Genome British Columbia
Genome British Columbia: Terminator Technology for Gm Crops
In 1998, American scientists developed terminator seeds which grew into plants that were unable to reproduce. While this practice prevents the dangerous flow of genes to the wild, it has some disadvantages, for example, the added expense...
Columbia University
Columbia University: Characteristics and Spatial Distribution of Ecosystems
An understanding of the geography of East Asia - its land, water, people, agriculture, and why we call it "East Asia" - is crucial to understanding the history, civilization, and contemporary events in East Asia and the world. In this...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Determining Percent of Seed Germination
In this project, students will conduct an experiment to determine the percentage of seed that will germinate in a given time frame. Students will produce charts and graphs to represent the results algebraically. Mathematics and...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Peanuts, Pecans, and Peas, Please (Lesson)
Check out this informative site that looks at the world of the peanut. This tiny nut had a great influence on our economy. Find out how George Washington Carver changed the economy of the South with his research on the lowly peanut.
Other
University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: This Just In! Nile Network News Update
Site offers interdisciplinary lesson plans on Ancient Egypt.Students will thoroughly research many aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. Lessons will culminate with students presenting their research findings using, a T.V News Show format....
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Argentina
Presents a virtual travel guide and country profile of Argentina, background overview, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the country's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, and...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Hawaiians
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Hawaiians. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library: The President's Cabinet
Features a teacher-directed activity that explores the President's Cabinet and the duties of each secretary.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty is one of the great dynasties in Chinese history, encompassing nearly four hundred years of expansion and consolidation which coincided with the period of the Roman republic and empire in the West. The period is usually...
Curated OER
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Louise Stanley (1883 1954)
Chemist Louise Stanley (1883-1954) was a professor of home economics and department chair at the University of Missouri, 1907-1923, before moving to Washington, D.C., to become the chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of...