Find out about the Japanese mythical water creature called Kappa. Flashcard format.

This is a flashcard about the dragon, a mythical creature in both European and Asian myths, which has many different characteristics. Find out the similarities and differences, and take the quiz to learn more while exploring this OLogy...

Find out the background of the mythical cyclops from Greek mythology. It might surprise you! Flashcard format.

Read about Barong, an important mythical creature in Indonesian culture even in modern times. Take the quiz to learn more about the Barong. Flashcard format.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand the nature-versus-nurture debate.

Turn over this interactive OLogy card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about mosquitoes, such as their diet and physical characteristics.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the blue-ringed octopus.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to find a definition, fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the characteristics of the brown pelican.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to start learning about the California condor. Review some fast facts about condors and answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions to test your understanding.

Flip over this interactive OLogy card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about the California sea lion, such as its habitat, diet, and physical characteristics.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to start learning about camouflage and the role it plays in helping animals survive.

Flip this interactive card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the cassava plant.

Life and work of John Constable captured in a brief illustrated essay.

Find out about the Yukon Horse, an extinct animal that covered much of North America at one time.

Read about this extraordinary mammal, the Western Camel, that originated in North America during the ice age. A fascinating article with many additional sites to explore.

This resource offers 1942 San Francisco News articles covering the internment of San Francisco's Japanese population.

Part of an online exhibit on bats, this section focuses on bat senses: sight, olfaction (smell), echolocation, and hearing.

While reviewing various light sources, the source of colors (white, red, yellow, blue) are also discussed. The bouncing of light, the matching of colors, and seeing colors are all highlighted.

After discussing the basics of the eye, this site explores the various functions of the eye and parts from the optic nerves to the retina. Cones, rods, and the brain are also discussed.

As an overview of the online exhibit on earthquakes, this site discusses the various sections inside the Earth. The crust, the mantle, and the core are each individually discussed.

This website contains photographs of many in the multicultural community of Jews in the United States. There are discussion questions and cross-curricular links for integration of culture into your curriculum. A glossary is also included.

The Smithsonian profiles the work of master furniture craftsman, Sam Maloof. While not technically sculpture, Maloof's work approaches fine art in its beauty yet has a strong element of function. Videos require QuickTime plug-in.

Take a journey scene by scene through this replica of Britain's Bayeaux Tapestry. Learn the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England engrained in each panel and take part in the activities and interactives at the end of your...

Pseudofossils are materials that are sometimes mistaken for fossils. They include concretions and dendrites, described here.