Friday, May 17, 2019

Classical Greek Books and Stories for Young Readers

Here are the best of Classical Greek books and stories for younger readers, all accessible in the linked folder above. I have created 3 versions of each one: an EPUB format, and two PDF versions, one with large font and another with smaller. I  recommend selecting a few to introduce students to ancient Greece history and culture, along with providing reading opportunities.
  • Alexander the Great by Jacob Abbott
  • Children of the Daw, Old Tales of Greece by EF Buckley
  • Greek Story and Song by Alfred J Church
  • Half a Hundred Hero Tales of Ulysses and the Men of Old
  • Iliad of Homer, Translated by Alexander Pope
  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by EM Berens
  • Old Greek Folk Stories by Josephine Preston Peabody
  • Stories from Homer by Alfred J Church
  • Stories from the Odyssey by HL Havell
  • Stories of Greek History by Charlotte M Yonge
  • Stories of Old Greece and Rome by Emilie K Baker
  • Tales of Troy and Greece by Andrew Lang
  • The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy by Padraic Colum
  • The Aeneid of Virgil
  • The Iliad for Boys and Girls by Alfred J Church
  • The Iliad for Boys and Girls by Alfred J Church_mp3.zip
  • The Illustrated Odyssey
  • The Odyssey of Homer in English Verse
  • The Story of the Aeneid by Edward Brooks
  • The Story of the Iliad by Alfred J Church
  • The Story of the Iliad by Edward Brooks
  • The Story of the Odyssey by Alfred J Church
  • The Story of the Odyssey by Edward Brooks
  • The Story of Troy by Michael Clarke and Homer
Classical Greek Books and Stories for Young Readers

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10 High School Physics and Physical Science Text Books

10 High School Physics and Physical Science Text Books

Here are 10 excellent and well written high school Physics and Physical Science text books that teach and demonstrate many topics and areas. These all have nicely illustrated graphics and images, along with internet links to supplemental content. Physics is the study of the world around us. In a sense we are more qualified to do physics than any other science. From the day we are born we study the things around us in an effort to understand how they work and relate to each other. Learning how to catch or throw a ball is a physics undertaking for example. The best approach to physics is to relate everything you learn to things you have already noticed in your everyday life. We attempt to describe things through simple rules and mathematics, which is merely the language we use. You can start with asking a simple question like ”Why is the sky blue?” which could lead you to electromagnetic waves which in turn could lead you wave particle duality and to energy levels of atoms and before long you are studying quantum mechanics or the structure of the universe.

The five similar OpenStax texts immediately below teach with real-world examples to help students grasp fundamental physics concepts. Knowledge of algebra and some trigonometry is needed, but not calculus. They include learning objectives, concept questions, links to labs and simulations, and practice opportunities for traditional physics application problems.
Mechanics Textbook (581 pgs, 8.8mb)

10 High School Physics and Physical Science Text Books
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Monday, May 13, 2019

