BBC provides a comprehensive look at the AIDS epidemic affecting Africa. Content includes an overview of the disease, a case study of South Africa, and more.

This is a site that describes African women moving away form the traditional roles in society and shaping the political and social culture in all areas of Africa.

In this lesson, students explore how participation in team sports can help empower youth in other areas of their lives. Students identify principles of how young people learn and discuss the ties between sports, civic engagement, and...

Cobras.org provides 18 pages of cobra information ranging from cobra anatomy, enemies, and feeding habits, to resources, scientific classifications, and cobra bite first-aid.

In Tibet, religious paintings come in several forms, including wall paintings, thangkas (sacred pictures that can be rolled up), and miniatures for ritual purposes or for placement in household shrines. Thangkas were commissioned for...

Excellent, clear guidelines to aid you in using visual aids in a presentation. Curser down to find the information. W.9-10.6 Techno, SL.11-12.5 Audio Visuals

FinAid offers information for those interested in a variable life insurance policy, including advantages and disadvantages.

This is a comprehensive aid to leading research projects about military operations in World War II.

In this field investigation, small groups of learners will observe and measure characteristics of the South Crow River near Mayer, Minnesota. Data collection on these characteristics will include but not be limited to: speed of current...

The critically acclaimed PBS series, "The West," provides the text of the actual Pacific Railway Act, designed to aid in the construction of a Railroad and Telegraph Line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.

In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will investigate the area of forensic science and how the various types of evidence differ. Learn what types of crimes involve glass and soil and what ways these types of evidence are...

Students experience haptic (the sense of touch) feedback by using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots and touch sensors to emulate touch feedback recognition. With four touch sensors connected to LEGO NXTs, they design sensor attachments that...

Students use a simple seesaw to visualize solving a two- or three-step mathematics equation, while solving a basic structural engineering weight balance problem in the process. They solve two-step equations on a worksheet and attempt to...

The homepage for the global aid agency of Oxfam, a good source for information on current crisis areas around the world. Choose the "Emergencies," button to go immediately to the latest news about the world's humanitarian crises.

A comprehensive approach to aid students in their awareness of what occurs during a natural disaster. Focuses on the health issues that threaten a community as well as the agencies that respond to the crisis.

In this instructional activity, students will use several strategies to learn the meaning of new words they encounter in text. The students will learn specific strategies so when they encounter new words, they can figure out the meaning...

At one time, humans, fueled by the animals and plants they ate and the wood they burned, or aided by their domesticated animals, provided most of the energy in use. All life operated within the fairly immediate flow of energy from the...

Provides an analysis of the US interstate highway system. Includes information on the impact of the interstate highway system on the economy, safety, quality of life, and national defense.

This web-based simulation demonstrates potential spread of HIV through a population. Each participant exchanges virtual body fluids with other participants, some of whom are HIV positive. A computer-simulated ELISA will illustrate the...

Online presentations on more than 150 health topics, diseases, and conditions, from acne to viruses. Each plays as a slide presentation, with sound, that you can control or set to autoplay. Time varies from 5-20 minutes. Available in...

The original text of the "Military Journal, During The American Revolutionary War from 1776 to 1783" written by James Thacher on his observations of the events of the revolutionary period.

Obama's plan to direct TARP funds to aid struggling homeowners in the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan and Nevada is announced in this article. Homeowners in these states faced the biggest drops in housing prices and a...

Account written by Rev. Harry Jones, who served as the chaplain aboard the Battleship TEXAS. Chaplain Jones went ashore to aid the wounded and bury the dead as the First Marine Battalion was fighting to secure Guantanamo during the...

Provides detailed information on the Nez Perce campaign and the capture of Chief Joseph in an eyewitness account by Charles Erskine Scott Wood, aide to General Howard.