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Women in Technology

Profiles of female trailblazers in technology by Jennie Wood Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer Women in Technology Ada Lovelace Grace Hopper Hedy Lamarr Jean Sammet Roberta…

Hoaxes - Media

Media Myths by Beth Rowen War of the WorldsKnown for his flair for the dramatic, Orson Welles, with members of his Mercury Theatre Company, incited mass hysteria and earned themselves…

Dating Customs Around the World

These are some of the ways teens date in other countries of the world.Afghanistan Dating is rare in Afghanistan because most marriages are arranged by parents, and schools are separate for boys…

International Trade: Arguments Against Free Trade

Arguments Against Free TradeInternational TradeIntroductionExports, Imports—Why Bother?The Argument for Free TradeArguments Against Free TradeBarriers to International TradeInternational Trade…

Algebra: Radical Operations

Radical Operations Algebra Wrestling with Radicals Introducing the Radical Sign Simplifying Radical Expressions Unleashing Radical Powers Radical Operations Solving Radical Equations When…

Writing Well: Playing with the Big Kids

Playing with the Big KidsWriting WellWriting Across the CurriculumDifferent Strokes for Different FolksPlaying with the Big KidsFull CreditTwo's Company, Three's a Crowd— Unless You're Writing When…

Algebra: Encountering Complex Fractions

Encountering Complex Fractions Algebra Rational Expressions Simplifying Rational Expressions Combining Rational Expressions Multiplying and Dividing Rationally Encountering Complex Fractions…

Interview: Edward Ball on Slaves in the Family

A Mixed Blessing You've obviously uncovered some ugly chapters in your family history. How do you feel about how you ancestry weighs on you? I'm sure that there are some things you'd like to…

Homework Helper: Writing Skills

Writing Skills Proofread the Final Draft Look for careless errors such as misspelled words and incorrect punctuation and capitalization. Errors are harder to spot on a…

Budgets

A budget is a tool used by individuals, businesses, and governments to predict flows of money over a period of time, usually a year. A household budget lists all the sources of money for that…