Curated OER
National Park Service: John Rolfe
The National Park Service provides basic biographical facts on John Rolfe whose experiments with tobacco planting provided a profit for the Jamestown colony.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Smoking & Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
Learn the risks of smoking and how it causes cardiovascular disease. The article includes the risks and health effects of smoking, information on secondhand smoke, and resources and tools for kicking the habit.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Rolfe and Pocahontas
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Rolfe, husband of Pocahontas who had the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nc: Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory
Homestead and factory of Washington Duke.
PBS
Africans in America: Virginia Looks Toward Africa for Labor
This website explains why Virginia needed laborers, why it led to the use of African labor and how it was justified by Christians. Hyperlinks to related topics on the site.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: China's Chances of Kicking a Growing Smoking Habit
Explore the growing smoking habit in China, especially among males.
Government of Canada
Health Canada: The Scoop on Smoking
In addition to giving the facts about smoking, this youth-focused resource also deals with many young people's misconception that they are immune from the negative effects of smoking. For instance, smoking reduces the rate of lung growth...
Government of Canada
Health Living: Smoking Diseases
Learn about all the different diseases you can get by smoking. Smoking increases your chances of heart disease, smoke, and lung cancer, to name just a few. Find out the link between impotence and smoking, as well as to bronchitis and...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Mri Research
When you have the most powerful MRI machine in the world, there's a lot of exciting research going on. Read about some of the cutting-edge studies we do on neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, tobacco use, muscles and more.
University of Washington
University of Washington Libraries: Early Advertising of the West
Here is a gold mine of information about advertising from 1867 to 1918 in the western part of the United States, particularly the Pacific Northwest. This collection of 450 ads shows social, cultural, and economic trends during this time...
Other
The Oral Cancer Foundation
How does tobacco use influence the development of oral cancer? You will find answers here at this site.
Other
Streetdrugs.org: Education Resources
Detailed information about individual drugs. Targets students, parents, teachers, law enforcement officials, and health professionals.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Secondhand Smoke
Use this site to learn why a "Burning cigarette is a health risk to everyone in the same room." This web-article describes the various hazards associated with secondhand smoke and includes information on its effect on children. Also,...
BBC
Bbc: History: Industrial Revolution
Learn how the Industrial Revolution affected Scotland and the roles that Scots like Joseph Black and James Watt, among others, played. Subtopics include the chemical revolution, commercial revolution, and New Lanark and the factory system.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Alcohol and the Brain
Suitable for upper elementary and up, this is a thorough explanation of what alcohol does to the body and nervous system. Includes information about fetal alcohol syndrome and links to further information.
University of California
Program in Bioscience and Biotechnology Studies: Wendell Meredith Stanley
The University of California, Berkeley provides a good biography of Nobel Prize winner, Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904-1971). This site gives information on his research on the crystallization of viruses.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: On Jefferson's River
This section from Discovering Lewis & Clark provides observations and views from the expedition's journey down the Jefferson River in 1805.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Brain Power! The Nida Junior Scientist Program
This program uses scientific techniques to examine how drugs effect the brain. Its ultimate goal is to present students with the negative effects of substance abuse and show the benefits of staying substance free. Each of the lessons...
Other
Mind: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Street Drugs
Information about the dangerous psychological effects of drugs and alcohol.
Other
Partnership for a Drug Free America: Drug Guide
A comprehensive, current source of drug information, including drug descriptions, slang terms, effects on the body, pictures, and federal classifications for over 40 commonly abused drugs.
Duke University
Hartman Center: Emergence of Advertising in America
The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920 (EAA) presents over 9,000 images, with database information, relating to the early history of advertising in the United States.
Other
Dea: Just Think Twice
The Drug Enforcement Administration website provides several sections of information designed to help teenagers and parents to get the facts about drugs in our society.
American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society: Stay Healthy
This large site from the American Cancer Society offers comprehensive information on many kinds of cancer. From the left navigation bar, click to Prevention, Early Detection, Nutrition and Prevention, or Environmental Risks.
Other
Partnership for a Drug Free America: Drug Guide for Parents [Pdf]
Do you know the drugs teens abuse? This drug guide shows the top thirteen drugs most commonly abused by teens, including their street names, photos, effects, and signs of abuse.
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