Monday, October 31, 2005
Mon., Oct. 31, 2005 - ADMIN: Another short break
Dear Blog Readers,
I will be away for the next few days and may not have computer access.
Postings will resume when I return.
- Phyllis
Phyllis Anker
anker@hslc.org
I will be away for the next few days and may not have computer access.
Postings will resume when I return.
- Phyllis
Phyllis Anker
anker@hslc.org
Mon., Oct. 31, 2005 - Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
By THE FILM CRITICS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/movies/1000best.html
From the site:
“This list is drawn from the second edition of "The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made" (St. Martin's Griffin, $24.95), edited by Peter M. Nichols and published in 2004.”
By THE FILM CRITICS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/movies/1000best.html
From the site:
“This list is drawn from the second edition of "The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made" (St. Martin's Griffin, $24.95), edited by Peter M. Nichols and published in 2004.”
Mon., Oct. 31, 2005
Found in:
Don's Patch Issue #2005-07-15
from http://www.don-guitar.com
Absolute Astronomy
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/
"General facts and statistical information about planets, moons,
constellations, stars, galaxies, and Messier objects."
Planets
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/planets.htm
Constellations
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/constellations.htm
Reference
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/Reference.htm
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
*********************
The Career Key
http://www.careerkey.org/index.asp
“…expert help with career choices -- career changes, career planning, job skills, and choosing a college major or educational program.” Available in English, Spanish, Korean and Chinese.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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GovTrack
http://www.govtrack.us/
From the site: “GovTrack.us is a nexus of information about the United States Congress. GovTrack follows the status of federal legislation and the activities of your senators and representatives.” “GovTrack has the details of all bills since the 106th Congress -- that is, since 1999. You can search for legislation, or browse by topic or committee.”
*****
The Health Library at Stanford.
http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/index.html
The Health Library's Selected Internet Resources contain more than ten thousand reviewed links to web sites that provide scientifically based health information.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Don's Patch Issue #2005-07-15
from http://www.don-guitar.com
Absolute Astronomy
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/
"General facts and statistical information about planets, moons,
constellations, stars, galaxies, and Messier objects."
Planets
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/planets.htm
Constellations
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/constellations.htm
Reference
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/Reference.htm
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
*********************
The Career Key
http://www.careerkey.org/index.asp
“…expert help with career choices -- career changes, career planning, job skills, and choosing a college major or educational program.” Available in English, Spanish, Korean and Chinese.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
*************************
GovTrack
http://www.govtrack.us/
From the site: “GovTrack.us is a nexus of information about the United States Congress. GovTrack follows the status of federal legislation and the activities of your senators and representatives.” “GovTrack has the details of all bills since the 106th Congress -- that is, since 1999. You can search for legislation, or browse by topic or committee.”
*****
The Health Library at Stanford.
http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/index.html
The Health Library's Selected Internet Resources contain more than ten thousand reviewed links to web sites that provide scientifically based health information.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Mon., Oct. 31, 2005 - Congressional Research Reports
Found in:
*** NEAT NEW STUFF, JULY 1, 2005
Open CRS Network: CRS Reports for the People
http://opencrs.com/
A searchable, consolidated archive of several large collections of Congressional Research Service reports, including that of the Federation of American Scientists. See also the collection held by the University of North Texas Library, http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs/index.tkl , which is searchable and browsable by topic.
*****
Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2005.
*** NEAT NEW STUFF, JULY 1, 2005
Open CRS Network: CRS Reports for the People
http://opencrs.com/
A searchable, consolidated archive of several large collections of Congressional Research Service reports, including that of the Federation of American Scientists. See also the collection held by the University of North Texas Library, http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs/index.tkl , which is searchable and browsable by topic.
*****
Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2005.
Mon., Oct. 31, 2005 - Supreme Court / Landmark Cases
Supreme Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov
Includes an overview of the Supreme Court, Its Traditions and Procedures, and
its members. Additional information about the Supreme Court, the Judiciary,
and the Government will be found on the Websites listed at
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/links/links.html
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
http://www.landmarkcases.org/
“This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case.”
The Supreme Court Historical Society
http://www.supremecourthistory.org/
Sections include: About the Society ; History of the Court ; How the
Court Works ; Society Publications ; Learning Center ; Researching the Court
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
CourtTV: The Supreme Court – A Journey through Time
http://www.courttv.com/multimedia/supremecourt/index.html
The Supreme Court – A Journey through Time offers three QuickTimeVR 360-
degree views of the courtrooms from 1810, 1860, and 1935 to the present.
A trivia quiz is also included.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
http://www.supremecourtus.gov
Includes an overview of the Supreme Court, Its Traditions and Procedures, and
its members. Additional information about the Supreme Court, the Judiciary,
and the Government will be found on the Websites listed at
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/links/links.html
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
http://www.landmarkcases.org/
“This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case.”
The Supreme Court Historical Society
http://www.supremecourthistory.org/
Sections include: About the Society ; History of the Court ; How the
Court Works ; Society Publications ; Learning Center ; Researching the Court
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
CourtTV: The Supreme Court – A Journey through Time
http://www.courttv.com/multimedia/supremecourt/index.html
The Supreme Court – A Journey through Time offers three QuickTimeVR 360-
degree views of the courtrooms from 1810, 1860, and 1935 to the present.
A trivia quiz is also included.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Sun., Oct. 30, 2005 - West Point Bridge Design Contest
The 2006 West Point Bridge Design Contest
http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/
From the web site:
Who: U.S. students age 13 through grade 12 are eligible for prizes. Anyone else may enter our Open Competition.
When: The 2006 West Point Bridge Design Contest will begin on January 25, 2006.
“The purpose of the contest is to provide middle school and high school students with a realistic, engaging introduction to engineering.”
[NOTE: Earlier contests previously posted. – Phyllis ]
http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/
From the web site:
Who: U.S. students age 13 through grade 12 are eligible for prizes. Anyone else may enter our Open Competition.
When: The 2006 West Point Bridge Design Contest will begin on January 25, 2006.
“The purpose of the contest is to provide middle school and high school students with a realistic, engaging introduction to engineering.”
[NOTE: Earlier contests previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Sun., Oct. 30, 2005 - Teach Engineering (K-12)
Teach Engineering! Resources for K-12
http://teachengineering.com/
Welcome to the world of K-12 engineering!
“Engineers have a hand in designing, creating or modifying nearly everything we touch, wear, eat, see and hear. Introducing engineering into the K-12 classroom connects science and math concepts to the everyday engineering that surrounds us. This teacher resource, TeachEngineering.com, helps teachers enhance learning, excite students and stimulate interest in science and math through the use of hands-on engineering.”
http://teachengineering.com/
Welcome to the world of K-12 engineering!
“Engineers have a hand in designing, creating or modifying nearly everything we touch, wear, eat, see and hear. Introducing engineering into the K-12 classroom connects science and math concepts to the everyday engineering that surrounds us. This teacher resource, TeachEngineering.com, helps teachers enhance learning, excite students and stimulate interest in science and math through the use of hands-on engineering.”
Sun., Oct. 30, 2005
Found in:
=======
The Scout Report
July 1, 2005
Volume 11, Number 26
Ancient Observatories: Chichen Itza [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ancientobs/chichen/index.html
Located on a limestone plateau in the northern area of the Yucatan
peninsula, the dramatic ruins of Chichen Itza stand as a testimony to the
ingenuity of the Mayan civilization. Many visitors flock to the area to view
these structures, and now it is also possible to view them via this fine
exhibition created by the Exploratorium Museum. With substantial funding
from the McBean Family Foundation and NASA, this site explores the use of
these structures as ancient observatories. Visitors will want to begin by
looking through some historical essays on Chichen Itza, then proceed to
learn about the expert alignments of the structures that allowed Mayans to
observe different celestial bodies. The site also includes fun activities,
such as Mayan math exercises and a Mayan calendar. [KMG]
Virtual Museum and Archive of the SEC and Securities History [pdf,
RealPlayer, Windows Media Player]
http://www.sechistorical.org/
On the surface, the subject may not seem terribly interesting, but the
importance of providing historical materials relating to the growth and
development of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is tremendously
important. Since 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission Historical
Society has been collecting materials in this area, and for the past several
years it have included many of these materials on this website. On the site,
visitors can view a timeline of the SEC's history, peruse (and listen) to a
number of oral histories, and view crucial primary documents. The "Online
Programs" area is also worth a look, as it contains full broadcasts with
experts on such topics as "Developments in the Mutual Fund Industry" and
"Transformation of Wall Street". The site is rounded out by a photograph
archive, which can be browsed alphabetically. [KMG]
World Myths & Legends in Art
http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Primarily for teachers and students (but fun for anyone), this website from
the Minneapolis Institute of Arts uses 26 works of art selected from its
collections to explore mythology from around the world. Each work of art has
a corresponding essay that includes key points; the story that inspired the
work of art; background, such as history, cultural context and style; and
suggested discussion questions. For example, the entry for a Navajo ketoh
includes a Navajo creation myth describing the adventures of the earliest
beings as they moved through the first four worlds; explains that while this
particular piece is decorative jewelry, the ketoh form is based on wrist
guards worn by archers to protect their forearms from the snap of their
bowstrings; and also provides background information on the Navajo, and
their arts and crafts. [DS]
Tacoma Narrows Bridge: Extreme History [RealPlayer, Quick Time]
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TNBhistory/
Stretching across the southern portion of Puget Sound, the elegant Tacoma
Narrows bridge is considered one of the finest suspension bridges in the
United States. The current bridge is the second on the site, as it was
constructed in 1950 to serve as a replacement to the famous "Galloping
Gertie" bridge, which collapsed in a windstorm in the fall of 1940.
Currently, the Washington State Department of Transportation is building a
bridge to replace the existing structure, and it is anticipated that it will
be completed in 2007. This site offers a host of materials on all three
structures, including ample information on the construction of the bridges
and their aesthetic appeal. Along with these materials, the site also
provides a glossary of related terms, Weird Facts, and some information
about the dog "Tubby", who perished when "Galloping Gertie" collapsed on
that fateful fall day back in 1940. [KMG]
[NOTE: See Also: Bridge Resources
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TNBhistory/resources.htm - Phyllis ]
>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005.
http://scout.wisc.edu/
=======
The Scout Report
July 1, 2005
Volume 11, Number 26
Ancient Observatories: Chichen Itza [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ancientobs/chichen/index.html
Located on a limestone plateau in the northern area of the Yucatan
peninsula, the dramatic ruins of Chichen Itza stand as a testimony to the
ingenuity of the Mayan civilization. Many visitors flock to the area to view
these structures, and now it is also possible to view them via this fine
exhibition created by the Exploratorium Museum. With substantial funding
from the McBean Family Foundation and NASA, this site explores the use of
these structures as ancient observatories. Visitors will want to begin by
looking through some historical essays on Chichen Itza, then proceed to
learn about the expert alignments of the structures that allowed Mayans to
observe different celestial bodies. The site also includes fun activities,
such as Mayan math exercises and a Mayan calendar. [KMG]
Virtual Museum and Archive of the SEC and Securities History [pdf,
RealPlayer, Windows Media Player]
http://www.sechistorical.org/
On the surface, the subject may not seem terribly interesting, but the
importance of providing historical materials relating to the growth and
development of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is tremendously
important. Since 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission Historical
Society has been collecting materials in this area, and for the past several
years it have included many of these materials on this website. On the site,
visitors can view a timeline of the SEC's history, peruse (and listen) to a
number of oral histories, and view crucial primary documents. The "Online
Programs" area is also worth a look, as it contains full broadcasts with
experts on such topics as "Developments in the Mutual Fund Industry" and
"Transformation of Wall Street". The site is rounded out by a photograph
archive, which can be browsed alphabetically. [KMG]
World Myths & Legends in Art
http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Primarily for teachers and students (but fun for anyone), this website from
the Minneapolis Institute of Arts uses 26 works of art selected from its
collections to explore mythology from around the world. Each work of art has
a corresponding essay that includes key points; the story that inspired the
work of art; background, such as history, cultural context and style; and
suggested discussion questions. For example, the entry for a Navajo ketoh
includes a Navajo creation myth describing the adventures of the earliest
beings as they moved through the first four worlds; explains that while this
particular piece is decorative jewelry, the ketoh form is based on wrist
guards worn by archers to protect their forearms from the snap of their
bowstrings; and also provides background information on the Navajo, and
their arts and crafts. [DS]
Tacoma Narrows Bridge: Extreme History [RealPlayer, Quick Time]
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TNBhistory/
Stretching across the southern portion of Puget Sound, the elegant Tacoma
Narrows bridge is considered one of the finest suspension bridges in the
United States. The current bridge is the second on the site, as it was
constructed in 1950 to serve as a replacement to the famous "Galloping
Gertie" bridge, which collapsed in a windstorm in the fall of 1940.
Currently, the Washington State Department of Transportation is building a
bridge to replace the existing structure, and it is anticipated that it will
be completed in 2007. This site offers a host of materials on all three
structures, including ample information on the construction of the bridges
and their aesthetic appeal. Along with these materials, the site also
provides a glossary of related terms, Weird Facts, and some information
about the dog "Tubby", who perished when "Galloping Gertie" collapsed on
that fateful fall day back in 1940. [KMG]
[NOTE: See Also: Bridge Resources
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TNBhistory/resources.htm - Phyllis ]
>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005.
http://scout.wisc.edu/
Sun., Oct. 30, 2005
Found in:
======== The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology ==
======== June 3, 2005 ===
======== Volume 4, Number 11 ======
Regional Technology in Education Consortia
http://www.rtec.org/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
The Regional Technology in Education Consortia (RTEC) program assists
states, local educational agencies, teachers, school library and media
personnel, administrators, and other educators to integrate technologies
into kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) classrooms, library media
centers, and other educational settings, including adult literacy centers.
The activities, technical assistance, and information they provide are
intended to promote the effective use of technology in education in the
region they serve, but they also work to foster regional cooperation and
resource sharing. Through this website they offer an impressive collection
of course/workshop materials, website links, videos, tools, publications,
and presentations, which are organized by category. The broad category areas
include: Planning & Evaluation, Professional Development, Teaching &
Learning, Integrating Technology, Technology Highlights, and Special Topics
such as access and equity. The materials are also grouped by educational
grade level classification such as adult education, elementary, higher
education, K-12, or secondary. Visitors can use a search function to search
the categories and resource type by keyword. [VF]
Association for Bridge Construction and Design: Bridge Design Tips
http://www.abcdpittsburgh.org/kids/kids.htm
The Association for Bridge Construction and Design was formed in response to
"the bridge crisis" which leaves "only an extremely small percentage of
bridges throughout the nation" receiving the attention they need. The goal
of the Association is to educate bridge designers, constructors, federal,
state, and local officials, as well as the general public in the vital role
of safe bridges in our society; to improve the science of bridge design,
construction and reconstruction through a professional forum; to provide
technical information and assistance; and to educate and encourage public
and private authorities to use new and improved techniques for testing and
reconstruction. This section of the website provides a basic overview of
bridge construction along with related drawings and pictures. By reading
through the text and following the links, visitors are taken to a section
that discusses ways to calculate the forces in your trusses and then use
Java program to design trusses. Links to related articles and websites are
available for further reading on the subject of bridge design. Although the
website has not been updated recently, the resources are still relevant.
[VF]
Roman Numerals
http://www.romannumerals.co.uk/index.html
This website provides an overview of the Principles of Roman numerals as
well as a history of Roman numerals, which dates back to 1st millennium BC
when they were used by Romans to record numbers in stone, art and coins.
Some pictures in the gallery highlight the ways in which Roman Numerals are
used today, such as on watch and clock faces. The authors point out that
Roman numerals have a classic style and are less functional than the Arabic
(decimal) numbers ( 0 to 9 ) which were introduced into Europe about 900 AD
and adopted quickly because of their convenience and mathematical ease of
use. They also provide lists (including one of Roman Numerals 1 to 2016),
tables, and a converter that visitors can use to convert Roman numeral
numbers to decimal numbers. Another section provides resources for teachers
on lesson ides for teaching Roman Numerals. [VF]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, Copyright
Internet Scout Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/
======== The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology ==
======== June 3, 2005 ===
======== Volume 4, Number 11 ======
Regional Technology in Education Consortia
http://www.rtec.org/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
The Regional Technology in Education Consortia (RTEC) program assists
states, local educational agencies, teachers, school library and media
personnel, administrators, and other educators to integrate technologies
into kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) classrooms, library media
centers, and other educational settings, including adult literacy centers.
The activities, technical assistance, and information they provide are
intended to promote the effective use of technology in education in the
region they serve, but they also work to foster regional cooperation and
resource sharing. Through this website they offer an impressive collection
of course/workshop materials, website links, videos, tools, publications,
and presentations, which are organized by category. The broad category areas
include: Planning & Evaluation, Professional Development, Teaching &
Learning, Integrating Technology, Technology Highlights, and Special Topics
such as access and equity. The materials are also grouped by educational
grade level classification such as adult education, elementary, higher
education, K-12, or secondary. Visitors can use a search function to search
the categories and resource type by keyword. [VF]
Association for Bridge Construction and Design: Bridge Design Tips
http://www.abcdpittsburgh.org/kids/kids.htm
The Association for Bridge Construction and Design was formed in response to
"the bridge crisis" which leaves "only an extremely small percentage of
bridges throughout the nation" receiving the attention they need. The goal
of the Association is to educate bridge designers, constructors, federal,
state, and local officials, as well as the general public in the vital role
of safe bridges in our society; to improve the science of bridge design,
construction and reconstruction through a professional forum; to provide
technical information and assistance; and to educate and encourage public
and private authorities to use new and improved techniques for testing and
reconstruction. This section of the website provides a basic overview of
bridge construction along with related drawings and pictures. By reading
through the text and following the links, visitors are taken to a section
that discusses ways to calculate the forces in your trusses and then use
Java program to design trusses. Links to related articles and websites are
available for further reading on the subject of bridge design. Although the
website has not been updated recently, the resources are still relevant.
[VF]
Roman Numerals
http://www.romannumerals.co.uk/index.html
This website provides an overview of the Principles of Roman numerals as
well as a history of Roman numerals, which dates back to 1st millennium BC
when they were used by Romans to record numbers in stone, art and coins.
Some pictures in the gallery highlight the ways in which Roman Numerals are
used today, such as on watch and clock faces. The authors point out that
Roman numerals have a classic style and are less functional than the Arabic
(decimal) numbers ( 0 to 9 ) which were introduced into Europe about 900 AD
and adopted quickly because of their convenience and mathematical ease of
use. They also provide lists (including one of Roman Numerals 1 to 2016),
tables, and a converter that visitors can use to convert Roman numeral
numbers to decimal numbers. Another section provides resources for teachers
on lesson ides for teaching Roman Numerals. [VF]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, Copyright
Internet Scout Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Sat., Oct. 29, 2005
Found in:
=======
The Scout Report
July 15, 2005
Volume 11, Number 28
*******
Ask a Scientist!
http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ask/
The Internet offers many opportunities to find quality answers to a host of
important questions, ranging from the fields of the humanities to those in
the hard sciences. One important resource that offers answers to a number of
thorny questions is the Ask a Scientist! website created and maintained by
the Centers for Materials Research at Cornell University. The site had its
debut on September 17, 1998, when Professor Neil Ashcroft answered the
timely question, "What is Jupiter made of?". Visitors to the site can browse
or search for previously answered questions, and of course, they are also
welcome to submit their own questions for consideration. Visitors will
definitely want to view the "Frequently Viewed Questions", which feature
responses to such favorites queries as "How can you tell if a diamond is
real or fake?" or "How is glass made?" [KMG]
[NOTE: See also: Hands-on modules and demonstrations that
align with the math, science, and technology (MST) standards.
http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/modules/- Phyllis ]
World Health Organization: Influenza [pdf]
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/en/index.html
While many public health risks take turns dominating the media spotlight,
influenza continues to be a very real risk for billions of people around the
globe. While the most well-known influenza pandemic remains the world-wide
outbreak of the disease in 1918, the World Health Organization (WHO)
continues to explore and track incidences of this disease in an effort to
avoid another outbreak. On the WHO page dedicated to this disease, visitors
can read a factsheet about the disease, and also peruse the organization's
mission statement and priority activities as regards monitoring influenza.
The site also contains links to rather timely documents that include a set
of policy recommendations for strengthening the response to pandemic
influenza and also on the subject of avian influenza. Not surprisingly,
visitors can also learn about the latest outbreaks of the disease as
reported by WHO officials and correspondents. [KMG]
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.who.int/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Complete Review
http://www.complete-review.com/main/main.html
Many sites provide book reviews, but Complete Review may be one of the
better ones available to the Web-browsing public. Currently, the site
includes 1,443 book reviews, and visitors can browse through them at their
leisure. Visitors can also view the reviews by genre, such as drama, film,
philosophy, or poetry. Each review contains a bit of brief information (such
as the date of publication and general availability), then continues on to
include the complete review, along with a letter grade for the work, and
additional links to reviews provided by other notable sources, such as the
Guardian newspaper. Repeat visitors can also click on the "What's New" area
to look at the latest materials added to the site. Finally, visitors can
also peruse their compelling weblog, titled "The Literary Saloon". Here,
users can get the latest news on such topics as Toni Morrison's honorary
degree from Oxford and various translation prizes. [KMG]
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005.
http://scout.wisc.edu/
=======
The Scout Report
July 15, 2005
Volume 11, Number 28
*******
Ask a Scientist!
http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ask/
The Internet offers many opportunities to find quality answers to a host of
important questions, ranging from the fields of the humanities to those in
the hard sciences. One important resource that offers answers to a number of
thorny questions is the Ask a Scientist! website created and maintained by
the Centers for Materials Research at Cornell University. The site had its
debut on September 17, 1998, when Professor Neil Ashcroft answered the
timely question, "What is Jupiter made of?". Visitors to the site can browse
or search for previously answered questions, and of course, they are also
welcome to submit their own questions for consideration. Visitors will
definitely want to view the "Frequently Viewed Questions", which feature
responses to such favorites queries as "How can you tell if a diamond is
real or fake?" or "How is glass made?" [KMG]
[NOTE: See also: Hands-on modules and demonstrations that
align with the math, science, and technology (MST) standards.
http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/modules/- Phyllis ]
World Health Organization: Influenza [pdf]
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/en/index.html
While many public health risks take turns dominating the media spotlight,
influenza continues to be a very real risk for billions of people around the
globe. While the most well-known influenza pandemic remains the world-wide
outbreak of the disease in 1918, the World Health Organization (WHO)
continues to explore and track incidences of this disease in an effort to
avoid another outbreak. On the WHO page dedicated to this disease, visitors
can read a factsheet about the disease, and also peruse the organization's
mission statement and priority activities as regards monitoring influenza.
The site also contains links to rather timely documents that include a set
of policy recommendations for strengthening the response to pandemic
influenza and also on the subject of avian influenza. Not surprisingly,
visitors can also learn about the latest outbreaks of the disease as
reported by WHO officials and correspondents. [KMG]
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.who.int/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Complete Review
http://www.complete-review.com/main/main.html
Many sites provide book reviews, but Complete Review may be one of the
better ones available to the Web-browsing public. Currently, the site
includes 1,443 book reviews, and visitors can browse through them at their
leisure. Visitors can also view the reviews by genre, such as drama, film,
philosophy, or poetry. Each review contains a bit of brief information (such
as the date of publication and general availability), then continues on to
include the complete review, along with a letter grade for the work, and
additional links to reviews provided by other notable sources, such as the
Guardian newspaper. Repeat visitors can also click on the "What's New" area
to look at the latest materials added to the site. Finally, visitors can
also peruse their compelling weblog, titled "The Literary Saloon". Here,
users can get the latest news on such topics as Toni Morrison's honorary
degree from Oxford and various translation prizes. [KMG]
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005.
http://scout.wisc.edu/
Sat., Oct. 29, 2005 - Research Medical Literature on the Internet - 2005 Update
Found in:
Wednesday, July 06, 2005 4:49 PM
SiteLines: Ideas on Internet Searching June 2005
RESEARCHING MEDICAL LITERATURE ON THE INTERNET - 2005 UPDATE
http://www.llrx.com/features/medical2005.htm
In the latest issue of LLRX.com, Gloria Miccioli provides an update on resources for finding health and medical literature on the web. In addition to PubMed and other health databases, Miccioli covers a range of commercial and non-commercial portal sites. For those unfamiliar with PubMed or the NLM Gateway, her consise summary is a great place to start.
Copyright 2005, Workingfaster.com Inc. All rights reserved.
All SiteLines postings for June 2005 are available at:
http://www.workingfaster.com/sitelines/archives/2005_06.html
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Wednesday, July 06, 2005 4:49 PM
SiteLines: Ideas on Internet Searching June 2005
RESEARCHING MEDICAL LITERATURE ON THE INTERNET - 2005 UPDATE
http://www.llrx.com/features/medical2005.htm
In the latest issue of LLRX.com, Gloria Miccioli provides an update on resources for finding health and medical literature on the web. In addition to PubMed and other health databases, Miccioli covers a range of commercial and non-commercial portal sites. For those unfamiliar with PubMed or the NLM Gateway, her consise summary is a great place to start.
Copyright 2005, Workingfaster.com Inc. All rights reserved.
All SiteLines postings for June 2005 are available at:
http://www.workingfaster.com/sitelines/archives/2005_06.html
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Sat., Oct. 29, 2005
Found in:
======== The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences =====
====== June 24, 2005 ====
======= Volume 4, Number 13 ======
Exploratorium: Global Climate Change [Macromedia Flash Player, jpeg]
http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html
Through the exploration of scientific data, students can discover the
changes in global climate through geologic time at this Exploratorium
website. Users can find an introduction to the research of the atmosphere,
hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere to better understand climate change.
Then, visitors can explore more in-depth descriptions and datasets related
to these four spheres. Each section offers a few thought-provoking questions
and links to more information. Individuals can also discover how scientists
interpret past and present climate data and the difficulties associated with
these predictions. Anyone needing assistance with the concepts covered
should visit the instructive, comprehensive glossary of terms. [RME]
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
University of Oregon: Dr. Darkmatter Presents the Electronic Universe
[gif, mpeg]
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/
The Electronic Universe, maintained by Professor Greg Bothun at the
University of Oregon, provides educational materials on a variety of science
topics including space science, earth science, physics, weather, and the
environment. Astronomy students can find image galleries and movies of space
phenomena and general information on astronomy and scientific societies. The
website offers data, figures, and animations on volcanic and tectonic
activity, and much more. Individuals can become aware of the concerns
associated with the world energy supply and the environment. With such a
diversity of educational materials available, anyone interested in science
will benefit from the information offered at this website. [RME]
Dino Discovery: A Paleo Explorer Kids Adventure [Macromedia Flash
Player]
http://www.alfmuseum.org/interactive1.htm
This Macromedia Flash Player-enhanced website, developed by the Raymond M.
Alf Museum of Paleontology in Claremont, Calif., allows students to explore
dinosaur fossils in the Cretaceous rocks of the Kaiparowits Formation in
Utah. Through the tutorial users can discover the different types of
Cretaceous and Jurassic rocks. Students can learn about the techniques used
in the field to look for fossils, excavate findings, and protect and
preserve the collected specimen. The website follows with short movies and
figures explaining the preparation, curation, and identification of a sample
in the laboratory. This site offers a fun way for students to learn about
the work of a paleontologist. [RME]
Cody's Science Education Zone
http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/lessons.html
Anthony Cody, a middle school science teacher at the Oakland (Calif.)
Unified School District, provides a wide variety of science-related lesson
plans at this website. Physical science students and educators can find
activities and online resources dealing with energy transformation, dry ice,
simple machines, and more. The website discusses the importance of science
fairs, ways to encourage student learning, and methods of teaching that have
proved useful for the author. Amateur photographers can find a guide to
digital photography. The website also provides educational math and life
science materials. [RME]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences, Copyright InternetScout Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/
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======== The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences =====
====== June 24, 2005 ====
======= Volume 4, Number 13 ======
Exploratorium: Global Climate Change [Macromedia Flash Player, jpeg]
http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html
Through the exploration of scientific data, students can discover the
changes in global climate through geologic time at this Exploratorium
website. Users can find an introduction to the research of the atmosphere,
hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere to better understand climate change.
Then, visitors can explore more in-depth descriptions and datasets related
to these four spheres. Each section offers a few thought-provoking questions
and links to more information. Individuals can also discover how scientists
interpret past and present climate data and the difficulties associated with
these predictions. Anyone needing assistance with the concepts covered
should visit the instructive, comprehensive glossary of terms. [RME]
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
University of Oregon: Dr. Darkmatter Presents the Electronic Universe
[gif, mpeg]
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/
The Electronic Universe, maintained by Professor Greg Bothun at the
University of Oregon, provides educational materials on a variety of science
topics including space science, earth science, physics, weather, and the
environment. Astronomy students can find image galleries and movies of space
phenomena and general information on astronomy and scientific societies. The
website offers data, figures, and animations on volcanic and tectonic
activity, and much more. Individuals can become aware of the concerns
associated with the world energy supply and the environment. With such a
diversity of educational materials available, anyone interested in science
will benefit from the information offered at this website. [RME]
Dino Discovery: A Paleo Explorer Kids Adventure [Macromedia Flash
Player]
http://www.alfmuseum.org/interactive1.htm
This Macromedia Flash Player-enhanced website, developed by the Raymond M.
Alf Museum of Paleontology in Claremont, Calif., allows students to explore
dinosaur fossils in the Cretaceous rocks of the Kaiparowits Formation in
Utah. Through the tutorial users can discover the different types of
Cretaceous and Jurassic rocks. Students can learn about the techniques used
in the field to look for fossils, excavate findings, and protect and
preserve the collected specimen. The website follows with short movies and
figures explaining the preparation, curation, and identification of a sample
in the laboratory. This site offers a fun way for students to learn about
the work of a paleontologist. [RME]
Cody's Science Education Zone
http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/lessons.html
Anthony Cody, a middle school science teacher at the Oakland (Calif.)
