Contains plans for eight 45-minute lessons that ask students to write monologues from different perspectives in the child labor debate. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF...

This is a description of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, established in 1910 with a gift from Andrew Carnegie. As a tax-exempt nonprofit organization, the Endowment conducts programs of research, discussion, publication,...

The violent strike in Cripple Creek, Colorado, pitted the Western Federation of Miners against the mine owners. Read these statements by the two organizations giving their views of what happened in that conflict.

The rise of anti-immigration feeling after World War I resulted in legislation limiting the number of immigrants from various areas of of the world. Read the speech by a Congressman decrying the immigration quotas by giving examples of...

Article describing some of the extreme environments where extremophile organisms can live, and giving examples from bacteria, archaea, flora, and fauna. (Published: November 26, 2010)

After giving a general summary of the Spanish-American War in the Western Hemisphere, the course of the war as waged in the Philippines is explained. See how the Philippines was annexed to the United States.

A colorful site giving an introduction to the Colorado Plateau, a land region covering parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Learn about the people, places, tools, and changes it has undergone. A few links no longer work.

The US Air Force presents this site as a recruiting tool, providing information on career opportunities, training, and life in the Air Force, as well as giving parents some information about the Air Force as a potential decision for...

This website introduces one of the most profound and controversial subjects ever uncovered in the history of mankind; the discovery of the Shroud of Turin, which is purported to be the authentic burial shroud of Christ. In addition to...

Many Jews risked their lives to save others during the Holocaust even giving up their own chance of escape. Read a short summary on Jewish resistance and view primary sources such as photos, testimonies, artifacts, and documents on these...

The purpose of this website is to assist you with finding information about giving speeches and responding to other speeches or information.

A PDF explaining and giving examples to show how the expected value of a random variable indicates its weighted average.

Exhibition tells the story of the passing of and ratification of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote.

This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides a thorough discussion of the existence of slavery in early times giving the types of people who were taken as slaves and the work they performed. There were also...

Narrative examines the notorious trials of the Scottsboro Boys from 1931 through 1937 giving details about the prosecution, in Scottsboro, Alabama, of nine young African Americans charged with the rape of two white women. The trials...

A fact sheet giving information about the endangered gray ratsnake, which is also called the eastern or black ratsnake. This snake is the largest one found in Canada, growing up to 190 cm long.

Site does a good job of giving an overview of most of the key aspects of World War I: the causes of the war, a timeline, weapons of war, etc. As a special feature you can listen to vintage audio of speeches and music of the WWI era.

The subject of the paper is the shift from an astrology-oriented astronomy towards an allegedly more objective, mathematically grounded approach to astronomy. This shift is illustrated through a close reading of Tycho Brahe's scientific...

In this task, students analyze the amount of algae growing on the surface of a lake. The purpose of the task is to introduce students to exponential growth. Instead of giving a starting value and asking for subsequent values, it gives an...

An article in the April, 1929, San Francisco Magazine by California Senator, James D. Phelan, decrying Prohibition and giving many reasons why it didn't work.

This article focuses on "Immigrant Stories" which has enabled wide participation by giving individuals complete control over their stories and defining "immigrant" broadly. It teaches anyone, including students, to make a digital story...

A lesson plan in which students create flip books by defining a word, writing a sentence, and giving examples. Materials are included.

The "Telling Their Stories" lesson plan guides learners through the era of enslavement through the lens of those who chose to flee as a form of resistance. Using the Freedom on the Move database of runaway ads, this lesson plan centers...

As urban populations increased along with poverty in urban areas, charities began to offer help. Read about the Charity Organization Society that attempted to coordinate charitiable giving. Read about the evolution of the coordination of...