This article, part of a particle physics tutorial site, explains and illustrates three kinds of quarks: hadrons, baryons, and mesons.

A collection of four picture books by Danielle Bruckert: Gecko on the Wall. Bugs by Number, Writing on the Wall, and The Adventures of Supercow (Vol. 1).

Activities and projects that can be done with the light microscope.

This is a well developed lesson plan on Ohio's wetlands. This resource includes comprehensive information, an assessment, and supporting pictures. The resource is in PDF form.

Beak and talon. Eye and wing. These are the tools of the aerial hunter. Most raptors eat a variety of things, but there are usually a few kinds of prey that a particular raptor is especially equipped to hunt. See if you can match the...

Using this chart, see what happens at each stage of the life of a puffin in Maine.

About 328 species of hummingbirds flit and flutter in the Western Hemisphere. Just 14 species regularly nest and raise young in the United States. The six species included on this site all include the United States in their breeding...

Games and activities help students explore the Ecuadorian Amazon. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home, and experiment with running a community-based ecotourism project along the Rio Napo.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

"My Side of the Mountain", is a Newbery Honor, by Jean Craighead George. This book is about Sam Gribley's adventure in the Catskill Mountains. The novel's themes are nature, independence, survival, and adventure. Make the smart choice by...

Learning Adventures provides background information on what a law is and why we have them. Part of a learning game for all ages.

A rich site on the California gold rush, 1848-1858. An online exhibit traces the gold rush using primary sources, a teacher page gives lesson plans from 4-12 and a kid's page offers further online adventures. Takes a long time to load.

Use these friends & neighbors-themed activity sheets to allow children to choose their own learning adventures.

Have you ever read the book "The Foxman" by Gary Paulsen? This site features a review of the novel and points to ponder as you discuss it with your students. It also provides several links and a list of related books.

America's Story gives a concise overview of Buffalo Bill Cody's (1846-1917 ) life. He helped to create the captivating picture of myth of America's West. Hyperlinks to additional stories about Buffalo Bill.

A collection of tales that focus on the exploits and adventures of the Raven. Raven is a prominent character in Native American tales from the Pacific Northwest.

The adventures of Welsh twins, recruited by a small dragon for an important task, travelling back to the time of Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. A fantasy tale featuring Welsh and folk history.

Find out how Quichua Indians, indigenous people of the Amazon, practice sustainable agriculture by rotating fields and by slashing and burning. Try your hand at crop rotation to see if you understand the principles of this agricultural...

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a reading list with motivational books. Newbery Award winners and Caldecott Award winners make up the majority of the list.

In this Max's Math Adventure, Max and Ruthie learn how to count coins. Features include a teacher's guide, activity page, and extra challenges.

This site from the SkyServer allows you tolearn all about moving objects as well as how to find asteroids. Users that feel adventurous may even decide to take the "Asteroid Hunt."

This site provides the complete etext for Jack London's story, The Sea-Farmer.