Unified School District, provides a wide variety of science-related lesson
plans at this website. Physical science students and educators can find
activities and online resources dealing with energy transformation, dry ice,
simple machines, and more. The website discusses the importance of science
fairs, ways to encourage student learning, and methods of teaching that have
proved useful for the author. Amateur photographers can find a guide to
digital photography. The website also provides educational math and life
science materials. [RME]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences, Copyright InternetScout Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/
***************************************************
Sat., Oct. 29, 2005 - PBS / SAF / NOVA / AMEX
Found on:
******************************************
PBS Teacher Previews: October 30 - November 5, 2005
******************************************
Rx For Survival, A Global Health Challenge "Disease Warriors" and "Rise of the Superbugs" TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High School
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
9 - 11:00 pm
Join narrator Brad Pitt for this series that highlights public
health breakthroughs and interventions. The first episode
chronicles the groundbreaking work of 19th century researchers
who discovered that germs cause illness and developed the first
vaccines. The second episode chronicles the fight against new
resistant bugs and the search for "magic bullets" -- the wonder
drugs that have become a mainstay of modern medicine. (CC,
Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Log on to washingtonpost.com/liveonline to talk about the
program on Nov. 2.
http://www.pbs.org/rxforsurvival
Rx For Survival, A Global Health Challenge "Delivering the Goods" and "Deadly Messengers" TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High School
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
9 - 11:00 pm
The first hour explores the great paradox of global health: at
the dawn of the 21st century, most of the deadliest diseases
known to humankind can be prevented, treated or cured -- yet
millions die needlessly because the benefits of modern medicine
and public health fail to reach them. The second hour examines
current efforts to control mosquito and other vector-borne
diseases. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Log on to washingtonpost.com/liveonline to talk about the
program on Nov. 3
http://www.pbs.org/rxforsurvival
Rx For Survival, A Global Health Challenge "Back to the Basics" and "How Safe Are We?" TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High School
Thursday, November 3, 2005
9 - 11:00 pm
The first hour explores the vital connection between health and
essential requirements such as clean water and sanitation. The
second hour examines the need to strengthen public health
systems and leadership worldwide. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Log on to washingtonpost.com/liveonline to talk about the
program on Nov. 4.
http://www.pbs.org/rxforsurvival
********************
NOW"Global Health: Today's Challenge"TV> PBSOL>High SchoolFriday, November 4, 20058:30 - 9:00 pmNOW presents a two-part broadcast that looks at U.S. globalhealth policy to assess where it has been and what the futureholds. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)Learn more about U.S. global health policy at the companion Website.http://www.pbs.org/now/science/globalhealth.html
NOW"Global Health: America's Response"TV> PBSOL>High SchoolFriday, November 4, 20059 - 10:00 pmTune in for this "NOW" documentary that focuses on the realstories behind the shaping of America's public policy. Theprogram examines the key decisions that have had broadconsequences and provides an in-depth look at the U.S.'scurrent position on world health issues. "NOW" explores thepotential real-world impact of health issues in developingcountries on the United States. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)Test your knowledge in our online quiz; how much do you knowabout the diseases that threaten the global community?
http://www.pbs.org/now/science/globalhealth.html
**************
Alan Alda In Scientific American Frontiers
"Hot Planet -- Cold Comfort" TV> PBSOL> Middle / High School
Sunday, October 30, 2005
10:30 - 11:00 pm
So you think global warming won't affect you? Wait until the
great Atlantic Conveyor shuts down. Plus, tune in and find out
what's already happening in Alaska. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Log on to learn how changes in Arctic climate affect global
weather patterns.
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1505/index.html
*************************
NOVA
"Volcano Under the City"
TV> PBSOL> Middle / High School
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
Deep inside a volcano, a team of scientists camps amid
rockslides and seething sulfur dioxide gas. Their mission: to
study this deadly mountain up close to find out what makes it
tick. The fate of nearly half a million people in a nearby city
could be at stake. Tune in as NOVA accompanies this daring
expedition to eastern Congo's Mount Nyiragongo. (CC, Stereo,
DVI, 1 year)
Log on to our interactive features to explore Nyiragongo and
learn what risks it poses to the 500,000 people who live in its
shadow.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/volcanocity
[NOTE: See below for guide from NOVA for this program. – Phyllis ]
******
American Experience
"Race to the Moon" TV> PBSOL> Middle / High School
Monday, October 31, 2005
9 - 10:00 pm
This documentary about Apollo 8, arguably America's riskiest
and most important space mission, features the firsthand
recollections of Frank Borman, James Lovell and Bill Anders,
the three former fighter pilots whose single-minded
determination and remarkable bravery united a nation divided by
the war in Vietnam and racial strife at home and met the
challenge set forth by President John F. Kennedy in 1962: to go
to the moon. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Log on and listen to the Apollo 8 crew's onboard recordings;
NASA installed "squawk boxes" in the homes of the Apollo 8
astronauts so their families could listen in on communications
between mission control and the capsule.
http://www.pbs.org/amex/moon
[NOTE: See below for guide to this program from American Experience. – Phyllis ]
*******************
Copyright 2005 PBS Online.
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Found in:
Date Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 4:50 PM
Subject: [NOVA] "Volcano Under the City"
_____________________________________
http://www.pbs.org/nova/volcanocity/
Broadcast: Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT
(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
dates and times may vary.)
Deep inside a volcano, a team of scientists camps amid rockslides
and seething sulfur dioxide gas. Their mission: to study this deadly
mountain up close to find out what makes it tick. The fate of nearly
half a million people in a nearby city could be at stake. NOVA
accompanies this daring expedition to eastern Congo's Mount
Nyiragongo, which erupted in January 2002, surprising the city of
Goma 11 miles away. Enormous cracks opened in the ground nearby and
spewed fountains of lava, killing 100 people and leaving 120,000
homeless. Scientists' biggest fear is that next time a fracture
could open under the city itself.
Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:
Inquiry & Article
Boom or Bust
Can we forecast volcanic eruptions?
Behind the Scenes
Descend into Nyiragongo's volatile crater with filmmaker
Antoine de Maximy.
Interactive & Slide Show
Anatomy of Nyiragongo
Find out what features make this unquiet volcano tick.
Deadly Volcanos
Explore some of the worst volcanic disasters of the past four
centuries.
Also, a video preview of the program, Links & Books, the program
transcript, and more.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/volcanocity/
**************************
Found in:
Date Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:15 PM
Subject: RACE TO THE MOON on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
****
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE premieres RACE TO THE MOON
Monday night, October 31 on PBS (check local listings)
In the early morning hours of December 21, 1968, three astronauts
strapped themselves into a tiny capsule perched atop the most
powerful rocket ever built. They were about to attempt the most
daring, dangerous mission in the history of exploration: a
journey from the earth to the moon. If they succeeded, they would
realize a dream that had captured people's imaginations since
time began. If they failed, the United States would be forced to
cede technological dominance to the Soviet Union at the height of
the Cold War. The three men were the crew of Apollo 8 -- the
first manned mission to the moon.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents RACE TO THE MOON. The program
features first-hand recollections of astronauts William Anders,
Frank Borman, and James Lovell. Also interviewed are the
astronauts' wives; Walter Cronkite, who covered the event for CBS
News; staff from mission control in Houston; Soviet cosmonaut
Alexei Leonov; Andrew Chaikin, author of A Man on the Moon; and
John Logsdon, the director of the Space Policy Institute at
George Washington University.
****
RACE TO THE MOON Online
http://www.pbs.org/amex/moon
Crew Conversations
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/moon/sfeature/sf_audio.html
Talk about a long-distance phone call! Mission control and the
Apollo 8 crew communicated across thousands of miles of space.
NASA installed "squawk boxes" in the homes of the Apollo 8
astronauts, so their families could listen in. Hear excerpts from
Apollo 8's onboard recordings.
Astronauts' Families
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/moon/sfeature/sf_families.html
Crew members' children answered endless questions, posed for
photo sessions, tolerated reporters outside their homes, and
shared the mixed blessing of living in a famous father's shadow.
What was it like to grow up with an astronaut dad? Read these
comments from the Borman, Lovell, and Anders families.
Online Poll
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/moon/sfeature/sf_poll.html
In July 1969, NASA achieved President John F. Kennedy's goal when
Apollo 11 astronauts set foot on the moon. The missions in
preparation for this achievement had cost more than $27 billion
of taxpayers' money (roughly $120 billion in 2004 dollars). Do
you think American achievements in space were worth the cost?
Take the online poll.
******************************************
PBS Teacher Previews: October 30 - November 5, 2005
******************************************
Rx For Survival, A Global Health Challenge "Disease Warriors" and "Rise of the Superbugs" TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High School
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
9 - 11:00 pm
Join narrator Brad Pitt for this series that highlights public
health breakthroughs and interventions. The first episode
chronicles the groundbreaking work of 19th century researchers
who discovered that germs cause illness and developed the first
vaccines. The second episode chronicles the fight against new
resistant bugs and the search for "magic bullets" -- the wonder
drugs that have become a mainstay of modern medicine. (CC,
Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Log on to washingtonpost.com/liveonline to talk about the
program on Nov. 2.
http://www.pbs.org/rxforsurvival
Rx For Survival, A Global Health Challenge "Delivering the Goods" and "Deadly Messengers" TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High School
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
9 - 11:00 pm
The first hour explores the great paradox of global health: at
the dawn of the 21st century, most of the deadliest diseases
known to humankind can be prevented, treated or cured -- yet
millions die needlessly because the benefits of modern medicine
and public health fail to reach them. The second hour examines
current efforts to control mosquito and other vector-borne
diseases. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Log on to washingtonpost.com/liveonline to talk about the
program on Nov. 3
http://www.pbs.org/rxforsurvival
Rx For Survival, A Global Health Challenge "Back to the Basics" and "How Safe Are We?" TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High School
Thursday, November 3, 2005
9 - 11:00 pm
The first hour explores the vital connection between health and
essential requirements such as clean water and sanitation. The
second hour examines the need to strengthen public health
systems and leadership worldwide. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Log on to washingtonpost.com/liveonline to talk about the
program on Nov. 4.
http://www.pbs.org/rxforsurvival
********************
NOW"Global Health: Today's Challenge"TV> PBSOL>High SchoolFriday, November 4, 20058:30 - 9:00 pmNOW presents a two-part broadcast that looks at U.S. globalhealth policy to assess where it has been and what the futureholds. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)Learn more about U.S. global health policy at the companion Website.http://www.pbs.org/now/science/globalhealth.html
NOW"Global Health: America's Response"TV> PBSOL>High SchoolFriday, November 4, 20059 - 10:00 pmTune in for this "NOW" documentary that focuses on the realstories behind the shaping of America's public policy. Theprogram examines the key decisions that have had broadconsequences and provides an in-depth look at the U.S.'scurrent position on world health issues. "NOW" explores thepotential real-world impact of health issues in developingcountries on the United States. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)Test your knowledge in our online quiz; how much do you knowabout the diseases that threaten the global community?
http://www.pbs.org/now/science/globalhealth.html
**************
Alan Alda In Scientific American Frontiers
"Hot Planet -- Cold Comfort" TV> PBSOL> Middle / High School
Sunday, October 30, 2005
10:30 - 11:00 pm
So you think global warming won't affect you? Wait until the
great Atlantic Conveyor shuts down. Plus, tune in and find out
what's already happening in Alaska. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Log on to learn how changes in Arctic climate affect global
weather patterns.
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1505/index.html
*************************
NOVA
"Volcano Under the City"
TV> PBSOL> Middle / High School
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
Deep inside a volcano, a team of scientists camps amid
rockslides and seething sulfur dioxide gas. Their mission: to
study this deadly mountain up close to find out what makes it
tick. The fate of nearly half a million people in a nearby city
could be at stake. Tune in as NOVA accompanies this daring
expedition to eastern Congo's Mount Nyiragongo. (CC, Stereo,
DVI, 1 year)
Log on to our interactive features to explore Nyiragongo and
learn what risks it poses to the 500,000 people who live in its
shadow.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/volcanocity
[NOTE: See below for guide from NOVA for this program. – Phyllis ]
******
American Experience
"Race to the Moon" TV> PBSOL> Middle / High School
Monday, October 31, 2005
9 - 10:00 pm
This documentary about Apollo 8, arguably America's riskiest
and most important space mission, features the firsthand
recollections of Frank Borman, James Lovell and Bill Anders,
the three former fighter pilots whose single-minded
determination and remarkable bravery united a nation divided by
the war in Vietnam and racial strife at home and met the
challenge set forth by President John F. Kennedy in 1962: to go
to the moon. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Log on and listen to the Apollo 8 crew's onboard recordings;
NASA installed "squawk boxes" in the homes of the Apollo 8
astronauts so their families could listen in on communications
between mission control and the capsule.
http://www.pbs.org/amex/moon
[NOTE: See below for guide to this program from American Experience. – Phyllis ]
*******************
Copyright 2005 PBS Online.
*******
Found in:
Date Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 4:50 PM
Subject: [NOVA] "Volcano Under the City"
_____________________________________
http://www.pbs.org/nova/volcanocity/
Broadcast: Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT
(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
dates and times may vary.)
Deep inside a volcano, a team of scientists camps amid rockslides
and seething sulfur dioxide gas. Their mission: to study this deadly
mountain up close to find out what makes it tick. The fate of nearly
half a million people in a nearby city could be at stake. NOVA
accompanies this daring expedition to eastern Congo's Mount
Nyiragongo, which erupted in January 2002, surprising the city of
Goma 11 miles away. Enormous cracks opened in the ground nearby and
spewed fountains of lava, killing 100 people and leaving 120,000
homeless. Scientists' biggest fear is that next time a fracture
could open under the city itself.
Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:
Inquiry & Article
Boom or Bust
Can we forecast volcanic eruptions?
Behind the Scenes
Descend into Nyiragongo's volatile crater with filmmaker
Antoine de Maximy.
Interactive & Slide Show
Anatomy of Nyiragongo
Find out what features make this unquiet volcano tick.
Deadly Volcanos
Explore some of the worst volcanic disasters of the past four
centuries.
Also, a video preview of the program, Links & Books, the program
transcript, and more.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/volcanocity/
**************************
Found in:
Date Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:15 PM
Subject: RACE TO THE MOON on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
****
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE premieres RACE TO THE MOON
Monday night, October 31 on PBS (check local listings)
In the early morning hours of December 21, 1968, three astronauts
strapped themselves into a tiny capsule perched atop the most
powerful rocket ever built. They were about to attempt the most
daring, dangerous mission in the history of exploration: a
journey from the earth to the moon. If they succeeded, they would
realize a dream that had captured people's imaginations since
time began. If they failed, the United States would be forced to
cede technological dominance to the Soviet Union at the height of
the Cold War. The three men were the crew of Apollo 8 -- the
first manned mission to the moon.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents RACE TO THE MOON. The program
features first-hand recollections of astronauts William Anders,
Frank Borman, and James Lovell. Also interviewed are the
astronauts' wives; Walter Cronkite, who covered the event for CBS
News; staff from mission control in Houston; Soviet cosmonaut
Alexei Leonov; Andrew Chaikin, author of A Man on the Moon; and
John Logsdon, the director of the Space Policy Institute at
George Washington University.
****
RACE TO THE MOON Online
http://www.pbs.org/amex/moon
Crew Conversations
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/moon/sfeature/sf_audio.html
Talk about a long-distance phone call! Mission control and the
Apollo 8 crew communicated across thousands of miles of space.
NASA installed "squawk boxes" in the homes of the Apollo 8
astronauts, so their families could listen in. Hear excerpts from
Apollo 8's onboard recordings.
Astronauts' Families
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/moon/sfeature/sf_families.html
Crew members' children answered endless questions, posed for
photo sessions, tolerated reporters outside their homes, and
shared the mixed blessing of living in a famous father's shadow.
What was it like to grow up with an astronaut dad? Read these
comments from the Borman, Lovell, and Anders families.
Online Poll
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/moon/sfeature/sf_poll.html
In July 1969, NASA achieved President John F. Kennedy's goal when
Apollo 11 astronauts set foot on the moon. The missions in
preparation for this achievement had cost more than $27 billion
of taxpayers' money (roughly $120 billion in 2004 dollars). Do
you think American achievements in space were worth the cost?
Take the online poll.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Wed., Oct. 26, 2005 - NJASL Conference Time!
Dear Blog Readers,
I’ll be at the NJASL (formerly EMAnj) Conference for the next three days. Postings will resume when I return. Hope I see some of your there.
- Phyllis
I’ll be at the NJASL (formerly EMAnj) Conference for the next three days. Postings will resume when I return. Hope I see some of your there.
- Phyllis
Wed., Oct. 26, 2005 - S.A.T. Essay Prep / Websites for English Teachers
Free S.A.T. Essay Prep
http://www.freesatessayprep.com/
From the site:
“Over 50 pages of free test prep material”
Links
http://www.alanlawrencesitomer.com/links.htm
Links to sites for Test Prep, Colleges, Admission, Money, and Websites for English Teachers.
http://www.freesatessayprep.com/
From the site:
“Over 50 pages of free test prep material”
Links
http://www.alanlawrencesitomer.com/links.htm
Links to sites for Test Prep, Colleges, Admission, Money, and Websites for English Teachers.
Wed., Oct. 26, 2005 - Writing Center / Business Letters
The Writing Center
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/resources.html
“The Writing Center has prepared a series of hand-outs about
different aspects of the writing process.”
Business Letter Punch
http://www.businessletterpunch.com/
From the site: “This web site takes users through the actual steps of
writing a business letter.”
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/resources.html
“The Writing Center has prepared a series of hand-outs about
different aspects of the writing process.”
Business Letter Punch
http://www.businessletterpunch.com/
From the site: “This web site takes users through the actual steps of
writing a business letter.”
Wed., Oct. 26, 2005 - Grammar / Abbreviations
Daily Grammar
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtml
GrammarNOW!
http://www.grammarnow.com/
Scroll down for links to resources
Good Grief, It's Grammar Time!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr075.shtml
Article includes links to several grammar sites on the Internet.
*********
AbbreviationZ: The A to Z of Acronyms and Abbreviations on the Net
http://www.stands4.com/index.asp
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtml
GrammarNOW!
http://www.grammarnow.com/
Scroll down for links to resources
Good Grief, It's Grammar Time!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr075.shtml
Article includes links to several grammar sites on the Internet.
*********
AbbreviationZ: The A to Z of Acronyms and Abbreviations on the Net
http://www.stands4.com/index.asp
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Wed., Oct. 26, 2005 - Pointers for Fumblers of the English Language
Collected Pointers for Fumblers of the English Language
http://www.vocabvitamins.com/reference/pointers.php
"Our Collected Pointers provide an overview of important grammar and style
concepts from top authors and educators on the Net. You can take grammar on
topic by topic or refer back to this page when you're chewing your pencil,
waging one of those bitter mental battles about proper comma placement or
subject verb agreement."
http://www.vocabvitamins.com/reference/pointers.php
"Our Collected Pointers provide an overview of important grammar and style
concepts from top authors and educators on the Net. You can take grammar on
topic by topic or refer back to this page when you're chewing your pencil,
waging one of those bitter mental battles about proper comma placement or
subject verb agreement."
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Tues., Oct. 25, 2005 - Access Learning Nov. 2005
Found on:
Access Learning, November 2005
http://www.ciconline.org/AboutCIC/Publications/accesslearning.htm
http://www.ciconline.org/AboutCIC/Publications/Archives/AL_Nov05.htm
Advanced Placement English
http://www.bv229.k12.ks.us/bvn_mworthington/
Toolbox includes Literary Terms and Elements of Fiction
http://www.bv229.k12.ks.us/bvn_mworthington/AP%20Toolbox/aptoolbox.htm
Hamlet on the Ramparts
http://shea.mit.edu/ramparts/
Concerts of Paul Robeson
http://www.highlands.com/robeson/Default.html
Includes background information, a brief biography, and quotes by and about Paul Robeson.
C-SPAN Classroom
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/
New site offers a host of teacher resources on
civics and government, including video clips
and discussion questions for each branch of the
government, segments on the importance of
voting, and a lesson on the U.S. Constitution.
© 2005 Cable in the Classroom
Access Learning, November 2005
http://www.ciconline.org/AboutCIC/Publications/accesslearning.htm
http://www.ciconline.org/AboutCIC/Publications/Archives/AL_Nov05.htm
Advanced Placement English
http://www.bv229.k12.ks.us/bvn_mworthington/
Toolbox includes Literary Terms and Elements of Fiction
http://www.bv229.k12.ks.us/bvn_mworthington/AP%20Toolbox/aptoolbox.htm
Hamlet on the Ramparts
http://shea.mit.edu/ramparts/
Concerts of Paul Robeson
http://www.highlands.com/robeson/Default.html
Includes background information, a brief biography, and quotes by and about Paul Robeson.
C-SPAN Classroom
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/
New site offers a host of teacher resources on
civics and government, including video clips
and discussion questions for each branch of the
government, segments on the importance of
voting, and a lesson on the U.S. Constitution.
© 2005 Cable in the Classroom
Tues., Oct. 25, 2005 - Library & Information Science Wiki
The Library and Information Science Wiki,
http://www.liswiki.com/
Main Page [LISWiki]
a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit!
http://www.liswiki.com/
Main Page [LISWiki]
a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit!
Tues., Oct. 25, 2005 - Copyright-Free Photos on the Web
Found on:
Sites to See: Free Photos on the Web
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites067.shtml
From the site:
“Looking for copyright-friendly images you and your students can use? Want hard-to-find historical images or photos from a country halfway across the world? Check out these Web sites filled with images you can use in the classroom today.”
Sites to See: Free Photos on the Web
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites067.shtml
From the site:
“Looking for copyright-friendly images you and your students can use? Want hard-to-find historical images or photos from a country halfway across the world? Check out these Web sites filled with images you can use in the classroom today.”
Tues., Oct. 25, 2005 - Pumpkin Carving 101 / Halloween Links
---------Forwarded Message--------
Site of the Day for Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Pumpkin Carving 101
http://www.pumpkin-carving.com/
"How do you mend a broken jack-o'-lantern?
With a pumpkin patch!"
Today's site offers timely instructions for creating a spectacular
Halloween jack-o'-lantern. Gentle Subscribers will find much more than
directions with this informative presentation on how to produce a glowing
pumpkin to delight Halloween visitors.
"Nothing signifies Halloween like a glowing [jack-o'-lantern] ... Whether
it's simply carving a pumpkin to sit on the door step for Halloween night
or holding a pumpkin carving party with you're friends and family, this age
old tradition is a main event for young and old alike. Pumpkin Carving 101
was first published in September of 1996 as part of the Halloween Online
Magazine with the mission of providing quality information and
entertainment to everyone interested in this wonderful tradition for
celebrating Halloween." - from the website
The site features a brief history of the role of pumpkins in the Celtic
tradition of "Samhain", as well as articles on how to choose the the right
pumpkin and the tools required to make the job easy. Both the traditional
carving method and the modern use of stencils are explained and accompanied
by photos of each step. Various ways to illuminate a jack-o'-lantern are
discussed along with appropriate safety recommendations. There's even
information on how to extend the life-span of a carved pumpkin and
photographic tips for getting some great shots of the masterpiece.
Cut along to the site for clear directions for the Great Pumpkin carve-up
at:
http://www.pumpkin-carving.com/
[NOTE: See Also: Halloween Links
http://www.pumpkincarving101.com/halloween_links.html - Phyllis ]
A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd
Site of the Day for Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Pumpkin Carving 101
http://www.pumpkin-carving.com/
"How do you mend a broken jack-o'-lantern?
With a pumpkin patch!"
Today's site offers timely instructions for creating a spectacular
Halloween jack-o'-lantern. Gentle Subscribers will find much more than
directions with this informative presentation on how to produce a glowing
pumpkin to delight Halloween visitors.
"Nothing signifies Halloween like a glowing [jack-o'-lantern] ... Whether
it's simply carving a pumpkin to sit on the door step for Halloween night
or holding a pumpkin carving party with you're friends and family, this age
old tradition is a main event for young and old alike. Pumpkin Carving 101
was first published in September of 1996 as part of the Halloween Online
Magazine with the mission of providing quality information and
entertainment to everyone interested in this wonderful tradition for
celebrating Halloween." - from the website
The site features a brief history of the role of pumpkins in the Celtic
tradition of "Samhain", as well as articles on how to choose the the right
pumpkin and the tools required to make the job easy. Both the traditional
carving method and the modern use of stencils are explained and accompanied
by photos of each step. Various ways to illuminate a jack-o'-lantern are
discussed along with appropriate safety recommendations. There's even
information on how to extend the life-span of a carved pumpkin and
photographic tips for getting some great shots of the masterpiece.
Cut along to the site for clear directions for the Great Pumpkin carve-up
at:
http://www.pumpkin-carving.com/
[NOTE: See Also: Halloween Links
http://www.pumpkincarving101.com/halloween_links.html - Phyllis ]
A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd
Monday, October 24, 2005
Mon., Oct. 24, 2005 - Discovering the Internet / Online Credibility & Misinformation
Found in:
Date: October 12, 2005
Nortel LearniT October Newsletter
http://www.nortellearnit.org/educatormain.aspx
[NOTE: Home page previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Understand the basics of how the Internet works; including its history,
its technology and how to better navigate its resources.
Discovering the Internet (11)
http://www.nortellearnit.org/DiscoveritLink.aspx?s=Discovering%20the%20Internet&selection=2
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/9opsb ]
“From the basics of how the Internet actually works to understanding the technology
behind such popular uses of the web, the “how to” series has it all. “Discovering the
Internet” is an eleven-part video series that directly relates to activities that students
need to perform to succeed in their learning. Over 30 lesson plans and a huge collection
of online resources that make using “Discovering the Internet” as easy as 1-2-3. When
you’re watching these videos online, be sure to take a peak at the enhanced information
displayed in the viewing pane.”
Featured Video (s): Online Credibility; Misinformation
“Among the more important skills for someone who does research online, is to be a bit
skeptical about what he or she is reading. For the vast majority of content that appears
on the World Wide Web, there is no process for validation and verification. To validate
the content of websites, there are a few basic rules to follow, like checking for the author
or doing a reverse search. Learn more about this and other tips in the video, “Online
Credibility” in the “Discovering the Internet” series and “Misinformation” in the “Digital
Ethics” series. Both of these series contain videos with important information for all
Internet users. Link these videos with some lesson plans or research projects and you
have a successful, and accurate, research strategy.”
“Please share our FREE resources with your colleagues throughout the year.”
©2005 Nortel LearniT
Date: October 12, 2005
Nortel LearniT October Newsletter
http://www.nortellearnit.org/educatormain.aspx
[NOTE: Home page previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Understand the basics of how the Internet works; including its history,
its technology and how to better navigate its resources.
Discovering the Internet (11)
http://www.nortellearnit.org/DiscoveritLink.aspx?s=Discovering%20the%20Internet&selection=2
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/9opsb ]
“From the basics of how the Internet actually works to understanding the technology
behind such popular uses of the web, the “how to” series has it all. “Discovering the
Internet” is an eleven-part video series that directly relates to activities that students
need to perform to succeed in their learning. Over 30 lesson plans and a huge collection
of online resources that make using “Discovering the Internet” as easy as 1-2-3. When
you’re watching these videos online, be sure to take a peak at the enhanced information
displayed in the viewing pane.”
Featured Video (s): Online Credibility; Misinformation
“Among the more important skills for someone who does research online, is to be a bit
skeptical about what he or she is reading. For the vast majority of content that appears
on the World Wide Web, there is no process for validation and verification. To validate
the content of websites, there are a few basic rules to follow, like checking for the author
or doing a reverse search. Learn more about this and other tips in the video, “Online
Credibility” in the “Discovering the Internet” series and “Misinformation” in the “Digital
Ethics” series. Both of these series contain videos with important information for all
Internet users. Link these videos with some lesson plans or research projects and you
have a successful, and accurate, research strategy.”
“Please share our FREE resources with your colleagues throughout the year.”
©2005 Nortel LearniT
Mon., Oct. 24, 2005 - Best Search Tools / Beyond Google & Yahoo!
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Best Search Tools Chart
http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.infopeople.org/search/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Searching beyond Google and Yahoo: nine online search engines comparedBy Ben Patterson (May 9, 2005)
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10572_7-6219242-1.html
“Totally devoted to Google or Yahoo when it comes to search? Too bad. Search engine alternatives such as A9, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, LookSmart, Lycos, and MSN Search are launching innovative tools and services to catch up with the two Web searching giants.”
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Best Search Tools Chart
http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.infopeople.org/search/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Searching beyond Google and Yahoo: nine online search engines comparedBy Ben Patterson (May 9, 2005)
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10572_7-6219242-1.html
“Totally devoted to Google or Yahoo when it comes to search? Too bad. Search engine alternatives such as A9, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, LookSmart, Lycos, and MSN Search are launching innovative tools and services to catch up with the two Web searching giants.”
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Mon., Oct. 24, 2005 - Twingine / Double Trust
Found in:
Poynteronline
http://poynteronline.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=83732
Web Tips
Posted, Jun. 15, 2005
New to Me
Tracking useful sites
By Sree Sreenivasan
Twingine
http://twingine.com/
“Put in a search term and it displays the results from Yahoo and Google SIDE-BY-SIDE.”
DoubleTrust
http://www.doubletrust.net/
“This site takes the results of Google and Yahoo and shows you which ones show up on BOTH
and also which are unique to Google and unique to Yahoo. An interesting
concept. Think of it as a BLEND of the two sites.”
Copyright © 1995-2005 The Poynter Institute
Poynteronline
http://poynteronline.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=83732
Web Tips
Posted, Jun. 15, 2005
New to Me
Tracking useful sites
By Sree Sreenivasan
Twingine
http://twingine.com/
“Put in a search term and it displays the results from Yahoo and Google SIDE-BY-SIDE.”
DoubleTrust
http://www.doubletrust.net/
“This site takes the results of Google and Yahoo and shows you which ones show up on BOTH
and also which are unique to Google and unique to Yahoo. An interesting
concept. Think of it as a BLEND of the two sites.”
Copyright © 1995-2005 The Poynter Institute
Mon., Oct. 24, 2005 - Yahoo! Mindset
Found in:
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites 6/14/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-06-14-hotsites.htm
Yahoo! Mindset
http://mindset.research.yahoo.com/
“Developed at the Yahoo Research Labs, Mindset is a beta search engine that lets users control their results by telling the search engine (via a scrollbar) what they mean to search for. For example, entering in a search term like 'biology' can yield everything from websites about photosynthesis to buying biology lab equipment online. Mindset allows for you to take only research or if you are looking for a new microscope, to find those results without wading through countless pages about the life cycle of the house fly. — JT”
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites 6/14/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-06-14-hotsites.htm
Yahoo! Mindset
http://mindset.research.yahoo.com/
“Developed at the Yahoo Research Labs, Mindset is a beta search engine that lets users control their results by telling the search engine (via a scrollbar) what they mean to search for. For example, entering in a search term like 'biology' can yield everything from websites about photosynthesis to buying biology lab equipment online. Mindset allows for you to take only research or if you are looking for a new microscope, to find those results without wading through countless pages about the life cycle of the house fly. — JT”
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Sun., Oct. 23, 2005 - Online Curriculum-related Resources
*******
Found in:
Date Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 12:00 PM
Subject: The E-Line, Vol. 4, #21
http://www.emck.net/eline/
EdCompass at SMART Technologies
http://edcompass.smarttech.com/ec/en-US/
Online classroom resources
Browse this list of websites to find free, curriculum-related resources for your classroom.
http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Classroom+Resources/United+States/
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/bdoju ]
Found in:
Date Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 12:00 PM
Subject: The E-Line, Vol. 4, #21
http://www.emck.net/eline/
EdCompass at SMART Technologies
http://edcompass.smarttech.com/ec/en-US/
Online classroom resources
Browse this list of websites to find free, curriculum-related resources for your classroom.
http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Classroom+Resources/United+States/
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/bdoju ]
Sun., Oct. 23, 2005 - Homework Help, Citing Sources, Lesson Plans
Found in:
Date: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:35 PM
From: Power to Learn
Subject: Back to School with Internet Smarts
Online Resources
Includes: Homework Starter Sites, Guides to Citing Internet Sources, Checking the Credibility of Internet Sources, Hoax Site Examples, and others.
http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/online_resources.shtml
Lesson Activities
Everything from story-starter ideas to multi-day lesson plans. They are organized by subject areas and then, by grade level.
http://www.powertolearn.com/teachers/lesson_activities/index.shtml
Date: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:35 PM
From: Power to Learn
Subject: Back to School with Internet Smarts
Online Resources
Includes: Homework Starter Sites, Guides to Citing Internet Sources, Checking the Credibility of Internet Sources, Hoax Site Examples, and others.
http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/online_resources.shtml
Lesson Activities
Everything from story-starter ideas to multi-day lesson plans. They are organized by subject areas and then, by grade level.
http://www.powertolearn.com/teachers/lesson_activities/index.shtml
Sun., Oct. 23, 2005 - Pathfinders
There are some great pathfinders on the CMIS website.
