12.16.08
New — Genetics: Tour the Basics
uses animations to answer six questions: What is DNA? What are genes? What are chromosomes? What is a protein? What is heredity? What is a trait? (University of Utah, National Institutes of Health)12.11.08
New — Dare to Compare
Invites you to test your knowledge against students nationally and around the world. Pick a grade and subject: civics, economics, geography, history, math, or science. (Department of Education)12.02.08
New — Science of Spectroscopy
features a wiki-based effort to tell the story of spectroscopy -- the use of light to study matter. Find answers to questions about the basic theory of light, energy, and the electromagnetic spectrum. What is light? How is it created? How does it affect matter? What is energy? Learn about everyday applications of spectroscopy, including CAT scans, Mars exploration, MRIs, microwaves, sunscreen chemistry, the chemistry of vision, uses of lasers, and more. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)New — John and Abigail Adams
offers insights into the birth of American democracy, the American Revolution, life in the colonies, the Founding Fathers, the branches of government, lawmaking, and politics. Learn about key people and events: John and Abigail, John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin, King George III, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, the Boston Massacre, the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congresses, the Presidency and Vice Presidency, the Alien and Sedition Acts, and more. (WGBH, National Endowment for the Humanities)
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