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In size, volcanoes vary from mere mounds a few yards in diameter, such as the salses or mud volcanoes near the Caspian, to Etna, 10,800 feet high, with a base 30 miles in diameter; Cotopaxi, in the Andes, 18,887 feet high; or Mauna Loa, in the Sandwich Isles, 13,700 feet high; with a base 70 miles in diameter, and two ...
Shields were one of the earliest and most important pieces of defensive armour through most of the medieval period. They were used in classical antiquity, so European warriors in the early medieval period knew how to make strong shields. During the course of the medieval era, the design of battlefield shields evolved s...
Freshwater mussels are an important part of our ecosystem. They tell us a lot about the condition of rivers and lakes without even having to do tests. Virginia Tech researchers seek new ways to help endangered mussel species. Ohio, Alabama, Virginia and 10 other states drained by the Ohio river system were involved in ...
For part 2 of this series, please click here. Programming in a high-level language does not require a detailed knowledge of the system hardware. Assembly language programmers, however, should have some basic understanding of the underlying system architecture. Although you can write software that is ignorant of these c...
Using the Subaru Telescope atop Maunakea, researchers have identified 11 dwarf galaxies and two star-containing halos in the outer region of a large spiral galaxy 25 million light-years away from Earth. Stellar halos are spherical populations of stars and globular clusters thought to surround most disk galaxies and ell...
Airliners are aircrafts that typically carry passengers and air cargo in commercial services. An airliner is usually operated by an airline company. Airline services emerged in the late 1910s, after World War I. Early airliners were typically bomber planes converted to carry people and were constructed out of mostly wo...
Come and enjoy with me some of the most fascinating ostrich facts for kids including ostrich habitat, diet, reproduction, and species. The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a large flightless bird that is native to Africa. It is the only extant member of genus Struthio that belongs to the family of ratite. According to cer...
New insights gleaned from volcanic rock are helping scientists better understand how our planet evolved billions of years ago. Studies of basalt, the material that forms from cooling lava, are being used to develop a timeline of how the planet and its atmosphere were formed. Scientists examined liquid basalt – or magma...
Summary and Keywords According to believers, the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared in 1531 to recent indigenous convert Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac, north of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán, an area in the environs of Mexico City. The series of apparitions culminated with the miraculous appearance of her image imprint...
It was during the 19th century that scientists realized that gases—such as CO2—found within the atmosphere cause a "greenhouse effect" that regulates the atmosphere's temperature. Ironically, the discovery of the greenhouse effect did not happen because scientists were trying to understand global warming; it happened b...
The concentration camps of Nazi Germany were, arguably, societies that were as far from normal, natural social situations as a society can get and still retain the name. Disparate individuals and groups of people were forced together into a situation in which they felt they had to vie with one another for their very su...
The goal of this activity is for students to develop an understanding of how voltage behaves in a circuit involving resistors in both series and parallel configurations. In the initial observation, students observe a circuit consisting of a single battery and a single resistor/light bulb. A volunteer will measure the v...
Part Two: Resources Locate at least 20 math and/or science internet resources that could support your thematic unit. Include ideas how you could integrate 10 of these resources in the activities you have already created for your thematic unit. Include the content or industry standards these resources will address (from...
The Invention Of The Printing Press No other event in the history of humans has influenced them more that the invention of the printing press constructed by Gutenberg. The ways in which the printing press affected the growth and development of the human race are almost to numerable to count. Johann Gutenberg is believe...
As countries consider ways to increase the ambition of their current national climate plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, they appear to be leaving one of their best players on the bench: forests. Forests are the lungs of the planet. They clean the air and sequester carbon. In fact, forest restoration— improvi...
Not Number: LC0093 What is gully erosion? Gully erosion is the removal of soil along drainage lines by surface water runoff. Once started, gullies will continue to move by headward erosion or by slumping of the side walls unless steps are taken to stabilise the disturbance. Repair work done in the early stages of newly...
What permits a small genus of Neotropical poison frogs to cover themselves in toxins that are lethal to other animals, and, in some cases, are 200 times more potent than morphine, yet not succumb to the toxins themselves? In a paper published online yesterday in Science, National Geographic Explorer Rebecca Tarvin and ...