Curriculum Materials Information Services
http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/cmis/eval/curriculum/pathfinders/index.htm
******
Projects Created by Media Specialists
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/pathfinders.shtml
From the site: “The following projects are examples of how media specialists are using pathfinders with multiple curricular areas, and also showcase the features and skills introduced in the popular UW-Stout online professional development class, School Library and Classroom Collaboration.”
Found in:
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:54:04 -0400
From: Josephine Dervan
Subject: [LM_NET] Pathfinders for collaboration Examples
Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Hi All-
Earlier this week there was a query about collaboration forms to use
with teachers. I wrote a message about the fact that I teach an online
course for the University of Wisconsin-Stout on collaboration and we use
pathfinders as one of the tools for collaboration. I mentioned online
pathfinder templates and sent the list to many LM_NET members.
We have set up a webpage with some examples of exemplary pathfinders
created by students in my class. It is at:
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/pathfinders.shtml
Jo
******************************************************
Josephine G. Dervan, Library Media Specialist/Online educator
School Library and Classroom Collaborations
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/collaborate
rderva@infionline.net
He who has a garden and a library, wants for nothing- Cicero
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Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law.
Permission received to repost.
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Curriculum Materials Information Services
http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/cmis/eval/curriculum/pathfinders/index.htm
******
Projects Created by Media Specialists
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/pathfinders.shtml
From the site: “The following projects are examples of how media specialists are using pathfinders with multiple curricular areas, and also showcase the features and skills introduced in the popular UW-Stout online professional development class, School Library and Classroom Collaboration.”
Found in:
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:54:04 -0400
From: Josephine Dervan
Subject: [LM_NET] Pathfinders for collaboration Examples
Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Hi All-
Earlier this week there was a query about collaboration forms to use
with teachers. I wrote a message about the fact that I teach an online
course for the University of Wisconsin-Stout on collaboration and we use
pathfinders as one of the tools for collaboration. I mentioned online
pathfinder templates and sent the list to many LM_NET members.
We have set up a webpage with some examples of exemplary pathfinders
created by students in my class. It is at:
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/pathfinders.shtml
Jo
******************************************************
Josephine G. Dervan, Library Media Specialist/Online educator
School Library and Classroom Collaborations
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/collaborate
rderva@infionline.net
He who has a garden and a library, wants for nothing- Cicero
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Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law.
Permission received to repost.
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Sun., Oct. 23, 2005 - Yahoo! Reference
Yahoo! Reference
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/
From the site:
“Whether you're a student, a parent, or just plain curious, Yahoo! Reference offers a handy selection of books and materials to help you find the information you need. Look up a definition in the dictionary, find map and flag images for every country in the world in the World Factbook, get in-depth information from the encyclopedia, and much more.”
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/
From the site:
“Whether you're a student, a parent, or just plain curious, Yahoo! Reference offers a handy selection of books and materials to help you find the information you need. Look up a definition in the dictionary, find map and flag images for every country in the world in the World Factbook, get in-depth information from the encyclopedia, and much more.”
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Sat., Oct. 22, 2005 - Respectfully Quoted / Murphy's Laws / Creative Proverbs
Respectfully Quoted
http://www.bartleby.com/73/
A Dictionary of Quotations Requested from the Congressional Research Service
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.bartleby.com/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
The Complete Edition of Murphy's Laws
http://www.cpuidle.de/edition.htm
Creative Proverbs from around the World
http://creativeproverbs.com/
http://www.bartleby.com/73/
A Dictionary of Quotations Requested from the Congressional Research Service
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.bartleby.com/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
The Complete Edition of Murphy's Laws
http://www.cpuidle.de/edition.htm
Creative Proverbs from around the World
http://creativeproverbs.com/
Sat., Oct. 22, 2005 - Did you Know?
----------Forwarded Message--------
Site of the Day for Friday, June 24, 2005
Did You Know?
http://www.kellys.com/know.html
Today's web page presents an impressive array of individual factoids.
Gentle Subscribers who enjoy tossing off startling trivia may find the site
an irresistible source of amusing fodder.
"Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. ... The dollar
symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.) ... Our eyes are always the
same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. ... The
Statue of Liberty's tablet is two feet thick. ... There are two credit
cards for every person in the United States. ... Des Moines has the highest
per capita Jello consumption in the U.S." - from the website
Dozens of historical, current, oddball and downright interesting bits and
bobs of information are offered on the web page, in a straightforward text
format. Some of the historical "facts" are controversial and need not be
accepted as the definitive answer. (See the origin of "Ring Around the
Rosey", for example.)Towards the bottom, a short quiz is included, with the
answers below.
Pop over to the web page for a trivia extravaganza at:
http://www.kellys.com/know.html
A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd
*********************************
Site of the Day for Friday, June 24, 2005
Did You Know?
http://www.kellys.com/know.html
Today's web page presents an impressive array of individual factoids.
Gentle Subscribers who enjoy tossing off startling trivia may find the site
an irresistible source of amusing fodder.
"Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. ... The dollar
symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.) ... Our eyes are always the
same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. ... The
Statue of Liberty's tablet is two feet thick. ... There are two credit
cards for every person in the United States. ... Des Moines has the highest
per capita Jello consumption in the U.S." - from the website
Dozens of historical, current, oddball and downright interesting bits and
bobs of information are offered on the web page, in a straightforward text
format. Some of the historical "facts" are controversial and need not be
accepted as the definitive answer. (See the origin of "Ring Around the
Rosey", for example.)Towards the bottom, a short quiz is included, with the
answers below.
Pop over to the web page for a trivia extravaganza at:
http://www.kellys.com/know.html
A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd
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Sat., Oct. 22, 2005 - Trivia Library / Polar Inertia
Found in:
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter # 356 6/23/05
Trivia Library
http://www.trivia-library.com/
Jeopardy! fans and other trivia mavens will want to bookmark this cool site, which is a virtual library of interesting and eccentric facts on a variety of topics. The Trivia Library houses hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from Utopias to United States History.
The seemingly limitless supply of fascinating facts in this online library makes it a site well worth visiting. You will learn random facts about History, Religion, Words, Love and Sexuality, Psychics, Film, Sports and many other topics. Be sure to check out the Lists section of the library, which contains obscure lists, facts and figures such as 20 Only Child's and 9 Famous People Who Died in the Bathroom.
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Polar Inertia
http://www.polarinertia.com/
Welcome to Polar Inertia, a self-described journal of nomadic and popular culture. This cool online magazine is updated bi-monthly with visuals and articles that observe the ever-changing landscape of modern urbanism.
The current issue features a host of interesting submissions, including the scooter-crazed citizens of Ho Chi Minh City, the typology of old car washes, and the modern phenomenon of the Cellular Tree. If you are left wanting more, check out the site's section on past writings and journal archives.
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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter
A complete archive of previous Cool Tricks can be viewed athttp://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archives.htm
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter # 356 6/23/05
Trivia Library
http://www.trivia-library.com/
Jeopardy! fans and other trivia mavens will want to bookmark this cool site, which is a virtual library of interesting and eccentric facts on a variety of topics. The Trivia Library houses hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from Utopias to United States History.
The seemingly limitless supply of fascinating facts in this online library makes it a site well worth visiting. You will learn random facts about History, Religion, Words, Love and Sexuality, Psychics, Film, Sports and many other topics. Be sure to check out the Lists section of the library, which contains obscure lists, facts and figures such as 20 Only Child's and 9 Famous People Who Died in the Bathroom.
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Polar Inertia
http://www.polarinertia.com/
Welcome to Polar Inertia, a self-described journal of nomadic and popular culture. This cool online magazine is updated bi-monthly with visuals and articles that observe the ever-changing landscape of modern urbanism.
The current issue features a host of interesting submissions, including the scooter-crazed citizens of Ho Chi Minh City, the typology of old car washes, and the modern phenomenon of the Cellular Tree. If you are left wanting more, check out the site's section on past writings and journal archives.
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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter
A complete archive of previous Cool Tricks can be viewed athttp://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archives.htm
Sat., Oct. 22, 2005 - Field of Dreams / Shoeless Joe Jackson
FIELD OF DREAMS MOVIE SITE
http://www.fieldofdreamsmoviesite.com/
Includes information and trivia about the film and lots more.
Shoeless Joe Jackson
http://www.fieldofdreamsmoviesite.com/shoeless.html
Batting Practice (Shoeless Joe trivia with each hit)
http://www.fieldofdreamsmoviesite.com/batting.html
http://www.fieldofdreamsmoviesite.com/
Includes information and trivia about the film and lots more.
Shoeless Joe Jackson
http://www.fieldofdreamsmoviesite.com/shoeless.html
Batting Practice (Shoeless Joe trivia with each hit)
http://www.fieldofdreamsmoviesite.com/batting.html
Friday, October 21, 2005
Fri., Oct. 21, 2005 - Religion Facts
ReligionFacts
http://www.religionfacts.com/
From the site:
“As its name suggests, the purpose of ReligionFacts.com is to provide "just the facts" on the world's religions and topics of religious interest. Every effort has been taken to present material from an impartial, academic perspective.”
“The information on ReligionFacts.com is intended to be comprehensive enough for students, teachers, journalists or religious professionals, while also interesting and useful to those with only limited knowledge of religion. This site therefore offers detailed articles and treatments of specialized topics along with just-the-basics overviews, facts and figures, timelines, maps, glossaries, and comparative charts.”
“ReligionFacts.com is also intended to be a useful resource for people of any religious background (or none at all). Its goal is to enable you to learn more about your own faith, compare it with another faith, investigate lots of faiths, or just satisfy your curiosity about a particular aspect of a particular religion.”
http://www.religionfacts.com/
From the site:
“As its name suggests, the purpose of ReligionFacts.com is to provide "just the facts" on the world's religions and topics of religious interest. Every effort has been taken to present material from an impartial, academic perspective.”
“The information on ReligionFacts.com is intended to be comprehensive enough for students, teachers, journalists or religious professionals, while also interesting and useful to those with only limited knowledge of religion. This site therefore offers detailed articles and treatments of specialized topics along with just-the-basics overviews, facts and figures, timelines, maps, glossaries, and comparative charts.”
“ReligionFacts.com is also intended to be a useful resource for people of any religious background (or none at all). Its goal is to enable you to learn more about your own faith, compare it with another faith, investigate lots of faiths, or just satisfy your curiosity about a particular aspect of a particular religion.”
Fri., Oct. 21, 2005 - The Impact of Plagiarism
Fri., Oct. 21, 2005 - Skin Deep
---------Forwarded Message--------
Site of the Day for Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Skin Deep - EWG
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/
Today's site offers a report from the Environmental Working Group on the
possibly hazardous ingredients in skin care products. Gentle Subscribers
will discover extensive information on topical products to assist them in
weeding out items which contain harmful or suspect substances.
"Most consumers would be surprised to learn that the government does not
require health studies or pre-market testing for cosmetics and other
personal care products before they are sold. ... Cosmetics companies use
approximately 10,000 ingredients in personal care products, most of which
have not been safety tested, and many of which are linked to potential
health risks." - from the website
The report covers products such as sunscreens, deodorants, moisturizers,
liquid hand soaps and acne treatments, among its more than twenty
categories, with analyses of a broad range of named brands. A quick
reference of the ten worst, ten best products can be found in the "What to
Buy", "What to Avoid" charts. Information relating to specific health
concerns, along with scientific references, is provided for the ingredients
in each product.
Hop over to the site to discover what may be lurking in that anti-aging
cream at:
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/
A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd
Site of the Day for Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Skin Deep - EWG
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/
Today's site offers a report from the Environmental Working Group on the
possibly hazardous ingredients in skin care products. Gentle Subscribers
will discover extensive information on topical products to assist them in
weeding out items which contain harmful or suspect substances.
"Most consumers would be surprised to learn that the government does not
require health studies or pre-market testing for cosmetics and other
personal care products before they are sold. ... Cosmetics companies use
approximately 10,000 ingredients in personal care products, most of which
have not been safety tested, and many of which are linked to potential
health risks." - from the website
The report covers products such as sunscreens, deodorants, moisturizers,
liquid hand soaps and acne treatments, among its more than twenty
categories, with analyses of a broad range of named brands. A quick
reference of the ten worst, ten best products can be found in the "What to
Buy", "What to Avoid" charts. Information relating to specific health
concerns, along with scientific references, is provided for the ingredients
in each product.
Hop over to the site to discover what may be lurking in that anti-aging
cream at:
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/
A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd
Fri., Oct. 21, 2005 - Web Site Reviews from July 2005 Teachers@Work
Found in:
Teachers@Work
July 2005 Web Site Reviews
http://www.teachers.work.co.nz/www_July_2005.htm
for entire list of web site reviews
A History of Photography
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/welcome.html
The focus of this web site is on the early history of photography from its beginnings until the 1920s. The site contains an excellent bibliography, links to museums of interest, as well as an excellent section on how photography began, as well as highlighting the significant people involved in the development and promotion of photography. There is also some good background information on the chemical processes which underpinned the early photography. Ideal for year levels 7-12
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Free Images
http://www.freeimages.co.uk
Teachers and students will find here over 2500 original stored photographs all for free. Themes covered here include the home, work, financial, nature, medical, technology, transport, space, food, seasons, buildings . . . and much more. Ideal for all year levels
Free Stock Photos
http://www.freestockphotos.com
This web site provides a collection of photographs which can be used under certain conditions for educational institutions which are very liberal. Photographic themes include animals, Christian, Egypt, Israel, near East, Rome, scenery, sky, weather, wildflowers, and plants. Ideal for all year levels
Plagiarism
http://www.collierschools.com/nhs/lmc/citations.htm
Plagiarism is cheating. It is the wrongful act of taking the product of another person's mind and presenting it as one's own. This excellent article dealing with plagiarism from Naples High School explains clearly what plagiarism is, the consequences of plagiarism and how works can be cited correctly in order to avoid plagiarism. Ideal for year levels 4-12
Educational Blogging
http://www.edublogs.org/
This web site is dedicated to setting up free educational blogs for teachers and educational institutions. There is plenty of information here in order to get you going in an environment where you might want to just try out the concept of blogging. Ideal for teachers
Teacher PowerPoints
http://www.teacherpowerpoints.com/
Teachers will find here free PowerPoint presentations for biology, chemistry, maps, English common history, physics, geography . . . . . Please make sure that you do not PowerPoint kids to death, just because you can and we suggest strongly that you use these resources sparingly and edit them appropriately. Ideal for teachers RR
SURWEB
http://www.surweb.org/
SURWEB allows people to create multimedia presentations in minutes using images, sounds and movies provided by this web site database or other global resources. Ideal for all year levels
The Human Body Adventure: Skin
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/skin.html
An excellent introduction to the skin and the role it plays in protecting the body and helping prevent injury and disease. Ideal for year levels 3-8.
[NOTE: For other pages in The Human Body Adventure and Life Science Safari
see the Life Science Connections site map:
http://vilenski.org/science/about/sitemap.html – Phyllis ]
The Power of Culture
http://www.powerofculture.nl/uk/
Culture is an essential part of development, and should be equated with food certainty, health and education. Mental-health plays a leading role in the success or otherwise of any community and this online magazine deals with a wide range of issues associated with culture whether in the largest cities in the world or hill tribes tucked away in the most remote locations. Ideal for year levels 9-12
La Casa De Comida: The House of Food
http://library.thinkquest.org/15873
This student created web site provides an excellent collection of resources dealing with how we as human beings require a range of different vitamins and minerals and food types and also how animals in the wild require a balanced diet for just the same reasons. This site also deals with food and society and how food is an integral part of relationship building and our social environment. There is also a section dealing with the science of food. Ideal for year levels 4-9
Religions of the World
http://lii.org/pub/topic/religion
If you are looking for background information on almost any religion or philosophy in any country then the work contained within the librarians index to the Internet might be just tool which you require. The site contains reviewed links to a wide range of different belief systems including everything from Christianity through to humanism, philosophy, astrology . . . . . Ideal for year levels 5-12. [NOTE: Other pages from ! http://lii.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis]
The Famous Curves Index
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Curves/Curves.html
For those not in the mathematical loop there are collections of historical mathematical curves which have been described via a series of equations. For those looking for some advanced mathematical background reading, the index of these curves is quite fascinating! Ideal for year levels 11-12. [NOTE: Other pages from
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Theatre & Drama Images
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/VL/theatre/images.htm
Teachers and students who are looking for collections of photographs and images dealing with a wide range of theatre, dance and drama will find an extensive list of repositories available from here.
Ideal for all year levels
Public Domain Music
http://www.pdinfo.com/
Music and lyrics written by an American author and published in 1922 or earlier are in the public domain in the United States. For this reason public domain songs may be used by everyone. This web site provides a list of over 3500 songs which are in the public domain and many are accompanied with public domain source sheet music. This reference sites helps you to identify public domain songs and public domain music which you can use within your school.
Ideal for all year levels. [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
The Brass Crest
http://www.brasscrest.com
Information, news and reviews about brass bands, instruments and music, focusing on the Salvation Army brass band tradition. By navigating the menu on the left-hand side menu teachers and students can access an excellent series of reviews of brass band instruments including the cornet, horn, flugelhorn, euphonium, bass, percussion, trombone, baritone and generic brass. Ideal for year levels 6-12
Build your own 'Trebuchet'!
http://www.globalspec.com/trebuchet/
Think 'Trebuchet'; think giant catapult. Here you can build your own online 'Trebuchet' and see if you can storm the castle and save your princess/prince. With this ultimate siege weapon you can vary the projectile weight, launch angle, counterweight, and even the wind speed! Brilliant applied physics. Ideal for year levels 7-10
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
http://www.volcanoesofthedeepsea.com/
Volcanoes of the deep sea reveals the astounding sites that lie 12,000 feet below the ocean surface. While discovering a real-life tale of mystery as scientists search for an animal that may be one of the earth's greatest survivors, an ancient species that is decorating the deep sea floor with its strange hexagonal trademark. Increasingly these underwater volcanoes are also seen as places where rare minerals are concentrated by volcanic processes and hence their economic importance cannot be underestimated either. Ideal for year levels 5-11
The Chemistry Art Gallery
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/ArtGallery.html
If you want to liven up the chemistry lab with some artistic flair then check out the organic art, inorganic art, physical art, surface science art, catalysis art, solid state art and structural art available from this web site. Ideal for year levels 10-12
[NOTE: Links page: Links for Chemists http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/links.html
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Ernest Rutherford: Scientist Supreme
http://www.rutherford.org.nz
Ernest Rutherford is renowned as being the first person to "split the atom". His achievements were as extraordinary as his humble beginnings and as the The New York Times stated, in a eulogy accompanying the announcement of his death in 1937." It is given to but few men to achieve immortality, still less to achieve Olympian rank, during their own lifetime. Lord Rutherford achieved both. In a generation that witnessed one of the greatest revolutions in the entire history of science he was universally acknowledged as the leading explorer of the vast infinitely complex universe within the atom, a universe that he was first to penetrate." This web site provides a profound insight into both the man and the science which he was so dedicated to unraveling. Ideal for year levels 5-12
Past Pix: The Source for Historical Images
http://www.pastpix.com/
Welcome to the Past Pix web site which brings together a wealth of original, authentic, photographic subjects from the 1850s onwards from around Britain. All the character, romance, leisure and austerity of a bygone age are captured in this unique collection of historical photographs. With over 20,000 images, this is a very useful repository. Ideal for year levels 5-12
Textiles Online
http://www.e4s.org.uk/textilesonline/world.htm
This excellent resource deals with almost every aspect of textiles – it provides background information, ideas and inspiration across a wide range of topics. Students and teachers will find various activities here - sustainability, recycling and environment as well as looking into the future for textiles. And teachers will find an excellent “teachers notes” section and the library is full of pertinent references. Ideal for year levels 7-12
Inventive Kids
http://www.inventivekids.com/
Inventive Kids presents a range of activities which encourage innovation and ingenuity in young people. There are specific activities looking at innovation for girls, woman inventors, a time machine which investigates innovation from the past, tools for being an inventor, background information on some of the more obscure inventions of the past and how to recognise needs and opportunities in your day-to-day life which present opportunities for invention. Ideal for year levels 5-10
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Young Inventors
http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/
The United States Patents & Trademark Office presents a wonderful web site for young inventors which provides games, puzzles and plenty of background information on what it takes to be an inventor. This web site looks at the registering and patenting of inventions as well as providing an insight into how inventors go about the process of inventing. Ideal for year levels 5-12. [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
By Kids For Kids: Young Inventors
http://www.bkfk.com/
The “By Kids For Kids” mission is to inspire, stimulate, and motivate children while they earn significant self-worth, personal recognition and financial gain using their imagination and creative expression. There are plenty of stories here about young inventors and how they managed to become innovative and successful before they even left school. Ideal for year levels 3-12
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
********************************
Teachers@Work
July 2005 Web Site Reviews
http://www.teachers.work.co.nz/www_July_2005.htm
for entire list of web site reviews
A History of Photography
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/welcome.html
The focus of this web site is on the early history of photography from its beginnings until the 1920s. The site contains an excellent bibliography, links to museums of interest, as well as an excellent section on how photography began, as well as highlighting the significant people involved in the development and promotion of photography. There is also some good background information on the chemical processes which underpinned the early photography. Ideal for year levels 7-12
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Free Images
http://www.freeimages.co.uk
Teachers and students will find here over 2500 original stored photographs all for free. Themes covered here include the home, work, financial, nature, medical, technology, transport, space, food, seasons, buildings . . . and much more. Ideal for all year levels
Free Stock Photos
http://www.freestockphotos.com
This web site provides a collection of photographs which can be used under certain conditions for educational institutions which are very liberal. Photographic themes include animals, Christian, Egypt, Israel, near East, Rome, scenery, sky, weather, wildflowers, and plants. Ideal for all year levels
Plagiarism
http://www.collierschools.com/nhs/lmc/citations.htm
Plagiarism is cheating. It is the wrongful act of taking the product of another person's mind and presenting it as one's own. This excellent article dealing with plagiarism from Naples High School explains clearly what plagiarism is, the consequences of plagiarism and how works can be cited correctly in order to avoid plagiarism. Ideal for year levels 4-12
Educational Blogging
http://www.edublogs.org/
This web site is dedicated to setting up free educational blogs for teachers and educational institutions. There is plenty of information here in order to get you going in an environment where you might want to just try out the concept of blogging. Ideal for teachers
Teacher PowerPoints
http://www.teacherpowerpoints.com/
Teachers will find here free PowerPoint presentations for biology, chemistry, maps, English common history, physics, geography . . . . . Please make sure that you do not PowerPoint kids to death, just because you can and we suggest strongly that you use these resources sparingly and edit them appropriately. Ideal for teachers RR
SURWEB
http://www.surweb.org/
SURWEB allows people to create multimedia presentations in minutes using images, sounds and movies provided by this web site database or other global resources. Ideal for all year levels
The Human Body Adventure: Skin
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/skin.html
An excellent introduction to the skin and the role it plays in protecting the body and helping prevent injury and disease. Ideal for year levels 3-8.
[NOTE: For other pages in The Human Body Adventure and Life Science Safari
see the Life Science Connections site map:
http://vilenski.org/science/about/sitemap.html – Phyllis ]
The Power of Culture
http://www.powerofculture.nl/uk/
Culture is an essential part of development, and should be equated with food certainty, health and education. Mental-health plays a leading role in the success or otherwise of any community and this online magazine deals with a wide range of issues associated with culture whether in the largest cities in the world or hill tribes tucked away in the most remote locations. Ideal for year levels 9-12
La Casa De Comida: The House of Food
http://library.thinkquest.org/15873
This student created web site provides an excellent collection of resources dealing with how we as human beings require a range of different vitamins and minerals and food types and also how animals in the wild require a balanced diet for just the same reasons. This site also deals with food and society and how food is an integral part of relationship building and our social environment. There is also a section dealing with the science of food. Ideal for year levels 4-9
Religions of the World
http://lii.org/pub/topic/religion
If you are looking for background information on almost any religion or philosophy in any country then the work contained within the librarians index to the Internet might be just tool which you require. The site contains reviewed links to a wide range of different belief systems including everything from Christianity through to humanism, philosophy, astrology . . . . . Ideal for year levels 5-12. [NOTE: Other pages from ! http://lii.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis]
The Famous Curves Index
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Curves/Curves.html
For those not in the mathematical loop there are collections of historical mathematical curves which have been described via a series of equations. For those looking for some advanced mathematical background reading, the index of these curves is quite fascinating! Ideal for year levels 11-12. [NOTE: Other pages from
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Theatre & Drama Images
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/VL/theatre/images.htm
Teachers and students who are looking for collections of photographs and images dealing with a wide range of theatre, dance and drama will find an extensive list of repositories available from here.
Ideal for all year levels
Public Domain Music
http://www.pdinfo.com/
Music and lyrics written by an American author and published in 1922 or earlier are in the public domain in the United States. For this reason public domain songs may be used by everyone. This web site provides a list of over 3500 songs which are in the public domain and many are accompanied with public domain source sheet music. This reference sites helps you to identify public domain songs and public domain music which you can use within your school.
Ideal for all year levels. [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
The Brass Crest
http://www.brasscrest.com
Information, news and reviews about brass bands, instruments and music, focusing on the Salvation Army brass band tradition. By navigating the menu on the left-hand side menu teachers and students can access an excellent series of reviews of brass band instruments including the cornet, horn, flugelhorn, euphonium, bass, percussion, trombone, baritone and generic brass. Ideal for year levels 6-12
Build your own 'Trebuchet'!
http://www.globalspec.com/trebuchet/
Think 'Trebuchet'; think giant catapult. Here you can build your own online 'Trebuchet' and see if you can storm the castle and save your princess/prince. With this ultimate siege weapon you can vary the projectile weight, launch angle, counterweight, and even the wind speed! Brilliant applied physics. Ideal for year levels 7-10
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
http://www.volcanoesofthedeepsea.com/
Volcanoes of the deep sea reveals the astounding sites that lie 12,000 feet below the ocean surface. While discovering a real-life tale of mystery as scientists search for an animal that may be one of the earth's greatest survivors, an ancient species that is decorating the deep sea floor with its strange hexagonal trademark. Increasingly these underwater volcanoes are also seen as places where rare minerals are concentrated by volcanic processes and hence their economic importance cannot be underestimated either. Ideal for year levels 5-11
The Chemistry Art Gallery
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/ArtGallery.html
If you want to liven up the chemistry lab with some artistic flair then check out the organic art, inorganic art, physical art, surface science art, catalysis art, solid state art and structural art available from this web site. Ideal for year levels 10-12
[NOTE: Links page: Links for Chemists http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/links.html
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Ernest Rutherford: Scientist Supreme
http://www.rutherford.org.nz
Ernest Rutherford is renowned as being the first person to "split the atom". His achievements were as extraordinary as his humble beginnings and as the The New York Times stated, in a eulogy accompanying the announcement of his death in 1937." It is given to but few men to achieve immortality, still less to achieve Olympian rank, during their own lifetime. Lord Rutherford achieved both. In a generation that witnessed one of the greatest revolutions in the entire history of science he was universally acknowledged as the leading explorer of the vast infinitely complex universe within the atom, a universe that he was first to penetrate." This web site provides a profound insight into both the man and the science which he was so dedicated to unraveling. Ideal for year levels 5-12
Past Pix: The Source for Historical Images
http://www.pastpix.com/
Welcome to the Past Pix web site which brings together a wealth of original, authentic, photographic subjects from the 1850s onwards from around Britain. All the character, romance, leisure and austerity of a bygone age are captured in this unique collection of historical photographs. With over 20,000 images, this is a very useful repository. Ideal for year levels 5-12
Textiles Online
http://www.e4s.org.uk/textilesonline/world.htm
This excellent resource deals with almost every aspect of textiles – it provides background information, ideas and inspiration across a wide range of topics. Students and teachers will find various activities here - sustainability, recycling and environment as well as looking into the future for textiles. And teachers will find an excellent “teachers notes” section and the library is full of pertinent references. Ideal for year levels 7-12
Inventive Kids
http://www.inventivekids.com/
Inventive Kids presents a range of activities which encourage innovation and ingenuity in young people. There are specific activities looking at innovation for girls, woman inventors, a time machine which investigates innovation from the past, tools for being an inventor, background information on some of the more obscure inventions of the past and how to recognise needs and opportunities in your day-to-day life which present opportunities for invention. Ideal for year levels 5-10
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Young Inventors
http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/
The United States Patents & Trademark Office presents a wonderful web site for young inventors which provides games, puzzles and plenty of background information on what it takes to be an inventor. This web site looks at the registering and patenting of inventions as well as providing an insight into how inventors go about the process of inventing. Ideal for year levels 5-12. [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
By Kids For Kids: Young Inventors
http://www.bkfk.com/
The “By Kids For Kids” mission is to inspire, stimulate, and motivate children while they earn significant self-worth, personal recognition and financial gain using their imagination and creative expression. There are plenty of stories here about young inventors and how they managed to become innovative and successful before they even left school. Ideal for year levels 3-12
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
********************************
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Thurs., Oct. 20, 2005 - WayBack: U.S. History for Kids
PBS: WayBack: U.S. History for Kids
Some of the titles:
Gold Rush
http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/index.html
Technology in 1900
http://pbskids.org/wayback/tech1900/index.html
Stand Up for Your Rights
http://pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights/index.html
Flight
http://pbskids.org/wayback/flight/index.html
The Future
http://pbskids.org/wayback/future/index.html
©1998-2004 WGBH Educational Foundation
Some of the titles:
Gold Rush
http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/index.html
Technology in 1900
http://pbskids.org/wayback/tech1900/index.html
Stand Up for Your Rights
http://pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights/index.html
Flight
http://pbskids.org/wayback/flight/index.html
The Future
http://pbskids.org/wayback/future/index.html
©1998-2004 WGBH Educational Foundation
Thurs., Oct. 20, 2005 - Colonial Hall
---------Forwarded Message--------
Hi! It's Thursday, June 30, 2005 and time for History at ClickSchooling!
In honor of the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I thought you would enjoy
today's website!
Recommended Website:
Colonial Hall
http://www.colonialhall.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
This website offers the biographies of 111 Founding Fathers of the United
States of America. It includes the signers of the Declaration of
Independence, the signers of the Articles of Confederation, and the signers
of the U.S. Constitution. The biographies are geared for elementary
students. They include interesting information on the life and times of each
Founder along with a portrait picture.
This site also has the biographies of 34 of the Founding Fathers' wives. You
can read the Declaration of Independence at this site too!
When you get to the site you will see the "Featured Founder." Click on the
name, and a new page opens where you can read the biography. You will also
see a menu on the left side of the screen that you can use to access all of
the biographies archived at this site.
