MERLOT Materials

This course book is meant to accompany the Michigan Trails—Trail Building, Law and Policy course currently being taught... see more

Between 1840 and 1860, fur trappers used to say there was no law west of Leavenworth, Kansas. So how did more than... see more

In this outdoor activity, learners plan a simple foot path and create an environmental impact study of the natural area... see more

This guide includes directions and a list of stops for the Manzanita Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains of California.... see more

This material is a hands-on guide to learning JavaBeans and the Beans Development Kit (BDK). It is a trail composed of... see more

Java Beans Tutorial

This Tools for Real-time Assessment of Info Literacy Skills (TRAILS) site gives teachers two assessments to be used with... see more

Trails Carolina is a program that is known for helping troubled teens, but now it is facing a lot of trouble itself. As... see more

A recording artist, disc jockey, comedian, and ambassador for Memphis music, Rufus Thomas (1917 – 2001) was born here in... see more

In 1838, poet, essayist, and lecturer Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a letter to President Martin Van Buren protesting the... see more

On this site there is information to teach you so you understand Java. Java is a programming language and if you are... see more

This five-part program centers on the ethical use and communication of information. The authors call on students to... see more

According to Professor Amy Sturgis of Lenoir-Rhyne University, the Trail of Tears shouldn’t have happened. In this video,... see more

'You’ve conquered the trail, now it’s time to tame the frontier! Experience the next step in The Oregon Trail story,... see more

An investigative report on the Florida Skunk Ape by a science journalist. The first time Dave Shealy saw a skunk ape, he... see more

This bilingual (English and German) site offers a wide variety of German Area Studies links and search engines.

This three-part program addresses the task of choosing a research topic. Browsing online or among print materials is... see more

This site provides a history of prions timeline. The timeline includes photos and information pertaining to each time... see more

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

This site provides a variety of tests to assess information literacy skills in high school students. The tests are based... see more

This video was recorded at Fourth ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining - WSDM 2011. Commerce search... see more

Created by Edwin F. Harp and Gerald F. Wieczorek of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), this resource is an... see more

This video was recorded at SOKS: Self-Organising Knowledge Systems 2010. Socio-semantic networks continuously produce... see more

This guide will introduce hikers to the rocks and geologic history of the Front Range as seen along the trails west of... see more