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Hi! It's Tuesday, November 11, 2008 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
National Museum of Education: Inventucation Central
http://www.nmoe.org/students/index.htm

Age Range: 8-18 (approximately)

The National Museum of Education has a winner with this addition to their
website that encourages young inventors by providing all kinds of
information on inventors, inventions, and how to invent. It encourages
students to invent with interactive games to challenge thinking and improve
science skills, a database of online science experiments, and terrific
invention contests and competitions. They also maintain a "Hall of Fame"
featuring student inventors!

When you get to the site you'll see an introduction. Scroll down to the main
menu featuring five items:

1) Student Inventors - Read comics featuring the biographies of student
inventors, explore the student inventors and their inventions in the
"Gallery for America's Young Inventors" and find out how you can submit an
invention and be inducted to the hall of fame.

2) Invention Competitions - Students can participate in competitions,
awards, scholarships and more. Check out the BubbleWrap competition, the
Rubber Band Contest, Student Ideas for a Better America and more!

3) Science Activities - Check out this fantastic database of online
activities that help kids learn how to design and build inventions,
problem-solve, think scientifically, and use physics to develop their
inventions. All of these lessons and experiments link to websites with
terrific content for students of all ages and abilities. Who needs
textbooks? This is a science curriculum all by itself.

4) Inventors and Inventions - Explore this archive of famous and
not-so-famous inventors from around the world (including African-American
and Women inventors). Check out the U.S. Patent Office for kids. Get a
short list of museums featuring weird and wonderful inventions.

5) Resources for Teachers - Get FREE invention curriculum, lesson plans,
printables for your students, invention graphic organizers, recommended
books, and more!

This site gets a ClickSchooling Award for Excellence! Bookmark it - your
young inventor will want to return often!

Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com
http://www.Carschooling.com
http://www.UniversalPreschool.com/

DID YOU MISPLACE A ClickSchooling Review? Do you need to find an educational website - fast! Visit the ClickSchooling archives at:
http://www.homefires.com/clickschool/archive.asp

Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should ALWAYS preview the sites for suitable content.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Federally Registered Trademark.

Sites to See: Native Americans
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites010.shtml

From the site:
“Web sites created by and about Native Americans offer resources that help students of all ages learn about the varied histories and cultures of hundreds of American Indian groups, and better understand how those histories and cultures affect their lives today. Included: Twenty online resources on Native American history and culture.”

[NOTE: Previously posted. Links last updated 10/30/2008 - Phyllis ]

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Site of the Day for Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Special greetings to those in Canada observing Remembrance Day and
those in the U.S. commemorating Veterans' Day

"At the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, we remember."

Frontline: A Company of Soldiers
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/company/

Today's site, from the PBS documentary series Frontline, details the lives of one
small group of soldiers seeing active service on the streets of Baghdad as the
military situation deteriorated after the initial capture of the city. Gentle
Subscribers may find this examination, focused on a single cavalry company of fewer
than a dozen men, offers a moving and intensely personal view of some of their
experiences.

"In November 2004, a Frontline production team embedded with the soldiers of the
1-8 Cavalry's Dog Company in south Baghdad to document the day-to-day realities of
a life-and-death military mission that also includes rebuilding Iraq's
infrastructure, promoting its economic development, and building positive relations
with its people." - from the website

This companion website to the documentary provides the production notebook of
co-producer Edward Jarvis, along with a number of print interviews with members of
Dog Company. A Frequently Asked Questions section and a brief glossary which
explains a number of specific military terms and acronyms are also available, while
another section covers the innovations in urban warfare being developed and shared
on the ground through technical improvisation. The entire film, divided into six
segments and totaling ninety minutes, can be streamed from the site in either
Windows Media or RealPlayer format. Although the conditions of war resulted in the
use of strong language, an edited version can be chosen with the offensive language
removed.

March to the site to review this stirring documentary on the war in Iraq at:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/company/

A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd

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Hi! It's Monday, November 10, 2008 and time for Math at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
MathEBook.net
http://www.mathebook.net

Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12)

What a find! This website offers FREE math "Downloadable
Tutorials." The tutorials come in the form of both online math
videos (via YouTube, with some that are similar to webinars) and
interactive eWorkSheets and eWorkBooks that allow students in grades
K-12 to learn and practice math with ease.