This site is a work-in-progress, so you might want to bookmark it and return
to view new material as the site is updated.
Happy 4th of July!
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com
http://www.Carschooling.com
http://www.UniversalPreschool.com
Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.
Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.
Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com
Hi! It's Thursday, June 30, 2005 and time for History at ClickSchooling!
In honor of the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I thought you would enjoy
today's website!
Recommended Website:
Colonial Hall
http://www.colonialhall.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
This website offers the biographies of 111 Founding Fathers of the United
States of America. It includes the signers of the Declaration of
Independence, the signers of the Articles of Confederation, and the signers
of the U.S. Constitution. The biographies are geared for elementary
students. They include interesting information on the life and times of each
Founder along with a portrait picture.
This site also has the biographies of 34 of the Founding Fathers' wives. You
can read the Declaration of Independence at this site too!
When you get to the site you will see the "Featured Founder." Click on the
name, and a new page opens where you can read the biography. You will also
see a menu on the left side of the screen that you can use to access all of
the biographies archived at this site.
This site is a work-in-progress, so you might want to bookmark it and return
to view new material as the site is updated.
Happy 4th of July!
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com
http://www.Carschooling.com
http://www.UniversalPreschool.com
Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.
Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.
Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com
Thurs., Oct. 20, 2005 - "Democracy in America" Virtual Tour
---------Forwarded Message--------
Hi! It's Thursday, June 16, 2005 and time for History at ClickSchooling!
[ClickSchooling] Thursday: Virtual Tour of DeTocqueville's America in 1831
Recommended Website:
Democracy In America
http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7EHYPER/DETOC/
Today's website is probably geared for middle school age/grade students and
up. It provides the full text (that you can read online or print out to
read offline) of "Democracy In America" by Alexis DeTocqueville - one of the
most influential works on the politics and culture of America in 1831-1832.
As the website introduction explains:
"What he saw there, who he talked with, what he read and overheard, became
the stuff of his analysis of our nation's essential nature and probable
destiny. And almost everything he saw and heard has, of course, simply
vanished. ...Cincinnati is no longer a frontier boom town and the trackless
wilderness of Tennessee has been comfortably suburbanized and malled along
with the rest of the country. ...
And so we're attempting to construct a virtual American ca. 1831-32.
..based on DeTocqueville's itinerary, on his and his friend Beaumont's
letters and journals, on contemporaneous accounts of other foreign visitors,
and on a variety of examples of material culture of the period , mostly
paintings and engravings. It also holds explorations of women's place at the
time, of attitudes toward race and color, towards religion, and towards
everyday life. "
Democracy in America gives keen insight to life in the United States in the
early/mid 19th century.
In addition to the text, the site offers an interesting VIRTUAL TOUR of
DeTocqueville's America in 1831, through featured textual excerpts,
illustrations, pictures, and more. It's a great way to preview the book and
get a peak at American culture over 150 years ago. The virtual tour alone
provides an interesting social studies lesson.
When you get to the site you will see a map in the center of the screen.
Above it is a link to the full text of the book and an introduction to the
website.
A menu surrounds the map. The Virtual Tour is the first link on the menu on
the left-hand side of your screen. It is followed by links to various other
highlights based on the book including:
*Red, Black & White: Race in 1831
*Everyday Life in 1831
*American Religion in 1831
*American Women: 1820-1842
-and much more.
This is a fascinating historical account of life in America that sheds light
on our past while illuminating the stark contrasts to present day America.
After exploring the site, you can't help but speculate what the future will
bring.
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com
http://www.Carschooling.com
http://www.UniversalPreschool.com
Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.
Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.
Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com
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Hi! It's Thursday, June 16, 2005 and time for History at ClickSchooling!
[ClickSchooling] Thursday: Virtual Tour of DeTocqueville's America in 1831
Recommended Website:
Democracy In America
http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7EHYPER/DETOC/
Today's website is probably geared for middle school age/grade students and
up. It provides the full text (that you can read online or print out to
read offline) of "Democracy In America" by Alexis DeTocqueville - one of the
most influential works on the politics and culture of America in 1831-1832.
As the website introduction explains:
"What he saw there, who he talked with, what he read and overheard, became
the stuff of his analysis of our nation's essential nature and probable
destiny. And almost everything he saw and heard has, of course, simply
vanished. ...Cincinnati is no longer a frontier boom town and the trackless
wilderness of Tennessee has been comfortably suburbanized and malled along
with the rest of the country. ...
And so we're attempting to construct a virtual American ca. 1831-32.
..based on DeTocqueville's itinerary, on his and his friend Beaumont's
letters and journals, on contemporaneous accounts of other foreign visitors,
and on a variety of examples of material culture of the period , mostly
paintings and engravings. It also holds explorations of women's place at the
time, of attitudes toward race and color, towards religion, and towards
everyday life. "
Democracy in America gives keen insight to life in the United States in the
early/mid 19th century.
In addition to the text, the site offers an interesting VIRTUAL TOUR of
DeTocqueville's America in 1831, through featured textual excerpts,
illustrations, pictures, and more. It's a great way to preview the book and
get a peak at American culture over 150 years ago. The virtual tour alone
provides an interesting social studies lesson.
When you get to the site you will see a map in the center of the screen.
Above it is a link to the full text of the book and an introduction to the
website.
A menu surrounds the map. The Virtual Tour is the first link on the menu on
the left-hand side of your screen. It is followed by links to various other
highlights based on the book including:
*Red, Black & White: Race in 1831
*Everyday Life in 1831
*American Religion in 1831
*American Women: 1820-1842
-and much more.
This is a fascinating historical account of life in America that sheds light
on our past while illuminating the stark contrasts to present day America.
After exploring the site, you can't help but speculate what the future will
bring.
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com
http://www.Carschooling.com
http://www.UniversalPreschool.com
Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.
Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.
Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com
********
Thurs., Oct. 20, 2005 - Monticello Explorer / Thinking Machine 4
Found on:
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites
05/12/2005
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-05-12-hotsites.htm
Monticello Explorer
http://explorer.monticello.org/index.html
“A virtual site tour is never the same thing as being there, but the good people at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation have gone way out of their way to make the experience worthwhile, providing a trip through a 3-D model of Monticello and likely more access to Jefferson's famed plantation and home than you'd be privy to during a physical visit. The effect of touring the model is that of a buyer walking through a barren house to examine architectural features, but there are plenty of pictures of the actual estate just a click away.” — SG
Thinking Machine 4
http://turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/
“You already know that most decent chess programs are very difficult to beat. Now find out why. This well-dressed and visually stimulating Java application sends gentle pulses from each of your chess pieces to show their range of possible domain. When it's the computer's turn to play, you'll se an impressive number of colored arcs build up as the machine contemplates every possibility from every angle. Experts beware: The machine's freedom leads to more than a few unconventional initial moves.” — SG
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites
05/12/2005
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-05-12-hotsites.htm
Monticello Explorer
http://explorer.monticello.org/index.html
“A virtual site tour is never the same thing as being there, but the good people at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation have gone way out of their way to make the experience worthwhile, providing a trip through a 3-D model of Monticello and likely more access to Jefferson's famed plantation and home than you'd be privy to during a physical visit. The effect of touring the model is that of a buyer walking through a barren house to examine architectural features, but there are plenty of pictures of the actual estate just a click away.” — SG
Thinking Machine 4
http://turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/
“You already know that most decent chess programs are very difficult to beat. Now find out why. This well-dressed and visually stimulating Java application sends gentle pulses from each of your chess pieces to show their range of possible domain. When it's the computer's turn to play, you'll se an impressive number of colored arcs build up as the machine contemplates every possibility from every angle. Experts beware: The machine's freedom leads to more than a few unconventional initial moves.” — SG
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Wed., Oct. 19, 2005
*******
Found in:
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites 6/20/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-06-20-hotsites.htm
Currency conversions
http://www.xe.net/ucc/
“If you're planning to travel overseas or have leftover money from a recent trip, the Universal Currency Converter will help you find out what your currency is worth overseas, helping you to judge how much to bring. The site features currencies from all over the world, even Slovenian Tolars. So in case you are planning a trip to Slovenia and would like to know how much US dollars are worth over there ($5.00 USD equals $986.00 in Tolars) the Currency Converter can help. — JT”
Mapping the world
http://www.multimap.com/
“While you're converting your money to Slovenian Tolars, it may behoove you to find Slovenia on a map. To help you with this task is Multimap, which provides large online maps to everywhere in the world. The maps are so detailed that you can even find a road map to help you get to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The site also gives useful links to book hotels, find airports and arrange local travel. — JT” [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Healthy traveling
http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/
“Before leaving for Slovenia, you might need to brush up on your health know-how. After all, you don't want to get sick and miss the sights. MD Travel Health helps travelers look up the country of their choice and offers suggestions on which vaccinations to get, what symptoms to look out for, what precautions to take and what food items to avoid. — JT”
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
Found in:
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites 6/20/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-06-20-hotsites.htm
Currency conversions
http://www.xe.net/ucc/
“If you're planning to travel overseas or have leftover money from a recent trip, the Universal Currency Converter will help you find out what your currency is worth overseas, helping you to judge how much to bring. The site features currencies from all over the world, even Slovenian Tolars. So in case you are planning a trip to Slovenia and would like to know how much US dollars are worth over there ($5.00 USD equals $986.00 in Tolars) the Currency Converter can help. — JT”
Mapping the world
http://www.multimap.com/
“While you're converting your money to Slovenian Tolars, it may behoove you to find Slovenia on a map. To help you with this task is Multimap, which provides large online maps to everywhere in the world. The maps are so detailed that you can even find a road map to help you get to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The site also gives useful links to book hotels, find airports and arrange local travel. — JT” [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Healthy traveling
http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/
“Before leaving for Slovenia, you might need to brush up on your health know-how. After all, you don't want to get sick and miss the sights. MD Travel Health helps travelers look up the country of their choice and offers suggestions on which vaccinations to get, what symptoms to look out for, what precautions to take and what food items to avoid. — JT”
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
Wed., Oct. 19, 2005 - Dictionary of Marketing Terms
*********
Found on:
ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com
June 23-30, 2005
Marketing--Dictionaries
Source: American Marketing Association
Dictionary of Marketing Terms
http://www.marketingpower.com/mg-dictionary.php?
Search or browse.
***********
Gary Price
Editor, ResourceShelf
gary@resourceshelf.com
The ResourceShelf & DocuTicker Team
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"Post via ResourceShelf"
for even more resources visit
http://www.resourceshelf.com
http://www.docuticker.com
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Found on:
ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com
June 23-30, 2005
Marketing--Dictionaries
Source: American Marketing Association
Dictionary of Marketing Terms
http://www.marketingpower.com/mg-dictionary.php?
Search or browse.
***********
Gary Price
Editor, ResourceShelf
gary@resourceshelf.com
The ResourceShelf & DocuTicker Team
--------------------------------------------------------------------
"Post via ResourceShelf"
for even more resources visit
http://www.resourceshelf.com
http://www.docuticker.com
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Wed., Oct. 19, 2005 - Official Find
OfficialFind
http://www.officialfind.com/
From the site:
“Official Find is a Search Engine that makes it easy to
find the Official Web Sites of top brands and companies.”
http://www.officialfind.com/
From the site:
“Official Find is a Search Engine that makes it easy to
find the Official Web Sites of top brands and companies.”
Wed., Oct. 19, 2005 - Young Investors Network
Found in:
T.H.E. Newsletter for June 1, 2005
http://www.thejournal.com/
Young Investors Network
http://www.smithbarney.com/yin/
“The Young Investors Network Web site provides a highly engaging learning tool for middle school children, their parents, and their teachers. The site provides relevant lessons and guidance on how students can begin saving, investing, planning, and budgeting their money. Through three distinct sections-for young investors, families, and educators-the site delivers educational materials, resources, and programs to help students understand the importance of spending within their means and investing in options that best suit their needs. In addition, the site features classroom contests and educational programs that keep parents involved in their child's education.”
T.H.E. Newsletter for June 1, 2005
http://www.thejournal.com/
Young Investors Network
http://www.smithbarney.com/yin/
“The Young Investors Network Web site provides a highly engaging learning tool for middle school children, their parents, and their teachers. The site provides relevant lessons and guidance on how students can begin saving, investing, planning, and budgeting their money. Through three distinct sections-for young investors, families, and educators-the site delivers educational materials, resources, and programs to help students understand the importance of spending within their means and investing in options that best suit their needs. In addition, the site features classroom contests and educational programs that keep parents involved in their child's education.”
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Tues., Oct. 18, 2005 - Museum of Retro Tech
Found in:
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter # 353 6/2/2005
Museum of Retro Tech
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/museum.htm
For centuries inventors and dreamers have pushed technology beyond our
wildest expectations, taking us into the air, underwater and into
space. While much is heard and read about these amazing feats, less is
spoken about the many inventions that didn't quite make the evolutionary cut.
The Museum of Retro Tech celebrates the many ambitious but unsuccessful
inventions from the fields of Transport, Computing, Communications, and
Power Generation. Browse through the old inventions and learn about such
interesting machines as the Dicycle, the Propeller-Driven Sleigh, Combat
Cutlery and much more.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
A complete archive of previous Cool Tricks can be viewed at
http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archives.htm
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter # 353 6/2/2005
Museum of Retro Tech
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/museum.htm
For centuries inventors and dreamers have pushed technology beyond our
wildest expectations, taking us into the air, underwater and into
space. While much is heard and read about these amazing feats, less is
spoken about the many inventions that didn't quite make the evolutionary cut.
The Museum of Retro Tech celebrates the many ambitious but unsuccessful
inventions from the fields of Transport, Computing, Communications, and
Power Generation. Browse through the old inventions and learn about such
interesting machines as the Dicycle, the Propeller-Driven Sleigh, Combat
Cutlery and much more.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
A complete archive of previous Cool Tricks can be viewed at
http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archives.htm
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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Tues., Oct. 18, 2005 - Who-Invented.org
Found on:
Sent : Monday, June 6, 2005 3:12 PM
Subject : [LIFE of Florida] New website: Who-Invented Org
Who-Invented Org (http://www.who-invented.org ) just launched a new site dedicated to inventors learning more about the process of inventing, reviewing the great inventors of the past and encouraging them to enhance their invention process.
From the web site: “Welcome to Who Invented.ORG, the home for information on Famous and not so Famous Inventors and their wonderful Inventions. Here you can find detailed information on famous inventors such as Ben Franklin or you can find chronological timelines of Inventions from a certain time period.”
http://www.who-invented.org
*****
LIFEofFlorida.org
Learning is For Everyone, Inc.
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/
Sent : Monday, June 6, 2005 3:12 PM
Subject : [LIFE of Florida] New website: Who-Invented Org
Who-Invented Org (http://www.who-invented.org ) just launched a new site dedicated to inventors learning more about the process of inventing, reviewing the great inventors of the past and encouraging them to enhance their invention process.
From the web site: “Welcome to Who Invented.ORG, the home for information on Famous and not so Famous Inventors and their wonderful Inventions. Here you can find detailed information on famous inventors such as Ben Franklin or you can find chronological timelines of Inventions from a certain time period.”
http://www.who-invented.org
*****
LIFEofFlorida.org
Learning is For Everyone, Inc.
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/
Tues., Oct. 18 2005 - Elijah McCoy
Found on:
ENC Weekly Update for Math and Science Teachers (05/05/2005)
“In the 1860s Elijah McCoy was apprenticed to learn mechanical engineering. He went on to form his own company and to invent a lubricating device that became essential to the success of the Industrial Revolution. Some say the expression "The real McCoy" came from users' trust in the dependability and quality of his company's product.”
The First Patent of Elijah McCoy, a Turn-of-the-Century Black Inventor
http://www.usi.edu/science/engineering/MISC/emccoy/emccoy.htm
“Here you'll find biographical information about McCoy and links to additional
resources, including illustrations of the operation of McCoy's lubricator in nine steps.”
ENC Weekly Update for Math and Science Teachers (05/05/2005)
“In the 1860s Elijah McCoy was apprenticed to learn mechanical engineering. He went on to form his own company and to invent a lubricating device that became essential to the success of the Industrial Revolution. Some say the expression "The real McCoy" came from users' trust in the dependability and quality of his company's product.”
The First Patent of Elijah McCoy, a Turn-of-the-Century Black Inventor
http://www.usi.edu/science/engineering/MISC/emccoy/emccoy.htm
“Here you'll find biographical information about McCoy and links to additional
resources, including illustrations of the operation of McCoy's lubricator in nine steps.”
Tues., Oct. 18, 2005 - Morse Code Converter / Morse Code Translator
Found on:
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites
05/04/2005 - Updated 11:01 AM ET
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-05-04-hotsites.htm
Morse Code Converter
http://users.scoutnet.nl/~inter/morse/
“Perhaps you haven't used Morse Code since your Scouting days, or maybe all you can remember is the code for SOS (dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot) – and maybe you're not entirely sure why you ought to bother with it at all, since the Web generally functions best when letters and numbers are used. However, we defy you to give this nifty page a try and not come away feeling, just for a second, like the cool superspy character of your dreaming youth, encoding and decoding secrets, tapping out mysteries. For a minute there, didn't that whole LiveJournal trend seem kind of dumb and obvious? — AG”
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
[NOTE: See also: Java Morse Code Translator
http://morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator.html
- Phyllis ]
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites
05/04/2005 - Updated 11:01 AM ET
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-05-04-hotsites.htm
Morse Code Converter
http://users.scoutnet.nl/~inter/morse/
“Perhaps you haven't used Morse Code since your Scouting days, or maybe all you can remember is the code for SOS (dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot) – and maybe you're not entirely sure why you ought to bother with it at all, since the Web generally functions best when letters and numbers are used. However, we defy you to give this nifty page a try and not come away feeling, just for a second, like the cool superspy character of your dreaming youth, encoding and decoding secrets, tapping out mysteries. For a minute there, didn't that whole LiveJournal trend seem kind of dumb and obvious? — AG”
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
[NOTE: See also: Java Morse Code Translator
http://morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator.html
- Phyllis ]
Monday, October 17, 2005
Mon., Oct. 17, 2005 - Lynching in America / NYC Draft Riots of 1863
Found in:
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for June 23, 2005
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Lynching in America ---------------------------------------------------------
This site features a bibliography of materials about lynching of
black Americans in the United States. Also includes links to
related sites. From the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, C.W.
Post Campus of Long Island (New York) University. Note: Includes
graphic images of lynching.
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/african/2000/lynching.htm
http://lii.org?recs=026525
Subjects:
* Lynching
* African Americans
* United States
* Black History Month
Created by: mcb
[SEE ALSO:
About Lynching http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/lynching/lynching.htm
American Lynching http://www.americanlynching.com/ - Phyllis ]
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New York City Draft Riots of 1863 ------------------------------------------------
This excerpt from the book "In the Shadow of Slavery: African
Americans in New York City, 1626-1863" discusses the July 1863
riots in New York City that followed the enactment of a new
conscription lottery law. "Throughout the week of riots [known as
the Civil War Draft Riots], mobs harassed and sometimes killed
blacks and their supporters and destroyed their property." From
the University of Chicago Press.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/317749.html
http://lii.org?recs=026487
Subjects:
* United States
* Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863
* African Americans
* Black History Month
Created by: mcb
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Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
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Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for June 23, 2005
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Lynching in America ---------------------------------------------------------
This site features a bibliography of materials about lynching of
black Americans in the United States. Also includes links to
related sites. From the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, C.W.
Post Campus of Long Island (New York) University. Note: Includes
graphic images of lynching.
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/african/2000/lynching.htm
http://lii.org?recs=026525
Subjects:
* Lynching
* African Americans
* United States
* Black History Month
Created by: mcb
[SEE ALSO:
About Lynching http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/lynching/lynching.htm
American Lynching http://www.americanlynching.com/ - Phyllis ]
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New York City Draft Riots of 1863 ------------------------------------------------
This excerpt from the book "In the Shadow of Slavery: African
Americans in New York City, 1626-1863" discusses the July 1863
riots in New York City that followed the enactment of a new
conscription lottery law. "Throughout the week of riots [known as
the Civil War Draft Riots], mobs harassed and sometimes killed
blacks and their supporters and destroyed their property." From
the University of Chicago Press.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/317749.html
http://lii.org?recs=026487
Subjects:
* United States
* Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863
* African Americans
* Black History Month
Created by: mcb
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Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
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Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/
Mon., Oct. 17, 2005 - Give Voice to the Past: African Americans 1800-1870
Give Voice to the Past: African Americans 1800 ~ 1870
http://www.culver.org/academics/infolit/Faculty/foleyd/Teacher_files/craftingfreedom/cfindex.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/d5wql
Give Voice to the Past: African Americans 1800 ~ 1870: Internet Sources
http://www.culver.org/academics/infolit/Faculty/foleyd/Teacher_files/craftingfreedom/internet.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/cxnxu
Give Voice to the Past: African Americans 1800 ~ 1870: Primary Documents
http://www.culver.org/academics/infolit/Faculty/foleyd/Teacher_files/craftingfreedom/primarydoc.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/afkwk
http://www.culver.org/academics/infolit/Faculty/foleyd/Teacher_files/craftingfreedom/cfindex.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/d5wql
Give Voice to the Past: African Americans 1800 ~ 1870: Internet Sources
http://www.culver.org/academics/infolit/Faculty/foleyd/Teacher_files/craftingfreedom/internet.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/cxnxu
Give Voice to the Past: African Americans 1800 ~ 1870: Primary Documents
http://www.culver.org/academics/infolit/Faculty/foleyd/Teacher_files/craftingfreedom/primarydoc.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/afkwk
Mon., Oct. 17, 2005
Found in:
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for June 16, 2005
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The Harmful Algae Page ------------------------------------------
This site focuses on the harmful and toxic effects of certain
algae species that contain reddish pigments, grow rapidly, and
accumulate "into dense, visible patches near the surface of
coastal waters." Describes how harmful algal bloom (HAB), commonly
known as "red tide," affects the economy, public health (with
information on food poisoning and its treatment), and ecosystems,
including a photo gallery, pertinent scientific data, maps, and
legislation.
http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/
http://lii.org?recs=010148
Subjects:
* Red tide
* Algae
* Paralytic shellfish poisoning
* LII classic content
Created by: jh
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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History of CORE ---------------------------------------------------
Information about the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), which
"was founded in 1942 as the Committee of Racial Equality by an
interracial group of students in Chicago." Includes information
about the 1963 March on Washington, 1960 "sit-in" at Woolworth's
lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, 1964 Freedom Summer,
and more. Also includes information about key individuals such as
James Chaney, Andy Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, who were killed
in 1964 while working for CORE.
http://www.core-online.org/history/history%20opening.htm
http://lii.org?recs=026432
Subjects:
* Civil rights movements
* African Americans
* Congress of Racial Equality
* Black History Month
Created by: mcb
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Just the Arti-Facts: Women's History --------------------------
This site "highlights the achievements of four Chicago women with
different backgrounds but similar aims: equality, justice and
freedom." The women profiled are Jane Addams ("social worker,
feminist, internationalist"), Ida B. Wells (journalist,
anti-lynching advocate, co-founder of the NAACP), Bertha Honoré
Palmer (philanthropist), and Mary Richardson (abolitionist). From
the Chicago Historical Society.
http://www.chicagohs.org/AOTM/Mar98/mar98artifact.html
http://lii.org?recs=026429
Subjects:
* Political activists
* Women
* Chicago (Ill.)
Created by: mcb
[NOTE: Other pages from
http://www.chicagohs.org/educators/Resources/onlineResources.asp
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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The Legacy of Medgar Evers -----------------------
Information about the legacy of the 1963 murder of Mississippi
civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The story notes that "once the
leader in the number of lynchings in America, today Mississippi
leads in the number of elected black officials." Includes audio of
the show, Evers speaking, and the "Ballad of Medgar Evers," sung
by the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) Freedom
Singers. Also includes links to related material. From National
Public Radio (NPR).
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1294360
http://lii.org?recs=026439
Subjects:
* Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963
* Civil rights workers
* Civil rights movements
* African Americans
* Southern States
Created by: mcb
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.npr.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Oh Freedom Over Me -------------------------------------------------------
This site is a companion to a report from America RadioWorks and
National Public Radio (NPR) news about the "Freedom Summer [of
1964], one of the most remarkable chapters in the Southern Civil
Rights movement." The site features audio of the radio show, an
essay, interview transcripts of selected Freedom Summer veterans,
and a slide show about this project in Mississippi that focused on
voting rights and education.
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/oh_freedom/
http://lii.org?recs=026434
Subjects:
* African Americans
* Southern States
* Voter registration
* Civil rights movements
* Civil rights workers
* Black History Month
Created by: mcb
[NOTE: Other pages from http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/documentaries.php
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Paul Laurence Dunbar Digital Collection -----------------------------------------
"This digital collection of a selected group of [Paul Laurence]
Dunbar's poetry is intended to encourage the use of and interest
in the works" of "the first African-American poet and novelist to
attain international recognition." Features book covers, libretti
covers and text, and individual poems (browsable and searchable),
a biography, related links, and a bibliography. From Wright State
University Libraries.
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/dunbar/
http://lii.org?recs=026416
Subjects:
* Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
* African American authors
* American literature
* Poetry
* People
Created by: je
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School Matters ----------------------------------------------------------------------
This site from Standard and Poor's "offers comparison tools,
benchmarks, and performance indicators designed to help
policymakers ... [and others] better understand what is happening
in our school systems, [and] how much we are spending related to
student achievement." It provides data and analysis on schools and
districts nationwide. Up to four states may be compared on
criteria such as average SAT scores, student/teacher ratio, and
spending. Also includes a FAQ and a glossary.
http://www.schoolmatters.com
http://lii.org?recs=026349
Subjects:
* Education
* Educational planning
Created by: ha
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The Writings of Paul Laurence Dunbar --------------------------------------------
Companion to a past exhibit at the Springfield Library
(Massachusetts) on "Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), the child of
slaves, [who] was the first African-American writer to achieve
widespread recognition for his literature and poetry." Features
descriptions of and images of some of Dunbar's works, related
links (some broken), and suggested reading.
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/dunbar/dunbar.html
http://lii.org?recs=026417
Subjects:
* Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
* African American authors
* American literature
* Poetry
* People
Created by: je
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Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
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Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
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New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for June 16, 2005
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The Harmful Algae Page ------------------------------------------
This site focuses on the harmful and toxic effects of certain
algae species that contain reddish pigments, grow rapidly, and
accumulate "into dense, visible patches near the surface of
coastal waters." Describes how harmful algal bloom (HAB), commonly
known as "red tide," affects the economy, public health (with
information on food poisoning and its treatment), and ecosystems,
including a photo gallery, pertinent scientific data, maps, and
legislation.
http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/
http://lii.org?recs=010148
Subjects:
* Red tide
* Algae
* Paralytic shellfish poisoning
* LII classic content
Created by: jh
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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History of CORE ---------------------------------------------------
Information about the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), which
"was founded in 1942 as the Committee of Racial Equality by an
interracial group of students in Chicago." Includes information
about the 1963 March on Washington, 1960 "sit-in" at Woolworth's
lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, 1964 Freedom Summer,
and more. Also includes information about key individuals such as
James Chaney, Andy Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, who were killed
in 1964 while working for CORE.
http://www.core-online.org/history/history%20opening.htm
http://lii.org?recs=026432
Subjects:
* Civil rights movements
* African Americans
* Congress of Racial Equality
* Black History Month
Created by: mcb
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Just the Arti-Facts: Women's History --------------------------
This site "highlights the achievements of four Chicago women with
different backgrounds but similar aims: equality, justice and
freedom." The women profiled are Jane Addams ("social worker,
feminist, internationalist"), Ida B. Wells (journalist,
anti-lynching advocate, co-founder of the NAACP), Bertha Honoré
Palmer (philanthropist), and Mary Richardson (abolitionist). From
the Chicago Historical Society.
http://www.chicagohs.org/AOTM/Mar98/mar98artifact.html
http://lii.org?recs=026429
Subjects:
* Political activists
* Women
* Chicago (Ill.)
Created by: mcb
[NOTE: Other pages from
http://www.chicagohs.org/educators/Resources/onlineResources.asp
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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The Legacy of Medgar Evers -----------------------
Information about the legacy of the 1963 murder of Mississippi
civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The story notes that "once the
leader in the number of lynchings in America, today Mississippi
leads in the number of elected black officials." Includes audio of
the show, Evers speaking, and the "Ballad of Medgar Evers," sung
by the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) Freedom
Singers. Also includes links to related material. From National
Public Radio (NPR).
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1294360
http://lii.org?recs=026439
Subjects:
* Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963
* Civil rights workers
* Civil rights movements
* African Americans
* Southern States
Created by: mcb
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.npr.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Oh Freedom Over Me -------------------------------------------------------
This site is a companion to a report from America RadioWorks and
National Public Radio (NPR) news about the "Freedom Summer [of
1964], one of the most remarkable chapters in the Southern Civil
Rights movement." The site features audio of the radio show, an
essay, interview transcripts of selected Freedom Summer veterans,
and a slide show about this project in Mississippi that focused on
voting rights and education.
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/oh_freedom/
http://lii.org?recs=026434
Subjects:
* African Americans
* Southern States
* Voter registration
* Civil rights movements
* Civil rights workers
* Black History Month
Created by: mcb
[NOTE: Other pages from http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/documentaries.php
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Paul Laurence Dunbar Digital Collection -----------------------------------------
"This digital collection of a selected group of [Paul Laurence]
Dunbar's poetry is intended to encourage the use of and interest
in the works" of "the first African-American poet and novelist to
attain international recognition." Features book covers, libretti
covers and text, and individual poems (browsable and searchable),
a biography, related links, and a bibliography. From Wright State
University Libraries.
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/dunbar/
http://lii.org?recs=026416
Subjects:
* Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
* African American authors
* American literature
* Poetry
* People
Created by: je
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School Matters ----------------------------------------------------------------------
This site from Standard and Poor's "offers comparison tools,
benchmarks, and performance indicators designed to help
policymakers ... [and others] better understand what is happening
in our school systems, [and] how much we are spending related to
student achievement." It provides data and analysis on schools and
districts nationwide. Up to four states may be compared on
criteria such as average SAT scores, student/teacher ratio, and
spending. Also includes a FAQ and a glossary.
http://www.schoolmatters.com
http://lii.org?recs=026349
Subjects:
* Education
* Educational planning
Created by: ha
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The Writings of Paul Laurence Dunbar --------------------------------------------
Companion to a past exhibit at the Springfield Library
(Massachusetts) on "Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), the child of
slaves, [who] was the first African-American writer to achieve
widespread recognition for his literature and poetry." Features
descriptions of and images of some of Dunbar's works, related
links (some broken), and suggested reading.
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/dunbar/dunbar.html
http://lii.org?recs=026417
Subjects:
* Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
* African American authors
* American literature
* Poetry
* People
Created by: je
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Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
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Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
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Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/
Mon., Oct. 17, 2005 - History Now, Sept. 2005 / Abolitionist Movement in America
Found in:
Date Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:22 PM
From: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Subject: News from the Institute
History Now September 2005
The Institute is pleased to present the fifth issue of HISTORY NOW, an online
journal for history teachers and students, now available on the Web at
http://www.historynow.org.
