The need to light ones surroundings has been a human need for thousands of years. One of the first inventions was the oil lamp. From seashells to terra-cotta containers to ones made of metal, oil lamps served not only a means to provide ... [click here for more]
Butterflies are enjoyed throughout the world for their beautiful colors, patterns and shapes. They are also honored with numerous stories, poems, and legends. Butterflies symbolize many different things depending on where you live ... [click here for more]
This Enrichment4You e-guide is part of the Professor Polaris Series on Captain James Cook and his voyage to New Zealand and Australia. This e-guide focuses on the Maori and in particular their unique carvings. The purpose of this E... [click here for more]
Peddlers usually traveled by foot going from town to town and house to house. They would carry their items with them, either on their person or using small animal-drawn carts or wagons. Common items the peddler would carry included kitch... [click here for more]
Dromaeosaurids or Dromaeosauridae or "swift lizards" were some of the most intelligent and dangerous dinosaurs that ever existed. These dinosaurs were small, hunted in packs, fast, traveled on two feet and were vicious ca... [click here for more]