Prepare your learners to identify figurative language in poetry. Tips for reading poetry and what to look for are listed on these slides. Rhetorical devices are defined and plenty of examples are given. 

This website provides information on a wide range of science topics, as well as some ideas for experiments and science fair projects. It's a good resource for students doing research.

Explains what is meant by cultural determinism and the role anthropologist Franz Boas played in developing the concept, and provides examples of culture influencing human behavior.

Describes the solar system and explains theories that scientists have put forward about its formation and what may happen in the future. As we learn more and more about space, theories are challenged and scientists develop new ideas...

Read about the history of Spain including other groups that lived there in the past, the Golden Age, the reign of Napoleon, the Spanish Civil War, and the establishment of democracy. Also looks at the makeup of the Spanish population,...

Explains what a predator-prey relationship is and describes ten examples of this.

Profiles seven amazing Hispanic women and their contributions to sports, academia, and the arts. (Has some embedded ads.)

Explains what glaciers are and how they form, and discusses the reasons glaciers are melting faster today and what this means for the planet. Includes statistics on the loss of glaciers around the world.

Find out what the diameter and volume of the Earth and the Sun are and learn just how much bigger the Sun is. Also explains how the Sun compares to the Moon.

Brief descriptions of the climate of the Triassic Period and of the plants and animals. Includes a lengthy list of the animals that lived during that time.

Describes several types of organisms that lived in the Precambrian Era and provides a list of others. Some of these still exist today.

Aspects of Hispanic culture are discussed in this resource. Looks at family, language, social codes of conduct, religion, celebrations, foods eaten, and how they have contributed to the United States.

Interested in a career in marine biology? Find out which colleges and universities are the best places to study it in the United States.

Explains what the Archaeopteryx was, its habitat and diet, the features it shared with dinosaurs and birds, and what is known about its locomotive abilities.

Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.

Presents detailed explanation of how to use the different key functions on a scientific calculator. Each function is accompanied by example problems with the steps for finding the solutions using the calculator. Includes diagram of...

A lengthy list of geometry terms arranged alphabetically. Includes labeled illustrations and definitions for each.

Gives a short history of why many African flags use similar colors and presents images of all of the national flags arranged alphabetically.

A very detailed look at gravitational force and the many theories that have been put forward to try to explain it. Includes lots of illustrations.

Gives the dictionary definitions for a lengthy list of chemistry terms.

Gives the dictionary definitions for a lengthy list of geography terms.

An A-Z glossary of science disciplines.

Gives the dictionary definitions for a lengthy list of geology terms.

A detailed explanation of the different types of forces that can be applied to an object and how to represent them in a free body diagram. Includes examples and some practice problems to try, with solutions provided.