ProCon
Drinking Age
Eighteen is the age of adulthood in the United States, but 21 is the legal drinking age. Pupils use the provided website to determine whether the age to legally purchase and consume alcohol should be lowered. They weigh the pros and...
University of North Carolina
Evaluating Print Sources
Not all sources are created equal, so how do you evaluate them? Writers learn how to evaluate print sources based on elements such as audience, tone, and argument in the sixth handout of 24 in the Writing the Paper series from the...
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Truman Library & Museum: Incorporating Primary Sources in the Classroom
Students and teachers are given direction in how to work with the primary source materials of the Harry S Truman Presidential Library.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Research Tips & Tricks
This page offers some specifically targeted videos and tip sheets to help you develop several vital research skills. You may need to copy and paste the links provided in order to access the videos. W.11-12.7 Research
Library of Congress
Loc: Country Study: Spain
This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army....
Library of Congress
Loc: Country Study: Bolivia
The Library of Congress Federal Research Division provides an elaborate overview of the country of Bolivia. Content includes a country profile, as well as elaborately focusing on numerous topics: history, society and environment,...
Other
The Center for Study of Responsive Law
The Center for Study of Responsive Law (CSRL) is an organization run by Ralph Nader that researches and encourages institutions to become more aware of citizen-consumer needs. There are links to their projects, resources, and related...
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Frankenstein & the Limits of Medical Research
Students use the classic story, Frankenstein, to examine what Dr. Frankenstein and his idea of science represented. The next step in the lesson involves addressing the issue of how we go about accepting and understanding scientific work.
Library of Congress
Loc: Collections, Guides and Bibliographies: Web Guides
This series of web guides serves as a collection of resources for research into a variety of areas including the performing arts, sports, government, law, art, American history, Women's history, African American history, literature and...
Other
Internet Learning Tree: A Brief History of the Internet
An anecdotal history of the people and communities that brought about the internet.