The downloadable eWorkSheets and eWorkBooks in pdf format can be used
at the website or offline. They are editable - in other words you can
type in answers using your computer keyboard so you don't have to
print them out to use them. The site emphasizes the fact that "by
using Downloadable Tutorials one can save the waste of paper and SAVE
TREES, so we encourage you to be GREEN, and help mother nature to
survive." While you can print the colorful and engaging worksheets
and workbooks out, they would prefer you didn't in the interest of
being green. :)

When you get to the site, you'll see a welcome message and a picture
of a ladder with varying grade levels including Kindergarten,
Elementary, Middle, and High School. Click on any one and a new page
opens.

*ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN...you'll see titles of various math
strands and concepts. Place your cursor over them and you'll see the
words "Virtual" and "eWorkBook." Click on "Virtual" and a new page
opens to a series of individual worksheets on that math topic. Click
on "eWorkBooks" to download a pdf file containing an editable
workbook on that topic. All of the worksheets and workbooks contain
colorful illustrations that are sure to engage students. It's obvious
that real care was taken to make this graphically appealing.

*ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN...you'll see the words, "Click Here
for Video Tutorials." Click on it and a menu opens with all the video
titles for every grade. Click on any one and enjoy the lesson
presentation delivered through YouTube videos that are on MathEBook
website.

Back on the home page, you'll see a menu bar at the top of the
screen. Use it to access the free "Math Dictionary" that defines
various math terminology. You can also click on "Download" to see
and access the eWorkSheets contained on the site.

Bookmark this website as it promises to "continuously develop and
further enhance the syllabus and will keep adding new features." They
also want your feedback to improve the user experience for all
visitors to the site.

Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com
http://www.Carschooling.com
http://www.UniversalPreschool.com

DID YOU MISPLACE A ClickSchooling Review? Do you need to find an educational website - fast! Visit the ClickSchooling archives at:
http://www.homefires.com/clickschool/archive.asp

Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should ALWAYS preview the sites for suitable content.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Federally Registered Trademark.

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ConnectEng
The newsletter of Web English Teacher
November 9, 2008

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Bram Stoker
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/stoker.html
Dracula, anyone?

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The Horror! The Horror! Exploring the Conventions of the Horror Genre in
Film and Literature
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20081023thursday.html

Students identify the conventions of the horror genre and analyze films
and texts to uncover these conventions in action. Their work will
culminate in a "Festival of Fear," a class celebration of the genre.

[NOTE: Site includes many links to suggested resources. – Phyllis ]

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Teacher's Guide for the Professional Cartoonists' Index
http://www.cagle.com/teacher/
Looking for a way to teach analysis? Looking for a topic introduction to
your lesson? Visit this site, which always has 5 lessons for teachers.
Visit often, as lessons are updated frequently. The site explicitly gives
teachers permission to recopy these cartoons and materials for educational
purposes. [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Carla Beard
Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com
This newsletter is copyright 2008, Web English Teacher.

Milestones in Lit
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/literature/Milestones/LIT_ML.html

Each month, Milestones in Lit lists significant literary events that have occurred in the past during that month.

From the site:
“Check out some important literary events that have anniversaries this month. Milestones will be taking a summer hiatus, but check back in September for a brand-new listing of events!”

The Volcanoes of Lewis and Clark: October 1805 to June 1806
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/Historical/LewisClark/

From the site:
“Two Hundred years ago on October 16, 1805, Lewis and Clark and the men of the "Corps of Discovery" reached the Columbia River. On October 18, 1805, the men began their journey down the Columbia River where they reached the Pacific Ocean on November 15, 1805. On the journey the men saw five different Cascade Range volcanoes. They even named Mount Jefferson after their benefactor, Thomas Jefferson. The Cascades Volcano Observatory's "The Volcanoes of Lewis and Clark" begins on the Clearwater River in early October, and uses the 1814 Biddle publication of the journey to follow Lewis and Clark down the Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia Rivers. This web presentation includes old illustrations, maps, and information about the landscape and the volcanoes which Lewis and Clark saw.”

Sites found in:
November 8, 2008 "Earth Science Sites of the Week”

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Geologic Time Period Project
POWERPOINT (Charlie Lindgren) I've created a lesson where teams of students must make a PowerPoint for one of the time periods. Everything you need is there.
http://www.gatesscience.info/teamescience/geotimes.htm
[NOTE: Time periods (at the top of the page) are hyperlinked. Question numbers are linked to resouces.