The current issue of HISTORY NOW examines the abolitionist movement
in America.
http://www.historynow.org/09_2005/index.html
From the site: “Abolition, temperance, women's rights, utopian experiments, religious revivalism, prison, asylum, and even diet reform: Readers of this list know right away that they have been transported to the 1830s and '40s, America's first great ‘age of reform.’”
Abolition and Antebellum Reform
Antislavery Before the Revolutionary War
"Rachel Weeping for Her Children": Black Women and the Abolition of Slavery
Abolitionist Sisters
Abolition and Religion
Eye on John Brown
Previous Issues of History Now
http://www.historynow.org/past.html
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This week’s Featured Document examines a specific event in the antislavery movement. In 1819, Missouri's request to enter the Union as a slave state forced Congress to take up the slavery debate. The antislavery battle was led by a Federalist senator from New York, Rufus King. Take a look at King's pamphlet on the Missouri controversy on our featured document page
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/docs_archive_rufus.html
Date Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:22 PM
From: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Subject: News from the Institute
History Now September 2005
The Institute is pleased to present the fifth issue of HISTORY NOW, an online
journal for history teachers and students, now available on the Web at
http://www.historynow.org.
The current issue of HISTORY NOW examines the abolitionist movement
in America.
http://www.historynow.org/09_2005/index.html
From the site: “Abolition, temperance, women's rights, utopian experiments, religious revivalism, prison, asylum, and even diet reform: Readers of this list know right away that they have been transported to the 1830s and '40s, America's first great ‘age of reform.’”
Abolition and Antebellum Reform
Antislavery Before the Revolutionary War
"Rachel Weeping for Her Children": Black Women and the Abolition of Slavery
Abolitionist Sisters
Abolition and Religion
Eye on John Brown
Previous Issues of History Now
http://www.historynow.org/past.html
**************************
This week’s Featured Document examines a specific event in the antislavery movement. In 1819, Missouri's request to enter the Union as a slave state forced Congress to take up the slavery debate. The antislavery battle was led by a Federalist senator from New York, Rufus King. Take a look at King's pamphlet on the Missouri controversy on our featured document page
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/docs_archive_rufus.html
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Sun., Oct. 16, 2005 - The Deep Throat File
The Deep Throat File
FBI Memos Detail Mark Felt's Involvement in
Efforts to Identify Secret Watergate Source
The National Security Archive: Posted - June 22, 2005
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB156/index2.htm
with related links
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
FBI Memos Detail Mark Felt's Involvement in
Efforts to Identify Secret Watergate Source
The National Security Archive: Posted - June 22, 2005
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB156/index2.htm
with related links
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Sun., Oct. 16, 2005
Found on:
ResourceShelf Newsletter
http://www.resourceshelf.com
May 27 – June 2, 2005
Watergate
Source: Vanity Fair (via DocuTicker)
Full Text of Vanity Fair Article: W. Mark Felt Is Deep Throat
http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/articles/050530roco02/
Watergate Timeline
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/chronology.htm
Home Page: Revisiting Watergate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/splash.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. Updated. May require free registration - Phyllis ]
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Science and Technology--Search Engine
Source: EEVL (Heriot Watt University)
EEVL Xtra
http://www.eevlxtra.ac.uk/spp/portal/?spp_action=cancel
Now EEVL makes it possible for you to mine the invisible web.
EEVL Xtra is an easy-to-use federated search tool that focuses on engineering, mathematics and computing resources. It is a work in progress, with more resources being added over time.
For complete article, go to:
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2005/06/new-from-eevl-eevl-xtra.html
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Reference--Reviews
Source: Gale
The June 2005 Edition of Peter's Digital Reference Shelf is Now Online
Review:
Publisher: HighWire Press
URL: http://highwire.stanford.edu:4141/
Cost: free abstracts and select full text
Highwire Press
"The new edition of the brainy software from the best digital facilitator brings out the best of the high quality, genuinely scholarly content of more than 850 science and social science journals from nearly 200 publishers. More than 1.8 million abstracts and more than half of the 1.6 million full-text articles are freely available to any user. HighWire Press shows an awesome fusion of quality and quantity, enhanced by links to citing articles from within the HighWire archive. Maybe it should be called HighWire Scholar."
For complete review, go to:
http://www.gale.com/servlet/HTMLFileServlet?imprint=9999®ion=7&fileName=reference/archive/200506/hwp.html
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/a8gcc ]
[NOTE: Previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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gary@resourceshelf.com
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May 27 – June 2, 2005
Watergate
Source: Vanity Fair (via DocuTicker)
Full Text of Vanity Fair Article: W. Mark Felt Is Deep Throat
http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/articles/050530roco02/
Watergate Timeline
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/chronology.htm
Home Page: Revisiting Watergate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/splash.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. Updated. May require free registration - Phyllis ]
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Science and Technology--Search Engine
Source: EEVL (Heriot Watt University)
EEVL Xtra
http://www.eevlxtra.ac.uk/spp/portal/?spp_action=cancel
Now EEVL makes it possible for you to mine the invisible web.
EEVL Xtra is an easy-to-use federated search tool that focuses on engineering, mathematics and computing resources. It is a work in progress, with more resources being added over time.
For complete article, go to:
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2005/06/new-from-eevl-eevl-xtra.html
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Reference--Reviews
Source: Gale
The June 2005 Edition of Peter's Digital Reference Shelf is Now Online
Review:
Publisher: HighWire Press
URL: http://highwire.stanford.edu:4141/
Cost: free abstracts and select full text
Highwire Press
"The new edition of the brainy software from the best digital facilitator brings out the best of the high quality, genuinely scholarly content of more than 850 science and social science journals from nearly 200 publishers. More than 1.8 million abstracts and more than half of the 1.6 million full-text articles are freely available to any user. HighWire Press shows an awesome fusion of quality and quantity, enhanced by links to citing articles from within the HighWire archive. Maybe it should be called HighWire Scholar."
For complete review, go to:
http://www.gale.com/servlet/HTMLFileServlet?imprint=9999®ion=7&fileName=reference/archive/200506/hwp.html
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/a8gcc ]
[NOTE: Previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Editor, ResourceShelf
gary@resourceshelf.com
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Sun., Oct. 16, 2005 - If Plants Could Talk / BioImages
Found in:
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PBS Teacher Previews: July 3 -9, 2005
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New Jersey Network -NJN
"If Plants Could Talk"
Station> High School
This companion Web site, produced by PBS member station NJN,
features gardening tips from university experts, successful
farmers, master gardeners and many other plant experts. Topics
include new and interesting plant varieties, safe and effective
pest control, step-by-step cultural tips for landscape and
garden and visits to local farms, arboretums and backyard
gardens.
http://www.ifplantscouldtalk.rutgers.edu/
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BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK
Bioimages
WWW>
Middle / High School
Vanderbilt University hosts approximately 7,000 images of
mainly plants and a few animals that are available for
educational and personal use. Click on a map or from a list of
biomes/bioregions or go directly to plants and select a type
from that listing to find some characteristic plant species.
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/frame.htm
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Copyright 2005 PBS Online.
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PBS Teacher Previews: July 3 -9, 2005
******************************************
New Jersey Network -NJN
"If Plants Could Talk"
Station> High School
This companion Web site, produced by PBS member station NJN,
features gardening tips from university experts, successful
farmers, master gardeners and many other plant experts. Topics
include new and interesting plant varieties, safe and effective
pest control, step-by-step cultural tips for landscape and
garden and visits to local farms, arboretums and backyard
gardens.
http://www.ifplantscouldtalk.rutgers.edu/
******************************************
BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK
Bioimages
WWW>
Middle / High School
Vanderbilt University hosts approximately 7,000 images of
mainly plants and a few animals that are available for
educational and personal use. Click on a map or from a list of
biomes/bioregions or go directly to plants and select a type
from that listing to find some characteristic plant species.
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/frame.htm
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Copyright 2005 PBS Online.
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Sun., Oct. 16, 2005
Found in:
NEAT NEW STUFF, JUNE 17, 2005
Native Plant Information Network
http://www.wildflower2.org/
Includes a database of information on over 5,200 wildflower species, and another of over 17,000 images, along with a botanical glossary and bibliography.
[NOTE: Home page http://www.wildflower.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Science Research Portal
http://scienceresearch.com/search/index.php
"a free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases." Among the 53 databases searched are Science.gov, Scirus, E-Print Network, American Chemical Society, Annual Reviews, Highwire Press...
Virtual Museum of Nautical Archaeology
http://ina.tamu.edu/vm.htm
An unnecessarily dull name for a fascinating topic: how archaeologists salvage lost ships and their treasures from the seas.
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Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2005
NEAT NEW STUFF, JUNE 17, 2005
Native Plant Information Network
http://www.wildflower2.org/
Includes a database of information on over 5,200 wildflower species, and another of over 17,000 images, along with a botanical glossary and bibliography.
[NOTE: Home page http://www.wildflower.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Science Research Portal
http://scienceresearch.com/search/index.php
"a free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases." Among the 53 databases searched are Science.gov, Scirus, E-Print Network, American Chemical Society, Annual Reviews, Highwire Press...
Virtual Museum of Nautical Archaeology
http://ina.tamu.edu/vm.htm
An unnecessarily dull name for a fascinating topic: how archaeologists salvage lost ships and their treasures from the seas.
***
Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2005
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Sat., Oct. 15, 2005
Found on:
ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com
June 10-16, 2005
Source: BirdLife International
Data Zone
http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/index.html
“This is a fully relational database, known as the World Bird Database (WBDB).”
Evolution
Source: The National Academies
National Academies Unveil Evolution Web Site
"The National Academies unveiled a new resource for the public on evolution. The Web site, http://nationalacademies.org/evolution, allows easy access to books, position statements, and additional resources on evolution education and research. These materials have been produced by the National Academies and other sources."
Health Information--Internet
Source: Consumer's Union
New Report, Consumer Health WebWatch Rates 20 Health Information Sites
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/dynamic/health-report-health-ratings.cfm
"Following Consumer Reports WebWatch criteria for credibility, WebWatch employed professional testers to evaluate all 20 health information sites used in this study. HII used a different tool and employed raters from the health care community to create overall ratings. Together the two organizations rated the 20 most-trafficked sites according to Nielsen/NetRatings data across nine different attributes including identity, advertising and sponsorship disclosure, ease of use, privacy, coverage, design, accessibility and contents."
Top 20 Health Information Sites
http://www.healthratings.org/mainsite.html
World War II--Video Archive
Source: Ball State University, Digital Library Initiative, Educational Resources Center
WWII Historical Film Collection
http://libx.bsu.edu/collection.php?CISOROOT=%2FWWIIHistFilm
"This collection consists of short films and news clips, primarily in black and white, documenting Allied operations and activities during WWII. In addition to footage of campaigns in Europe and in the Pacific, the films document activities on the homefront, including the efforts of African American colleges and farmers, the relocation and internment of Japanese civilians, and the victory garden program sponsored by the U.S. Office of Civilian Defense."
Browse: http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2FWWIIHistFilm
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June 10-16, 2005
Source: BirdLife International
Data Zone
http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/index.html
“This is a fully relational database, known as the World Bird Database (WBDB).”
Evolution
Source: The National Academies
National Academies Unveil Evolution Web Site
"The National Academies unveiled a new resource for the public on evolution. The Web site, http://nationalacademies.org/evolution, allows easy access to books, position statements, and additional resources on evolution education and research. These materials have been produced by the National Academies and other sources."
Health Information--Internet
Source: Consumer's Union
New Report, Consumer Health WebWatch Rates 20 Health Information Sites
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/dynamic/health-report-health-ratings.cfm
"Following Consumer Reports WebWatch criteria for credibility, WebWatch employed professional testers to evaluate all 20 health information sites used in this study. HII used a different tool and employed raters from the health care community to create overall ratings. Together the two organizations rated the 20 most-trafficked sites according to Nielsen/NetRatings data across nine different attributes including identity, advertising and sponsorship disclosure, ease of use, privacy, coverage, design, accessibility and contents."
Top 20 Health Information Sites
http://www.healthratings.org/mainsite.html
World War II--Video Archive
Source: Ball State University, Digital Library Initiative, Educational Resources Center
WWII Historical Film Collection
http://libx.bsu.edu/collection.php?CISOROOT=%2FWWIIHistFilm
"This collection consists of short films and news clips, primarily in black and white, documenting Allied operations and activities during WWII. In addition to footage of campaigns in Europe and in the Pacific, the films document activities on the homefront, including the efforts of African American colleges and farmers, the relocation and internment of Japanese civilians, and the victory garden program sponsored by the U.S. Office of Civilian Defense."
Browse: http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2FWWIIHistFilm
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Editor, ResourceShelf
gary@resourceshelf.com
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Sat., Oct. 15, 2005 - WildBirds.com
Found in:
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites 6/23/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-06-23-hotsites.htm
Bird on the brain
http://www.wildbirds.com/
“Before you flutter your eyes and move on, this site is not just for people who are flighty for the feathered. Kidding aside, wildbirds.com is a strikingly colorful and professionally compiled site replete with information and links. With everything from bird jokes to tips for bird watchers, this site is sure to make you go batty over birds - pardon the mixed-metaphor. .— RR”
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites 6/23/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-06-23-hotsites.htm
Bird on the brain
http://www.wildbirds.com/
“Before you flutter your eyes and move on, this site is not just for people who are flighty for the feathered. Kidding aside, wildbirds.com is a strikingly colorful and professionally compiled site replete with information and links. With everything from bird jokes to tips for bird watchers, this site is sure to make you go batty over birds - pardon the mixed-metaphor. .— RR”
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
Sat., Oct. 15, 2005 - BioInteractive Virtual Museum / Evolution
Found in:
ENC Digital Dozen – August 2005
BioInteractive Virtual Museum
URL: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/museum/
ENC#: ENC-033089
Publisher: Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Date: 2005
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Synopsis: The medical and scientific marvels on display at this virtual museum invite wonder, exploration, and hands-on interaction. Topics range from obesity, biological clocks, DNA, and immunology, just to name a few, and include online laboratories, animations, museum presentations, and video clips.
Abstract:
This interactive web site, hosted by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Virtual Museum, includes links to online animations, virtual labs, virtual museum presentations, and video clips. A list of over 50 animations allows selection of a variety of topics ranging from general health issues, such as body mass index, to basic principles of biology, such as osmosis and diffusion. Other topics explore the mechanism of drug activities, how signals cross membranes through receptor tyrosine kinase signaling pathways, and how damaged DNA is repaired. Each animation is presented on the left of the screen with accompanying text on the right. Some of the animations also include audio narration. Virtual labs allow students to act as doctors, exploring heritable diseases of the heart. Similarly, in the immunology lab, students diagnose diseases caused by malfunctions of the immune system. Also, students can identify different types of bacteria based on their DNA sequences in the bacteria identification lab. The virtual museum presentations are devoted to biological clocks; the history of pathogens; understanding cardiovascular diseases; and examining how scientists study perception, movement, and thinking. Each tour provides links for easy navigation, as well as an accompanying video presentation. The web site also includes links to transcripts and videos of the HHMI Holiday Lecture Series. Abstracted 5/05. (Author/JS)
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.hhmi.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Evolution : a journey into where we're from and where we're going
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/index.html
ENC#: ENC-020667
Publisher: PBS Online
Date: 2001
Grade(s): 6 - Post-Sec. ENC#: 020667
Synopsis: Jump into the evolution controversy with this thoughtfully designed and presented site from PBS. Designed to accompany a seven-part television series, the site explores Darwin's ideas, the origin of humanity, and even the intersection--and possible reconciliation--of faith and science. Online activities and simulations enhance the educational content.
Abstract:
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, developed as part of the evolution project produced by PBS, offers knowledge on the subject of evolution. The site has been developed to accompany an educational initiative, a seven-part television series, and a companion book. Topics presented in the main menu range from biographical information about Darwin and his revolutionary ideas, to the diverse tree of life, to mass extinction. The site also discusses interactions between and among organisms that ensure survival, genetic variation arising from sexual reproduction, and the origin of humankind. In addition, the site explores how to reconcile evolution and faith. An online professional development course is offered for teachers, and lessons are available for students. Information is presented through simulations, interactive activities, expert roundtable discussions, and seven short videos. In a sample section emphasizing the principle of natural selection, students gain an understanding of how it is possible for resistant bacteria to arise in a short time periods by running a simulation of bacteria insufficiently treated with antibiotics. A teacher's guide, featuring student activities and background resources, can be downloaded from the site in pdf form. Special software is required for certain programs and downloads. Abstracted 10/30/01. (Author/LEB)
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
ENC Digital Dozen – August 2005
BioInteractive Virtual Museum
URL: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/museum/
ENC#: ENC-033089
Publisher: Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Date: 2005
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Synopsis: The medical and scientific marvels on display at this virtual museum invite wonder, exploration, and hands-on interaction. Topics range from obesity, biological clocks, DNA, and immunology, just to name a few, and include online laboratories, animations, museum presentations, and video clips.
Abstract:
This interactive web site, hosted by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Virtual Museum, includes links to online animations, virtual labs, virtual museum presentations, and video clips. A list of over 50 animations allows selection of a variety of topics ranging from general health issues, such as body mass index, to basic principles of biology, such as osmosis and diffusion. Other topics explore the mechanism of drug activities, how signals cross membranes through receptor tyrosine kinase signaling pathways, and how damaged DNA is repaired. Each animation is presented on the left of the screen with accompanying text on the right. Some of the animations also include audio narration. Virtual labs allow students to act as doctors, exploring heritable diseases of the heart. Similarly, in the immunology lab, students diagnose diseases caused by malfunctions of the immune system. Also, students can identify different types of bacteria based on their DNA sequences in the bacteria identification lab. The virtual museum presentations are devoted to biological clocks; the history of pathogens; understanding cardiovascular diseases; and examining how scientists study perception, movement, and thinking. Each tour provides links for easy navigation, as well as an accompanying video presentation. The web site also includes links to transcripts and videos of the HHMI Holiday Lecture Series. Abstracted 5/05. (Author/JS)
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.hhmi.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Evolution : a journey into where we're from and where we're going
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/index.html
ENC#: ENC-020667
Publisher: PBS Online
Date: 2001
Grade(s): 6 - Post-Sec. ENC#: 020667
Synopsis: Jump into the evolution controversy with this thoughtfully designed and presented site from PBS. Designed to accompany a seven-part television series, the site explores Darwin's ideas, the origin of humanity, and even the intersection--and possible reconciliation--of faith and science. Online activities and simulations enhance the educational content.
Abstract:
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, developed as part of the evolution project produced by PBS, offers knowledge on the subject of evolution. The site has been developed to accompany an educational initiative, a seven-part television series, and a companion book. Topics presented in the main menu range from biographical information about Darwin and his revolutionary ideas, to the diverse tree of life, to mass extinction. The site also discusses interactions between and among organisms that ensure survival, genetic variation arising from sexual reproduction, and the origin of humankind. In addition, the site explores how to reconcile evolution and faith. An online professional development course is offered for teachers, and lessons are available for students. Information is presented through simulations, interactive activities, expert roundtable discussions, and seven short videos. In a sample section emphasizing the principle of natural selection, students gain an understanding of how it is possible for resistant bacteria to arise in a short time periods by running a simulation of bacteria insufficiently treated with antibiotics. A teacher's guide, featuring student activities and background resources, can be downloaded from the site in pdf form. Special software is required for certain programs and downloads. Abstracted 10/30/01. (Author/LEB)
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Sat., Oct. 15, 2005
Found in:
======== The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences =====
====== June 24, 2005 =====
====== Volume 4, Number 13 ======
American Field Guide--Ocean Habitats: The Intertidal Zone [pdf,RealPlayer, Windows Media Player]http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide//teachers/oceans/oceans_unit.html>From PBS-American Field Guide, this website offers seventh- through ninth-grade teachers a downloadable unit comprised of four activities exploringthe ocean's intertidal zone. The unit encourages students to consider thelives of marine organisms in this dynamic oceanic zone. The brief activitiesinclude links to video segments about several different tide pools, and abeach habitat as well. The longest activity requires 45 minutes, while therest can be done in 30 minutes or less. The concise activity descriptionsinclude sections regarding Materials, Objectives, and Teaching Instructions.The site also includes corresponding National Content Standards. [NL]
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/index.html
previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Interactive Concepts in Biochemistry [Macromedia Flash Player, Chime]
http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/index.htm
Interactive Concepts in Biochemistry is a nicely designed companion website
to Dr. Rodney Boyer's _Concepts in Biochemistry, second edition_. Developed
collaboratively by Science Technologies and others, this multimedia site is
archived on the Wiley Publishers website. Site visitors will enjoy exploring
the engaging and instructive collection of Interactive Animations. The
collection includes Animations about DNA Replication, Signal Transduction,
Photosynthesis, Cell Structure, Protein Synthesis, and more. The site also
features a number of tutorials regarding Kinesin, Myoglobin & Hemoglobin,
tRNA, and Protein-DNA Interactions, to name a few. In addition, the website
offers reviews of such concepts as Logarithms, Thermodynamics, and
Elementary Kinetics; quizzes that correspond to chapters in Boyer's book;
and a collection of articles that consider the role of biochemistry in
addressing issues like Lactose Intolerance, Alcohol Abuse, and using
Methanol as Fuel. [NL]
Animal Skull Collection
http://www.d91.k12.id.us/www/skyline/teachers/robertsd/skulls.htm
This intriguing and impressive website of animal skull images and
information was developed by DeLoy Roberts, a high school biology and
zoology teacher in Idaho. The site is quite extensive with separate skull
galleries for mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, and fish.
Site visitors will find clear skull images of such animals as a badger,
wolf, boa constrictor, golden eagle, salmon, great gray owl, and many more.
The site also includes lists of Animal Skull Sizes (organized alphabetically
by animal as well as by size) for mammal and bird skulls in the collection.
For school groups that can make the trip, the actual skull collection is
maintained by Mr. Roberts at his high school in Idaho Falls, Idaho. [NL]
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Bird Site
http://www.nhm.org/birds/home.html
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County has compiled some general
information about bird evolution and diversity, anatomy and physiology,
adaptations and behavior, flight mechanics, and conservation. Educators will
find suggested classroom activities, which have been developed to assist
educators in preparing students for a visit to the Ralph W. Schreiber Hall
of Birds at the museum, but can also be adapted for use in any K-12
classroom or at home. A short description is provided for each of the
activities, which are "designed to help young people develop an
appreciation, respect and understanding of the diversity and nature of
birds." A vocabulary section reviews some key terms used for learning about
birds. [VF]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout
Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/
======== The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences =====
====== June 24, 2005 =====
====== Volume 4, Number 13 ======
American Field Guide--Ocean Habitats: The Intertidal Zone [pdf,RealPlayer, Windows Media Player]http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide//teachers/oceans/oceans_unit.html>From PBS-American Field Guide, this website offers seventh- through ninth-grade teachers a downloadable unit comprised of four activities exploringthe ocean's intertidal zone. The unit encourages students to consider thelives of marine organisms in this dynamic oceanic zone. The brief activitiesinclude links to video segments about several different tide pools, and abeach habitat as well. The longest activity requires 45 minutes, while therest can be done in 30 minutes or less. The concise activity descriptionsinclude sections regarding Materials, Objectives, and Teaching Instructions.The site also includes corresponding National Content Standards. [NL]
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/index.html
previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Interactive Concepts in Biochemistry [Macromedia Flash Player, Chime]
http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/index.htm
Interactive Concepts in Biochemistry is a nicely designed companion website
to Dr. Rodney Boyer's _Concepts in Biochemistry, second edition_. Developed
collaboratively by Science Technologies and others, this multimedia site is
archived on the Wiley Publishers website. Site visitors will enjoy exploring
the engaging and instructive collection of Interactive Animations. The
collection includes Animations about DNA Replication, Signal Transduction,
Photosynthesis, Cell Structure, Protein Synthesis, and more. The site also
features a number of tutorials regarding Kinesin, Myoglobin & Hemoglobin,
tRNA, and Protein-DNA Interactions, to name a few. In addition, the website
offers reviews of such concepts as Logarithms, Thermodynamics, and
Elementary Kinetics; quizzes that correspond to chapters in Boyer's book;
and a collection of articles that consider the role of biochemistry in
addressing issues like Lactose Intolerance, Alcohol Abuse, and using
Methanol as Fuel. [NL]
Animal Skull Collection
http://www.d91.k12.id.us/www/skyline/teachers/robertsd/skulls.htm
This intriguing and impressive website of animal skull images and
information was developed by DeLoy Roberts, a high school biology and
zoology teacher in Idaho. The site is quite extensive with separate skull
galleries for mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, and fish.
Site visitors will find clear skull images of such animals as a badger,
wolf, boa constrictor, golden eagle, salmon, great gray owl, and many more.
The site also includes lists of Animal Skull Sizes (organized alphabetically
by animal as well as by size) for mammal and bird skulls in the collection.
For school groups that can make the trip, the actual skull collection is
maintained by Mr. Roberts at his high school in Idaho Falls, Idaho. [NL]
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Bird Site
http://www.nhm.org/birds/home.html
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County has compiled some general
information about bird evolution and diversity, anatomy and physiology,
adaptations and behavior, flight mechanics, and conservation. Educators will
find suggested classroom activities, which have been developed to assist
educators in preparing students for a visit to the Ralph W. Schreiber Hall
of Birds at the museum, but can also be adapted for use in any K-12
classroom or at home. A short description is provided for each of the
activities, which are "designed to help young people develop an
appreciation, respect and understanding of the diversity and nature of
birds." A vocabulary section reviews some key terms used for learning about
birds. [VF]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout
Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/
Friday, October 14, 2005
Fri., Oct. 14, 2005 - Yoga / Tai Chi
Found in:
CPL INTERNET GAZETTE
Volume 7, Issue 7
July, 2005
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The popularity of Yoga and Tai Chi has soared over the last decade, as evidenced by the demand for the classes offered by our Library. There are many sites on the Web for novices or advanced students of these disciplines.
1. YOGA
Yoga Journal, http://www.yogajournal.com, is a good place to start. It is a searchable, interactive site with information for beginners to advanced students….Yoga Journal is a comprehensive site with many detailed articles, and even streaming video of yoga poses and exercises you can follow from home! It’s well worth exploring.
Another informative site is Yoga Basics, http://www.yogabasics.com, an “online guide to yoga postures, yoga meditation, yoga breathing and hatha yoga.” Here you can find information on the history and philosophy of yoga, read about the different types of yoga (karma, hatha, bhakti, tantric, etc.), and again see the different poses illustrated and explained. You do not have to be a member to use this site, however, there is “premium content” for members.
ABC-of-Yoga.com, http://www.abc-of-yoga.com, is another comprehensive site “for all styles, exercises, poses, breathing techniques and meditation.” Sections include: Yoga Information (history, system, principles, Bhagavad Gita), Styles of Yoga (Kundalini, Ashtanga, Hatha, Bikram and Power), Practicing Yoga (Yoga for beginner, basic sessions, relaxation), Yoga & Health and the SHOP-of-Yoga.com, where you can buy everything yoga!
Finally, an extensive yoga directory is YogaFinder, http://www.yogafinder.com. At this site you can find: yoga classes, events, music and artists, retreat centers, teacher’s training, products, and jobs/opportunities.
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2. Tai Chi
Tai Chi Chuan is a “slow-motion, moving, meditative exercise for relaxation, health and self-defense,” according to The Patience Tâ ai Chi Association, http://www.patiencetaichi.com/….Learning Tai Chi includes: information on videos, essays and insights, a Tai Chi instructor referral service which you can search by state, recommended reading and Tai Chi links.
Most of the websites I found are associated with Tai Chi schools or individual instructors. One worthwhile site that offers worthwhile information is Yang Style Tai Chi, http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi. The History of Tai Chi is a good overview of the art and its founders….There is an extensive discussion of Taoism: the Philosophy of Tai Chi, and descriptions and illustrations of The Tai Chi Exercise Forms.
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Provided by Hara Cohen from the Commack Public Library
CPL INTERNET GAZETTE
Volume 7, Issue 7
July, 2005
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The popularity of Yoga and Tai Chi has soared over the last decade, as evidenced by the demand for the classes offered by our Library. There are many sites on the Web for novices or advanced students of these disciplines.
1. YOGA
Yoga Journal, http://www.yogajournal.com, is a good place to start. It is a searchable, interactive site with information for beginners to advanced students….Yoga Journal is a comprehensive site with many detailed articles, and even streaming video of yoga poses and exercises you can follow from home! It’s well worth exploring.
Another informative site is Yoga Basics, http://www.yogabasics.com, an “online guide to yoga postures, yoga meditation, yoga breathing and hatha yoga.” Here you can find information on the history and philosophy of yoga, read about the different types of yoga (karma, hatha, bhakti, tantric, etc.), and again see the different poses illustrated and explained. You do not have to be a member to use this site, however, there is “premium content” for members.
ABC-of-Yoga.com, http://www.abc-of-yoga.com, is another comprehensive site “for all styles, exercises, poses, breathing techniques and meditation.” Sections include: Yoga Information (history, system, principles, Bhagavad Gita), Styles of Yoga (Kundalini, Ashtanga, Hatha, Bikram and Power), Practicing Yoga (Yoga for beginner, basic sessions, relaxation), Yoga & Health and the SHOP-of-Yoga.com, where you can buy everything yoga!
Finally, an extensive yoga directory is YogaFinder, http://www.yogafinder.com. At this site you can find: yoga classes, events, music and artists, retreat centers, teacher’s training, products, and jobs/opportunities.
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2. Tai Chi
Tai Chi Chuan is a “slow-motion, moving, meditative exercise for relaxation, health and self-defense,” according to The Patience Tâ ai Chi Association, http://www.patiencetaichi.com/….Learning Tai Chi includes: information on videos, essays and insights, a Tai Chi instructor referral service which you can search by state, recommended reading and Tai Chi links.
Most of the websites I found are associated with Tai Chi schools or individual instructors. One worthwhile site that offers worthwhile information is Yang Style Tai Chi, http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi. The History of Tai Chi is a good overview of the art and its founders….There is an extensive discussion of Taoism: the Philosophy of Tai Chi, and descriptions and illustrations of The Tai Chi Exercise Forms.
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Provided by Hara Cohen from the Commack Public Library
Fri., Oct. 14, 2005 - Heimlich Maneuver
--------Forwarded Message--------
Site of the Day for Tuesday, June 7, 2005
The Heimlich Maneuver
http://www.heimlichinstitute.org/maneuver.html
Today's site presents research and information about the widely known
Heimlich Maneuver. Gentle Subscribers may be surprised by findings which
have demonstrated the effectiveness of the Heimlich Maneuver in saving the
lives of those experiencing a severe asthma attack.
"Today, it has been proven that thousands of people, many of them children,
are dying needlessly from asthma attacks, heart attacks and drowning.
Recent changes in life saving methods are being taught to relatively small
groups by first aid organizations. Until the word is spread to the entire
public, these unwarranted deaths will continue." - from the website
The site offers essential instructions for performing the Heimlich
Maneuver, along with changes endorsed by the medical community on
life-saving procedures. Covering the use of the Heimlich Maneuver in a
life-threatening occurrence such as choking, and the less well known
drowning and asthma situations, the site seeks to inform the public about
using the procedure in these instances. Additional information about using
the technique on infants is also provided, along with the possibly
startling news that it can be effective in saving the life of a choking
dog.
