Once you know the basics to knitting here is a guide to helping you understand patterns.

Imagine our weather if Earth were completely motionless, had a flat dry landscape and an un-tilted axis. This, of course, is not the case; if it were, the weather would be much different. The local weather that impacts our daily lives...

The interference of two sets of circular waves with the same frequency and the same amplitude results in a standing wave pattern. These standing wave patterns are known as two-point source interference patterns since they result from the...

Syllable division rules show us how to break up a multi-syllable word into its syllable parts. There are six main syllable division rules to guide us. It all starts with the vowels. Find the vowels in the word. It helps to underline or...

This site provides an explanation of the order of importance text structure. A diagram is provided to provide to supplement the explanation.

This site provides an explanation of the spatial text structure. A diagram is provided to supplement the explanation, along with numerous transition words associated with arrangement in space.

Discusses crime rates, looking at the gender differences in terms of offenses committed, whether acting alone or in a group, characteristics of groups, and trends over time.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Describes changes occurring in the structure of the typical family in America. People wait longer to get married and the divorce rate is up, leading to more single parent homes and people living alone....

This article focuses on spelling in the 6th grade including vowel-consonant spelling patterns, spelling study strategies, and links to word lists and spelling games.

This article from The Christian Science Monitor entitled "The labor of finding love: Why today's nonsystem is a good thing" explores the patterns - and non-patterns - in contemporary dating and the effects this seem to have on...

This PDF article explains five different patterns of organization to help students select an organization that matches the purpose of their writing so that the audience can more easily follow along. The patterns are sequential, spatial,...

This article reviews how different types of light affect how young people sleep, the type of sleep they get and how long they sleep. It also gives suggestions on how to get into a pattern of good sleep.

This site from the Resilience Alliance provides an in-depth look at mammalian herbivore population patterns in boreal forests. It also discusses man's use of these herbivores.

The author of this blog entry discusses the theory that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon mentioned in the Bible and generally attributed to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon may have actually been built by King Sennacherib of Assyria at his...

This article focuses on the skills 2nd graders begin to learn including increased vocabulary, context clues, spelling patterns, tone and rhythm, punctuation, and language development.

This site explains the idea of archtypes and "the Hero's Journey" prevalent in myths and many adventure stories. James Campbell wrote The Hero With a Thousand Faces, using the hero journey pattern of departure, initiation, return. Lucas...

A look at long-distance migration reveals a surprising pattern. Migration did not originate in the tropics, home to bird diversity.

The introduction of this article explains why GIS data is so critical to a government being able to plan for natural resources development and management. The article goes on to explain key geographic concepts, what GIS is and why it...

An explanation of what radar is and how Doppler radar has come to be used in weather detection. The operation of Doppler radar is illustrated and discussed in an easy-to-understand language.

Even with disruptions like weather fronts and storms, there is a consistent pattern to how air moves around our planet's atmosphere. This pattern, called atmospheric circulation, is caused because the Sun heats the Earth more at the...

Many of the adults in your child's life are unfamiliar with learning disorders in general, or your child's unique pattern of strengths and limitations. Developing a one- to three-page dossier that provides useful information about your...

Through this resource, students explore the history, causes, effects, and patterns of El Nino.

Entry on the Great White Shark that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do to help.

Learn about the tallest land animal on this site. This site contains reference information about a giraffe's physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation...