Family studies are a good way to learn about DNA profiling and RFLP analysis because students can follow the inheritance of DNA markers from one generation to the next. Students have the opportunity to do this in this activity.

In this activity, students learn the concepts and techniques behind DNA profiling of the national DNA databank. Students will then have the opportunity to collect and interpret actual STR data, and to answer one or more questions.

This site explains the Exponential, Trigonometric and Hyperbolic functions

This site by Empire State College explains the entire process of essay writing. It begins by defining what an essay is and continues then through the entire process, from prewriting to gathering information to shaping information to...

Describes the definition and relationships between force, work and power. Includes nice drawings to increase conceptual understanding.

This site contains graphs of the exponential function, identities relevant to the function, and the Maclaurin series for this function.

This site explains how the Fourier transform of an exponential function is related to the Lorentzian function. Site also contains relevant links.

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.

This site contains the definition for the term "Golden Rectangle," complete with detailed pictures, charts, and explanations.

This is a detailed site with numerous links related to polyhedrons, the site explains the term polyhedron in terms of geometry and algebraic topology it briefly discusses special polyhedrons which link to other Math World sites which...

Read this traditional fable of "The Lion and the Mouse" to learn that even little friends can do great things. Two illustrated versions are provided. Both include the same text, but one has traditional illustrations while the other has...

Read and view illustrations for a traditional and then a modern-day retelling of Aesop's fable "The Man and the Satyr."

Read the illustrated fable "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" to learn that things are not always the way they look on the outside. Then read the same fable with modern illustrations to see a different perspective and make connections.

This site is a five part tutorial to get started using Geometer's Sketch Pad. The tutorial goes through things such as setting up to install GSP, the tool box, other functions, graphing,and more.

In-depth information about the Red Scare that started in the United States at the end of World War I, and ended in the early 1920s. Discusses its history, including strikes in Seattle and Boston, causes, and results of the anti-communist...

Provides a short biography on William Jennings Bryan, focusing on his antievolution campaign and his part in the Scopes Monkey Trial.

This activity from Shodor Education Foundation will help you learn or review your angle vocabulary.

Create fun Asian Pacific crafts and activities such as, zodiac necklaces, calligraphy, and kites to enhance understanding of our multicultural world.

Students explore and use the concept of ratio in a real-world situation. They will make judgments regarding accuracy and precision of measurement.

The interactive Cabri Jr. geometry application makes it easy to measure the area of triangles and quadrilaterals. In this activity, students will explore some interesting area relationships in quadrilaterals.

In this activity, students will draw and color scaled drawings of traditional quilt block designs. They then find the appropriate fraction, decimal, and percent of the overall design for each color.

This TI InterActive! activity is an algebra test which examines the student's understanding of Rational Functions.

This tutorial shows you how to enter a set of data and find the line of best fit.

Students examine the USA TODAY Snapshot "More of U.S.", construct a graph from the data, produce a mathematical model (linear) for the data, determine the rate of change for the data, and make predictions about future population levels.