Birds belong to the vertebrates group. Their principal characteristic is that they can fly. To do this they have an aerodynamic body, and their front limbs have evolved into two wings of identical shape and size. The ostrich, emu and penguin are amongst the few exceptional bird species that cannot fly. Other characteri...
The Cenozoic Era is the last and most recent of the geologic eras. Its name means “new life” coming from the Greek root kainos, meaning “new,” and zoic, “life.” While this new life came to refer to mammals-thus coined The Age of Mammals- this new life could have just as easily been the angiosperm or flowering plants, t...
To develop understanding and use of visual arts, young students can illustrate their personal experiences. Students also can use manipulatives and clay to create patterns and play with three-dimensional art forms. Activities for kids include drawing or painting self-portraits or portraits of another person or coloring ...
- Describe chromosomes and their role in mitosis. - Outline the phases of mitosis. - third phase of mitosis during which sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell - region of sister chromatids where they are joined together - one of two identical copies of a chromosome that are joined together a...
This course seeks to unravel Hollywood’s complex workings and explain how American film came to dominate world film screens. We will trace the history of Hollywood from its formation in the 1910s through the 21st century, asking questions such as: How did movie stars and genre films come to dominate the film industry? ...
September 11th 9/11 The September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people and injured over 6,000 others and caused at least $10 billion in ...
Pre-Civil War Timeline The time between 1787, when the U.S. Constitution was ratified to claim that slaves counted as three-fifths of a person, to 1860, when Abraham Lincoln was elected as 16th President of the United States, quite a bit happened in the States that directly led to the Civil War. There was such events a...
Our ears are constantly working, constantly receiving. Perceiving and identifying sounds is a highly complex operation. An array of anatomical structures and processes are responsible for ensuring that signals are picked up from our environment, then processed correctly in the brain. But what exactly is hearing loss an...
Around 74,000 years ago, the Toba supervolcano erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was the biggest volcanic eruption of the last 2 million years, unleashing 2,800 cubic kilometers of magma. That’s enough to bury the entire United States in a foot-thick layer of ash and rock. In the 1990s, several scientists...
Melodic and Harmonic Intervals Understanding intervals begins with an understanding of scales. Benjamin Hollis defines a scale as a group of pitches (scale degrees) arranged in either ascending or descending order. These pitches span an octave (1). In Western music a major scale consists of seven different pitches. The...
Welcome to Unit 5! In Unit 5 you will learn to talk about time and telephone numbers. This unit also contains: - part 5 of our story: the removal van comes and brings the family's belongings; - easy and short reading and listening comprehension exercises; - the following areas: - basic vocabulary, time, the days of the...
The Religious Wars Spawned by the Reformation The Reformation, which shook up Europe, led to a hundred years of wars — over religion, land, and power — that ended with this decision in 1648: The leaders of each country could choose their religion. As a result, western Europe was (and still is) roughly divided in half, ...
How did ancient Egyptians travel? Transportation in ancient Egypt adapted over thousands of years as the civilization developed more sophisticated technologies. Ancient Egyptians mastered diverse environments from the waters of the Nile River and Mediterranean Sea to the harsh climate of the Sahara. The ancient Egyptia...
Perfect Pitch and How It Works When we talk about musicians and vocalists, the concept of “perfect pitch” is an enviable trait to have. However, this innate understanding of tones isn’t just a neat character trait, it’s a valuable skill for musicians. In this article, we’ll explore the concept of perfect pitch, how it ...
HOW WE HEAR How we hear begins with sound waves, a vibration, which propels outwards like ripples on the water. The curved shape of the outer ear helps determine from which direction a sound is coming and encourages the sound waves to travel into your ear canal. Sound Waves to Brain Sound waves then progress into the e...
The Gothic script developed in twelfth–century France was used in Western and Central Europe. It was characterized by an emphasis on vertical, straight lines and sharp angles. The Gothic style was ousted in Southern and Western Europe by the humanist cursive or Latin script, developed in fifteenth–century Italy. Humani...
A general term for the eastern Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia, named after the city-state of Akkad. The earliest attested dialect is termed Old Akkadian, and was used as the official language of the Akkadian empire in the second half of the 3rd millenium B.C. The second and third branches of the language are B...