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AGE OF THE EARTH, USGS, (Virginia Malone), This one page is a relatively simple explanation of the rock evidence we have for the age of the Earth.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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A GLOBAL MAP OF HUMAN IMPACTS TO MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (Scout Report) Many people may wonder what happens in the vast stretches of the world's oceans. For some, it is simply a matter of "out of sight, out of mind". Fortunately that is not the attitude at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at the University of California, Santa Barbara. For one of their latest projects, they decided to estimate and visualize the global impact humans are having on the ocean's ecosystems. Visitors to the site can view the map, learn about the methodology used to create the map, and also read about their datasets. Their findings were also recently reported in Science magazine, and users can view supplementary findings which appeared in that piece. As it stands, this map provides "critical information for evaluating where certain activities can continue with little effect on the oceans, where other activities might need to be stopped or moved to less sensitive areas, and where to focus efforts on protecting the last pristine areas." [KMG]
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/GlobalMarine

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NOAA Is Encouraging Everyone To Prepare For Hurricane Season
NOAA SUMMARY, NOAA (Zach Miller) Here is a good NOAA summary from their online magazine for "Hurricane Myths and Misconceptions" Scroll down.
http://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag205.htm

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EARTH OBSERVATION FROM SPACE, (Nicole LaDue) The National Research Council has just published "Earth Observations from Space" about the satellites have revolutionized Earth studies. You can request a free copy and CD with pictures and animations by going to this website: http://dels.nas.edu/basc/earthobservations/index.cgi

[NOTE: See Also: Resources for Teachers http://dels.nas.edu/teachers/ - Phyllis ]

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OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION THROUGH TIME, (suggested by Cher Cunningham, Science Information and Education Office, USGS), As our Nation wrestles with questions of energy use and climate change, the USGS has completed a map compilation showing historical oil and gas exploration and production in the United States. The map is available both as a static Portable Document Format (PDF) file and as an interactive, layered map using Geographic Information System (GIS) tools. The site includes links to important related data by using the USGS Internet Map Service or by importing the data into GIS software such as ArcGIS. An interesting video history over the last century is also available. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-q/text/cover.htm

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Mark Francek
Central Michigan University
Resource Page: http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi

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Site of the Day for Friday, November 7, 2008

Famous Locations
http://www.famouslocations.com/

Today's site offers a worldwide tour of many of the spectacular scenes used in film
productions. Gentle Subscribers who enjoy a bit of armchair travelling, along with
tracking down the locations of some of their favorite movies, as well as obscure
foreign films, may find this an entertaining site.

"Earth's largest collection of movie and TV locations. Ever wonder where a
particular movie or TV show was filmed? Have fun finding out with our world-wide
movie locations listings and movie maps. We have over 3.6 million locations." -
from the website

From The Sound of Music to Harry Potter, the site offers details about the movies
as well as pinpointing the locations where they were shot. Its searchable database
can be accessed by movie title or location and each location notes all the movies
filmed there, with still photos, and Google map images. A search for the Bond film
"Casino Royale" not only highlights the eighty locations used in making the most
recent film, but spotlights the 1968 version with its complement of twenty-five
locales as well. The presentation is not limited to only English language films;
the listings include movies from around the world and in diverse languages. Relying
on visitor input to ferret out the cinematic locales, the site encourages
contributions and comments to its database. An additional feature allows visitors
to discover if any movies were shot close to home.

Breeze over to the site for a splash of both the exotic and the ordinary in movie
locations at:

http://www.famouslocations.com/

A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd

Meth Project - Meth Project Foundation - Grades 6 to 12
http://www.methproject.org/

Site found on TeachersFirst.com

This website serves as a support element for the Meth Project, an organization determined to educate the public about the dangers of methamphetamine usage, to change current attitudes particularly among teens about meth use, and to have an influence on public policy concerning drug use prevention. Besides basic information (the facts are startling!), it collects news releases and offers things people can do to help in the fight. Since it started as a project in the State of Montana, it offers continual updates on which states are joining the project. It collects data on many aspects of meth use, and best of all, it offers the news of its positive results. One of the most interesting parts of the website is the ads section where viewers can see and hear television and radio ads portraying teens in the duplicitous behavior meth use often leads to.

