Learners explore how the US Constitution is similar to and different from state constitutions. Uses the constitutions of Florida and Virginia as examples.

Did you know that one in ten adults in Florida is currently not eligible to vote due to having been convicted of a felony? Find out how African Americans in particular are disproportionately affected. Article has particular emphasis on...

Find out about the devastating effects climate change is having on Florida's coral reef ecosystems.

This tutorial shares the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" as he goes on a bear hunt to find out who has been sneaking into his house. Question words are highlighted to help Baby Bear collect key details to help him solve this...

Did you know that due to it's protected status, the gopher tortoise cannot be handled without a permit? This site addresses numerous FAQ's and presents a wealth of information on this fascinating creature.

Discusses the phase changes and heating processes of water and how this can be illustrated with a heating curve.

Built to protect and defend Spain's hold on Florida as early as 1672, Castillo de San Marcos was designated as a national monument in 1924 by President Calvin Coolidge. A deeper history of the monument and the town of St. Augustine,...

Provides nine interactive, online practice tests for the fourth grade Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Each test uses a number of reading skills and uses both multiple choice questions and short written responses. It...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students use the geometry program GeoGebra to explore Cavalieri's Principle, specifically to investigate whether it applies when calculating the volume of oblique solids. Lesson includes...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students build geometric models of graduation caps using stiff paper. The activity requires the application of skills in finding surface area, understanding similarity, knowing the...

In this interactive learning module, students read an informational text about teen concussions and identify the key individuals in the text. They then identify and use details about those individuals to make connections between them, as...

In this interactive learning module, students read informational text about dinosaurs and examine paragraph structure. They will learn about different types of text structure for informational paragraphs, identify the most effective...

Discover the processes of the water cycle and learn about its effect on weather and climate.

Learn all about photosynthesis from the parts of a plant to the reactions that make food.

This Florida State University page includes an interactive java tutorial that explores the relationship between frequency, wavelength, and energy, and enables the visitor to adjust the intensity of the radiation and to set the wave into...

Explore biotic and abiotic factors that can influence the growth of populations of organisms in this interactive tutorial.

A resource to help understand that the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates is caused by convection. The plates' movements cause geologic features on the Earth's surface.

Discover the purpose of genetic engineering in agriculture. Explore the pros and cons of genetic modification.

An interactive site for students to learn about the process of photosynthesis. Take an in-depth look at the organelles that produce complex carbon-based biochemical that are used to grow and sustain life.

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

Simulate the creation of an induced magnetic field through the use of a simple electric circuit. An interactive demonstration is included.

This article is provided by Florida State University. Schroedinger wave equation is explained and how quantum numbers are used to describe the energy level of any electron in an atom. The relationship of atomic orbitals to quantum...

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

An account of the Spanish expedition led by Alonso Alvarez de Pineda in 1519 that explored the Gulf of Mexico between Florida and Cabo Rojo, Mexico. The explorers tried to establish the Panuco colony but were unsuccessful.