William Butterfield and Gothic Revival Architecture During the late nineteenth century, architect William Butterfield created two Anglo-Catholic churches in the Gothic revival style: the All Saints Church in London and Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne. This era of architecture was based heavily upon older Gothic bui...
Top Suggestions 8th Grade Vocabulary Worksheet : 8th Grade Vocabulary Worksheet Assignments are available to premium members only upgrade to premium membership to assign worksheets games and more to your child no standards associated with this content no standards associated In a single paragraph baker fondly recalls m...
About Ellis Island Ellis Island was the entry point into the United States of America for over twelve million immigrants between 1892 and 1954. Prior to this, Ellis Island had been owned by the state of New York and was purchased by the federal government in 1808, first for use as a fortification and, following the shi...
Now that you've established the basics of PBL, you're ready for part two. On this page, you will find a wide range of activities that will get workshop participants thinking and talking about PBL. 1. Prepare Participants for Critical Viewing of Case Study Videos Before watching a set of videos that demonstrate PBL at w...
What can students at this level do? Here is a general description. For a more detailed description, you can refer to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages: Learning, teaching & assessment - Hold a conversation with others on familiar topics - Express opinions giving reasons - Talk about plans or hope...
The Atlantic Slave Trade In 1502, the first African slaves were taken to Hispaniola. In 1888, Brazil became the last nation in the Western Hemisphere to outlaw slavery. For the nearly 400 years in between, slavery played a major role in linking the histories of Africa, North and South America, and Europe. Beginning wit...
Lunokhod 1 was the first successful rover to explore another world. It arrived on the moon on Nov. 17, 1970, upon the Luna 17 lander. Driven by remote-control operators in the Soviet Union, it travelled more than 10 kilometers (6 miles) in just 10 months. By comparison, it took the Mars Opportunity rover about six year...
The cerebrum (right and left) is the upper, front portion of the brain and consists of two hemispheres, or halves. The two hemispheres are connected by the corpus callosum, which is a large bundle of nerve fibers. The cerebrum can be divided into four lobes: frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lob...
Music can soothe the soul and speed along creativity, but it won’t, according to researchers from Harvard, boost intelligence. “More than 80 percent of American adults think that music improves children’s grades or intelligence,” said Samuel Mehr, a Harvard Graduate School of Education doctoral student working in the l...
Relativity proved 100 years ago 100 years ago today, on the 29th May 1919, there was a very special Solar Eclipse. Of course, all eclipses are pretty special, but this was one of the first since Einstein had proposed his theory of General Relativity, and the eclipse gave a perfect opportunity to test the theory. Among ...
There are four major groups of modern land plant: non-vascular land plants that include mosses , liverworts and hornworts; seedless vascular plants including ferns and horsetails; gymnosperms including conifers and cycads that are characterised by the protection conferred upon the embryo by a hardened seed casing; and ...
Astronomers studying a newborn star have caught a detailed glimpse of planets forming around it, revealing a never-before seen stage of planetary evolution. Large gas giant planets appear to be clearing a gap in the disk of material surrounding the star, and using gravity to channel material across the gap to the inter...
Space Weather throughout the Solar System The Sun is surrounded by a "bubble" in space called the heliosphere. In a sense, we Earthlings live within the outer atmosphere of our Sun. The solar wind fills the heliosphere with energetic particles and magnetic fields, extending the outermost reaches of the solar atmosphere...
Steel, in the most basic terms, is refined elemental iron mixed with carbon to form a stronger material. However, there are thousands of different forms of steel, as it is a chemical process with dozens of possible chemicals added for specific properties. Despite the wide range of different compositions, steel can be c...
Another ESA mission is turning its gaze towards Mars. This recent image was taken by the X-ray observatory XMM-Newton. All bodies in our Solar System, including planets such as Earth and Mars, emit X-ray radiation. As far as we know, there are several possible sources of this radiation. One of the main sources is thoug...
When two lines intersect, the opposite angles form vertical angles or vertically opposite angles. They are called vertical angles because they share the same vertex.The Vertical Angle Theorem states that Vertical angles are equal. Notice also that x and y are supplementary angles i.e. their sum is 180°. The following d...