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10092

Japanese Internment: British Columbia wages war against Japanese Canadians
http://history.cbc.ca/history/?MIval=EpisContent.html&series_id=1&episode_id=14&chapter_id=3&page_id=3&lang=E
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/kojxsm

From the site:
“Japanese Canadians were shipped to interior B.C. aboard trains during the Second World War…At the time there were about 22,000 Japanese Canadians in British Columbia, some descendants of the first immigrants who sought work in Canada in the late 1800s. From the beginning, these newcomers had been subject to intense discrimination by a largely white Canadian society.” <<>>

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Sites found in:
ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com
Oct. 31- Nov. 6, 2008

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Glossary — People on the Move : Handbook of Selected Terms and Concepts
http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12224&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/lnymo6

Migration has moved high on the international agenda; it is now the focus of sensitive debates and growing media attention in a variety of contexts. Intense interest is shown in specific issues which have only emerged fully in recent years: the situation of internally displaced persons, the dynamics of a `migration-development nexus’, or the consequences of environmental change on human displacement. Meanwhile, the future of international refugee protection and standards of national asylum policies appears fragile and uncertain. An extensive terminology has evolved to cover standing and emerging issues as they also relate to the larger fields of human rights and development.

This handbook takes stock of the present use of some selected terms and concepts. It is designed to be accessible to a general public which may not be familiar with the detailed discussions in the field of refugee and migration policy.

Source: The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration/UNESCO

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Finding and Using the Best Immigration Data Resources
http://www.prb.org/Journalists/Webcasts/2008/migrationseminar.aspx

Immigration is a polarizing topic in the United States, with people sharply divided about whether it is a positive or negative force for the country. Underlying these strong opinions are assumptions about the number and characteristics of foreigners living in the United States. What are the data behind these assumptions and how credible is the information?

On Oct. 16, 2008, the Migration Policy Institute and the Population Reference Bureau convened four experts to discuss how to find and use the most accurate and accessible data on immigration, primarily from government sources. They discussed the opportunities and pitfalls of existing data sources such as the statistics on annual immigration flows from the Department of Homeland Security, and data from the decennial census, the Current Population Surveys, and the American Community Survey. Below are links to the webcasts of the presentations.

Immigration: Data Matters (PDF; 2.2 MB)
Source: Population Reference Bureau

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FTC Launches New Web Site for Kids
http://www.ftc.gov/YouAreHere

The Federal Trade Commission launched a new Web site to introduce kids to key
consumer and business concepts. Set in a shopping mall, http://www.ftc.gov/YouAreHere takes kids on an experiential journey that presents the FTC’s mission and its important role in American commerce. Kids under 12 are reported to spend billions of dollars on goods and services every year.
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The site features animated guides who help visitors navigate a virtual mall and interact with shopkeepers and other consumers. Kids can design and print advertisements for a shoe store, uncover suspicious claims in an ad, and guess the retail price of various candies based on their supply, demand, and production costs. One game that has players match the features of various cell phones with certain audiences illustrates the principles of target marketing; another allows visitors to compare sales pitches from three pizza joints as it explains competition. A short film playing at the cinema illustrates the history of the FTC.

For parents and teachers, the site offers fact sheets that cover advertising, marketing, and competition in more detail, along with ideas for related activities.

Source: Federal Trade Commission

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Web 2.0 Storytelling: Emergence of a New Genre
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume43/Web20StorytellingEmergenceofaN/163262
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/dh6spc

A story has a beginning, a middle, and a cleanly wrapped-up ending. Whether told around a campfire, read from a book, or played on a DVD, a story goes from point A to B and then C. It follows a trajectory, a Freytag Pyramid—perhaps the line of a human life or the stages of the hero’s journey. A story is told by one person or by a creative team to an audience that is usually quiet, even receptive. Or at least that’s what a story used to be, and that’s how a story used to be told. Today, with digital networks and social media, this pattern is changing. Stories now are open-ended, branching, hyperlinked, cross-media, participatory, exploratory, and unpredictable. And they are told in new ways: Web 2.0 storytelling picks up these new types of stories and runs with them, accelerating the pace of creation and participation while revealing new directions for narratives to flow.

Source: EDUCAUSE Review

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Politics Glossary
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/politicsglossary/

Political terms defined and deciphered.

187 terms — look up by category or alphabetically.

Source: Washington Post

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Benjamin Harrison: A Resource Guide
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/bharrison/
External Web Sites
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/bharrison/external.html

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Benjamin Harrison. This resource guide compiles links to digital materials related to Harrison such as manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, and images that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external Web sites focusing on Harrison and a bibliography containing selected works for both a general audience and younger readers.

