Find the Technology is a fun way for kids to learn about all-things-tech! The "review" element of the game guides students through a tutorial of various technological tools. The "search" encourages students to locate - and then define -...

Young scholars learn to make choices and look at alternative choices in this lesson from the American Forum for Global Education. Communication tools and technological change are the topic of study. This is a great opportunity for...

What's the difference between Palms, Handsprings, and other hand held devices? This site presents the answer to this and many other questions about these technologies. If you want to know what they are and how you might use them, visit...

Students are introduced to the concept of light pollution by investigating the nature, sources and levels of light in their classroom environment. They learn about the adverse effects of artificial light and the resulting consequences on...

Through investigating the nature, sources and level of noise produced in their environment, students are introduced to the concept of noise pollution. They learn about the undesirable and disturbing effects of noise and the resulting...

This unit covers introductory concepts of mixtures and solutions. Students think about how mixtures and solutions, and atoms and molecules can influence new technologies developed by engineers. The first lesson explores the fundamentals...

What is an HEV and how can they help the environment? Follow this WebQuest and you will be able to answer those questions and more.

This college-level physics course on acoustics provides a variety of charts and short descriptions of the physics involved in using loudspeakers and audio equipment. Related links.

Learn how microbes can actually help solve crimes. Uncover some of the problems with using microbes as forensic evidence.

Created by teachers for classroom use and officially supported by Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, MinecraftEdu contains a set of powerful yet simple tools to fine-tune the Minecraft experience for learning. Teachers in over 40...

Learn the differences between cars powered by different fuels. Looks at solar, electric, hybrid and gasoline-powered cars.

A detailed site from the University of Puget Sound incorporating secondary math skills in a wide variety of techniques. It is intended for educators who teach mathematics and are interested in integrating common technologies into their...

A brief description of the course of World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. Read about the new technologies developed for the military by both the Allies and Axis powers, and find out about the millions who died as a result of the...

A key turning point in a nation's economic development is when it starts to use its resources for long term versus short term purposes. A natural resource example is trees: should people use wood for cooking food or building homes?...

If you don't know that the incandescent light was a failure before it was a success, it's easy to write off some modern energy innovations like solar panels because they haven't hit the big time fast enough. Worse, the fairy-tale view of...

How did rising literacy rates, libraries, and new technologies influence literature and reading habits during the Romantic and Victorian periods? These resources answer this question.

A futuristic article about a technology that will track your life's journeys and memories is found at this Popular Science website.

Looking through the window poem; Students will learn about deforestation, and then in a poem explain how deforestation happens and what we can do to save the Rainforest.

This is a quiz game on biomes. Questions are presented as its corresponding bee is swatted.

Using music, video and readings, students will explore their views of the American Dream, and use this information to create "Animoto" videos that express a personal opinion or take on the dream. Students will develop and support their...

Although not as celebrated as many other scientific inventions, the smoothing iron has its own rich history of development stretching all the way from 400 B.C. to the present.

Using photographs of natural and man-made objects, students assemble the pieces to create a seascape or an abstract composition.

Acceleration, an increase in the rate of change, is occurring both in the Universe and in human culture on planet Earth. This article explains these fascinating changes.

This lesson challenges students to solve congestion and traffic delays in an intersection through modifying traffic signal operation. Students are required to collect traffic data, optimize the timing of a traffic signal via the use of...