Leap over to the site for instructions and information on a life-saving
technique everyone should know at:
http://www.heimlichinstitute.org/maneuver.html
A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd
Site of the Day for Tuesday, June 7, 2005
The Heimlich Maneuver
http://www.heimlichinstitute.org/maneuver.html
Today's site presents research and information about the widely known
Heimlich Maneuver. Gentle Subscribers may be surprised by findings which
have demonstrated the effectiveness of the Heimlich Maneuver in saving the
lives of those experiencing a severe asthma attack.
"Today, it has been proven that thousands of people, many of them children,
are dying needlessly from asthma attacks, heart attacks and drowning.
Recent changes in life saving methods are being taught to relatively small
groups by first aid organizations. Until the word is spread to the entire
public, these unwarranted deaths will continue." - from the website
The site offers essential instructions for performing the Heimlich
Maneuver, along with changes endorsed by the medical community on
life-saving procedures. Covering the use of the Heimlich Maneuver in a
life-threatening occurrence such as choking, and the less well known
drowning and asthma situations, the site seeks to inform the public about
using the procedure in these instances. Additional information about using
the technique on infants is also provided, along with the possibly
startling news that it can be effective in saving the life of a choking
dog.
Leap over to the site for instructions and information on a life-saving
technique everyone should know at:
http://www.heimlichinstitute.org/maneuver.html
A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd
Fri., Oct. 14, 2005 - Rx for Survival
Rx for Survival - PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/
"An extensive companion site premieres here in late October 2005. This
television event looks at the most critical and emerging threats to global
public health and chronicles the leaders who, against all odds, deliver the
goods. "
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/
"An extensive companion site premieres here in late October 2005. This
television event looks at the most critical and emerging threats to global
public health and chronicles the leaders who, against all odds, deliver the
goods. "
Fri., Oct. 14, 2005
Found in:
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PBS Teacher Previews: October 16-22, 2005
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NOVA
"NOVA scienceNOW"
TV> PBSOL>
Middle / High School
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
The fourth episode of NOVA's magazine-style series looks at New
Orleans in the wake of the damage caused by Katrina, attempts
to create artificial life, the mysteries of lightning, surgery
on pet fish and more. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Watch our online video dispatch; correspondent Chad Cohen
checks in from atop a lightning research tower in Florida.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow
[NOTE: see Teaching Guide pasted at the bottom. – Phyllis ]
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Secrets of the Dead
"The Hunt for Nazi Scientists"
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
Middle / High School
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
Join us for this episode that explores the silent race between
the Allies to capture Germany's top scientists during the
waning days of World War II. This episode is filled with
real-life accounts of the secret raids, rare archival footage,
vivid eyewitness testimonies and the exploration of a
technological legacy that played itself out well into the Cold
War and the race for space. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
Learn more about the hunt for Nazi scientists at the companion
Web site.
http://www.pbs.org/secrets
[NOTE: Other pages from this series previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Press Release from Channel 13:
Secrets of the Dead - "The Hunt for Nazi Scientists"
http://www.thirteen.org/pressroom/release.php?get=1730
THIRTEEN/WNET NEW YORK LAUNCHES FIFTH SEASON OF SECRETS OF THE DEAD WITH UNTOLD STORY OF COVERT COMMANDO MISSIONS IN THE HUNT FOR NAZI SCIENTISTS, PREMIERING OCTOBER 19 ON PBS
Actor Liev Schreiber Narrates One-Hour Program On Search For Hitler's Elite Scientists
Features Footage Shot By Secret Agents During Daring Undercover Missions And First-Hand Accounts From Actual World War II Agents And Scientists
In the dying days of World War II, undercover Allied agents engaged in a desperate race against one other to capture the best and brightest of Germany’s scientific community. With Hitler's army in retreat, American, British and Russian forces set their sights on the architects of the Nazis' advanced "Vengeance" weapons - high-tech airplanes, sophisticated rockets and even, perhaps, a German atomic bomb. The end goal was critical: Whoever captured the scientists and the technology would gain a major advantage in the looming Cold War. The Hunt for Nazi Scientists tells the story of this crucial pursuit through real-life accounts of daring raids, rare archival footage, vivid eye-witness testimonies and visits to the Nazis' technological hideaways. Thirteen/WNET New York's SECRETS OF THE DEAD: The Hunt for Nazi Scientists launches Season Five of the critically-acclaimed series on Wednesday, October 19 at 8 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).
"We weren't looking for Himmler, we weren't looking for Hitler, we were looking strictly for people of intelligence interest," says veteran BBC reporter Charles Wheeler in The Hunt for Nazi Scientists. During the war, Wheeler was a member of 30AU, a British commando unit devised by James Bond creator Ian Fleming.
Among the many crucial finds revealed in The Hunt For Nazi Scientists was the top-secret, underground Nazi rocket facility called the Mittelwerk, which the Americans discovered in April 1945. As surprised as they were by the scale of the operation and the quantity of weapons, the Americans were even more shocked by the way they had been built: tens of thousands of slave laborers had been used to construct the V2s, the world's first ballistic missiles.
"In the tunnel, just being there was a terrible punishment because we were cold and hungry and tired all the time and it was terrible, it was horrible. There were beatings for any minor infringement of discipline," says Andrew Herskovits, an Auschwitz survivor who was 14 when he was forced to begin working in the tunnels. "The punishment for sabotage was death by hanging - of course almost anything could be classified as sabotage."
While some teams hunted down the rocket engineers, others were fixated on the Nazis' atomic bomb program. The Allies' greatest fear was two-fold: did Germany posses the know-how to build a nuclear reactor - and did they have enough uranium to spark an atomic chain-reaction?
The Pentagon dispatched American agents on a top-secret mission to locate German physicist Werner Heisenberg, chief of the Nazi atomic bomb project. The mission, code-named ALSOS, required highly-trained agents to slip deep into Germany, flush out Heisenberg and shut down Hitler's nuclear facilities.
"It was urgent, because if Hitler had the bomb we'd all be speaking German today probably," says ALSOS veteran Marte Previti, who was later awarded the British Empire Medal by the King of England for his part in rescuing the family of a German scientist from behind Russian lines.
ALSOS didn't know how close the Nazis had come to building an atomic bomb or what resources they were using, but there were rumors about a flurry of secret activity in a cave beneath a massive castle in Haigerloch, Germany. There, the agents discovered a nuclear reactor, as well as a nearby cache of more than two tons of uranium that was quickly shipped to the United States for use in The Manhattan Project.
Publicly, the Allies presented a united front. But behind the scenes, as The Hunt for Nazi Scientists reveals, the battle for Germany's spoils grew intense. With the Russians at their heels, British intelligence agents closed in on radical aircraft designer Helmut Walter, who built the rocket engine for Germany's revolutionary Messerschmitt 163, also known as "the flying bomb." In the end, all three nations got their hands on the 163, shipping the planes home to try to exploit the new technology.
With an eye toward future conflicts, each nation was also vying to capture rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, head of the Nazi rocket program. "Von Braun was one of a group of quite visionary scientists, people who had a dream of space flight, they were almost crazy people," says military aviation historian Robert Hewson in The Hunt for Nazi Scientists. "Because from the really primitive rocket technology that existed at the time, they were dreaming of voyages to the stars, and that's particularly true of von Braun."
Eventually, with certain capture at hand, von Braun and his fellow scientists grappled with a decision that would greatly impact the race to space: which country - Russia or America - would allow them to continue building their rockets? In the end, America won out. The Germans surrendered to the U.S. and agreed to share their secrets, hoping for VIP treatment in return.
America did give the German rocket scientists the opportunity to continue their work, but to the dismay of many, "inconvenient" facts like von Braun's SS membership and his use of slave labor were swept under the rug in order to make the transition to America a smooth one. The Russians still beat the United States into space, although von Braun's expertise eventually paid off when the Americans leapfrogged the USSR and landed the first men on the moon in 1969. Von Braun became an instant icon, but for some, the moment of American triumph was bittersweet.
"When I heard that they were feted and treated as national heroes in the United States I was outraged and disgusted," says Herskovits in The Hunt for Nazi Scientists. "Thousands and thousands of American soldiers died liberating Europe to defeat Hitler and these people were the mainstays of Hitler's reign of terror and there they were being feted like heroes."
Hundreds of German scientists lived and worked in America and Russia after the war, and both sides exploited their expertise for decades as the Cold War played out. The Hunt for Nazi Scientists tells the story of the scientists' dramatic capture, and reveals startling connections between the German WWII technology and the next generation of American and Soviet war planes, missiles and bombs.
SECRETS OF THE DEAD: The Hunt for Nazi Scientists is a Windfall Films production for Thirteen/WNET New York, in association with National Geographic Channels International and Five (UK). The film is written, produced and directed by Mark Radice. For Thirteen, the executive producer is Jared Lipworth.
Visit the SECRETS OF THE DEAD Web site at pbs.org for more information.
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SOCIAL STUDIES
American Experience
"Two Days in October"
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
Middle / High School
Monday, October 17, 2005
9 - 10:30 pm
In October 1967, history turned a corner. In a jungle in
Vietnam, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American
battalion, prompting some in power to question whether the war
might be unwinnable. On a campus in Wisconsin, a student
protest against the war spiraled out of control, marking the
first time that a campus anti-war demonstration had turned
violent. Told almost entirely by the people who took part in
the harrowing events of those two days, the film opens a window
onto a moment that divided a nation and a war that continues to
haunt us. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Some survived the horror of a deadly ambush in Vietnam. Some
were in the thick of student antiwar protests. All continue to
be affected by the events of October 1967. Log on to explore
the stories of ten people interviewed in the film.
http://www.pbs.org/amex/twodays
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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Destination America
"The Golden Door" (part 1 of 4)
TV> PBSOL>
Middle / High School
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
9 - 10:00 pm
This series explores the remarkable mass migration to the
United States. The first episode features an illegal Mexican
immigrant and outlines the sweep of immigration across more
than 350 years of American history, focusing on the early
history of Mexican immigration, the Norwegian immigrants to the
Midwest and the Irish famine. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
Take our online quiz and find out from where the term "melting
pot" originated.
http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica
Destination America
"The Art of Departure" (part 2 of 4)
TV> PBSOL>
Middle / High School
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
10 - 11:00 pm
Creative spirits have come to America from all over the world,
drawn to the possibilities of a free society, but it has never
been easy to leave home. This episode features a dancer from
Taiwan and two artists from Russia. It also tells the story of
the unprecedented array of scientists, artists and
intellectuals who fled fascism in the 1930s. (CC, Stereo, 1
year)
Download a lesson plan in which students learn about the
process of applying for asylum.
http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica
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TPT
"Wacipi PowWow"
Station>
Middle / High School
This Web site, produced by PBS member station TPT, attempts to
capture the beauty, excitement and cultural importance of the
PowWow.
http://www.tpt.org/powwow
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BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK
Understandings of Consequence Project
Profdev>
Elementary / Middle / High School
“The Understandings of Consequence Project aims to help students
learn difficult science concepts by engaging them in how
scientists think about the underlying causality.” Curriculum
modules include density, ecosystems, pressure and simple
circuits.
http://pzweb.harvard.edu/ucp
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Copyright 2005 PBS Online.
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---------Forwarded Message--------
[NOVA Teachers] October 18, 2005
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Hello Educators,
Next week, tune into NOVA scienceNOW, which will feature video
segments on the quest to create artificial life, the latest
thinking on the origins of lightning, a profile of neuroscientist
Erich Jarvis, and the little-known specialty of fish surgery. Watch
the segments online beginning October 19. (QuickTime, RealVideo, or
Windows Media plug-in required.) (Subjects covered: Earth science,
life science, physics, technology/engineering)
Do your students have questions about any of these topics? From now
until the day after the broadcast (October 19), NOVA will collect
reader questions and send them to experts for each topic. Selected
responses will be posted on October 21. (Please note that your
questions may be edited for clarity.) Visit the following pages to
send in questions for your area of interest:
Artificial Life
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/01-ask.html
Lightning
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/02-ask.html
Erich Jarvis (bird neuroscience)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/03-ask.html
Fish Surgery
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/04-ask.html
Hurricane Katrina
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/06-ask.html
In the coming weeks:
Oct. 25 -- Ancient Creatures of the Deep (R)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/fish/
Nov. 1 -- Volcano Under the City
http://www.pbs.org/nova/volcanocity/
Nov. 8 -- Hitler's Sunken Secret
http://www.pbs.org/nova/hydro/
For an extended list of upcoming programs, including a downloadable
PDF of the fall season, visit
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/schedule.html
Regards,
Karen Hartley
Teachers Editor
NOVA Web Site
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/
E-mail: NOVA_Teachers@wgbh.org
* * * * * * * *
NOVA Presents NOVA scienceNOW
Broadcast: October 18, 2005
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/
(Check your local listings as broadcast dates and times may vary.
These programs have one-year off-air taping rights.)
Artificial Life
Let's Make a Microbe!
Get a sense of what it means to be alive by making a very simple
cartoon microbe and, at each step, find out where actual efforts
are to make synthetic life in the lab. (Flash plug-in required;
printable version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Frances Collins Interview
Read this interview to find out what the head of the Human
Genome Project thinks about concocting life in the lab.
(Grades 9-12)
Fish Surgery
Rx for Fish
Listen to and view this four-segment audio slide show that talks
about some of the diseases that fish and humans have in common
and shows how fish are treated, sometimes surgically, for
various ailments. Total running time: 10 minutes 49 seconds.
(Flash plug-in required.) (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Profile: Erich Jarvis
Meet Erich Jarvis
Read what Jarvis has to say about why he finds bird brains so
interesting, why he needs more than just science in his life,
why he calls himself a scientific artist, and more.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Bird Brain
Get an inside look at just what makes up a bird brain.
(QuickTime plug-in required for rotating brain image.)
(Grades 9-12)
Lightning
How Lightning Works
Find out what scientists think may trigger the four million
lightning flashes that occur on Earth each day. (Grades 9-12)
Lightning Varieties
View this slide show to learn about nine types of lighting,
including red sprites, elves, and volcanic lightning. (Flash
plug-in required; printable version available.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Hurricane Katrina
Wetland Destruction
Visit the damaged wetlands south of the city with correspondent
Peter Standring. Running time: 1 minute 57 seconds. (QuickTime,
RealVideo, or Windows Media plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
The Levees
Watch brief animations to see where and how each of the three
New Orleans levees failed. (QuickTime, RealVideo, or Windows
Media plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
The Producer's Story
Read a firsthand account from producer Peter Doyle describing
what the wetlands south of New Orleans were like shortly after
the disaster. (Grades 9-12)
RSS
Learn about features and dispatches as they are posted to the NOVA
scienceNOW Web site by signing up for Really Simple Syndication
(RSS), a format that allows you to easily read the latest news from
a number of Web sites. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Dispatches
Read what the NOVA scienceNOW producers, editors, and correspondents
are thinking about. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Get Involved
Find ways to get involved in science, from attending science
lectures to joining real science projects. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
For Educators
Discover the many ways you can integrate NOVA scienceNOW into your
classroom, including teacher's guides, links to science news
stories, and more. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
For Scientists
Obtain advice on how you can get your research news out to others.
Science News
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)
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PBS Teacher Previews: October 16-22, 2005
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NOVA
"NOVA scienceNOW"
TV> PBSOL>
Middle / High School
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
The fourth episode of NOVA's magazine-style series looks at New
Orleans in the wake of the damage caused by Katrina, attempts
to create artificial life, the mysteries of lightning, surgery
on pet fish and more. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Watch our online video dispatch; correspondent Chad Cohen
checks in from atop a lightning research tower in Florida.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow
[NOTE: see Teaching Guide pasted at the bottom. – Phyllis ]
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Secrets of the Dead
"The Hunt for Nazi Scientists"
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
Middle / High School
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
Join us for this episode that explores the silent race between
the Allies to capture Germany's top scientists during the
waning days of World War II. This episode is filled with
real-life accounts of the secret raids, rare archival footage,
vivid eyewitness testimonies and the exploration of a
technological legacy that played itself out well into the Cold
War and the race for space. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
Learn more about the hunt for Nazi scientists at the companion
Web site.
http://www.pbs.org/secrets
[NOTE: Other pages from this series previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Press Release from Channel 13:
Secrets of the Dead - "The Hunt for Nazi Scientists"
http://www.thirteen.org/pressroom/release.php?get=1730
THIRTEEN/WNET NEW YORK LAUNCHES FIFTH SEASON OF SECRETS OF THE DEAD WITH UNTOLD STORY OF COVERT COMMANDO MISSIONS IN THE HUNT FOR NAZI SCIENTISTS, PREMIERING OCTOBER 19 ON PBS
Actor Liev Schreiber Narrates One-Hour Program On Search For Hitler's Elite Scientists
Features Footage Shot By Secret Agents During Daring Undercover Missions And First-Hand Accounts From Actual World War II Agents And Scientists
In the dying days of World War II, undercover Allied agents engaged in a desperate race against one other to capture the best and brightest of Germany’s scientific community. With Hitler's army in retreat, American, British and Russian forces set their sights on the architects of the Nazis' advanced "Vengeance" weapons - high-tech airplanes, sophisticated rockets and even, perhaps, a German atomic bomb. The end goal was critical: Whoever captured the scientists and the technology would gain a major advantage in the looming Cold War. The Hunt for Nazi Scientists tells the story of this crucial pursuit through real-life accounts of daring raids, rare archival footage, vivid eye-witness testimonies and visits to the Nazis' technological hideaways. Thirteen/WNET New York's SECRETS OF THE DEAD: The Hunt for Nazi Scientists launches Season Five of the critically-acclaimed series on Wednesday, October 19 at 8 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).
"We weren't looking for Himmler, we weren't looking for Hitler, we were looking strictly for people of intelligence interest," says veteran BBC reporter Charles Wheeler in The Hunt for Nazi Scientists. During the war, Wheeler was a member of 30AU, a British commando unit devised by James Bond creator Ian Fleming.
Among the many crucial finds revealed in The Hunt For Nazi Scientists was the top-secret, underground Nazi rocket facility called the Mittelwerk, which the Americans discovered in April 1945. As surprised as they were by the scale of the operation and the quantity of weapons, the Americans were even more shocked by the way they had been built: tens of thousands of slave laborers had been used to construct the V2s, the world's first ballistic missiles.
"In the tunnel, just being there was a terrible punishment because we were cold and hungry and tired all the time and it was terrible, it was horrible. There were beatings for any minor infringement of discipline," says Andrew Herskovits, an Auschwitz survivor who was 14 when he was forced to begin working in the tunnels. "The punishment for sabotage was death by hanging - of course almost anything could be classified as sabotage."
While some teams hunted down the rocket engineers, others were fixated on the Nazis' atomic bomb program. The Allies' greatest fear was two-fold: did Germany posses the know-how to build a nuclear reactor - and did they have enough uranium to spark an atomic chain-reaction?
The Pentagon dispatched American agents on a top-secret mission to locate German physicist Werner Heisenberg, chief of the Nazi atomic bomb project. The mission, code-named ALSOS, required highly-trained agents to slip deep into Germany, flush out Heisenberg and shut down Hitler's nuclear facilities.
"It was urgent, because if Hitler had the bomb we'd all be speaking German today probably," says ALSOS veteran Marte Previti, who was later awarded the British Empire Medal by the King of England for his part in rescuing the family of a German scientist from behind Russian lines.
ALSOS didn't know how close the Nazis had come to building an atomic bomb or what resources they were using, but there were rumors about a flurry of secret activity in a cave beneath a massive castle in Haigerloch, Germany. There, the agents discovered a nuclear reactor, as well as a nearby cache of more than two tons of uranium that was quickly shipped to the United States for use in The Manhattan Project.
Publicly, the Allies presented a united front. But behind the scenes, as The Hunt for Nazi Scientists reveals, the battle for Germany's spoils grew intense. With the Russians at their heels, British intelligence agents closed in on radical aircraft designer Helmut Walter, who built the rocket engine for Germany's revolutionary Messerschmitt 163, also known as "the flying bomb." In the end, all three nations got their hands on the 163, shipping the planes home to try to exploit the new technology.
With an eye toward future conflicts, each nation was also vying to capture rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, head of the Nazi rocket program. "Von Braun was one of a group of quite visionary scientists, people who had a dream of space flight, they were almost crazy people," says military aviation historian Robert Hewson in The Hunt for Nazi Scientists. "Because from the really primitive rocket technology that existed at the time, they were dreaming of voyages to the stars, and that's particularly true of von Braun."
Eventually, with certain capture at hand, von Braun and his fellow scientists grappled with a decision that would greatly impact the race to space: which country - Russia or America - would allow them to continue building their rockets? In the end, America won out. The Germans surrendered to the U.S. and agreed to share their secrets, hoping for VIP treatment in return.
America did give the German rocket scientists the opportunity to continue their work, but to the dismay of many, "inconvenient" facts like von Braun's SS membership and his use of slave labor were swept under the rug in order to make the transition to America a smooth one. The Russians still beat the United States into space, although von Braun's expertise eventually paid off when the Americans leapfrogged the USSR and landed the first men on the moon in 1969. Von Braun became an instant icon, but for some, the moment of American triumph was bittersweet.
"When I heard that they were feted and treated as national heroes in the United States I was outraged and disgusted," says Herskovits in The Hunt for Nazi Scientists. "Thousands and thousands of American soldiers died liberating Europe to defeat Hitler and these people were the mainstays of Hitler's reign of terror and there they were being feted like heroes."
Hundreds of German scientists lived and worked in America and Russia after the war, and both sides exploited their expertise for decades as the Cold War played out. The Hunt for Nazi Scientists tells the story of the scientists' dramatic capture, and reveals startling connections between the German WWII technology and the next generation of American and Soviet war planes, missiles and bombs.
SECRETS OF THE DEAD: The Hunt for Nazi Scientists is a Windfall Films production for Thirteen/WNET New York, in association with National Geographic Channels International and Five (UK). The film is written, produced and directed by Mark Radice. For Thirteen, the executive producer is Jared Lipworth.
Visit the SECRETS OF THE DEAD Web site at pbs.org for more information.
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SOCIAL STUDIES
American Experience
"Two Days in October"
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
Middle / High School
Monday, October 17, 2005
9 - 10:30 pm
In October 1967, history turned a corner. In a jungle in
Vietnam, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American
battalion, prompting some in power to question whether the war
might be unwinnable. On a campus in Wisconsin, a student
protest against the war spiraled out of control, marking the
first time that a campus anti-war demonstration had turned
violent. Told almost entirely by the people who took part in
the harrowing events of those two days, the film opens a window
onto a moment that divided a nation and a war that continues to
haunt us. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)
Some survived the horror of a deadly ambush in Vietnam. Some
were in the thick of student antiwar protests. All continue to
be affected by the events of October 1967. Log on to explore
the stories of ten people interviewed in the film.
http://www.pbs.org/amex/twodays
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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Destination America
"The Golden Door" (part 1 of 4)
TV> PBSOL>
Middle / High School
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
9 - 10:00 pm
This series explores the remarkable mass migration to the
United States. The first episode features an illegal Mexican
immigrant and outlines the sweep of immigration across more
than 350 years of American history, focusing on the early
history of Mexican immigration, the Norwegian immigrants to the
Midwest and the Irish famine. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
Take our online quiz and find out from where the term "melting
pot" originated.
http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica
Destination America
"The Art of Departure" (part 2 of 4)
TV> PBSOL>
Middle / High School
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
10 - 11:00 pm
Creative spirits have come to America from all over the world,
drawn to the possibilities of a free society, but it has never
been easy to leave home. This episode features a dancer from
Taiwan and two artists from Russia. It also tells the story of
the unprecedented array of scientists, artists and
intellectuals who fled fascism in the 1930s. (CC, Stereo, 1
year)
Download a lesson plan in which students learn about the
process of applying for asylum.
http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica
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TPT
"Wacipi PowWow"
Station>
Middle / High School
This Web site, produced by PBS member station TPT, attempts to
capture the beauty, excitement and cultural importance of the
PowWow.
http://www.tpt.org/powwow
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BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK
Understandings of Consequence Project
Profdev>
Elementary / Middle / High School
“The Understandings of Consequence Project aims to help students
learn difficult science concepts by engaging them in how
scientists think about the underlying causality.” Curriculum
modules include density, ecosystems, pressure and simple
circuits.
http://pzweb.harvard.edu/ucp
******************************************
Copyright 2005 PBS Online.
******************************************
---------Forwarded Message--------
[NOVA Teachers] October 18, 2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello Educators,
Next week, tune into NOVA scienceNOW, which will feature video
segments on the quest to create artificial life, the latest
thinking on the origins of lightning, a profile of neuroscientist
Erich Jarvis, and the little-known specialty of fish surgery. Watch
the segments online beginning October 19. (QuickTime, RealVideo, or
Windows Media plug-in required.) (Subjects covered: Earth science,
life science, physics, technology/engineering)
Do your students have questions about any of these topics? From now
until the day after the broadcast (October 19), NOVA will collect
reader questions and send them to experts for each topic. Selected
responses will be posted on October 21. (Please note that your
questions may be edited for clarity.) Visit the following pages to
send in questions for your area of interest:
Artificial Life
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/01-ask.html
Lightning
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/02-ask.html
Erich Jarvis (bird neuroscience)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/03-ask.html
Fish Surgery
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/04-ask.html
Hurricane Katrina
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/06-ask.html
In the coming weeks:
Oct. 25 -- Ancient Creatures of the Deep (R)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/fish/
Nov. 1 -- Volcano Under the City
http://www.pbs.org/nova/volcanocity/
Nov. 8 -- Hitler's Sunken Secret
http://www.pbs.org/nova/hydro/
For an extended list of upcoming programs, including a downloadable
PDF of the fall season, visit
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/schedule.html
Regards,
Karen Hartley
Teachers Editor
NOVA Web Site
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/
E-mail: NOVA_Teachers@wgbh.org
* * * * * * * *
NOVA Presents NOVA scienceNOW
Broadcast: October 18, 2005
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/
(Check your local listings as broadcast dates and times may vary.
These programs have one-year off-air taping rights.)
Artificial Life
Let's Make a Microbe!
Get a sense of what it means to be alive by making a very simple
cartoon microbe and, at each step, find out where actual efforts
are to make synthetic life in the lab. (Flash plug-in required;
printable version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Frances Collins Interview
Read this interview to find out what the head of the Human
Genome Project thinks about concocting life in the lab.
(Grades 9-12)
Fish Surgery
Rx for Fish
Listen to and view this four-segment audio slide show that talks
about some of the diseases that fish and humans have in common
and shows how fish are treated, sometimes surgically, for
various ailments. Total running time: 10 minutes 49 seconds.
(Flash plug-in required.) (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Profile: Erich Jarvis
Meet Erich Jarvis
Read what Jarvis has to say about why he finds bird brains so
interesting, why he needs more than just science in his life,
why he calls himself a scientific artist, and more.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Bird Brain
Get an inside look at just what makes up a bird brain.
(QuickTime plug-in required for rotating brain image.)
(Grades 9-12)
Lightning
How Lightning Works
Find out what scientists think may trigger the four million
lightning flashes that occur on Earth each day. (Grades 9-12)
Lightning Varieties
View this slide show to learn about nine types of lighting,
including red sprites, elves, and volcanic lightning. (Flash
plug-in required; printable version available.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Hurricane Katrina
Wetland Destruction
Visit the damaged wetlands south of the city with correspondent
Peter Standring. Running time: 1 minute 57 seconds. (QuickTime,
RealVideo, or Windows Media plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
The Levees
Watch brief animations to see where and how each of the three
New Orleans levees failed. (QuickTime, RealVideo, or Windows
Media plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
The Producer's Story
Read a firsthand account from producer Peter Doyle describing
what the wetlands south of New Orleans were like shortly after
the disaster. (Grades 9-12)
RSS
Learn about features and dispatches as they are posted to the NOVA
scienceNOW Web site by signing up for Really Simple Syndication
(RSS), a format that allows you to easily read the latest news from
a number of Web sites. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Dispatches
Read what the NOVA scienceNOW producers, editors, and correspondents
are thinking about. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Get Involved
Find ways to get involved in science, from attending science
lectures to joining real science projects. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
For Educators
Discover the many ways you can integrate NOVA scienceNOW into your
classroom, including teacher's guides, links to science news
stories, and more. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
For Scientists
Obtain advice on how you can get your research news out to others.
Science News
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)
*********************************
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Thurs., Oct. 13, 2005 - Geologic Time: Story of a Changing Earth
Geologic Time: The Story of a Changing Earth (interactive)
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/geotime/main/index.html
“The Hadean Eon of geologic time began with the birth of the solar system, including our planet, Earth, and ended with the formation of the oldest rocks that are still preserved on the surface of Earth.”
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/geotime/main/index.html
“The Hadean Eon of geologic time began with the birth of the solar system, including our planet, Earth, and ended with the formation of the oldest rocks that are still preserved on the surface of Earth.”
Thurs., Oct. 13, 2005 - Butterfly Rainforest / Earth's Ring of Fire
Found in:
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for June 9, 2005
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Butterfly Rainforest ----------------------------------------------------
A companion site to "a living exhibit that supports hundreds of
butterflies from around the world." The site features information
about the exhibit, a butterfly discovery game, and an image
gallery with hundreds of vivid, high-quality photographs of
butterfly species from around the world (in "Butterfly Fun"). Also
find questions and answers about butterflies and moths, including
"what they eat, how long they live, [and] who wins the prizes for
largest and smallest species." From the Florida Museum of Natural
History.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/
http://lii.org?recs=026247
Subjects:
* Butterflies
* Natural history museums
* Museums
Created by: ne
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The Earth's Ring of Fire -------------------------------------------------
An overview and map of this area circling the Pacific Ocean. "The
zone #151 the 'Ring of Fire' — notorious for frequent
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, coincides with the edges of
one of the world's main tectonic plates. More than half of the
world's active volcanoes above sea level are part of the ring."
From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/136248.stm
http://lii.org?recs=026308
Subjects:
* Volcanoes
* Earthquakes
* Plate tectonics
* Geodynamics
Created by: mcb
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Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
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Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for June 9, 2005
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Butterfly Rainforest ----------------------------------------------------
A companion site to "a living exhibit that supports hundreds of
butterflies from around the world." The site features information
about the exhibit, a butterfly discovery game, and an image
gallery with hundreds of vivid, high-quality photographs of
butterfly species from around the world (in "Butterfly Fun"). Also
find questions and answers about butterflies and moths, including
"what they eat, how long they live, [and] who wins the prizes for
largest and smallest species." From the Florida Museum of Natural
History.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/
http://lii.org?recs=026247
Subjects:
* Butterflies
* Natural history museums
* Museums
Created by: ne
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The Earth's Ring of Fire -------------------------------------------------
An overview and map of this area circling the Pacific Ocean. "The
zone #151 the 'Ring of Fire' — notorious for frequent
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, coincides with the edges of
one of the world's main tectonic plates. More than half of the
world's active volcanoes above sea level are part of the ring."