Source: Library of Congress

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The Nature & Science of Autumn: A Guide to Selected Resources
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/autumn.html

Includes books, articles, Internet resources

Source: Library of Congress Science Reference Services

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The Biology of Plants - Missouri Botanical Garden - Grades 1 to 4
http://mbgnet.net/bioplants/main.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Site found on TeachersFirst.com

This simple site, generously illustrated with videos, explains the basics of plant life to elementary students, including information on how seeds germinate, plant parts, photosynthesis, pollination, seed dispersal, and plant adaptations. Terms are defined in clear sidebars, and text is well-illustrated in the silent video clips. Watch a seed germinate in time lapse or seeds blow into the wind.

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10088

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Site of the Day for Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Unconventional Natural Gas Resources
http://www.naturalgas.org/overview/unconvent_ng_resource.asp

Today's site, from the Natural Gas Supply Association, provides an explanation of
the various types of natural gas, some of which have only recently been utilized.
Gentle Subscribers will discover a brief but informative overview of natural gas
exploitation in the United States and along its coastlines.

"Historically, conventional natural gas deposits have been the most practical, and
easiest, deposits to mine. However, as technology and geological knowledge
advances, unconventional natural gas deposits are beginning to make up an
increasingly larger percent of the supply picture. So what exactly is
unconventional gas? A precise answer to that question is hard to find." - from the
website

The presentation describes a number of new sources for natural gas, in difficult to
extract locations. In the past, this has made their use prohibitively expensive.
With the increase in cost of conventionally obtained natural gas, however, the
exhibit points out that these unconventional sources have begun to look
increasingly attractive to investors. Among the different originating natural gas
locations are deep natural gas, tight natural gas, and Devonian shale gas, along
with natural gas obtained from coalbed methane, geopressurized zones, and methane
hydrates. The exhibit displays maps of the U.S. indicating where each type of
unconventional natural gas has been found and an explanation of the difficulties in
the extraction process for each source and why they are becoming increasing viable.

Dig over to the site for an overview of new sources of natural gas at:

http://www.naturalgas.org/overview/unconvent_ng_resource.asp

A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd

Sites found in:
The Scout Report
November 7, 2008
Volume 14, Number 44

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The Scout Report on the Web:
Current issue: http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/
This issue: http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/2008/scout-081107.php

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ActionBioscience: Issues in Biotechnology
http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/

Created by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), the
ActionBioscience website is designed to promote bioscience literacy through
a host of educational activities, worksheets, interactive features, and
online demonstrations and visualizations. This particular part of the site
looks at issues in biotechnology through a range of articles and activities
that can be used in classrooms or for personal edification. This section
contains over two dozen of these activities, arranged into thematic sections
including technology and ethics, cloning, and medical biotechnology. Each
article contains a brief introduction, a set of related external links, and
a set of references for future use. Some of the pieces that shouldn't be
missed are "Agricultural Bioterrorism" by Radford G. Davis and "Designer
Babies: Ethical Considerations" by Nicholas Agar. [KMG]
[NOTE: Home page previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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The Big Bang [pdf]
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3639

Microwaves, cosmology, and the Big Bang are just some of the topics covered
by this well-thought out set of educational materials created by the
dedicated staff at the Open University's OpenLearn program. This particular
educational unit includes eight primary sections, including "Distances of
galaxies", "Introducing cosmology", and "The primordial nuclear abundances".
Visitors can log in to keep track of their progress within each unit, and
they can also offer their own review of the materials offered on the site.
Each section comes complete with graphs, photographs, artistic renderings,
and illustrations that complement the written text quite nicely. Interested
parties can also choose to view the materials in different formats,
including as an RSS feed, print-ready documents, and so on. Overall, the
site offers great insight into the world of the Big Bang for a more casual
audience. [KMG]
[NOTE: Other units previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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The Opper Project [pdf]
http://hti.osu.edu/opper/index.cfm

