Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Oregon
This site provides facts on the state of Oregon. Did you know there used to be a volcano in Oregon?
US Food and Drug Administration
U.s. Food and Drug Administration: Aromatherapy
This government agency article states its view of aromatherapy and the claims of its effectiveness in promoting health.
Princeton University
Princeton University Museum: Timeline and Map of China
An interactive timeline and map demonstrating China's territorial boundaries from 4000 B.C. to the present.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Marc Sanko, "The Worlds of the Immigration Historian"
This article focuses on the role of an immigration historian. The future of immigration history is a blending of the immigration story with the wider historical world: an immigration historian, a labor historian, and a diplomatic historian.
Other
World Statesman: Nigeria
Major dates and people involved in the history of the various regions of Nigeria.
Other
World Statesman: Bangladesh
This site is a complete encyclopedia of Bangladesh leaders. Also provides detailed chronologies, flags, national anthems, maps and indexes.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Dual Nature of Light as Reflected in the Nobel Archives
This article discusses the historical figures who contributed to our understanding of the nature of light, x-rays, Quantum ElectroDynamic (QED) theory, and so on.
Project Britain
Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England
This resource provides information and a timeline about the British Monarchs.
PBS
Pbs: All About Special Effects
PBS and NOVA's presentation on Special Effects. Student can read interviews with a director and producer and learn about the history of special effects.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ess1 4: Geologic Time Scale
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-ESS1-4: geologic time scale.
American University
American U: The Chaco War (1932 1935)
A case study of the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia 1932-1935. Complete study of the war. Includes background information, description of the parties involved, and summary of results. Also, includes war's impact on the environment
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Agriculture and Human Population Growth Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about the evolution of agriculture and how it has impacted human population growth. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
Other
National Heroes of Jamaica
Click on a name to bring up biographical information on national heroes of Jamaica.
Emory University
Postcolonial Studies at Emory: Isabel Allende
A brief biography of Allende along with a brief discussion of Allende as a feminist. Also includes an analysis of "The House of the Spirits."
Archaeological Institute of America
The Ancient Olympics: Winning at Olympia
New studies challenge traditional notions about Greek Athletes and why they competed.
East of England Broadband Network
History's Heroes: Elizabeth Fry (1780 1845)
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Elizabeth Fry, humanitarian and penal reformer. Find out who she was, what she did, her achievements,...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Exploring Explorers
This is a lesson activity which is written to engage visual and kinesthetic learners in their study on explorers: Leif Eriksson, Christopher Columbus, Erik the Red, Vasco Da Gama, John Cabot, Marco Polo, and Ferdinand Magellan.
Friesian School
Friesian: Comments on the Tao Te Ching
This is one person's perspective on the Tao Te Ching from Friesian.com. It gives an interesting interpretation of the book.
Other
Brass Check: Tell the Truth and Run George Seldes
Read about George Seldes (1890-1995), a muckraker and press critic. Read some of his writings from his column "In Fact." Read his autobiography and a brief biography. There are links to other sites about George Seldes. Site by Brass Check.
Other
Historia Del Idioma Espanol
An informative study, in Spanish, of the history of the Spanish language, its origins, its evolution, and its history in America. There is also an article about the Argentine adaptations of the language, and another link that covers the...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Real Dirt on Farmer John: Family Farms in America
Trace the evolution in American agriculture with this interactive timeline. Learn how the history of one small Illinois farm reflects the larger changes, decade by decade.
University at Buffalo
Univ. At Buffalo: Circle Association's Rita Dove Page
Site from the University at Buffalo is still under construction for a mini biography and bibliography. However, site does have an interview of Rita Dove from 1997 and thirteen writings or poems by Dove. Links to other African American...
Black Past
Black Past: Haitian Revolution (1791 1804)
This encyclopedia article is a good overview of the slave revolt that resulted in Haiti's independence.
Other
Los Angeles Unified School District: How Did Students Have Fun Long Ago?
Students will recognize similarities and differences of earlier generations in such areas as work (inside and outside the home), dress, manners, stories, games and festivals, drawing from biographies, oral histories, and folklore. Links...