Cherokee Trail of Tears Lessons, Activities, Materials & Videos

I have spent the last two weeks researching, reviewing and gathering these important lessons and activities about the Cherokee Trail of Tears removal which occurred in the late 1830’s, from their original homelands east of the Mississippi to Oklahoma. I have also gathered and put together 70 supporting documents, images and videos, so that everything is here are quickly accessible for viewing and download. Many of these documents are no longer easily found online, as I had to look in archives and other locations to get these together. I hope this helps teach and convey the important topics and subject matter that our students need to learn about this tragic event in our U.S. History.
  • 1829 Memorial Letter from the Cherokee Nation to Congress
  • 1831 Letter from John Martin & John Ridge, Cherokee leaders in Washington, to John Ross
  • A Brief History of Trail of Tears from Cherokee.org
  • Along the Trail of Tears Article and Questions
  • Arrival in Indian Territory, Trail of Tears painting.jpg
  • Background on Two Presidents involved in Indian Removal during the 1830s
  • Broken Treaties Handout – Cherokees
  • Cedar Town Camp Brochure.jpg
  • Cedar Town, The Trail Where They Cried
  • Cherokee Chief John Ross
  • Cherokee Nation Timelime 1450-2001
  • Cherokee Removal (Trail of Tears) – Wikipedia
  • Cherokee Removal and the Trail of Tears Questions & Activities
  • Cherokee Stories Oral History – Walker Calhoun.mp4
  • Cherokee Stories Oral History – Walker Calhoun
  • Cherokee Trail of Tears Google Satellite Image.jpg
  • Cherokee Trail of Tears Painting by Robert Lindneux.jpg
  • Cherokee Trail of Tears.mp4
  • Excerpts of Senator Frelinghuysens Speech to the Senate 1830
  • Eyewitnesses Samuel Cloud & John Burnett Trail of Tears and Questions
  • Family Stories from the Trail of Tears
  • Forced Move, Trail of Tears painting.jpg
  • General Winfield Scott’s Address to the Cherokee Nation, May 10 1838
  • Georgia Trail of Tears Brochure
  • History of The Cherokee Trail of Tears
  • How the Brutal Trail of Tears Got Its Name.mp4
  • Indian Removal Act of 1830 and Indian Removal Readings
  • John Burnett’s Story of the Trail of Tears
  • John G. Burnett’s Story of the Removal of the Cherokees
  • Letter from Chief John Ross protesting the Treaty of New Echota 1836
  • Letter from Henry Henegar during Trail of Tears, describing removal of the Ross Party
  • Map of Land Surrendered by the Cherokee Nation.png
  • Map of the Cherokee Nation in Georgia, 1830.jpg
  • Maps Related to the Cherokee Nation & Cherokee Historical Maps
  • Memorial and Protest of the Cherokee Nation by John Ross June 1836
  • Message in 1837 from Brig. Gen. John Wool to Cherokees warning not to resisting removal
  • National Park Service Stories from the Trail of Tears
  • Nightfall on the Trail of Tears painting.jpg
  • North Carolina Trail of Tears Brochure
  • North Geogia Trail of Tears Forts
  • Official Trail of Tears Maps and Brochures from NPS
  • On Indian Removal – State of Morals
  • On the Trail of Tears painting 2.jpg
  • On the Trail of Tears painting.jpg
  • Photograph of John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation 1828-66.png
  • President Andrew Jacksons Message to Congress On Indian Removal 1830
  • Reading about Indian Removal Act of 1830, Cherokee Trail of Tears and Map
  • Some of the ‘Players’ in the Trail of Tears – Cherokee Images
  • Stories along The Cherokee Trail of Tears – Cherokee Indian Slave Story
  • Supreme Court Case, Cherokee Nation v. the State of Georgia, 1831
  • Supreme Court Case, Worcester v. Georgia 1832
  • Tennessee Trail of Tears Brochure
  • The Cherokee Trail of Tears Article – Grandpa was an Indian Chief by Mrs. Elizabeth Mulligan
  • The Cherokee Trail of Tears Timeline 1838-1839
  • The Trail of Tears Story
  • Trail of Tears Cherokee Seal, Painting and Maps
  • Trail of Tears for Kids Documentary.mp4
  • Trail of Tears Groups and Army Reports
  • Trail of Tears Map with Removal Routes.jpg
  • Trail of Tears Map, Timeline, Cherokee Messenger and Statistics
  • Trail of Tears Memory by Rebecca Neugin
  • Trail of Tears Samuel’s Memory
  • Trail Of Tears Short Documentary for Middle to High School.mp4
  • Trail of Tears Stories and National Historic Trail, NPS.mp4
  • Treaty of Holston 1791 – Cherokees
  • Treaty of Hopewell 1785 – Cherokees
  • Treaty of New Echota between US Government and Cherokees, Dec 29 1835
  • Treaty of New Echota Dec 1835 and John Ross Letter Protesting It
  • Treaty of New Echota Source Document Excerpt, Dec 29 1835
  • U.S. State Department statement on Indian Removal
Cherokee Trail of Tears Lessons, Activities, Materials and Videos

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Chemistry Textbooks and Study Materials for Middle and High School

Chemistry Textbooks and Study Materials for Middle and High School

Here are several chemistry textbooks for both middle and high school students, along with lesson and study materials with all supporting content. These will greatly help in learning this important science subject and becoming more adept at understanding chemical concepts.

Element List (1 pg, 53kb)
Periodic Table of Elements (1 pg, 870kb)
Chemistry Study Guide for Final Exam (18 pgs, 1.1mb)

Middle School Biochemistry, 4 Lessons with Activities, 4 Lessons and Activities (20 pgs, 1mb)

Middle School Biochemistry Deck (10 pages, 6 slides per page, 974kb)

