple Crossing
Temple Crossing is a fun strategy game for the entire family. Help the explorer as he travels deep into the temple by building bridges, collecting coins, and using power ups along the way! How many bridges can you build before our...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plan of Irkutsk, 1903
A city plan of Irkutsk, Russia, from 1903, showing the Angara River, the major thoroughfares, bridges, town buildings, and historic sites. The plan is number-keyed to show the locations of important buildings of the city, including...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Montreal, 1919
A road map of Montreal from the Official Automobile Blue Book of 1919. The map shows the St. Lawrence River, the Royal Victoria Bridge, major roads, railroads and stations, schools, cemeteries, parks, and government buildings.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: City of Quebec, 1919
A road map of the City of Quebec from the Official Automobile Blue Book of 1919. The map shows the St. Lawrence River and ferry crossing toward Augusta, the St. Charles River and bridge to Limoilou, major streets, railways and stations,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1919
A map of Fredericton, New Brunswick, from Official Automobile Blue Book of 1919. The map shows the St. John River, the Nashwaak River, the major roads, bridges, railroads and stations, schools, cemeteries, and government buildings.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hartford, Connecticut, 1919
A road map of the vicinity of Hartford Connecticut from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Connecticut River, Capitol building, bridges, major roads, railroads and stations, parks, and major landmarks of the area.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Roma, Ad 116
A plan of Rome, Italy, circa AD 116, showing the River Tiber, the Seven Hills of Rome, city walls, major roads, bridges, aqueducts, and keyed references to the principle buildings of the city.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Fort Herkimer, 1776 1832
A plan of Fort Herkimer on the Mohawk River, originally built during the French and Indian War, and rebuilt during the American Revolutionary War (1776, renamed Fort Dayton). The fort was destroyed during the building of the Erie Canal...