[Free Registration/Login Required] In this instructional activity, 8th graders analyze two nonfiction articles and a short video that look at NASA, changes to the space shuttle program, and future possibilities in the United States space...

As Florida's electoral votes became too close to call, controversy ensued over hanging chads, dimpled chads and butterfly bullets. Five hundred thirty-seven votes. That's all that separated Democrat Al Gore and his Republican challenger...

This site offers a timeline history of the disputed territory now known as the state of Louisiana. Make sure you view all three pages of this presentation.

In this tutorial, students learn about the history of American acquisition of new territories including those that became states and those in other parts of the world. America's involvement with the Panama Canal is also covered. A PDF...

Article from Michael Blaber and Florida State University. Amorphous and crystalline solids are compared and contrasted. The unit cell arrangements and the packing of unit cells into crystalline solids is explained and colorfully...

Find out why the War of 1812 was such a significant victory for the fledgling United States. See how it resulted in greater territory for expansion, and why it brought about the demise of the Federalists.

Discusses the major events and acquisitions in the westward expansion of the United States. Includes Louisiana Purchase, Florida Purchase, Oregon Territory, the Republic of Texas, Gadsden Purchase, etc.

This website provides in-depth information on "The Old Folks at Home," a song written by Stephen Foster and performed by Christy's Minstrels. Includes information on the meaning and significance of "Old Folks at Home" and a history of...

Biography of Anders Jonas Angstrom (1814-1874), a Swedish physicist who pioneered the field of spectroscopy. He was also well known for his work in mathematics and astronomy.

A lesson plan in which students sort words based on the meanings of their affixes: before, one who, state or qualify of, and wrongly. Materials are included.

This article, which is provided for by the Florida State University Lecture notes on the dissociation of water. An interesting site to check out on the subject.

After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...

Molecular Expressions is a comprehensive scientific educational resource that features a considerable collection of interactive Java tutorials relating to electricity and magnetism. Tutorials range in complexity and difficulty of...

Animation going from the Milky Way all the way down to inside an atom by powers of ten. This animation helps illustrate and quantify the powers of ten.

A timeline from prehistory to modern days of advances in optics and related disciplines, and of the people responsible for them. The timeline is categorized into distinct spans of time, each accompanied by extensive information.

A historic map of the Atlantic coast of America created by cartographer Joan Vinckeboons around 1639 for the Dutch West India Company. A feature on the page allows the visitor to listen to and read the accompanying descriptive text in...

Biography of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the scientist who first put forward the theory that the Sun was the center of the universe.

This page deals with the composition of the earth's first atmosphere and how it has changed. Also the elements and percentages that make up our current atmosphere are listed.

A defining resource for ribosomes to assist while studying cells. See an illustration of the structure and function in protein synthesis.

This site features a clear picture of the plant cell with a concise explanation of its key parts and their functions.

With his famous kite experiment and other forays into science, Benjamin Franklin advances knowledge of electricity, inspiring his English friend Joseph Priestley to do the same.

Hurricane Katrina, the tropical cyclone that struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, was the third-strongest hurricane to hit the United States in its history at the time. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the storm killed a total...

An overview of the ecological state of the Florida Everglades.

Read about the accomplishments of Marcello Malpighi, a seventeenth century Italian physiologist. Includes a black and white portrait.