Kids learn about the Oregon Trail from the Old West on this site. Explore the roadway used by pioneers in covered wagons to travel west.

Here, at this site from the Oregon State University's Organic Chemistry Online Learning Center, are some discussion topics on diseases and disorders, like osteoporosis that affect bones. Here, you can read the information on how to avoid...

Here at this site from the University of Oregon you can find a general overview of photosynthesis, including background information on photosynthetic organisms, importance of process, overall reaction, and influencing factors.

This ebook version of James Otis's Antoine Of Oregon has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

This resource provides information about animals used to pull covered wagons on the Oregon Trail.

This state affiliate of the National Education Association provides information on the organization, its membership and benefits, and legislative initiatives, and provides links to other state and national teacher and parent sites.

This resource is an excerpt from the memoirs of David Arthur of his traveling to Oregon by wagon train with his parents. It was originally published in an Oregon newspaper in 1889.

Students explore how and when we got the present day border between the United States and Canada. They learn how it happened, what tensions were involved, and how Native Americans were affected.

Read about the attempts of the United States to remain neutral during World War I raging in Europe. Find out what finally made U.S. entrance into the war inevitable.

An interesting look at the mobilization of the military and civilian industry on a national level and state level for the entrance into World War I. Read about how state councils of defense were formed to respond to the national needs...

Explains what scientific models are and their importance in science. After reading the information, students respond in writing to several questions.

A very extensive analysis from the University of Oregon of John Milton's three most popular works: "Paradise Lost," "Paradise Regained," and "Samson Agonistes." Has religious and philosophical perspectives.

At this site from the University of Oregon you can read Defoe's arguments for a free press as they were published in 1704.

The collection of interactive physics applets offered by the University of Oregon is an excellent resource for students. The applets are grouped in broad subject areas including astrophysics, energy and environment, mechanics and...

This site from the University of Oregon provides an overview of Hipparchus's life and his major accomplishments. A good starting point.

This site from the University of Oregon tells of the basic ideas behind the Exclusion Principle, developed by Wolfgang Pauli.

This site from the University of Oregon provides information on the three temperature scales in use today--Farenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin. Historical information is given on the discovery of the scales along with information on the...

As a part of the online collaborative unit, Westward Ho!, students will work in cooperative groups of 4-5 students to decide what items they need to take on the Oregon Trail, determine the cost of the items, and complete a ledger to...

An image of Portland, Oregon .

Students can use these LearningCheck item banks to prepare for the following - grade 10 science exam.

Students can use this LearningCheck item bank to prepare for the KS exam.

The OGA offers information about its organization, members, meetings, and conferences, as well as available grants and lesson plans and learning activities for the classroom.

This 177-page teaching manual was created by the Multnomah Education Service District. This resource provides teaching ideas, handouts, and speaking activities for elementary students. Various assessment rubrics are provided.

Toggle back and forth on this interactive map to see how the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 completely negated the Missouri Compromise. Click on the map to see where slavery was permitted before 1854 and then after. Be sure to click on the...