Chemistry Textbook, Grade 10 (194 pgs, 1.5mb)
  1. Classification of Matter
  2. States of matter and the kinetic molecular theory
  3. The Atom
  4. The Periodic Table
  5. Chemical Bonding
  6. What are the objects around us made of
  7. Physical and Chemical Change
  8. Representing Chemical Change
  9. Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
  10. Quantitative Aspects of Chemical Change
  11. The Hydrosphere
  12. Glossary
Middle School Chemistry (740 pgs, 20mb)
  1. Matter—Solids, Liquids, and Gases
  2. Changes of State
  3. Density
  4. The Periodic Table & Bonding
  5. The Water Molecule and Dissolving
  6. Chemical Change
Chemistry Textbook, Grades 10-12 (486 pgs, 3.4mb):
  1. Classification of Matter
  2. What are the objects around us made of?
  3. The Atom
  4. Atomic Combinations
  5. Intermolecular Forces
  6. Solutions and solubility
  7. Atomic Nuclei
  8. Thermal Properties and Ideal Gases
  9. Organic Molecules
  10. Organic Macromolecules
  11. Physical and Chemical Change
  12. Representing Chemical Change
  13. Quantitative Aspects of Chemical Change
  14. Energy Changes In Chemical Reactions
  15. Types of Reactions
  16. Reaction Rates
  17. Electrochemical Reactions
  18. The Water Cycle
  19. Global Cycles: The Nitrogen Cycle
  20. The Hydrosphere
  21. The Lithosphere
  22. The Atmosphere
  23. The Chemical Industry
Beginning Chemistry Textbook (964 pgs, 5.6mb)
  1. What Is Chemistry?
  2. Measurements
  3. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
  4. Chemical Reactions and Equations
  5. Stoichiometry and the Mole
  6. Gases
  7. Energy and Chemistry
  8. Electronic Structure
  9. Chemical Bonds
  10. Solids and Liquids
  11. Solutions
  12. Acids and Bases
  13. Chemical Equilibrium
  14. Oxidation and Reduction
  15. Nuclear Chemistry
  16. Organic Chemistry
  17. Appendix: Periodic Table of the Elements
General Chemistry (2.4mb, .chm windows help format)
A a free introductory textbook on chemistry, published as an Windows Help eBook and providing the same navigation structure as the web-based version. This makes it easier to access for beginning chemistry students.
  1. Atoms
    1. The Structure of an Atom
    2. Quantum Energy Levels In Atoms
  2. Molecules
    1. The Atomic Molecular Theory
    2. Relative Atomic Masses and
    3. Empirical Formulae
    4. The Kinetic Molecular Theory
  3. Bonding
    1. Covalent Bonding
    2. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Energy Levels
    3. Molecular Geometry and Electron Domain Theory
    4. Molecular Structure and Physical Properties
  4. Physical Chemistry
    1. The Ideal Gas Law
    2. Phase Equilibrium and Intermolecular Interactions
    3. Equilibrium and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
    4. Reaction Equilibrium in the Gas Phase
    5. Energetics of Chemical Reactions
    6. Reaction Rates
    7. Acid-Base Equilibrium
  5. Nuclear Chemistry
    1. Phosphorescence,
    2. X-rays and Radiation
    3. The Study of Radioactive Compounds
    4. Radioactive DecayTransmutation of the Element
    5. The Mass Defect
    6. Nuclear Fission
    7. Nuclear Energy
    8. Nuclear Fusion
  6. Chemical Elements
    1. Periodic Table of the Elements
    2. Hydrogen
    3. Alkali Metals
    4. Alkaline Earth Elements
    5. Transition Metals
    6. Boron Group
    7. Carbon Group
    8. Nitrogen Group
    9. Oxygen Group
    10. Halogens
    11. Noble Gases
  7. Inorganic Compounds
  8. Simple Organic Compounds
  9. Appendix
    1. Common Names of Chemical Substances
    2. pH Value
    3. Solubility Products
    4. Dissociation Constants of Acids
    5. Standard Electrode Potential
    6. Table of Dipole Moments
    7. Standard Enthalpies, Free Energies of Formation, Standard Entropies
Principles of Alchemy (Chemistry).zip (1.6mb)
This is a self-paced, self-learning text specifically designed to teach Chemistry on your computer, created by Dr. Jamie Love. Its chemistry lessons are specifically designed with the needs of home school students in mind. It is not a series of "simulation" programs that provide only a brief explanation of the science, nor does it abandon the student with a dry science book. The text has has evolved into a complete self-learning Chemistry course, tried and tested by students of a variety of ages and backgrounds and is divided into four sections, each with a computer graded exam. After completing all four sections the student takes the final exam and, once successfully completed, will receive a Diploma. In total there are 5 exams with 100 questions. Each chapter (called an "Ancient Element") contains lessons presented in dialogue style. The purpose of this style is to break away from the dry textbooks that seem to have become a standard for Science education. Problem solving is easily demonstrated and common errors in thinking are identified. A dialogue unfolds in which Chemistry is learned. To start, unzip the zip file into a new folder double-click or click on with the "alchemy1.htm" or "START HERE - Click to open in browser.htm" file.

Chemistry Textbooks and Study Materials for Middle and High School

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