The student will have a beginning understanding of the theory of operation of common ABS [Anti Lock Brake System]. They will also be able to identify common components of the ABS system on sight.

The student will gain a general understanding of the theory of drum brake operation as well as hands on practice in the repair and maintenance of drum brake systems.

The beginning of an informative tutorial on antimatter, covering quarks, hadrons, baryons, mesons, leptons, and neutrinos.

Here you can find a detailed searchable database of the 5000 largest known primes! Content also includes a glossary, a top 10 records list, prime-music, programs, free downloads, and much more!

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...

These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompany a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. This section is about Darwin, his travels, and his observations that led to "On The Origins Of Species."

This site from the Georgia State University provides a good overview of ferromagnetic materials, introducing concepts such as magnetic domains, hysteresis, the curie temperature, and magnetostriction.

This second lesson in a course on dinosaurs is devoted to extinction. There are group activities, discussion of the idea, and a way to assess what the students have learned.

Comparing and contrasting works and looking for underlying themes and messages are at the heart of this multicultural lesson plan. Provides links to several background resources, and suggestions for assessment.

A great introduction to magnetic domains, including pictures which illustrate the effect on domains caused by external applied magnetic fields.

This site from the Georgia State University contains a good overview of some of the magnetic properties that are common to all materials, such as susceptibility and permeability, and then specific discussion of both diamagnetic and...

This essay from The Oxford Companion to American Military History goes into the causes of the Vietnam War and shows how the United States became embroiled incrementally from the 1950s up to 1965. An interesting section explains how the...

This site provides a great article that explains the gold standard and why it didn't work for the United States and many other nations.

Wikipedia.com offers a good introduction to diamagnetism and diamagnetic materials, including discussion of how superconductors exhibit diamagnetic properties.

James Clerk Maxwell was one of the most influential scientists of the nineteenth century. His theoretical work on electromagnetism and light largely determined the direction that physics would take in the early twentieth century. Indeed,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the evolution of life.

An illustrated slide show highlighting the origin and make-up of our solar system.

A very good introduction to the discipline. Provides details on how it is different from land-based archaeology, how wreck sites are investigated, issues regarding "treasure" wrecks, conservation, and much more.

Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over evolution, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.

Erikson and Piaget both studied human behavior to determine that we develop in the same system. While Piaget focused on cognitive development, solely intellectual, Erikson was drawn to explore the systematic stages of human psychosocial...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how to describe matter in the solid state, about the properties of liquid matter and gases, and what the relationship between energy and states of matter is.

An overview of Walter and Luis Alverez's theory that a large meteorite crashed into earth causing huge tidal waves, showers of ash, and an enormous dust cloud.

Briefly summarizes the career of Irving Fisher and provides links to his works and theories at the bottom of the page.

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students think about fair way to divide a quantity into even parts. Different algorithms are presented, including "I cut, you choose," and students are to choose which...