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Learn about Steve Fossett, a famous aviator and business personality.
Read about Alanis Morissette, a famous Canadian singer-songwriter and actress who has won many Juno awards and Grammys.
Learn about Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Academy Award.
Read about Jean Henri Dunant and the founding of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements.
Learn what an architect does and how to become one by reading this article.
Celebrate the glamour of the Oscars® with this lesson plan for the 1953 Academy Awards, the first time the event was…
Read about Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American reformer and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Find fast facts and figures about Utah.
Find out why the tree, mistletoe, stockings, and other icons are linked to Christmas. This is a fun lesson for…
Brief explanation of Leonardo of Pisa's finding of the Fibonacci Sequence and its relation to music.
Learn about Asian-American history-from the early Chinese laborers in the 1800s to millions of U.S. citizens today.
In much of Asia, especially the so-called "rice bowl" cultures of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, food is usually…
Want to find out more about the history of tea?
As immigrants from Asia or the Pacific Islands arrived in the United States, they often joined their compatriots in…
This alphabetical list of poetry terms and vocabulary includes definitions and examples of the most common and important…
Here is a great list of terms to help your class understand the importance of taxes.
Considering a new teaching job? Prepare for you interview – one of the most important aspects of the application…
Find a vast collection of tips on how to take any kind of teaching license/certification test, particularly the Praxis…
Jerry Spinelli answers questions about his compelling, brilliantly written novel about the Holocaust, Milkweed.
Read an interview with Brian Jacques conducted by his editor.
Learn how hurricanes are categorized and how to prepare for the high winds associated with a hurricane.
Learn how storm surges are formed and how you can protect your family from the effects of a storm surge.
Learn about tropical cyclones that have occurred in different areas throughout the North Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of…
Description of global warming's effect on the climate.