From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/136248.stm
http://lii.org?recs=026308
Subjects:
* Volcanoes
* Earthquakes
* Plate tectonics
* Geodynamics
Created by: mcb
******
Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/
Thurs., Oct. 13, 2005 - Biological Basis of Heredity / Butterflies
Found in:
======== The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences =====
====== June 10, 2005 =====
====== Volume 4, Number 12 ======
Palomar College: Biological Basis of Heredity
http://anthro.palomar.edu/biobasis/default.htm
This online tutorial on the Biological Basis of Heredity was developed by
Dennis O'Neil of the Behavioral Sciences Department at Palomar College. The
tutorial provides information about five main topics: Basic Cell Structures,
Cell Reproduction, Recombination and Linkage, Sex Linked Genes, and
Molecular Level of Genetics. Students wishing to review content material
from the different topic areas can utilize online flashcards and crossword
puzzles, which are also available in printed form. The site also contains a
sizeable Glossary of Terms, a selection of related links, and information
about tutorial accessibility. In addition, this site links to a number of
other physical anthropology tutorials developed by O'Neil.
(http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/physical.htm ) [NL]
[NOTE: Other tutorials previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Virtual Museum of Canada: Butterflies North and Southhttp://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Butterflies/english/
This website from the Virtual Museum of Canada introduces buddingentomologists and other curious visitors to butterflies and moths found inboth Canada and Peru. The site's Gallery allows visitors to peruse images ofmany beautiful moths and butterflies accompanied by concise descriptiveinformation about Life History, Habitat and Range, Host Plants, FlightPeriod, and more. Notably, site visitors can choose to display thumbnailimages of different butterfly and moth species by Habitat, Families, orColour. The Teachers and Games section of the site offers a number ofclassroom activity descriptions, and self-directed educational games forstudents. The site also has a nice illustrated Questions & Answers section,information about butterfly conservation in Canada and Peru, a sizeableBibliography, and a helpful Glossary. [NL]
[NOTE: Other exhibitions from
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/PM.cgi?LM=Exhibits&LANG=English&AP=vecatlist
(shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/67mu2 ) previously posted. – Phyllis ]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences, Copyright Internet ScoutProject 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/
======== The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences =====
====== June 10, 2005 =====
====== Volume 4, Number 12 ======
Palomar College: Biological Basis of Heredity
http://anthro.palomar.edu/biobasis/default.htm
This online tutorial on the Biological Basis of Heredity was developed by
Dennis O'Neil of the Behavioral Sciences Department at Palomar College. The
tutorial provides information about five main topics: Basic Cell Structures,
Cell Reproduction, Recombination and Linkage, Sex Linked Genes, and
Molecular Level of Genetics. Students wishing to review content material
from the different topic areas can utilize online flashcards and crossword
puzzles, which are also available in printed form. The site also contains a
sizeable Glossary of Terms, a selection of related links, and information
about tutorial accessibility. In addition, this site links to a number of
other physical anthropology tutorials developed by O'Neil.
(http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/physical.htm ) [NL]
[NOTE: Other tutorials previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Virtual Museum of Canada: Butterflies North and Southhttp://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Butterflies/english/
This website from the Virtual Museum of Canada introduces buddingentomologists and other curious visitors to butterflies and moths found inboth Canada and Peru. The site's Gallery allows visitors to peruse images ofmany beautiful moths and butterflies accompanied by concise descriptiveinformation about Life History, Habitat and Range, Host Plants, FlightPeriod, and more. Notably, site visitors can choose to display thumbnailimages of different butterfly and moth species by Habitat, Families, orColour. The Teachers and Games section of the site offers a number ofclassroom activity descriptions, and self-directed educational games forstudents. The site also has a nice illustrated Questions & Answers section,information about butterfly conservation in Canada and Peru, a sizeableBibliography, and a helpful Glossary. [NL]
[NOTE: Other exhibitions from
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/PM.cgi?LM=Exhibits&LANG=English&AP=vecatlist
(shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/67mu2 ) previously posted. – Phyllis ]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences, Copyright Internet ScoutProject 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/
Thrus., Oct. 13, 2005 - ZeroBio
--------Forwarded Message--------
It's Tuesday, June 21, 2005 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
ZeroBio
http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/index.htm
http://www.zerobio.com/
This is a website that was designed for science students in grades 9-12 (who
attend a particular high school). It doesn't contain curriculum, but it does
contain some really interesting and fun interactive quizzes, games and
puzzles to practice what one usually learns in high school biology classes.
Just by doing the activities you can test your knowledge of a subject or
learn the material for the first time. (Frankly, I think younger students
would enjoy some of these activities and it would serve as an introduction
to the kind of material they are expected to learn in the upper grades.)
When you get to the site you will see a welcome message. There is a
drop-down menu you can use at the bottom of the page to navigate the site --
but it may be easier to just use the click-through menu on the left and
right sides at the top of the screen. You can access games and quizzes on
genetics, molecule identification, and even a dissection lab!
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.homefires.com/
http://www.carschooling.com/
http://www.universalpreschool.com/
Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.
Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.
Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com/
It's Tuesday, June 21, 2005 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
ZeroBio
http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/index.htm
http://www.zerobio.com/
This is a website that was designed for science students in grades 9-12 (who
attend a particular high school). It doesn't contain curriculum, but it does
contain some really interesting and fun interactive quizzes, games and
puzzles to practice what one usually learns in high school biology classes.
Just by doing the activities you can test your knowledge of a subject or
learn the material for the first time. (Frankly, I think younger students
would enjoy some of these activities and it would serve as an introduction
to the kind of material they are expected to learn in the upper grades.)
When you get to the site you will see a welcome message. There is a
drop-down menu you can use at the bottom of the page to navigate the site --
but it may be easier to just use the click-through menu on the left and
right sides at the top of the screen. You can access games and quizzes on
genetics, molecule identification, and even a dissection lab!
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.homefires.com/
http://www.carschooling.com/
http://www.universalpreschool.com/
Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.
Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.
Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com/
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Tues., Oct. 11, 2005 - Everything Pirate-related
Found on:
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites 6/27/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/hotsites/06-27-hotsites.htm
Dead Men Tell No Tales
http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/
“Arrrggggh, Matey!
Do you dream of sailing the high seas with a band of scalywags? At 'Dead Men Tell No Tales', you can find everything pirate-related. Peg legs sold separately.”
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites 6/27/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/hotsites/06-27-hotsites.htm
Dead Men Tell No Tales
http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/
“Arrrggggh, Matey!
Do you dream of sailing the high seas with a band of scalywags? At 'Dead Men Tell No Tales', you can find everything pirate-related. Peg legs sold separately.”
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
Tues., Oct. 11, 2005 - A Nagasaki Report
Found in:
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for June 30, 2005
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A Nagasaki Report ---------------------------------------------------------
On-the-scene reporting of Nagasaki, written in September, 1945 by
American George Weller, "the first foreign reporter to enter
Nagasaki following the U.S. atomic attack." Copies of these
stories, originally censored by U.S. occupation forces, were
discovered after among Weller's effects after his death in 2002.
From the Mainichi Daily News, Japan.
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/specials/0506/0617weller.html
http://lii.org?recs=026532
Subjects:
* Atomic bomb
* Nagasaki-shi (Japan)
* World War, 1939-1945
Created by: mcb
[NOTE: Could not connect to the Mainichi Daily News page, but found the report on
NuclearFiles.org:
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/history/pre-cold-war/hiroshima-nagasaki/weller_nagasaki-report.htm Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/ctu7g - Phyllis ]
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
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Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for June 30, 2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
A Nagasaki Report ---------------------------------------------------------
On-the-scene reporting of Nagasaki, written in September, 1945 by
American George Weller, "the first foreign reporter to enter
Nagasaki following the U.S. atomic attack." Copies of these
stories, originally censored by U.S. occupation forces, were
discovered after among Weller's effects after his death in 2002.
From the Mainichi Daily News, Japan.
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/specials/0506/0617weller.html
http://lii.org?recs=026532
Subjects:
* Atomic bomb
* Nagasaki-shi (Japan)
* World War, 1939-1945
Created by: mcb
[NOTE: Could not connect to the Mainichi Daily News page, but found the report on
NuclearFiles.org:
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/history/pre-cold-war/hiroshima-nagasaki/weller_nagasaki-report.htm Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/ctu7g - Phyllis ]
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/
Tues., Oct. 11, 2005 - Vietnam War Resources
Vietnam War Resources
(in alphabetical order)
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson821/vietnam-sites.html
[NOTE: Sites not checked. Some were previously posted. Other pages
from http://www.readwritethink.org/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Vietnam Veterans WWW Resources
http://www.tnellen.com/ted/vietnam.html
(in alphabetical order)
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson821/vietnam-sites.html
[NOTE: Sites not checked. Some were previously posted. Other pages
from http://www.readwritethink.org/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Vietnam Veterans WWW Resources
http://www.tnellen.com/ted/vietnam.html
Tues., Oct. 11, 2005
Found in:
Date Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:52 PM
News from American Experience
http://www.pbs.org/amex
****
In this issue:
- AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and the Sixties Online
- Coming Up: TWO DAYS IN OCTOBER
****
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and the Sixties Online
The Sixties were a decade of turmoil and change in politics, war,
society, and culture. For a generation of Americans, things would
never be the same. Assassinations ripped at the heart of the country.
The Vietnam War further divided an already troubled nation. And new
kinds of music provided the soundtrack for social change and
counter-culture lifestyles.
This week, PBS has been traveling back to the 1960s with special
television programming. Explore the history of those turbulent years
online with AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
The Kennedys: Family Tree
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kennedys/sfeature/sf_tree.html
[NOTE: Home page: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kennedys/index.html
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
The assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 touched off a decade of
painful losses. Eight years later, his brother Robert Kennedy met a
similar fate. But facing a decade of challenges, the Kennedy family
represented hope and leadership for many Americans. Explore this
iconic family in the Kennedy Family Tree.
Reflections on Malcolm X
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/malcolmx/sfeature/sf_video.html
[NOTE: Home page: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/malcolmx/index.html
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
In his lifetime, Malcolm X was many men. Born Malcolm Little, he later
became "Detroit Red" and "New York Red" -- a hustler, drug pusher,
pimp, con man and the head of a Boston robbery ring. After spending
time in prison, he emerged as Malcolm X, the fiery, eloquent spokesman
for the Nation of Islam. In these videos, hear reflections on Malcolm
X from his friends and family.
Vietnam from 1945 to the Postwar
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/maps/index.html
[NOTE: Home page: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/index.html
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
In the Sixties, Americans became intimately familiar with the cities
and towns of a small nation half a world away. Access maps of Vietnam
from its colonial years to the end of the Vietnam War.
********
Coming Up
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Season Premiere
TWO DAYS IN OCTOBER
Monday, October 17 on PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/twodays
During two turbulent days in October 1967, history turned a corner. In
Vietnam, a U.S. battalion unwittingly marched into a Viet Cong trap.
Half a world away, concerned students at the University of Wisconsin
mounted a protest. Explore a moment that divided a nation, and a war
that continues to haunt us.
Date Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:52 PM
News from American Experience
http://www.pbs.org/amex
****
In this issue:
- AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and the Sixties Online
- Coming Up: TWO DAYS IN OCTOBER
****
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and the Sixties Online
The Sixties were a decade of turmoil and change in politics, war,
society, and culture. For a generation of Americans, things would
never be the same. Assassinations ripped at the heart of the country.
The Vietnam War further divided an already troubled nation. And new
kinds of music provided the soundtrack for social change and
counter-culture lifestyles.
This week, PBS has been traveling back to the 1960s with special
television programming. Explore the history of those turbulent years
online with AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
The Kennedys: Family Tree
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kennedys/sfeature/sf_tree.html
[NOTE: Home page: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kennedys/index.html
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
The assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 touched off a decade of
painful losses. Eight years later, his brother Robert Kennedy met a
similar fate. But facing a decade of challenges, the Kennedy family
represented hope and leadership for many Americans. Explore this
iconic family in the Kennedy Family Tree.
Reflections on Malcolm X
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/malcolmx/sfeature/sf_video.html
[NOTE: Home page: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/malcolmx/index.html
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
In his lifetime, Malcolm X was many men. Born Malcolm Little, he later
became "Detroit Red" and "New York Red" -- a hustler, drug pusher,
pimp, con man and the head of a Boston robbery ring. After spending
time in prison, he emerged as Malcolm X, the fiery, eloquent spokesman
for the Nation of Islam. In these videos, hear reflections on Malcolm
X from his friends and family.
Vietnam from 1945 to the Postwar
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/maps/index.html
[NOTE: Home page: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/index.html
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
In the Sixties, Americans became intimately familiar with the cities
and towns of a small nation half a world away. Access maps of Vietnam
from its colonial years to the end of the Vietnam War.
********
Coming Up
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Season Premiere
TWO DAYS IN OCTOBER
Monday, October 17 on PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/twodays
During two turbulent days in October 1967, history turned a corner. In
Vietnam, a U.S. battalion unwittingly marched into a Viet Cong trap.
Half a world away, concerned students at the University of Wisconsin
mounted a protest. Explore a moment that divided a nation, and a war
that continues to haunt us.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Mon., Oct. 10, 2005 - Work of Shigeo Fukuda / Eye Magic (optical illusions)
The Work of Shigeo Fukuda
http://members.aol.com/webcarlos2/Optical/Artists/Fukuda.htm
From the site:
“Shigeo Fukuda is a master of the ambiguous illusion. He creates sculptures which look like complete chaos when viewed at many angles, yet from one or more precise angles, chaos is turned into perfection with an exact likeness of a sculpture without flaw!”
Eye Magic
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/eyemagic.html
From the site:
“There are many tricks that can be played on the eye without having the need of a conjurer!
Try these out for yourself, read the physical explanation, then try them out on your friends!
http://members.aol.com/webcarlos2/Optical/Artists/Fukuda.htm
From the site:
“Shigeo Fukuda is a master of the ambiguous illusion. He creates sculptures which look like complete chaos when viewed at many angles, yet from one or more precise angles, chaos is turned into perfection with an exact likeness of a sculpture without flaw!”
Eye Magic
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/eyemagic.html
From the site:
“There are many tricks that can be played on the eye without having the need of a conjurer!
Try these out for yourself, read the physical explanation, then try them out on your friends!
Mon., Oct. 10, 2005 - Thailand / Optical Illusions / Pop-up & Movable Books
Found in:
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter # 357 6/30/05
Beautiful Thailand
http://home.wxs.nl/~hendr012/indexeng.htm
Anyone who has visited Thailand can attest to the diverse beauty of the
country and the genuine kindness of its people. In the aftermath of the
Tsunami disaster and the international attention it brought, this site
provides a reminder of the deeper soul that exists within Thailand's
history and culture.
The Beautiful Thailand website is an oasis on the Internet where visitors
can learn about the history, geography, customs, religion, and tourism of
Thailand. Listen to the Thai national anthem, read about the Royal Family,
and scroll the gallery of beautiful photographs that chronicle daily life
in both urban and rural Thailand.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Optical Illusions Etc
http://illusionsetc.blogspot.com/
Challenge your skills of perception at this cool site, which is all about
the many different forms of Optical Illusion. Whether these illusions are
conveyed through fractals, architecture, art, or other mediums, they are
bound to remind you that seeing "is not believing."
There is so much to see on this website, from Science Art and Visual Street
Art to the many man-made fractal illusions. Be sure to check out the work
of Julian Beever, as well as the section of the site that demystifies the
optical illusion behind The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Pop-up and Movable Books
http://redirx.com/?3zz2
Many of us have fond childhood memories of reading "Pop-up" or "Moveable"
books. These large tomes, filled with creatively constructed pages,
provide an added "physical" element to the storytelling experience.
Learn the surprisingly long history of "Pop-Up and Movable Books" at this
interesting site, which features pieces from the Weaver Collection at the
University of North Texas. Visitors will learn all about the inventors,
publishers, and evolution of moveable books, including one notable treasure
from 19th Century France entitled Le Chaperon Rouge ("Little Red Riding
Hood").
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
A complete archive of previous Cool Tricks can be viewed at
http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archives.htm
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter # 357 6/30/05
Beautiful Thailand
http://home.wxs.nl/~hendr012/indexeng.htm
Anyone who has visited Thailand can attest to the diverse beauty of the
country and the genuine kindness of its people. In the aftermath of the
Tsunami disaster and the international attention it brought, this site
provides a reminder of the deeper soul that exists within Thailand's
history and culture.
The Beautiful Thailand website is an oasis on the Internet where visitors
can learn about the history, geography, customs, religion, and tourism of
Thailand. Listen to the Thai national anthem, read about the Royal Family,
and scroll the gallery of beautiful photographs that chronicle daily life
in both urban and rural Thailand.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Optical Illusions Etc
http://illusionsetc.blogspot.com/
Challenge your skills of perception at this cool site, which is all about
the many different forms of Optical Illusion. Whether these illusions are
conveyed through fractals, architecture, art, or other mediums, they are
bound to remind you that seeing "is not believing."
There is so much to see on this website, from Science Art and Visual Street
Art to the many man-made fractal illusions. Be sure to check out the work
of Julian Beever, as well as the section of the site that demystifies the
optical illusion behind The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Pop-up and Movable Books
http://redirx.com/?3zz2
Many of us have fond childhood memories of reading "Pop-up" or "Moveable"
books. These large tomes, filled with creatively constructed pages,
provide an added "physical" element to the storytelling experience.
Learn the surprisingly long history of "Pop-Up and Movable Books" at this
interesting site, which features pieces from the Weaver Collection at the
University of North Texas. Visitors will learn all about the inventors,
publishers, and evolution of moveable books, including one notable treasure
from 19th Century France entitled Le Chaperon Rouge ("Little Red Riding
Hood").
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
A complete archive of previous Cool Tricks can be viewed at
http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archives.htm
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Mon., Oct. 10, 2005 - China / Korea
China Virtual Tours
http://www.chinavista.com/travel/virtualtours.html
Includes virtual tours of the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, many cities, Tibet, and more.
[NOTE: Link to the Forbidden City previously posted. – Phyllis ]
China's Ancient Buried Army
http://www.readnaturally.com/pdf/ChinasBuriedArmy2.pdf
over 500 life-sized statues of. human figures and horses
**********************************
CNN: Korea: States of War
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/
“The Korean War erupted on June 25, 1950. The three years of brutal fighting between the North and South ended in a truce, leaving the two Koreas bitter, armed to the teeth and technically still at war.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. Site updated. - Phyllis ]
Online New Hour: North Korea: Nuclear Standoff
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/northkorea/
Hidden Korea
http://www.pbs.org/hiddenkorea/
From the site: “Embark on a culinary and cultural tour! HIDDEN KOREA
is a nourishing introduction to – or reminder of – the rich food & culture
of an ancient society.”
http://www.chinavista.com/travel/virtualtours.html
Includes virtual tours of the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, many cities, Tibet, and more.
[NOTE: Link to the Forbidden City previously posted. – Phyllis ]
China's Ancient Buried Army
http://www.readnaturally.com/pdf/ChinasBuriedArmy2.pdf
over 500 life-sized statues of. human figures and horses
**********************************
CNN: Korea: States of War
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/
“The Korean War erupted on June 25, 1950. The three years of brutal fighting between the North and South ended in a truce, leaving the two Koreas bitter, armed to the teeth and technically still at war.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. Site updated. - Phyllis ]
Online New Hour: North Korea: Nuclear Standoff
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/northkorea/
Hidden Korea
http://www.pbs.org/hiddenkorea/
From the site: “Embark on a culinary and cultural tour! HIDDEN KOREA
is a nourishing introduction to – or reminder of – the rich food & culture
of an ancient society.”
Mon, Oct. 10, 2005 - Glasgow & Scotland / Australia / Canada
Best Laid Schemes
http://www.bestlaidschemes.com/
http://www.bestlaidschemes.com/moviezone/
From the site:
“Best Laid Schemes lets you watch full films from the Scottish Screen Archive
online, on demand.” offering a history of both Glasgow and Scotland.
*******
All About Australia!
http://www.allaboutau.com/
Includes animals, culture, fast facts, flag, government, history, map, and sports.
***************
Found in:
Teacher Tip Newsletter Issue 263
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Subject Matter Site of the Week
Teaching & Learning About Canada
http://www.canadainfolink.ca/teach.htm
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Home > Teacher Resource > Subject Matter > Social Studies > Canada
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/subject_matter/social_studies/canada/
Scroll down for links
© 2005 Teachnology, Inc. All rights reserved
*************************
--------Forwarded Message--------
Site of the Day for Friday, July 1, 2005
An American's Guide to Canada
http://emily.icomm.ca/
Today's site, by American expatriate Emily Way, presents an engaging look
at that looming land mass north of the 49th parallel. Gentle Subscribers
will find both information and amusement in this view of Canada, otherwise
known by travel writer extraordinaire, Bill Bryson, as that "non-American
territory" between New Hampshire and Alaska.
"Most Americans know next to nothing about their neighbo(u)r to the north,
except that Canadians play a lot of hockey, drink beer, and end sentences
with "eh?". These pages ... are intended to give Americans a better idea
just what goes on in the Great White North. ... Its relatively small
population and expansive landscape give it a distinctive character ..." -
from the website
The site offers enjoyable sections on "Canadianisms" including terms like
'loonies' and 'The States'; "What Every Canadian Knows", explaining the
mysteries of poppy wearing and Canadian Tire Money; and "True Facts" with a
bountiful selection of statistics on population, land area, politics,
government and the outstanding -- more doughnut shops per capita than the
U.S. Additional sections highlight roadside attractions, sport, history,
the media and academia, all with a nod to spotlighting the oftentimes
diverting dissimilarities of this other English-speaking nation sharing the
North American continent.
Saunter to the site for a fond perspective on Canada at:
http://emily.icomm.ca/
A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd
http://www.bestlaidschemes.com/
http://www.bestlaidschemes.com/moviezone/
From the site:
“Best Laid Schemes lets you watch full films from the Scottish Screen Archive
online, on demand.” offering a history of both Glasgow and Scotland.
*******
All About Australia!
http://www.allaboutau.com/
Includes animals, culture, fast facts, flag, government, history, map, and sports.
***************
Found in:
Teacher Tip Newsletter Issue 263
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Subject Matter Site of the Week
Teaching & Learning About Canada
http://www.canadainfolink.ca/teach.htm
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Home > Teacher Resource > Subject Matter > Social Studies > Canada
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/subject_matter/social_studies/canada/
Scroll down for links
© 2005 Teachnology, Inc. All rights reserved
*************************
--------Forwarded Message--------
Site of the Day for Friday, July 1, 2005
An American's Guide to Canada
http://emily.icomm.ca/
Today's site, by American expatriate Emily Way, presents an engaging look
at that looming land mass north of the 49th parallel. Gentle Subscribers
will find both information and amusement in this view of Canada, otherwise
known by travel writer extraordinaire, Bill Bryson, as that "non-American
territory" between New Hampshire and Alaska.
"Most Americans know next to nothing about their neighbo(u)r to the north,
except that Canadians play a lot of hockey, drink beer, and end sentences
with "eh?". These pages ... are intended to give Americans a better idea
just what goes on in the Great White North. ... Its relatively small
population and expansive landscape give it a distinctive character ..." -
from the website
The site offers enjoyable sections on "Canadianisms" including terms like
'loonies' and 'The States'; "What Every Canadian Knows", explaining the
mysteries of poppy wearing and Canadian Tire Money; and "True Facts" with a
bountiful selection of statistics on population, land area, politics,
government and the outstanding -- more doughnut shops per capita than the
U.S. Additional sections highlight roadside attractions, sport, history,
the media and academia, all with a nod to spotlighting the oftentimes
diverting dissimilarities of this other English-speaking nation sharing the
North American continent.
Saunter to the site for a fond perspective on Canada at:
http://emily.icomm.ca/
A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Sun., Oct. 9, 2005 - Multiple Subject Lessons / Shape & Space in Geometry
Found in:
======== The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology ==
======== June 17, 2005 ===
======== Volume 4, Number 12 ======
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition: Math Lessons
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/practice/lessons/4_mathsci.htm
The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language
Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) is funded through the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) to support the Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited
English Proficient Students (OELA). The National Clearinghouse "is
authorized to collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate information
about language instruction educational programs for limited English
proficient children, and related programs," with an emphasis on academic
content, English proficiency assessments, and accountability systems. This
section of the website lists select websites that offer online Math lesson
plan ideas. Other subjects featured in the lesson plans section include
science, social studies, language arts, and foreign language/ESL. The
National Clearinghouse website is also a resource for information on
demographics and other statistics related to English Language Learners
(ELLs), educational policy information, and a variety of other educational
resources of interest to practicing teachers, prospective teachers, parents,
community members, researchers, and service providers. Several terms
commonly used in relation to the education of linguistically and culturally
diverse students are defined in the Glossary of the Ask an Expert section,
where visitors to the website can also submit a question they want answered.
[VF]
[NOTE: Home page http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/ previously posted.
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/practice/lessons/
Includes links for multiple subject areas. – Phyllis ]
Annenberg Teachers Lab: Shape and Space in Geometry
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/geometry/
Annenberg/CPB, part of The Annenberg Foundation, develops multimedia
resources to help teachers "increase their expertise in their fields and
assist them in improving their teaching methods." This section of the
Annenberg Teachers Lab features lessons on Shape and Space in Geometry. The
website reviews the ways in which geometry is not abstract, but rather is
"fun and colorful, instructive and practical." A background article explains
how geometry is part of real life and why geometry is an important part of
math education. The site offers several classroom activities, which are
divided into two broad categories. The first set of activities is about
shape and focus on identifying properties of various shapes and measuring
their dimensions. The second set is about space and focus on moving objects
in your imagination, and visualizing how things will look. An overview page
for each set of activities discusses the rationale for the focus on shape
and space, and reviews the NCTM Standards addressed through the activities.
[VF] [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, CopyrightInternet Scout Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/
****************
======== The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology ==
======== June 17, 2005 ===
======== Volume 4, Number 12 ======
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition: Math Lessons
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/practice/lessons/4_mathsci.htm
The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language
Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) is funded through the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) to support the Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited
English Proficient Students (OELA). The National Clearinghouse "is
authorized to collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate information
about language instruction educational programs for limited English
proficient children, and related programs," with an emphasis on academic
content, English proficiency assessments, and accountability systems. This
section of the website lists select websites that offer online Math lesson
plan ideas. Other subjects featured in the lesson plans section include
science, social studies, language arts, and foreign language/ESL. The
National Clearinghouse website is also a resource for information on
demographics and other statistics related to English Language Learners
(ELLs), educational policy information, and a variety of other educational
resources of interest to practicing teachers, prospective teachers, parents,
community members, researchers, and service providers. Several terms
commonly used in relation to the education of linguistically and culturally
diverse students are defined in the Glossary of the Ask an Expert section,
where visitors to the website can also submit a question they want answered.
[VF]
[NOTE: Home page http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/ previously posted.
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/practice/lessons/
Includes links for multiple subject areas. – Phyllis ]
Annenberg Teachers Lab: Shape and Space in Geometry
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/geometry/
Annenberg/CPB, part of The Annenberg Foundation, develops multimedia
resources to help teachers "increase their expertise in their fields and
assist them in improving their teaching methods." This section of the
Annenberg Teachers Lab features lessons on Shape and Space in Geometry. The
website reviews the ways in which geometry is not abstract, but rather is
"fun and colorful, instructive and practical." A background article explains
how geometry is part of real life and why geometry is an important part of
math education. The site offers several classroom activities, which are
divided into two broad categories. The first set of activities is about
shape and focus on identifying properties of various shapes and measuring
their dimensions. The second set is about space and focus on moving objects
in your imagination, and visualizing how things will look. An overview page
for each set of activities discusses the rationale for the focus on shape
and space, and reviews the NCTM Standards addressed through the activities.
[VF] [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, CopyrightInternet Scout Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/
****************
Sun., Oct. 9, 2005 - That Quiz (math)
That Quiz
http://www.thatquiz.com/
From the site:
“ThatQuiz is a free online resource for math practice and testing. It was written by Andrew Lyczak in the summer of 2004 and later expanded according to teacher needs and requests. The original goal was to provide easily accessible software for schools which were not fully utilizing the computers they had in their classrooms. The site has also become popular for students who want extra math practice at home. Although the first tests available were most suitable for elementary school students, new areas have been added for higher grades: algebra, angles, triangles, probability and geometry.
All users have access to all of the tests without registration. There is no reason for students to register since the additional features are only useful for teachers. Registration is free and teachers who choose to register receive record-keeping of scores for their classes. They have access to more precise test-generation tools, can create single tests with questions from different categories, and can make their own multiple choice questions.”
http://www.thatquiz.com/
From the site:
“ThatQuiz is a free online resource for math practice and testing. It was written by Andrew Lyczak in the summer of 2004 and later expanded according to teacher needs and requests. The original goal was to provide easily accessible software for schools which were not fully utilizing the computers they had in their classrooms. The site has also become popular for students who want extra math practice at home. Although the first tests available were most suitable for elementary school students, new areas have been added for higher grades: algebra, angles, triangles, probability and geometry.
All users have access to all of the tests without registration. There is no reason for students to register since the additional features are only useful for teachers. Registration is free and teachers who choose to register receive record-keeping of scores for their classes. They have access to more precise test-generation tools, can create single tests with questions from different categories, and can make their own multiple choice questions.”
Sun., Oct. 9, 2005 - DIG Stats
DIG stats
Series: Teaching Inquiry with the Latest Technology (TILT)
Grades: 9 10 11 12 Post-Sec.
URL: http://www.cvgs.k12.va.us/DIGSTATS/
ENC#: ENC-023966
Publisher: Central Virginia Governors School for Science and Technology
Date: 1999
Synopsis: I dig stats; do you dig stats? Delve into descriptive and inferential statistics, and then proceed to graphical analysis. Each section provides overviews with related activities. The activities contain data sets for students to use, either with spreadsheets or calculators.
Abstract:
This Internet site is a resource for integrating statistics and data visualization into mathematics and science courses. It features activities that conceptually introduce students in grades 9-14 to statistical and graphical analysis techniques. Technology is used to do the mathematical calculations so students can focus on interpreting the results and developing a conceptual understanding of the statistical and graphical techniques. Modules offering topic discussions and hands-on activities cover concepts that include descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, two-dimensional graphical analysis, and three-dimensional data visualization. The goal is to help teachers teach statistics without using simple canned data sets and to integrate data visualization activities into existing courses. Students work with real world data sets from a variety of scientific disciplines and engage in problem solving. Data sets sources include databases, university and government researchers, and student research projects.
For example, students calculate the standard deviation of different ingredients present in cigarettes. The data, a collection of statistics published by the manufacturers of each product, describe the tar, nicotine, and carbon dioxide content in each brand of cigarette. Students investigate questions such as the following: Which, of the tar and nicotine, has the smaller standard deviation? What is the range for the tar and for nicotine? Which data set, the tar or the nicotine, has data points that tend to cluster more around its mean? Abstracted 03/02. (Author/JRS)
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Series: Teaching Inquiry with the Latest Technology (TILT)
Grades: 9 10 11 12 Post-Sec.
URL: http://www.cvgs.k12.va.us/DIGSTATS/
ENC#: ENC-023966
Publisher: Central Virginia Governors School for Science and Technology
Date: 1999
Synopsis: I dig stats; do you dig stats? Delve into descriptive and inferential statistics, and then proceed to graphical analysis. Each section provides overviews with related activities. The activities contain data sets for students to use, either with spreadsheets or calculators.