Much can be learned through close examination of editorial cartoons, and
this fine online collection created by The Ohio State University Cartoon
Research Library will be a welcome find for educators and students alike.
The Opper Project is named after Ohioan Frederick Burr Opper, who was one of
the most well-known early American-born cartoonists. First-time visitors may
wish to start out by reading the biography of Opper presented here, and then
continue on by looking over the "Editorial Cartoons: An Introduction"
section. Educators will want to look through the lesson plans, which use
various historical editorial cartoons to illuminate topics such as the
League of Nations, Reconstruction, the Great Depression, and immigration.
The site is very user friendly, and visitors shouldn't miss the special
worksheets that explore caricatures and common editorial symbols. [KMG]

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>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2008.
http://scout.wisc.edu/

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PBS Teachers Newsletter: July 12-18, 2009
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PBS Teachers New & Improved

The PBS Teachers http://www.pbs.org/teachers site has relaunched with new Web 2.0 functionalities, new and reorganized content. The redesigned website makes it easier and quicker for educators to find appropriate instructional and professional development resources from across all PBS' education services. Be sure to check it out and spread the word.

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NOVA scienceNOW
On-Air & Online
Gr. 6-8 / 9-12
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
9 - 10:00 pm
Explore two drugs that may help kids with muscular dystrophy or
the frail elderly who don't have the option of hopping on a
treadmill to build strength and endurance; renowned
paleontologist George Poinar, who has announced his discovery
of multiple clues to parasitic pandemics that could have been
as instrumental in wiping out the dinosaurs as the hypothesized
asteroid impact; a profile of rocket scientist and astronaut
Franklin Chang-Diaz; and the beauty -- and dangers -- of the
northern lights. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/

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Copyright 2008 PBS Online

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[NOVA Teachers] NOVA scienceNOW air July 14, 2009
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 2:42 PM

NOVA Presents "NOVA scienceNOW"
Broadcast: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow
(Check your local listings as broadcast dates and times may vary.
This program has one-year off-air taping rights.)

Marathon Mouse
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/0403/03.html

Watch Online
Watch this video segment online after the broadcast date.
(QuickTime or Windows Media plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8,
9-12)

Discovering Exercise in a Pill
Learn about endurance genes and test out some mouse-racing
experiments to learn how drugs that mimic exercise work. (Flash
plug-in required.) (Grades 9-12)

Aiding Aging Muscles
In this video, see how "exercise in a pill" could one day help
the elderly and the bedridden. (QuickTime or Windows Media
plug-in required; running time: 3m 34s) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Ask the Expert
Send in questions about marathon mice, the science of fat
burning, and more for molecular biologists Ron Evans and Vihang
Narkar of the Salk Institute.. (Questions due by Wednesday,
July 15; selected responses will be posted on Monday, July 20.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Teacher's Guide
Find a classroom activity to accompany this video segment.
(Grades 9-12)

Dinosaur Plague
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/0403/01.html

Watch Online
Watch this video segment online after the broadcast date.
(QuickTime or Windows Media plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8,
9-12)

Trapped in Amber
In this audio slide show, amber expert George Poinar guides
viewers through a gallery of plants and animals fossilized in
amber. (Flash plug-in required; total running: 6m 18s.) (Grades
6-8, 9-12)

Ask the Expert
Send in questions about all things amber, including diseases
preserved from the dinosaur era for George and Roberta Poinar.
(Questions due by Wednesday, July 15; selected responses will be
posted on Monday, July 20.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Profile: Franklin Chang-Diaz
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/0403/04.html

Watch Online
Watch this video segment online after the broadcast date.
(QuickTime or Windows Media plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8,
9-12)

Rocket Scientist
Read a full interview or hear audio highlights as Franklin
Chang-Diaz discusses how he realized his dream of becoming an
astronaut. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Ask the Expert
Send in questions for Franklin Chang-Diaz about his life and
work. (Questions due by Wednesday, July 15; selected responses
will be posted on Monday, July 20.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Space Storms
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/0304/02.html

Watch Online
Watch this video segment online. (QuickTime or Windows Media
plug-in required; downloadable version available.) (Grades 6-8,
9-12)

