Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Robert Frost
The site provides background and texts of numerous poems. Follow the links at the bottom of the page to specific poetry books to find complete text of individual poems.
PBS
Pbs: Africans in America: David Walker (1796 1830)
At this site from PBS you can read about the life of David Walker. Born in the late 18th century as a free black, he was most known for his pamplet, entitled "Appeal," which advocated slave revolt.
Other
The Abolitionist: History and Geography of the Underground Railroad
Read a comprehensive account of the Underground Railroad, how it was organized, and the routes that were used. Be sure to read all three parts.
Other
Aicpa: Taxes: u.s. Federal Government
This resource contains links to federal tax information.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Binary Digits
Learn about the two binary digits, 0 and 1, and how they are combined to make numbers that correspond to our standard number system. Looks also at the relationship between binary and hexadecimal digits.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Binary Number System
Learn all about the binary number system and how to count in binary. Includes a set of practice questions.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Binary Fingers!
Learn how to count in binary using just your fingers and how this skill can help you in arithmetic. Includes a set of practice questions.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Stono's Rebellion
A brief retelling of the colonial slave uprising, known as Stono's, or the Stono, Rebellion.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: The Supreme Court: Landmark Cases: Schechter v. u.s. (1935)
PBS provides details on the landmark Supreme Court case of Schechter v. U.S. which dealt with congressional powers under the Commerce Clause.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Plessy vs. Ferguson
Transcript of the infamous Supreme Court decision that established the constitutionality of the principle of "Separate but equal," public facilities for members of different races. This was eventually overturned by the 1954 and 1955...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Escaping Slavery: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Contains plans for three lessons that use the internet and the book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson to learn about the Underground Railroad. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
History of Computing Science
History of Computing Science: Binary Representation
The binary number system is a perfect fit for the dual-state technologies used in digital computing devices. This lecture series presents a brief description of how the two fit together.
Other
B R Price: Bottom Up Algorithms Dynamic Programming
This site considers a bottom-up algorithmic paradigm called dynamic programming including links to examples with source code.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Government Travel and Staffers
Who should pay for politicians traveling before it violates ethical codes of abuse of power? Legislators and their staff were offered and accepted millions of dollars worth of free trips. This lesson explores the ethics of our...
Other
Historical Boys' Clothing: The American Civil War: Reconstruction
Outlines the major programs of the Reconstruction period after the Civil War, and the discrimination that African Americans faced, such as from the Black Codes and the Ku Klux Klan. Also discusses the amendments made to the Constitution...
Other
Thurston High School: The Tundra Climate
Site discusses and analyzes the daily weather in the tundra. Provides a map of the world that is color-coded to show the different biomes and systems of the world.
Quia
Quia: Weather Game Flashcards
Improve your memory of Spanish vocabulary words pertaining to weather expressions by playing the flashcard game. On one side of the card is a word in Spanish dealing with the weather and when you click the card it turns over and displays...
Quia
Quia: Ap Expressions With Tener
A set of four interactive games that focus on the vocabulary for expressions with "tener". If you click on list of terms you can print out a color-coded list of vocabulary words.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Unspoken Words of Media Ethics (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan that takes students through an exploration of the codes of ethics for journalists and the unspoken rules that govern the media and the news we hear. Students also examine the ethical dilemmas faced by reporters.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Decode the Barcode
Do you know what the barcode means at the bottom of an envelope? See if you can figure out how to crack the code that the postal service uses to deliver mail in this fun activity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Go Beyond the Hour
Take another step in learning computer programming during Khan Academy's Hour of Webpages.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: From to Dna to Proteins
Investigate protein synthesis in this learning module.
Digital History
Digital History: America's Reconstruction: A Visual Timeline of Reconstruction
This resource provides a timeline of the Reconstruction era in the South.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Sumer, 3500 1900 Bc
Survey of ancient Sumer that describes Mesopotamian civilization's way of life, cities, religion, technology, and so on.