A collection of stories to support teaching and learning.
A Dutch professor, living and working in Leyden, wants to store electricity so he has it readily available for his crowd-pleasing demonstrations. Can...
Alessandro Volta (born on February 18, 1745) invents a "Voltaic Pile," which is the world's first battery. How did he make this happen?
Read the comments of teachers, administrators, students and parents about what they appreciate about AwesomeStories.
Luigi Galvani believes that a frog's leg twitches because of electricity inside the frog while Alessandro Volta believes the electricity comes from ou...
A description of the newest offerings from AwesomeStories.
Compendium of resources describing "White Supremacy"
AwesomeStories bridges stories to learning, as a gathering place of primary-source information. Its purpose—since the site was first launched in...
An overview of important scientists, educators and commentators on the the science of brains when reading, telling or remembering a story.
This chapter reviews brain research on the impact of writing on the brain as well as the impact of what we write on others.
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