Nature Canada
Nature Canada: Roseate Tern
More research into the roseate tern needs to be undertaken as it is not clear where it spends the winter. The species is threatened in many areas around the world, largely due to an over-abundance of gulls that prey on them and take...
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Stockholm University: The Arctic Fox
Not only does this comprehensive site present a wealth of factual information on the Arctic fox but also delves into exploitation of this animal in North America, Russia, Iceland, and Greenland.
Other
Global Nature Fund: Pantanal
A web resource that describes the Pantanal, the "world's largest wetland". It covers parts of Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Click on 'detailed data' to read lots of factual information.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: John Ciardi
Presents factual information on the life and literary career of poet John Ciardi. Also presents a selected bibliography.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: President Andrew Johnson
This site provides an article about President Andrew Johnson. The article is three pages in length providing a picture along with factual information about the President. A timeline is also provided at the top of the page.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What Is Your "Bat"itude?
This lesson is for use at the beginning of a unit on bats to help determine students' previous knowledge about bats as well as their bat attitudes. Students will begin by drawing an illustration describing their feelings about bats....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Understanding the Opioid Epidemic: Facts & Fictions of Opioid Addiction/recovery/relapse: Lesson Plan
In this lesson, to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, young scholars, through research, discussion and viewing the program, will learn some factual information about the opioid epidemic, addiction recovery...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Arcturus or the Bright Star in Bootes by Catharine M. Sedgwick
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Arcturus, or, The Bright Star in Bootes by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1865), a fictional story based on factual scientific information.
Royal Botanic Gardens
Plant Cultures: Exploring Plants and People
Did you know that a cup of tea contains less caffeine than a cup of coffee or that several people are killed each year from falling coconuts? This resource provides factual and out of the ordinary information about 25 different kinds of...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Graphical Sources: Practice 2 (English Ii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Analyze the factual, quantitative, and technical data in graphs and charts.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Black Spider Monkey
Factual information is provided on the following topics: geographic range, habitat, physical description, reproduction, behavior, diet, economic importance, and conservation status.
Geographic
Nicaragua Government
Factual information on the government of Nicaragua. Includes information on each branch of government as well as political parties. Information current to 1999.
Other
Math Pages: Bernoulli Numbers and Harmonic Series
This site from Math Pages contains information explaining harmonic series. The information is very in-depth and mathematic, but good factual information is provided. A good overall site.
Other
Sky Server: Quasars
This site from the SkyServer offers information as to what quasars are as well as provides links to strange objects, radio astronomy and research. This is a great sit to check out the brief but factual information on the subject.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Biotin (Vitamin H)
This site from Flordia State University contains very brief but factual information on biotin (vitamin H). A paragraph long summary and a picture are both included.
University of Richmond
University of Richmond: What Is Analysis?
This site from the University of Richmond defines analysis through two sample paragraphs. It also contains a brief section on using analysis. A very brief site, but good, factual information is provided.
University of Wisconsin
Constellations and Their Stars: Andromeda
This site has factual information about Andromeda. Also contains other links.
Michigan Reach Out
Michigan Reach Out!: Teacher's Guide to Sharks
Some factual information about sharks is presented in the first half of this website.
US Department of Labor
U.s. Department of Labor: William B. Wilson
The U.S. Department of Labor provides a portrait and a biography of the man who served as Wilson's Secretary of Labor from 1913-1921. William B. Wilson is given a brief biographical sketch, with good factual information being provided.
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Linux Usb: Mass Storage Devices
This site from Linux USB contains brief, but factual information on mass storage devices for computers. Somewhat hard to understand without a prior background knowledge.
Other
Look D: How Fish Swim
This site, which is provided for by LookD.com, gives brief but factual information on the way in which fish swim.
Other
Us Genealogy Network: Steamboating on the Mississippi
Use this site to learn factual information about the early days of steamboating on the Mississippi River and in St. Louis. You can also read an actual account from a steamboat Captain, view photos and listen to the song "Steamboat Bill."
EL Education
El Education: A Beaver Story
This children's book about beavers was written and illustrated by 6th graders after extensive field research with experts in the field. The book is unique in that it offers a continuous fictional narrative at the top of each page, an...
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Kidcyber: Ostrich
This interesting site provides an abundance of factual information on ostriches. Topics include physical characteristics, diet, and life cycle.