The 1630 - 1640 great migration was fueled in large part by those seeking religious freedom. These emigres, unified in faith and settled far from home, over time created a Puritan Theocracy. Ironically, the emigrants had fled religious persecution only to become oppressors; they were most spiteful toward the Quakers. O...
Scientists from China, Germany and the UK have new evidence to reveal the "true color" of fossil insects, which are 200 million years old. Structural colors have evolved in a myriad of animals and plants and result from the wavelength-selective scattering of incident light. These colors could be more vibrant and visual...
The Harlem Renaissance developed as a result of the Harlem neighborhood in New York in the early 20th century. The region was growing as a black cultural mecca, and it led to a social and artistic explosion that lasted from the 1910s to mid-1930s (Herringshaw 12). Due to this explosion, the period is considered as a go...
In this demo, students will witness the ability of carbon dioxide to extinguish a flame and oxygen to feed a flame. Middle and high school By the end of this lesson, students should be able to - Recognize that combustion reactions can only take place in the presence of oxygen. - Understand that carbon dioxide extinguis...
Radians are a unit that measure angles using the radius of a circle. One radian is equal to the amount of rotation required to travel the length of one radius along the circumference of the circle. For example, the angle of 2 radians can be visualized by the three circles below. Geometrically, the angle’s arc-length al...
Despite the millions used in the transatlantic slave trade and Britain benefitting from their forced labour, a national memorial is proving difficult. COBA, the Collective of Black Artists has been working to introduce Canadian audiences to African and Caribbean dances for 25 years. Catholic Church records document the...
Data support theory that moon was ripped from Earth March 17, 1999 (CNN) -- NASA says data from its Lunar Prospector spacecraft support a theory that the bulk of the Moon was ripped away from the Earth. Based on information first gathered during the Apollo era, scientists suggested that the Moon formed when a Mars-size...
Letters and Sounds We have extended the range of superb English worksheets to cover some of the sounds used in reading and spelling for the lower primary age range. These sounds are represented by more than one letter and include ‘ai’, ‘ee’, ‘oa’, ‘oo’ and many others, as well as ‘ea’ (long ‘e’ sound in words such as ‘...
A cone has one face. It is a three-dimensional shape with a circular base, one side and one vertex. Faces can be identified as the flat surfaces on a three-dimensional figure. There are a variety of cone types, but all of them only have one face. Cones can be right circular cones or oblique circular cones. Right circul...
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. The English word "oboe" is a corruption of the French word for oboe, hautbois, which is a compound word made of haut meaning "high" and bois, meaning "wood." A musician who plays the oboe is called an oboist. Careful manipulation of embouchure and air...
What are prepositions? What are prepositions? Prepositions are linking words in a sentence. We use prepositions to explain where things are in time or space. Prepositions tell us where something is (for example, beside, under, on, against, beneath or over) or when something is happening (for example: until, during, aft...
The Largest North American Owl The snowy owl is a bird of Arctic tundra, open grasslands and fields. It is large, white with a rounded head, yellow eyes and black bill. Its feet are covered with feathers and have extra thick pads. Snowy owls have incredible vision. They can see from high up in the sky and swoop down si...
Fact Sheet 8 | American Civil Rights Movement What are civil rights? They are the personal rights of the individual citizen, upheld by law in most countries. The American civil rights movement is one of the most important movements in American history. It was a movement against racism and injustice, which touched every...
The term amplitude is used to describe the volume of an audio signal and is related to how much energy is being transferred. For example, you would find a low amplitude when someone is whispering whereas someone shouting would produce a higher and stronger amplitude. Sound waves are created by vibrating air molecules. ...
Section 5: Homestead Farms Farmers began to look at the land in Dakota Territory during the Civil War (1861 – 1865). In the 1870s, people who wanted a family farm could claim a homestead of 160 acres. They could also purchase land in any amount they could afford. Family farms, much smaller than bonanza farms, had an av...
The island continent of Australia features a wide range of climatic zones, from the tropical regions of the north, through the arid expanses of the interior, to the temperate regions of the south. Widely known as 'The Dry Continent', the land mass is relatively arid, with 80% having a median rainfall less than 600 mm p...
