Test your knowledge on the painting "Romans of the Decadence".

Students will examine the current and predicted population data from the countries included in the USA TODAY Snapshot "Growing bigger by the decade".

This site, which is provided for by the Fresian School, gives a discussion of the Roman Empire, the decadence of the emperors and citizens, the coming of Christianity, the pagan hordes, and "scrupulous observance of the privileges of...

Take a virtual tour of artwork created by survivors' of the Holocaust. It is so imporant to preserve the memories of this time either through written word, music, or art. Select an artist to read a short biography and view examples of...

Information and analysis on the student-led resistance to the war in Vietnam at the University of Michigan.

Take a look back at a decade of discovery concerning the Hubble from the HubbleSite. Site contains links to a portfolio of pictures, a quicktime video as well as the vault of discovery.

South of Santiago, Chile is experiencing awful forest fires like they have not seen in ages. There is great concern over the destruction of the flames because of how many there are and how few resources they have. The fires are sparking...

In this lesson, students compare advertisements from 1920s New Brunswick with present day ads.

Guggenheim Museum exhibit The Sweeney Decade: Acquisitions at the 1959 Inaugural, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Guggenheim Museum and features images of paintings aquired in the years 1952-1960 along with biographical and...

A very brief overview of the decade between the end of World War I and the Great Depression.

A good description of the decade of the '70s, the "Me" decade. Read about the fashions, hairstyles, therapies, and fads that made this decade somewhat absurd.

Investigate man's impact on the environment. Observe different species to see how sensitive they are to human presence, and record your observations in a field notes log.

Explore the challenges of communicating without speaking or moving by creating a communications board from plastic alphabet letters. Explore speech synthesis files for people with communication disabilities.

Investigate the invention of the Pathfinder rover's landing apparatus by designing, constructing and testing an original model of a bouncing lander. Compete to see which landers work best to keep the cargo from breaking.

Emulate the work of a naturalist by making observations of wildlife in local parks. Record field notes, including drawings, photographs and observations of behavior, on a particular animal or habitat.

This unit provides a flexible investigative structure for the study of selected themes in U.S. history and culture using the American Memory collections and related resources. Core goals are the development of relationships between...

Use this interactive Geostory module to relive the political, environmental, and pop cultural moments that made the 1980s an important time in U.S. history.

A comprehensive look at life in the twentieth century complete with timelines and photos. Decades are broken down by art and architecture, books and literature, educational movements, fads and fashion, historic events and technology,...

An image of "Romans of the Decadence", created by Thomas Couture in 1847 (Oil on canvas, 466 x 773 cm).

Annotated slideshow focuses on the work produced by Miro in the decade from 1927 to 1937, a time during which the artist boldly proclaimed that he wanted to "assassinate painting."

A map of the United States showing the increase in population per state between the 1900 and 1910 census. The map is keyed to show State population increases ranging from under 2 per cent to 50 per cent and over. "This is a map...

This complete chronology of steam power is designed in time line fashion. Next to each year is a detailed description of the invention. Another useful aspect of this site is the "Link to the decades," found at the top of the page. Each...

This Washington State University site provides a decade-by-decade timeline of American literature with historical events going on at the same time. Most topics on the timeline are links to additional information about the author, work,...

Travel through the decades to learn about the innovations that shape your life. Use the Decade Navigator below to start exploring. Transport yourself through the last 100 years to meet the innovations that have shaped our world.