For this interactive, students plan, create, and test a zip line that will transport a hard-boiled egg without breaking it. They will make improvements on their design based on data about its performance. A motion sensor is required in...

This search provided by the United States Postal Service will help you determine what zip code is associated with what city and vice versa.

Hands-on challenge to design and build a ping-pong ball carrier that can go from the top of a zip line string to the bottom in four seconds or less. Provides full list of materials with ideas on how to design, build, test, and redesign...

Learn how zip files work for storage and transmission of files.

A video of the book "Zip Zip Homework", written by Nancy Poydar. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.

Tech Republic provides an article by Mike Walton titled, "When Good Zip Drives Seem Bad." The article discusses the history and problems of the zip drive.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will research appropriate Internet websites to locate zip codes and telephone numbers for local businesses.

As an independent agency of the government, the United States Postal Service homepage offers information on zip codes, address change, stamps, online billing, and variety of other topics.

Hands-on challenge to modify a paper cup so it can zip down a line and launch a marble on a target. Provides full list of materials with ideas on how to design, build, test, evaluate, and redesign it if necessary. Activity focuses on the...

Learn how compressed formats such as zip, gzip, or gif images are all based on a method called Ziv-Lempel coding, which turns out to be an interesting exercise in finding patterns in text.

Citizens, Not Spectators is a voter education program whose goal of the program is to increase the voting rate among young Americans by demystifying the voting process. The lessons familiarize learners with the process and the duty of...

An exploration of the binary system using U.S. postal zip codes. Discover what numbers the long and short bars in a zip code represent in this one page activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families collection.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares a brief history of the zipper. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...

Students examine and interpret varied observational data sets to determine whether climate change is occurring in Colorado.

This site has Product information on the WinZip utility software program. It includes basic information, features, and a link for new users of WinZip.

Using zip codes, this site allows students to locate businesses in their communities that are producing wastes.

Locate maps and data for air pollutants. Just enter your zip code to find out what air pollutants are released near you.

Interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows which plants are most likely to thrive at a specified location. Searchable by zip code, state , or temperature.

Retrieve information from multiple sources of Envirofacts' System Data for your area of interest. using zip code, city, or county information.

Students in this activity explore the benefits of the network model to learn about optimization, while discovering cost reduction through efficiency. Download the ZIP file to access the resources. Includes a PowerPoint, a student...

An interesting way to connect students with world events. Enter in your zip code and this site overlays a world event, such as floods in Pakistan, to show the extent of the event. Included at Ancient Worlds, Evironmental Disasters,...

This site is all about how to find the perfect Chritmas tree. Search by zip code to find the species of tree that you want. Also, learn about many interesting and useful ways to recycle Christmas trees.rec

Need to find a chapter of Dos Passos' book in a hurry? This is the full-text version, available for free from this site. Also available to download as a zipped file.

Copies of the work by David Livingstone that can be downloaded at this site from the University of Pennsylvania. No additional information is given. Both text and zip files are available.