Covers the three main types of rocks, different weathering processes, erosion, and the rock cycle.

Learn about the different stages of the Earth's water cycle, and about processes involving water, including runoff, infiltration, and the differences between hard and soft water.

Discusses food, why we need it, and the types of nutrients that food for humans must have.

Looks at the two categories of natural resources, what they are used for, their distribution around the world, threats to natural resources, recycling and composting, and conservation.

Explains what a wildfire is, what causes them, how they behave, their impact, how to fight them, and how to prevent them.

Learn about milk and adult teeth, the types of teeth we have and their functions, the anatomy of a tooth, dental decay and tooth plaque, how to take care of your teeth, what dental braces do, what causes bad breath or halitosis, and why...

The mathematics resource consists of an assessment with hints and solutions. Students answer questions that review proportional reasoning.

Many of the objects you can see in the night sky are stars, large objects in space that produce light. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains more than 100 billion stars. Stars are so far away that their light does not reach us for years....

There are more than five hundred different species of skates and rays in our oceans. Scientists say that these fish are closely related to sharks, sharing a common ancestor from around 400 million years ago. This article provides an...

Chocolate begins as a seed of the tropical cacao tree. It has been a prized taste sensation for more than 2,500 years. One reason chocolate is so nice to eat is that it melts just below body temperature. So it really does melt in your...

This Teaching With Historic Places lesson plan about Thomas Edison's laboratories is filled with maps, readings, critical thinking questions, and photographs related to Edison's labs and inventions. This site explains and details the...

In this interactive lesson supporting literacy skills, students watch video dramatizations that tell the story of the Spanish explorers who arrived in the Americas with Columbus and introduced European, African, and Asian plants and...

This experiment is about bread. If you have used my website for long, you know that I like experiments with food, especially when it is tasty food. We regularly bake bread, and there are few smells that are better than the smell of...

What colors do you see in a bubble? Why do you see colors in a bubble? Use this site to find out the answer to these questions with this easy experiment.

Students can make ooze and learn about different qualifications of matter. An easy procedure is provided to make gooey ooze that you can play with when you are done.

By making oil float on water--with the help of other ingredients--students can create a lava-lite effect.

Students create their own airplane using straws and other materials and learn the principles of aerodynamics.

Ever wonder why bats live in caves? Or why bats don't fly into objects at night? This article describe why bats thrive in the protected shelter a cave provides. It also explains how bats use echolocation to locate food and avoid obstacles.

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder. Learn what it is and how it is passed on, what sickle cell crisis is and its cause, the signs and symptoms of sickle cell disease, how it is treated, tips for traveling if you have it,...

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Abridged History of the United States by Emma Willard, a nonfiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Desert Home by Mayne Reid, a fiction book for children.

This site gives you a biography of Brian Jacques as well as an interview with him about his writing.

A site filled with information about the Penobscot Indians past and present. There are numerous hyperlinks to pictures, legends, language, and many other sources for information. This is a personal site written by a Cherokee Indian...

This lesson plan provides students with an opportunity to practice drawing and measuring triangles and angles. It also shows pictures and gives definitions of each type of angle and triangle.