Web Resources

Creating an Advertisement Web Resources

NOTE: The URLs below were accurate as of the date of publication, but are subject to change without notice.

www.writesite.org
ThinkTVNetwork
Multimedia language arts curriculum that makes the process of telling a story fun. Students take on the role of journalists—generating leads, gathering facts, and writing stories—using the tools and techniques of real-life journalists.

www.chron.com/content/chronicle/editorial
Houston Chronicle
Daily online publication of the newspaper's editorials and editorial cartoons

www.webenglishteacher.com
Online resource for lesson plans, activities, puzzles, videos, images, and databases related to writing assignments.

www.bly.com/Pages/documents/HTPFAC.html
Robert W. Bly, Copywriter, Consultant and Seminar Leader
"How To Prepare for a Copywriting Assignment"-a primer on advertising copywriting techniques.

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer.htm
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Compares the advantages and disadvantages of individual alternative fuels.

Tour de Texas Web Resources

www.texaspropane.org
Railroad Commission of Texas, Alternative Fuels Division
A searchable directory of more than 1,000 propane refueling stations in Texas.

www.texashighways.com
Texas Department of Transportation
Monthly magazine about Texas' natural and cultural resources, historical attractions, festivals, exhibits and travel adventures.

www.traveltex.com
Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism
Texas tourist information about cities, attractions, events, camping sites, accommodations, tours.

http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/stations.html
Alternative Fuels Data Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Lists LPG, CNG, LNG, M85 and E85 refueling stations and electric charging stations in the United States.

www.mapquest.com
MapQuest.com, Inc.
U.S. and international street maps, road atlases, driving directions, city and travel guides.

Conversions That Make Sense Web Resources

www.fueleconomy.gov
U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mileage estimates and side-by-side comparisons of conventional and alternative fuel vehicles.

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Algebra/rentacar.html
Rice University
Fun and Sun Rent-a-Car, a lesson on linear functions that uses graphs, tables, functions and systems of linear equations; aligns with TEKS and national algebra and pre-algebra standards.

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math
Swarthmore College
"Dr. Math," a mathematics forum for elementary, middle-school, high-school and college students. Posts frequently asked questions, offers a searchable math library, and takes online questions.

http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1987/6/87.06.02.x.html
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
A unit designed to increase middle-school students' understanding of internal-combustion engines; includes 21 math problems focused on transportation.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question477.htm
Howstuffworks.com, Inc.
Explains how a car's speed affects fuel efficiency; includes a table of gas mileage versus speed for various sizes of cars.