Northern Lights
In this slideshow, see auroras from Earth as well as other
planets, and hear the sounds that auroras make. (Flash plug-in
required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Ask the Expert
Vassilis Angelopoulos, team leader of a NASA mission to study
auroras, answers viewer questions about the auroras and the
magnetosphere. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Teacher's Guides
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/educators/subject-anth.html
Find teachers support materials for past NOVA scienceNOW episodes.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Podcasting and RSS
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/rss/
Find out how you can sign up for the NOVA scienceNOW podcast and RSS
feed that will allow you to learn about features and dispatches as
they are posted to the NOVA scienceNOW Web site. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Dispatches
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/dispatches/
Read what the NOVA scienceNOW producers, editors, and correspondents
are thinking about. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Get Involved
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/involved/
Read science news headlines, join a research project, find teaching
aids for NOVA scienceNOW, learn how to host a science cafe, pitch a
show idea, and more. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Science News
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/involved/news.html
Keep current with the most important stories by reading the top
science news articles from the mainstream media. Check back daily
for the top stories. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

The Fun Works - Educational Development Services, Inc. - Grades 6 to 12
http://www.thefunworks.org/
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Have students that are not sure what they want to be when they grow up? Do many students think that there are not many job opportunities in Math or Science? Share this site with students. Answer the quiz to uncover possible interests for future careers. Students can choose categories such as Music or Sports to view additional possible careers that many students would not think about. Click on Teachers and Instructors to view Lesson Plans and other activities, Resources, or Career Counseling.

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10108

Crime Seen, Investigated - Why Files: University of Wisconsin - Grades 5 to 12

Copy & Paste:
http://whyfiles.org/teachers/014forensic/
http://whyfiles.org/014forensic/

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This site delves into forensic science and offers students a chance to solve a crime. Students begin to understand an underworld science by collecting clues of things left behind, namely bugs, maggots, and other disgusting creatures! The lesson plan includes readings, steps to solving the crime including collecting evidence, creating a DNA profile, evaluating the evidence, and listening to an expert. Standards are provided.

Be aware: at the time of this review, the link to the video mentioned in this lesson plan was not working properly. Our editors found it, so you can access it directly from here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/forensic-sleuth/forensic-entomology/. This site does include some appropriate advertisements for the museum.

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
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ArtBabble (beta) - Indianapolis Museum of Art - Grades 8 to 12
http://www.artbabble.org/

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Make art -- and videos about art -- a social experience at ArtBabble. The site's slogan is "Art Out Loud." Listed under different "series," "channels," and "artists," the high-quality videos feature art from ancient to contemporary. The site creators (Indianapolis Museum of Art and partners) have added "notes" adjacent to every video, attached to specific places in the video, providing connections to related web sites, related videos, images for comparison, books, and more. Suddenly art is a participatory, multimedia experience. As the site says, "ArtBabble was created so others will join in spreading the world of art through video." Art video topics vary widely, ex. from ancient Greek art to a "robot parade" of artistic creations in Indianapolis. Those who join the site can also add comments to videos. Registration does require an email address.

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10086

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American Mystery! Specials: Based on the Novels by Tony Hillerman
Companion to Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) programs dramatizing works by Southwest mystery author Tony Hillerman. Features a Hillerman biography and interview, list of his books featuring Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police, material on the Navajo yesterday and today, and details about the novels made into films (such as synopses, and novel and script excerpts). Includes links to related sites.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/american/
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Studs Terkel: Conversations with America
Includes audio recordings of interviews Studs Terkel -- oral historian, playwright, radio news commentator, sportscaster, film narrator, jazz columnist, disc jockey, and music festival host -- did for his books and a multimedia interview of Terkel himself (who died in October 2008). Provides a model for those interested in the methods of oral history. Searchable. From the Chicago Historical Society.
URL: http://www.studsterkel.org/
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Cynthia Leitich Smith's Children's & Young Adult Literature Resources
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/cyalr_index.html

From the site:

“This Web site is a portal into the world of literary trade books for children and young adults. It’s designed to serve young readers, teachers, librarians, child caregivers, undergraduate and graduate students, university professors, writers, and literature enthusiasts of all stripes.”

Site includes bibliographies and resource links to book awards.

Copyright Alliance Foundation - Copyright Alliance - Grades 0 to 12
http://www.copyrightfoundation.org/

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Confused about copyright issues? Use this site to understand the rules and how they apply to the classroom. Download the Educators' Workshop to assist school leaders in learning about copyright or the Educators' Guide for use by all teachers regardless of subject or grade level. View videos about copyright in the classroom. Don’t miss the Library of Classroom Curricula, there are lessons for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Subjects include social studies, language arts, fine arts, math, science, technology, computers, research skills, and parent information!

