Musicals 101
Musicals 101: Essay: Michael Bennett's a Chorus Line Part I
Read an essay outlining Michael Bennett's Broadway career and highlighting the success of "A Chorus Line". Very detailed. Includes photos of the original cast.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gnomon Model
A gnomon is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow. This simulated experiment illustrates the gnomon over the course of a day.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Interventions for Struggling Readers
This site offers links to an action plan a for school-wide intervention program. It includes a PDF of the principal's action plan outline, links to web casts of the intervention plan, and a video about the sounds of the English language...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Terrors of Sleep Paralysis
Ami Angelowicz describes just how pervasive (but harmless) sleep paralysis is and introduces a cast of characters from sleep paralysis around the world. [4:49]
Other
Museum of Underwater Archaeology: The Sloop Industry
Learn about the cost of maintaining a maritime empire in America by considering the wreck of the British sloop Industry, which sank off the coast of Saint Augustine in 1764. The loss of the ship along with her cargo demonstrates that...
IMDb
Internet Movie Database: The Uninvited, 1944
The Internet Movie Database provides a summary of the 1944 film, The Uninvited. Also includes credits, cast list, and more.
IMDb
Internet Movie Database: Otto Preminger
The Internet Movie Database provides a complete filmography with biographical data, trivia, and links to individual films, casting information, and plot summaries.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Shadows: The Shadow Knows
This science experiment helps students understand how the size of a shadow depends on the size of the object casting the shadow as well as the position of the light source and screen.
Other
Better Homes and Gardens: Knitting 101
This site from Better Homes and Gardens contains wonderful information on the basics of knitting. An outline in link form is provided with information on subjects such as: needles, single cast-on, purl stitch, slip-stitch, stranding...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Ratification Process: State by State
The ratification of the Constitution was placed at the hands of the state legislatures. Read about which states supported the ratification, which were opposed, and why. Find out why, even after the requisite number of states had voted...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was the die cast into the river of Revolution. Read about the decisions made and the actions taken in preparation for declaring independence.
Other
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law: Harlan's Great Dissent
An article from the University of Louisville about Justice John Harlan, who courageously cast the sole dissenting vote in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case, which approved of the principles of separate but equal.
Read Works
Read Works: The Big Break
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two brothers who were auditioning for the same part at a casting call. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Colored Shadows
Manipulate dual shadows and learn why different types of shadows are cast.
Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company Play Guide: "Julius Caesar"
The Royal Shakespeare Company presents this play guide of "Julius Caesar." With background information about the play, history of past productions, and interviews with the director and cast.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: The Ballot and Questions
This lesson focuses on a voter's need to be fully informed prior to casting a vote on Election Day and how to acquire the necessary information.