This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie.

Is there more than one universe? In this visually rich, action-packed talk, Brian Greene shows how the unanswered questions of physics (starting with a big one: What caused the Big Bang?) have led to the theory that our own universe is just one of many in the "multiverse."

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Seller with windows for HO gauge trains.

Here's a teen-friendly refresher course in the plot of this classic work of literature, as well as SAT vocabulary your teen can use to describe what happens for his or herself.

Here's a teen-friendly refresher course in the plot of this classic work of literature, as well as SAT vocabulary your teen can use to describe what happens for themselves.

A short story.

YouTube delivers channels from leading names in historical studies, from The Smithsonian to the Discovery Channel. You’re sure to find just the right information you need for your lecture, lesson plan, or perhaps just your personal viewing pleasure.
General History
These videos can give your students a better insight into historical events.

Misguided Energy Subsidies- What if solar was subsidized like the fossil fuel industries? The fossil fuel industries (oil, gas, coal) are making record-breaking profits, and yet our government subsidizes these established and very profitable industries to the tune of many billions of dollars. Yet the solar energy industry gets very little in government subsidies -- even though it is an inexhaustible resource that could provide much energy for the future if properly developed. 

Elemental gallium is not found in nature, but it is easily obtained by smelting. Very pure gallium metal has a brilliant silvery color and its solid metal fractures conchoidally like glass. 

A socially constructed collection comprised of over 45,000 digitized items drawn from the UCSC Library’s extensive Grateful Dead Archive (GDA) and from digital content submitted by the community and global network of Grateful Dead fans.

World War II slide show with embedded videos.

A short story of a daring young girl discovers an ancient talisman and launches a series of magical adventures.

Voicethread is a grouped conversation that is collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. Say you upload a picture, document, or video – anyone you share it with will be able to communicate with you and comment on the media you’ve shared. There are five different ways someone can comment/communicate with you on Voicethread – Record (mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (webcam).

NY Times article covering the numerous errors and ways of the comma.

An educational research & development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning.

Infoplease website with many simple facts surrounding the Vietnam War.

Civil Rights Act 1964