The website is for an organization that works to improve outcomes for learning disabled students in urban schools. Networking, training, reporting on latest developments in the field, are just some of the services offered.

Use this calculator to figure out how much water you are using at your home.

"Illinois Pioneers and Prairies" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about life in the prairies of Illinois for the early settlers including their hard work, setting up governments, building schools, and making laws. It is...

"Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan" is a one page, nonfiction passage about Daniel Burnham, an architect and city planner for Chicago. He planned the layout of the city including Navy Pier, railroads, streets, and public buildings. It is...

"The New Student" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a little girl who was nervous about starting a new school, but she makes friends the first day. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from...

"Prairie Farmers" is a one page, historical fiction, journal describing life for farmers in the prairie throughout the year. It shows the difficulties including bad weather and fires. It requires students to closely read the journal and...

"My First Baseball Game" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a boy and his sister going to their first baseball game and learning what it means to be Chicago Cubs fans. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...

"City Mouse: A Fable" is a one- page fable about a city mouse and a country mouse. The city mouse visits the country mouse where food is limited. The country mouse visits the city where the food is great, but there is constant danger. It...

"George Washington Carver" is a one page, biographical passage about George Washington Carver, an African American professor who taught farmers and students better methods for farming, including planting peanuts to improve the soil. It...

"George Washington Carver" is a one page, biographical passage about George Washington Carver, a famous African American, who taught farmers better farming methods including planting peanuts to improve the soil. It is followed by an...

Colorful and engaging resources for learning about urban-dwelling wildlife. There is a 4-page guide to urban animals and a multiple-choice quiz. Visit the Teachers' Lounge area to find resources for teaching about this topic, including...

From the Fowler Museum of Cultural History in Los Angeles, this is the "Passport to Paradise (Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal)" exhibit web-site which contains images of selected art work in the exhibit as well as photos of and info on the...

Urban building developments and even the construction of parks result in the removal of trees. Learners will investigate the issues around a development scenario. They then present an argument to the class, who pose as a town council,...

An image of "Tomb of Pope Urban VIII", created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1627-47 (Golden bronze and marble, figures larger than life-size).

Follow this link to the homepage of the Amsterdam Centre for Architecture, which puts a spotlight on architects, buildings, and urban developments in the Netherlands. Includes an interactive timeline and a digital map of prominent...

Students learn about traffic lights and their importance in maintaining public safety and order. Using a Parallax Basic Stamp 2 microcontroller, students work in teams on the engineering challenge to build a traffic light with a specific...

This learning module provides students the opportunity to learn about the growth of towns in the Middle Ages.

For this mini-unit, pupils will research urban waste disposal issues, and investigate the practicality and environmental impact of using an abandoned mine as a landfill.

This gives a brief explanation of what natural gas is and tells how it is formed, how we harness it and how much it takes to heat a home or an urban area.

After researching the political and environmental issues around Toronto, Ontario's shipment of its waste to Ann Arbor, Michigan, students will hold a debate and write an opinion paper.

A very brief overview of the inception of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s, its successes and failures into the 1960s, and a prediction of despair in the 1970s.