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Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html . This list was compiled from an online survey by the NEA in 2007. See also Kids' Top 100 Favorite…

Biology Science Projects

Science projects for all grades.   More Science Projects Botany Science ProjectsChemistry Science ProjectsEarth Science ProjectsPhysical Science Projects Related Links Biology…

DK Science: Glossary

Adaptationthe response of a living organism to changes in its environment.Agea unit of geological time, which is characterized by some feature (like an Ice Age).Ambera yellowish, fossilized tree…

DK Science: Biochemistry

FOOD FOR ENERGYBREAKING DOWN CARBOHYDRATESDIGESTIONRESPIRATIONENERGY RELEASEDFOOD FOR BUILDING MOLECULESAMINO ACID BUILDING BLOCKSPROTEIN CELLSDNAFIND OUT MOREThe study of the chemical processes of…

DNA fingerprinting

(Encyclopedia) DNA fingerprinting or DNA profiling, any of several similar techniques for analyzing and comparing DNA from separate sources, used especially in law enforcement to identify suspects…

Human Genome Project

(Encyclopedia) Human Genome Project, international scientific effort to map all of the genes on the 23 pairs of human chromosomes and, to sequence the 3.1 billion DNA base pairs that make up the…

prion

(Encyclopedia) prionprionprēˈŏn [key], abnormal form of a protein found in mammals, now generally believed to cause a group of diseases known as prion diseases or transmissible spongiform…

Entertainment Bios — H

Gene HackmanJessica Hagedorn Larry HagmanAlan Hale Jr.Alex HaleyAnthony Michael HallHuntz HallLasse HallströmMark HamillGeorge HamiltonLisa Gay HamiltonJupiter HammonHerbie HancockTom HanksWilliam…

Black Football Players

Notable African-American Football Players Jerry Rice   Browse more African-American biographies by category…