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
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United States Patent and Trademark Office Kids’ Pages
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/index.html

Site includes links to:
Twinkle Lights (for K-6
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/special/kidtwink.html

Bright Lights (7-12)
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/special/kidbright.html

Guiding Lights (Parents, Teachers, & Coaches)
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/special/kidguide.htm

Tales from the Public Domain: Bound By Law - Center for the Study of the Public Domain (Duke Law) - Grades 9 to 12
http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/2006/
http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/digital.php

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An online, interactive graphic novel (formerly known as comic book) created at Duke Law explains the highly-sophisticated concepts of "public domain" and other intellectual property issues related to using film clips, artwork, Broadway shows, and more in a documentary. In the digital world of the 21st century, copyright is a concept most foreign to our students, and this interactive book may only fan the flames of their outrage at such limitations to the "rights" they perceive in today's connected world. As one panel in the book itself says, "To many artists, the question of 'Fair Use' can seem like a game of blind man's bluff." These concepts are very challenging, even to adults, but this interactive comic book can at least alert users to what some of the legal issues involved with intellectual property may be. This site requires Flash.

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
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NOVA: "Decoding Nazi Secrets"
http://pbs.org/nova/decoding/

Learn how, during World War II, the Allies were
able to crack the German message-coding machine "Enigma." Try to break
two different World War II-style ciphers in an online activity, encrypt
your own message with an Enigma-like machine, and see how encryption
technology affects your everyday life.
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/decoding/

1914-1918 The Great War and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/index.html

The Great War and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century was a
co-production of KCET/Los Angeles and the BBC in association with the
Imperial War Museum of London. The official site for the PBS
documentary on the Great War, provides an online synopses of each
episode, an interactive First World War timeline, a book list, an
interactive gallery with maps and locations of the war. The site also
features interviews with prominent historians.
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World War I: Trenches on the Web
An Internet History of The Great War
http://www.worldwar1.com/
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This site features timelines; biographies; photos; images of maps, posters, and artwork; trivia; information on weaponry; and more. Includes audio clips of early 20th century popular music and national anthems, a discussion forum, reading lists, and related links. Note: This ambitious site contains some dead links.

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Nevada Test Site: Oral History Project
Website for a "comprehensive program dedicated to documenting, preserving and disseminating the remembered past of persons affiliated with and affected by the Nevada Test Site during the era of Cold War nuclear testing." Features a chronology of a "half century of nuclear weapons development, use and testing from the Manhattan Project (1942) through the testing moratorium (1992)," images of testing areas in Nevada, and transcripts and clips from interviews. From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
URL: http://digital.library.unlv.edu/ntsohp/
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Nevada Site Office
"The Nevada Test Site is a massive outdoor laboratory and national experimental center" used from 1945 to 1992 for nuclear weapons testing and since then for other programs. The site features history, fact sheets, material about environmental programs (covering radiation, and radiological air and water impacts), photos, videos, and more. From the National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy.
URL: http://www.nv.doe.gov/main.htm
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/28333

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Presidents in Waiting
This exhibit focuses on the 14 U.S. vice presidents who became president though election, resignation of a president, or other means. Features essays about and images of the vice presidents who became presidents, and video interviews with four living vice presidents -- Dick Cheney, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, and Walter Mondale -- on what it is like to be a "president in waiting." From the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
URL: http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/VicePres/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27833

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Arthur Conan Doyle the Prolific Writer
A site designed to highlight Arthur Conan Doyle's works other than his Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Features illustrated essays on his "poetry, plays, historical fiction, commentary on social and legal reform, war and military chronicles, enthusiastic articles on various sport, and finally writings on behalf of Spiritualism." From the City of Westminster Libraries.
URL: http://www.westminsteronline.org/conandoyle/index.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27288

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A Case of Considerable Interest
Companion to an exhibition celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection of the Toronto Public Library. Move the magnifying glass cursor across the bookshelf to view cover images and links about Sherlock Holmes publications, other fiction and nonfiction works, and material relating to Doyle's four visits to Canada. From the Toronto Public Library.
URL http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/case_of_considerable_interest/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/28287

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Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine
Companion to a traveling exhibition "created to explore the link between Harry Potter and the history of science." Site features illustrated essays comparing Harry Potter's world with the history of science in the areas of potions, monsters, herbology, magical creatures, fantastic beasts, and immortality. Also includes lesson plans, online activities, and a bibliography. The tour will begin in the fall of 2009. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
URL http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/harrypottersworld/index.html
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