Every month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change's causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and explores what's to come if we don't reduce emissions at a quicker pace. Our blog series, This Month in Climate Science, offe...
Understanding and Assessing Fluency Learn what reading fluency is, why it is critical to make sure that students have sufficient fluency, how we should assess fluency, and how to best provide practice and support for all students. Let's cut through the buzz around fluency and review what reading fluency is, why it is e...
Today’s classrooms are incredibly diverse places, and educators sometimes wonder how to apply the principles and strategies of quality assessment with students who are at the beginning of their learning, or have accommodations, modifications, or IEPs. We hear teachers asking, “What about the students who cannot meet al...
In the past, levels of greenhouse gases were higher and lower than they are today. Studying the climates of these times is a good way to improve our understanding of the sensitivity of Earth’s climate to greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists dig deep into the rock and sand of the sea floor to sample Earth's climate hist...
The transmission electron microscope was designed to break records. Using its beam of electrons, scientists have glimpsed many types of viruses for the first time. They’ve used it to study parts of biological cells like ribosomes and mitochondria. You can see individual atoms with it. But experts have recently unlocked...
The bedrock of Sweden The bedrock of Sweden consists of three main components: Precambrian crystalline rocks, the remains of a younger sedimentary rock cover and the Caledonides. The Precambrian rocks are part of a stable rock area known as the Baltic Shield (or Fennoscandian Shield). This consists of rocks formed duri...
The Future Tenses - Lesson on Future Tenses in the EFL Classroom Here are helpful tips how to identify the various future tenses in the English language and complete worksheets successfully. The video also helps you to structure an effective lesson around the future tenses in an EFL classroom around the world. Below yo...
Nouns and pronouns must agree in number, whether singular or plural. This may seem like a trivial rule, but failing to observe it can lead to confusion and errors. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the basics of noun-pronoun agreement and some common mistakes people make. We’ll also discuss ways to avoid these mi...
After sailing through space for more than 10 years, including nearly three years in deep-space hibernation, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft will land a robotic probe on a comet. Rosetta will come within 22.5 kilometers (14 miles) of its target, comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko, known to mission investiga...
Ensuring the Beluga Whale’s Future in the Arctic Known for their white skin, distinctive “melon” foreheads, and high pitched cries, the beluga whale is one of only three cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) that reside within the Arctic. Belugas are well adapted to their harsh environment, boasting a five inch t...
Dobrowolski will be remembered for being a key person in an underground movement in Poland during World War II, which sought to teach Polish children about their heritage, as a way to fight against Nazi oppression. The Germans invaded Poland in 1939, and event which sparked World War II. With that invasion the Nazis ba...
Lesson Plan Using Brown Bear Brown Bear – The activity should incorporate one or more of the following materials or others you identify in your objectives in Lesson Plan using Brown Bear Brown Bear Research Paper - Using paints - Sand – Your lesson plan should be a two or three-dimensional visual arts activity. - Focus...
In October 2009, a series of flights over Antarctica led to the discovery of a hidden feature beneath a floating ice shelf. Scientists participating in NASA’s Operation IceBridge mapped the water depth and seafloor topography beneath Pine Island Glacier and found a deepwater channel—a likely pathway for warm water to r...
The Power of a Question Download Audio (9.5MB) Jesus was a master of questions. He used them to engage people and draw them in. He asked questions to make others think about important issues and help them understand who he was and what he had come to do. He also used questions to blunt attacks by the religious authorit...
Any time you can spend helping your child with their maths or discussing their learning is hugely beneficial. The more opportunities that children have to practise maths, the easier it becomes. These opportunities could come about through homework, when demonstrating to you what they have learned in class or even durin...
South Africa contains some of the oldest archaeological and human-fossil sites in the world. Archaeologists have recovered extensive fossil remains from a series of caves in Gauteng Province. The area, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been termed “the Cradle of Humankind”. The sites include Sterkfontein, one of the ri...
Lesson Worksheet: Convex Lenses Physics • 9th Grade In this worksheet, we will practice defining a convex lens, describing the paths of light rays refracted through it, and explaining how rays are focused by such lenses. Which of the objects shown in the diagram is a convex lens? Light rays diverging from a point are i...
Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany in 1483. His father, having risen from peasantry, was determined that his son should become a civil servant, and thus had Luther sent to schools in Mansfield, Magdeburg, and Eisenach. At seventeen years of age, Luther entered the University of Erfurt and received his Bachelor...
The men’s movement is a social movement that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s, initially in response to the feminist movement. It seeks to address issues related to men’s experiences, identities, and roles in society. The men’s movement has various factions, with some focusing on issues such as fatherhood and men’s healt...
You are likely to have come across Pulse Oximeters if you have been to a doctor for treatment of the illness. Although most people do not need a pulse oximeter, many people are utilizing them to check their oxygen levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pulse oximeters determine how much oxygen is carried by the hemoglobi...
Legend: unrounded • rounded A near-open vowel or a near-low vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a near-open vowel is that the tongue is positioned similarly to an open vowel, but slightly more constricted. Other names for a near-open vowel are lowered ope...
Each chapter includes an accessible, human-narrated summary and modelled analysis that explores key themes interactively. ‘Deep dives’ into character, theme, setting and context improve learners’ understanding and support them in developing informed personal responses. To help learners get to grips with 19th century la...
Explained is a series that demystifies how the tech you use daily actually works. Humans on Earth have long wondered about what exists in the universe around us, and how much of it can we even see. Some of these elements are what we’ve been able to spot using massive, powerful telescopes, while others are generally agr...
Chapter 8 Earth as a Planet 1: What is the thickest interior layer of Earth? The thinnest? 2: What are Earth’s core and mantle made of? Explain how we know. 3: Describe the differences among primitive, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock, and relate these differences to their origins. 4: Explain briefly how the ...
Rosetta mission image of the asteroid 21 Lutetia. Image: ESA On July 10, 2010, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe flew by the asteroid 21 Lutetia, which at the time was the largest asteroid ever to have been visited by a spacecraft. The fly-by occurred 282 million miles from Earth; close-up images taken by the p...
Predict Lightning: Not only can lightning strikes cause significant damage, but they are also a great danger to people and animals. 10 to 30 minutes in advance and within a radius of 30 kilometers – this is how accurate the predictions of lightning strikes should be according to the new system of a research group at th...
The destruction of Pompeii is one of the most famous disasters of all time. A modern eruption of Vesuvius could prove even more deadly. Fortunately, measures are in place to mitigate its worst impacts. The eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD killed at least 2300 people, and destroyed the towns of Pompeii and He...
Image credit: Hubble With its dazzling icy ring system, Saturn has been a subject of fascination since ancient times. Even now, the sixth planet from the sun holds many mysteries, partly because its distance makes direct observation difficult and partly because this gas giant (which is several times the size of our pla...
CONSTITUTION DAY: February 5 Dia de la Constitucion—Constitution Day—is a national holiday in Mexico, and it marks a significant event in the nation’s history. On February 5, 1917, a new constitution was drawn, using the original document, but adding and modifying various points. The original Federal Constitution of Me...
Recognizing and using forms. a. Pause and look around you and/or outside a window. Break all of these objects into their basic forms. The building you are in is most likely a series of cubes. A fire hydrant may be a cylinder with half spheres attached. Note books, furniture, vehicles, people, anything you may see. Reco...
On February 1, 1881, driven by patriotic fervor and capitalized by over 100,000 mostly small investors, the French Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique began work on a canal that would cross the Colombian isthmus of Panama and unite the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Can...
7pp. Students are given several numbers on cards. They have to correctly select the multples of certain numbers. Investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 Explore and describe number patterns resulting from performing multiplication Identify and describe factors and multiples of whole num...
The Babylonian Talmud By contrast, the Jewish community in Babylon was much more prosperous and stable. They could afford to take their time in adding commentary to the Mishna. Hence, the Babylonian Talmud, or Talmud Bavli, was not completed until the beginning of the sixth century and consisted of two and a half milli...
The Franco Prussian War The Franco-Prussian War, was a war in 1870-1871 lost by France to the German states under the leadership of Prussia. The underlying causes of the conflict were the determination of the Prussian statesman Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck to unify Germany under Prussian control and, as a st...