Abstract:
This Internet site is a resource for integrating statistics and data visualization into mathematics and science courses. It features activities that conceptually introduce students in grades 9-14 to statistical and graphical analysis techniques. Technology is used to do the mathematical calculations so students can focus on interpreting the results and developing a conceptual understanding of the statistical and graphical techniques. Modules offering topic discussions and hands-on activities cover concepts that include descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, two-dimensional graphical analysis, and three-dimensional data visualization. The goal is to help teachers teach statistics without using simple canned data sets and to integrate data visualization activities into existing courses. Students work with real world data sets from a variety of scientific disciplines and engage in problem solving. Data sets sources include databases, university and government researchers, and student research projects.
For example, students calculate the standard deviation of different ingredients present in cigarettes. The data, a collection of statistics published by the manufacturers of each product, describe the tar, nicotine, and carbon dioxide content in each brand of cigarette. Students investigate questions such as the following: Which, of the tar and nicotine, has the smaller standard deviation? What is the range for the tar and for nicotine? Which data set, the tar or the nicotine, has data points that tend to cluster more around its mean? Abstracted 03/02. (Author/JRS)
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Sun., Oct. 9, 2005 - 321Know Math
321Know Math (Gr. 1-8)
http://www.321know.com
From the site:
“Hundreds of pages of Basic Math Skills.
Interactive Practice on every page.
An Explanation of the math topic on each page.”
Major Math Web Sites
http://www.321know.com/gwpg.htm
Many of these sites maintain extensive lists of links to web pages.
http://www.321know.com
From the site:
“Hundreds of pages of Basic Math Skills.
Interactive Practice on every page.
An Explanation of the math topic on each page.”
Major Math Web Sites
http://www.321know.com/gwpg.htm
Many of these sites maintain extensive lists of links to web pages.
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Sat., Oct. 8, 2005 - Buddy Project Web Links
Web Links
http://www.buddyproject.org/jfy/kids/links/default.asp
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.buddyproject.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
http://www.buddyproject.org/jfy/kids/links/default.asp
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.buddyproject.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Sat., Oct. 8, 2005 - Middle School Portal
Middle School Portal
http://msteacher.org/
Created for middle school teachers: A direct path to selective online resources for instruction and professional development from the National Science Digital Library. Enter each subject pathway below to browse a list of topics and take an in-depth look at teachable concepts in science, math, or technology.
[NOTE: Previously posted. Updated URL. – Phyllis ]
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http://msteacher.org/
Created for middle school teachers: A direct path to selective online resources for instruction and professional development from the National Science Digital Library. Enter each subject pathway below to browse a list of topics and take an in-depth look at teachable concepts in science, math, or technology.
[NOTE: Previously posted. Updated URL. – Phyllis ]
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Sat., Oct. 8, 2005 - Technology Integration Resources
Sites to See: Technology Integration Resources
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites006.shtml
From the site:
“A growing number of Web sites offer ideas, suggestions, and lesson plans,
for integrating technology, increasing student learning.”
“Included: More than a dozen Web sites to help educators increase and
improve technology integration.”
[NOTE: Sites not checked. Some were previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites006.shtml
From the site:
“A growing number of Web sites offer ideas, suggestions, and lesson plans,
for integrating technology, increasing student learning.”
“Included: More than a dozen Web sites to help educators increase and
improve technology integration.”
[NOTE: Sites not checked. Some were previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Sat., Oct. 8, 2005 - Web Resources searchable by discipline
Target Marketing’s Internet Educational Resources Guide
“Target Marketing provides a continually updated directory of web resources for educators.”
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/
Search by Discipline
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/discipline.htm
Some of the disciplines included are:
Science Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/sci/sci.htm
Math Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/math.htm
Music Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/music.htm
History Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/history.htm
Social Studies Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/soc.htm
Geography Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/geog.htm
Physical Education Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/physed.htm
Career Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/careers.htm
English Resources (includes literature)
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/lang/english.htm
“Target Marketing provides a continually updated directory of web resources for educators.”
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/
Search by Discipline
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/discipline.htm
Some of the disciplines included are:
Science Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/sci/sci.htm
Math Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/math.htm
Music Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/music.htm
History Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/history.htm
Social Studies Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/soc.htm
Geography Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/geog.htm
Physical Education Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/physed.htm
Career Resources
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/careers.htm
English Resources (includes literature)
http://www.targetmarketing.org/course/disciplines/lang/english.htm
Friday, October 07, 2005
Fri., Oct. 7, 2005
Found in:
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The Scout Report
June 24, 2005
Volume 11, Number 25
ExpoMuseum
http://www.expomuseum.com/
While some may think that world's fairs may no longer be important events
for cities around the world, the ExpoMuseum website may prove those persons
completely wrong. The site pays tribute to the past, present, and future of
these immensely popular expositions, and also includes a number of fun
features, such as a discussion area and a special section dedicated to the
architecture of these places. From the homepage, visitors can also learn
about the upcoming world's fairs, such as Shanghai's Expo 2010. The
historical material here is the real highlight, as visitors can peruse a
timeline of these fairs, and move to various other sites that provide
substantive explorations of each fair through primary documents and first-
hand recollections. Also, the Architecture section of the site provides
images of such well-known buildings as the Space Needle (built for the 1962
World's Fair) and the Hungarian Pavilion at the 2000 World's Fair in
Hanover. [KMG]
Association of Hispanic Arts
http://www.latinoarts.org/
Based in New York, the Association of Hispanic Arts (AHA) was founded in
1975 as a not-for-profit organization "dedicated to the advancement of
Latino arts, artists and arts organizations as an integral part of the
cultural life of the nation." With generous funding from a variety of
organizations, including the Rockefeller Foundation and the National
Endowment for the Arts, AHA continues to fulfill this admirable mission.
First-time visitors will want to start by looking through the Latino Events
On-line (LEO) calendar, which serves as a clearing-house of information
about upcoming cultural events in the Latino community, such as exhibitions
and readings. Equally valuable is the archive of the issues of
organization's publication, _AHA! Hispanic Arts News_. The site is rounded
out by an area that allows users to peruse various Latino-themed videos,
musical recordings, and books. [KMG]
Henry O. Tanner [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/tanner/index.html
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859-1937, was a deeply religious, mystical painter,
who, as an African-American, found it difficult to gain acceptance for his
artwork in the United States, and lived most of his life in France. The
Smithsonian American Art Museum presents this comprehensive online
exhibition on Tanner's life and work, utilizing both paintings and archival
materials from its collections. The Flash exhibit is divided into three
sections. First, there is Biography, essentially an illustrated timeline,
including photographs showing Tanner in his studio at 51 boulevard Saint-
Jacques, Paris, ca. 1900, and Tanner's wife, Jesse Macauley Olssen, at the
time of their marriage in 1899. Second, Work in Context, where users can
first read a bit about Tanner's education and contemporaries, then view
examples of Tanner's work, and try a self-test, attempting to pick out the
Tanner paintings from groups of four paintings on particular themes, e.g.
Nocturnes, Portraits, Shepherds. Finally there is a Gallery of all 57
Tanners held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. [DS]
[NOTE: See Also: Online Exhibits
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/online.cfm - Phyllis ]
Radio Memories [QuickTime]
http://radiomemories.libsyn.com/
The "Golden Age of Radio" that arguably lasted until the early 1950s may be
hard to imagine today in an era of swirling iPod playlists and other genre-
bending devices and technologies, but during this time the radio reigned
supreme. People tuned in every week to hear the exploits of Flash Gordon,
Sam Spade, and Amos n' Andy. Thanks to the Radio Memories website, many of
these memories can be relived, or just experienced for the first time.
Started in May 2005, the site contains a host of compelling programs,
including episodes from the Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon and a
number of original episodes of the fabled Radio Detective Story Hour. If
those types of programs fail to pique the interest of the casual visitor,
the site also contains archived shows that explore the world of radio soap
operas from the 1940s and the musical worlds of such stars as Tommy Dorsey
and Harry James. [KMG]
>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005.
http://scout.wisc.edu/
=======
The Scout Report
June 24, 2005
Volume 11, Number 25
ExpoMuseum
http://www.expomuseum.com/
While some may think that world's fairs may no longer be important events
for cities around the world, the ExpoMuseum website may prove those persons
completely wrong. The site pays tribute to the past, present, and future of
these immensely popular expositions, and also includes a number of fun
features, such as a discussion area and a special section dedicated to the
architecture of these places. From the homepage, visitors can also learn
about the upcoming world's fairs, such as Shanghai's Expo 2010. The
historical material here is the real highlight, as visitors can peruse a
timeline of these fairs, and move to various other sites that provide
substantive explorations of each fair through primary documents and first-
hand recollections. Also, the Architecture section of the site provides
images of such well-known buildings as the Space Needle (built for the 1962
World's Fair) and the Hungarian Pavilion at the 2000 World's Fair in
Hanover. [KMG]
Association of Hispanic Arts
http://www.latinoarts.org/
Based in New York, the Association of Hispanic Arts (AHA) was founded in
1975 as a not-for-profit organization "dedicated to the advancement of
Latino arts, artists and arts organizations as an integral part of the
cultural life of the nation." With generous funding from a variety of
organizations, including the Rockefeller Foundation and the National
Endowment for the Arts, AHA continues to fulfill this admirable mission.
First-time visitors will want to start by looking through the Latino Events
On-line (LEO) calendar, which serves as a clearing-house of information
about upcoming cultural events in the Latino community, such as exhibitions
and readings. Equally valuable is the archive of the issues of
organization's publication, _AHA! Hispanic Arts News_. The site is rounded
out by an area that allows users to peruse various Latino-themed videos,
musical recordings, and books. [KMG]
Henry O. Tanner [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/tanner/index.html
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859-1937, was a deeply religious, mystical painter,
who, as an African-American, found it difficult to gain acceptance for his
artwork in the United States, and lived most of his life in France. The
Smithsonian American Art Museum presents this comprehensive online
exhibition on Tanner's life and work, utilizing both paintings and archival
materials from its collections. The Flash exhibit is divided into three
sections. First, there is Biography, essentially an illustrated timeline,
including photographs showing Tanner in his studio at 51 boulevard Saint-
Jacques, Paris, ca. 1900, and Tanner's wife, Jesse Macauley Olssen, at the
time of their marriage in 1899. Second, Work in Context, where users can
first read a bit about Tanner's education and contemporaries, then view
examples of Tanner's work, and try a self-test, attempting to pick out the
Tanner paintings from groups of four paintings on particular themes, e.g.
Nocturnes, Portraits, Shepherds. Finally there is a Gallery of all 57
Tanners held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. [DS]
[NOTE: See Also: Online Exhibits
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/online.cfm - Phyllis ]
Radio Memories [QuickTime]
http://radiomemories.libsyn.com/
The "Golden Age of Radio" that arguably lasted until the early 1950s may be
hard to imagine today in an era of swirling iPod playlists and other genre-
bending devices and technologies, but during this time the radio reigned
supreme. People tuned in every week to hear the exploits of Flash Gordon,
Sam Spade, and Amos n' Andy. Thanks to the Radio Memories website, many of
these memories can be relived, or just experienced for the first time.
Started in May 2005, the site contains a host of compelling programs,
including episodes from the Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon and a
number of original episodes of the fabled Radio Detective Story Hour. If
those types of programs fail to pique the interest of the casual visitor,
the site also contains archived shows that explore the world of radio soap
operas from the 1940s and the musical worlds of such stars as Tommy Dorsey
and Harry James. [KMG]
>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005.
http://scout.wisc.edu/
Fri., Oct. 7, 2005 - CNN Special Report: Hurricane Season 2005
CNN Special Report: Hurricane Season
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/
[NOTE: An update of the previously posted 2004 site. - Phyllis ]
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/
[NOTE: An update of the previously posted 2004 site. - Phyllis ]
Fri., Oct. 7, 2005 - Amazon Warrior Women
Found on:
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PBS Teacher Previews: October 9-15, 2005
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Secrets of the Dead
"Amazon Warrior Women"
TV> PBSOL> Middle / High School
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
The myth of the Amazons, a tribe of bloodthirsty blond women
thundering across arid battlefields to the horror of their male
foes, has lingered for centuries. But proof of their existence
had always been lacking. Now, a 2,500-year-old mystery may have
been solved, cracked by an American scientist whose 10-year
odyssey led her tens of thousands of miles in pursuit of the
truth. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
Download our lesson plan "Making Faces" in which students learn
about archaeological and DNA evidence in support of the Amazon
Warrior Women myth.
http://www.pbs.org/secrets/case_amazon
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Copyright 2005 PBS Online.
******************************************
PBS Teacher Previews: October 9-15, 2005
******************************************
Secrets of the Dead
"Amazon Warrior Women"
TV> PBSOL> Middle / High School
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
The myth of the Amazons, a tribe of bloodthirsty blond women
thundering across arid battlefields to the horror of their male
foes, has lingered for centuries. But proof of their existence
had always been lacking. Now, a 2,500-year-old mystery may have
been solved, cracked by an American scientist whose 10-year
odyssey led her tens of thousands of miles in pursuit of the
truth. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
Download our lesson plan "Making Faces" in which students learn
about archaeological and DNA evidence in support of the Amazon
Warrior Women myth.
http://www.pbs.org/secrets/case_amazon
************************
Copyright 2005 PBS Online.
Fri., Oct. 7, 2005 - American Jewish Experience / Public Theater
Found on:
Date Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 3:50 PM
From: Ed-Online-Bulletin-Feedback@thirteen.org
Subject: Thirteen Ed Online Bulletin -- October 2005
HERITAGE: CIVILIZATION AND THE JEWS, "The Golden Land - The American Jewish Experience: 1654-1932," airs October 9th at 7PM on THIRTEEN/WNET.
From colonial times through the Great Depression, this episode examines Jewish integration into American society and the variety of Jewish experiences in different parts of the country. History and Social Studies teachers should check out TEACHING HERITAGE, a Web site designed to help teachers build powerful world and Jewish history learning environments using the HERITAGE DVD-ROM by going to http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/teachingheritage/.
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OCTOBER THEME - NEW YORK VOICES - PUTTIN' ON PUBLIC THEATER ::
Take your students to the theater with this month's theme - PUTTIN' ON PUBLIC THEATER! Ed Online offers two new lesson plans inspired by the NEW YORK VOICES two-part special "The Public" at 50, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Public Theater in New York. Take advantage of these multi-layered activities that ask students to explore theater through a variety of curricular areas.
1. NEW YORK VOICES airs on Fridays at 9:30PM ON THIRTEEN/WNET The two-part NEW YORK VOICES special presentation "The Public" at 50," airs October 21st and 28th. For additional information about NEW YORK VOICES, including past features, video clips, and more, visit the Web site by going to http://www.thirteen.org/edonline and selecting NEW YORK VOICES.
2. Two NEW YORK VOICES "The Public" at 50 Lesson Plans Challenge your students to become producers and culminate with the creation of a press packet or playbill with the lesson "On With the Show: Fifty Years of the Public Theater." And to entice the thespians in your class, use "NYC: Passionate About Shakespeare," in which students learn about the history of Shakespeare's plays in New York City and, as a final assessment, simulate a town hall meeting where "citizens" battle to ensure that funding of free Shakespeare continues. Go to http://www.thirteen.org/edonline for links to these two sensational lessons.
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Date Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 3:50 PM
From: Ed-Online-Bulletin-Feedback@thirteen.org
Subject: Thirteen Ed Online Bulletin -- October 2005
HERITAGE: CIVILIZATION AND THE JEWS, "The Golden Land - The American Jewish Experience: 1654-1932," airs October 9th at 7PM on THIRTEEN/WNET.
From colonial times through the Great Depression, this episode examines Jewish integration into American society and the variety of Jewish experiences in different parts of the country. History and Social Studies teachers should check out TEACHING HERITAGE, a Web site designed to help teachers build powerful world and Jewish history learning environments using the HERITAGE DVD-ROM by going to http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/teachingheritage/.
*********
OCTOBER THEME - NEW YORK VOICES - PUTTIN' ON PUBLIC THEATER ::
Take your students to the theater with this month's theme - PUTTIN' ON PUBLIC THEATER! Ed Online offers two new lesson plans inspired by the NEW YORK VOICES two-part special "The Public" at 50, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Public Theater in New York. Take advantage of these multi-layered activities that ask students to explore theater through a variety of curricular areas.
1. NEW YORK VOICES airs on Fridays at 9:30PM ON THIRTEEN/WNET The two-part NEW YORK VOICES special presentation "The Public" at 50," airs October 21st and 28th. For additional information about NEW YORK VOICES, including past features, video clips, and more, visit the Web site by going to http://www.thirteen.org/edonline and selecting NEW YORK VOICES.
2. Two NEW YORK VOICES "The Public" at 50 Lesson Plans Challenge your students to become producers and culminate with the creation of a press packet or playbill with the lesson "On With the Show: Fifty Years of the Public Theater." And to entice the thespians in your class, use "NYC: Passionate About Shakespeare," in which students learn about the history of Shakespeare's plays in New York City and, as a final assessment, simulate a town hall meeting where "citizens" battle to ensure that funding of free Shakespeare continues. Go to http://www.thirteen.org/edonline for links to these two sensational lessons.
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Thursday, October 06, 2005
Thurs., Oct. 6, 2005 - Thanksgiving Timeline, 1541-2001
Thanksgiving Timeline, 1541 - 2001
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/thanksgiving/timeline/1541.html
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/thanksgiving/timeline/1541.html
Thurs., Oct. 6, 2005 - Halloween / Harvest, Leaves, Pumpkins / Thanksgiving
Found on:
Date Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 9:31 AM
Subject: [Innovative-Teaching] ITN: Fall Themes
http://surfaquarium.com/NEWSLETTER/fall_themes.htm
[NOTE: Sites not checked. – Phyllis ]
Halloween
AllRecipes.com
http://www.allrecipes.com/all_halloween.asp
Wonderful Halloween recipes: cakes, cookies, pies and breads; easy to follow directions in a nicely formatted page ready to print out and enjoy with your class.
Days of the Dead
http://www.holidays.net/halloween/muertos.htm
Great presentation of the Mexican holiday which is celebrated every Autumn as monarch butterflies return from northern North America; great cultural comparisons and contrasts with Halloween.
Halloween Activities from NASA
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/events/Halloween.asp
Stories, games, greeting cards and recipes from NASA for Kids. Includes a Make a Black Hole Game, a land on Mars simulation and EL Nino Pudding. Uses JAVA to make the games interactive.
Halloween Safety Game
http://www.halloweenmagazine.com/play.html
The West Michigan White Caps Baseball Team offers this collection of baseball history and terminology broken down by Math, Science, History and English. Foreign Language is said to be in the works. Lots of good meat for a baseball unit.
Little Shop of Patent and Trademark Horrors
http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/halloween.htm
The U.S. Office of Patent and Trademarks presents this collection of eerie inventions which have been awarded patents. See the electrified tablecloth, the air-powered web slasher, a cranial prosthesis and more!
Harvest
Cyber Space Farm
http://www.cyberspaceag.com/
Virtual experience takes you and your students to a Kansas farm and learn about the life of a farm family, the crops and creatures they tend, and and kids' playground to extend learning.
How We Make Maple Syrup
http://www.tppm.com/maple_syrup/how.html
Ransom Farm in Connecticut offers this nice step-by-step guide on how to tap the trees, boil the maple sap and then finally bottle the delectable nectar; a New England tradition to share with your students.
The Inside Scoop on Farms
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312380/
This 2003 ThinkQuest entry covers different kinds of farms and the work and equipment used on each of them. The Farm Fun link includes mazes, puzzles and games. The glossary and citations add to the site's content.
Virtual Farm House
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/farmhouses/vf.html
This Flash-based tour of a classic L-farmhouse, so-named because the two rectangles of the original house and kitchen addition form an L shape. Dig further into the site to learn more about homes on the prairie.
Wheat Mania!
http://www.wheatmania.com/
Wonderful site celebrating life on the farms of Kansas; discusses everything from planting to harvest with special emphases on wheat and prairie skyscrapers - very upbeat and chocked full of information.
Leaves
Autumn Leaf Scrapbook
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/leaves/
Nice look at deciduous trees, their colors and how to identify them as they fall to the ground this time of year; ideal for students making a leaf collection by species and color.
Fall Foliage
http://www.weather.com/activities/driving/fallfoliage/?from=locator_dailytravel
The Weather Channel offers this timely page on the changing of leaves throughout the country with a special emphasis on peak times and the science behind the process; interesting study for classes considering the impact of the dry summer on nature.
Fall Foliage Puzzles
http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/fallfoliage/a/aafoliagepuzzle.htm
Five different online jigsaw puzzles, each with an easier version (less than 20 pieces) and a more difficult version (50 pieces or more). Uses JAVAscripts to make the puzzles pieces easy to manipulate.
Tree Identification
http://maple.dnr.cornell.edu/kids/tree_index.asp
The Cornell Sugar Maple Research and Extension Program presents this study of sugar maple, silver maple, red maple, black maple and boxelder, including their bark, leaves, twigs and fruit.
Why Do Fall Leaves Change Color?
http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~heather/fall.html
Users can search by any date in a calendar year or the entire site by keyword. If you're studying World War II for example, you can bring up significant events that occurred within the context of baseball.
Pumpkins
How to Grow Great Atlantic Pumpkins
http://www.backyardgardener.com/secert.html
Turns out Linus was on the right track - you can have the Great Pumpkin in your patch this Halloween (or more likely, next Halloween), and this page gives you everything you need to proceed.
The Pumpkin Patch
http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/pump.html
Ignore the error message and delve into a great collection of pumpkin facts, trivia and activities! Imagine the possibilities using Pumpkin World Records and How Big Is It? in your Fall Math classes!
Pumpkin Patch Poetry
http://www.kids-learn.org/pumpkins/
Susan Silverman's collection of children's poetry on the grand gourd from school's across North America; excellent starting point to get students to respond and create their own verse.
Pumpkins & More
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/index.html
University of Illinois site presenting history, facts, varieties, folklore, recipes and all the how-tos for growing your own pumpkins - handy to have!
Swan Pumpkin Farm
http://www.thepumpkinfarm.com/index.html
Swan's Pumpkin Farm in Racine, Wisconsin offers this online tour of their facility, along with learning activities and games to help supplement your pumpkin study.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Clip Art
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/clipart.html
Nice set of clip art from Kid's Domain, not exhaustive but good quality images perfect for use in school related publications and web pages.
Investigating the First Thanksgiving
http://www.plimoth.org/OLC/index_js2.html
From the official web presence of historic Plimouth Plantation in Massachusetts; helps clarify what occurred at the first Thanksgiving so students can separate historical fact from the traditions we have all come to know and love.
Pocahontas, John Rolfe, Jamestown and Virginia
http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-15.html
Extensive collection of online resources looking at the colonists and Powhatans as they first learned to live with one another during the difficult history of Jamestown, Virginia; serious materials here for historical study.
Teaching About Thanksgiving
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/lesson-plan.html
Comprehensive lesson plans, for studying Thanksgiving at the elementary level, including study/discussion questions, enrichment activities, tips on how to avoid stereotypes, recipes, and the story of the corn husk doll.
Thanksgiving on the Net
http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/
All kinds of history, background, activities, music and more to help you further develop your observance and celebration of this most American of holidays; check out the virtual turkey!
*******
The Innovative Teaching Web Site
http://surfaquarium.com/IT/ and
The Innovative Teaching Newsletter Archive
http://surfaquarium.com/NEWSLETTER/
©2004 Walter McKenzie
Date Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 9:31 AM
Subject: [Innovative-Teaching] ITN: Fall Themes
http://surfaquarium.com/NEWSLETTER/fall_themes.htm
[NOTE: Sites not checked. – Phyllis ]
Halloween
AllRecipes.com
http://www.allrecipes.com/all_halloween.asp
Wonderful Halloween recipes: cakes, cookies, pies and breads; easy to follow directions in a nicely formatted page ready to print out and enjoy with your class.
Days of the Dead
http://www.holidays.net/halloween/muertos.htm
Great presentation of the Mexican holiday which is celebrated every Autumn as monarch butterflies return from northern North America; great cultural comparisons and contrasts with Halloween.
Halloween Activities from NASA
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/events/Halloween.asp
Stories, games, greeting cards and recipes from NASA for Kids. Includes a Make a Black Hole Game, a land on Mars simulation and EL Nino Pudding. Uses JAVA to make the games interactive.
Halloween Safety Game
http://www.halloweenmagazine.com/play.html
The West Michigan White Caps Baseball Team offers this collection of baseball history and terminology broken down by Math, Science, History and English. Foreign Language is said to be in the works. Lots of good meat for a baseball unit.
Little Shop of Patent and Trademark Horrors
http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/halloween.htm
The U.S. Office of Patent and Trademarks presents this collection of eerie inventions which have been awarded patents. See the electrified tablecloth, the air-powered web slasher, a cranial prosthesis and more!
Harvest
Cyber Space Farm
http://www.cyberspaceag.com/
Virtual experience takes you and your students to a Kansas farm and learn about the life of a farm family, the crops and creatures they tend, and and kids' playground to extend learning.
How We Make Maple Syrup
http://www.tppm.com/maple_syrup/how.html
Ransom Farm in Connecticut offers this nice step-by-step guide on how to tap the trees, boil the maple sap and then finally bottle the delectable nectar; a New England tradition to share with your students.
The Inside Scoop on Farms
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312380/
This 2003 ThinkQuest entry covers different kinds of farms and the work and equipment used on each of them. The Farm Fun link includes mazes, puzzles and games. The glossary and citations add to the site's content.
Virtual Farm House
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/farmhouses/vf.html
This Flash-based tour of a classic L-farmhouse, so-named because the two rectangles of the original house and kitchen addition form an L shape. Dig further into the site to learn more about homes on the prairie.
Wheat Mania!
http://www.wheatmania.com/
Wonderful site celebrating life on the farms of Kansas; discusses everything from planting to harvest with special emphases on wheat and prairie skyscrapers - very upbeat and chocked full of information.
Leaves
Autumn Leaf Scrapbook
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/leaves/
Nice look at deciduous trees, their colors and how to identify them as they fall to the ground this time of year; ideal for students making a leaf collection by species and color.
Fall Foliage
http://www.weather.com/activities/driving/fallfoliage/?from=locator_dailytravel
The Weather Channel offers this timely page on the changing of leaves throughout the country with a special emphasis on peak times and the science behind the process; interesting study for classes considering the impact of the dry summer on nature.
Fall Foliage Puzzles
http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/fallfoliage/a/aafoliagepuzzle.htm
Five different online jigsaw puzzles, each with an easier version (less than 20 pieces) and a more difficult version (50 pieces or more). Uses JAVAscripts to make the puzzles pieces easy to manipulate.
Tree Identification
http://maple.dnr.cornell.edu/kids/tree_index.asp
The Cornell Sugar Maple Research and Extension Program presents this study of sugar maple, silver maple, red maple, black maple and boxelder, including their bark, leaves, twigs and fruit.
Why Do Fall Leaves Change Color?
http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~heather/fall.html
Users can search by any date in a calendar year or the entire site by keyword. If you're studying World War II for example, you can bring up significant events that occurred within the context of baseball.
Pumpkins
How to Grow Great Atlantic Pumpkins
http://www.backyardgardener.com/secert.html
Turns out Linus was on the right track - you can have the Great Pumpkin in your patch this Halloween (or more likely, next Halloween), and this page gives you everything you need to proceed.
The Pumpkin Patch
http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/pump.html
Ignore the error message and delve into a great collection of pumpkin facts, trivia and activities! Imagine the possibilities using Pumpkin World Records and How Big Is It? in your Fall Math classes!
Pumpkin Patch Poetry
http://www.kids-learn.org/pumpkins/
Susan Silverman's collection of children's poetry on the grand gourd from school's across North America; excellent starting point to get students to respond and create their own verse.
Pumpkins & More
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/index.html
University of Illinois site presenting history, facts, varieties, folklore, recipes and all the how-tos for growing your own pumpkins - handy to have!
Swan Pumpkin Farm
http://www.thepumpkinfarm.com/index.html
Swan's Pumpkin Farm in Racine, Wisconsin offers this online tour of their facility, along with learning activities and games to help supplement your pumpkin study.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Clip Art
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/clipart.html
Nice set of clip art from Kid's Domain, not exhaustive but good quality images perfect for use in school related publications and web pages.
Investigating the First Thanksgiving
http://www.plimoth.org/OLC/index_js2.html
From the official web presence of historic Plimouth Plantation in Massachusetts; helps clarify what occurred at the first Thanksgiving so students can separate historical fact from the traditions we have all come to know and love.
Pocahontas, John Rolfe, Jamestown and Virginia
http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-15.html
Extensive collection of online resources looking at the colonists and Powhatans as they first learned to live with one another during the difficult history of Jamestown, Virginia; serious materials here for historical study.
Teaching About Thanksgiving
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/lesson-plan.html
Comprehensive lesson plans, for studying Thanksgiving at the elementary level, including study/discussion questions, enrichment activities, tips on how to avoid stereotypes, recipes, and the story of the corn husk doll.
Thanksgiving on the Net
http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/
All kinds of history, background, activities, music and more to help you further develop your observance and celebration of this most American of holidays; check out the virtual turkey!
*******
The Innovative Teaching Web Site
http://surfaquarium.com/IT/ and
The Innovative Teaching Newsletter Archive
http://surfaquarium.com/NEWSLETTER/
©2004 Walter McKenzie
Thurs., Oct. 6, 2005 - Halloween Sites
HALLOWEEN
PBS Kids: Halloween
Get ready for trick-or-treating with some of you favorite PBS shows and characters like Arthur or Cyberchase.
http://pbskids.org/halloween/
Howell Family Pumpkin Farm
Find tips on how to Carve Pumpkins, view and download unique
Carving Patterns for free, check out interesting Pumpkin Trivia, go to cool Pumpkin Links and get great tasting Pumpkin Recipes.
http://www.ahowlinggoodtime.com/carving/
Hershey's Halloween
Download spooky screen savers and wallpaper. Get pumpkin carving help, "Mummy's Favorite Recipes," safety tips, and more ideas for Halloween fun! Click on “Visit our Spooky Town!”
http://www.trickortreats.com/
Scary.com
Dare to be scared? Venture into the Slapstick Swamp or Magigoria Mansion, and find Halloween songs, costumes, jokes, recipes and cartoons.
http://scary.com/index2.html#
Animated Halloween
Find ideas for costumes, decorating, recipes, and party planning plus haunting jokes, games, coloring, music, and holiday history.
http://www.animatedhalloween.com/en/main
Ben & Jerry's Halloween
http://www.benjerry.com/fun_stuff/holidays/halloween/index.cfm
These ice cream experts offer cool and creepy holiday fun! Check out the flavor graveyard, desktop wallpaper, games, coloring book, crafts, history, and more.
PBS Kids: Halloween
Get ready for trick-or-treating with some of you favorite PBS shows and characters like Arthur or Cyberchase.
http://pbskids.org/halloween/
Howell Family Pumpkin Farm
Find tips on how to Carve Pumpkins, view and download unique
Carving Patterns for free, check out interesting Pumpkin Trivia, go to cool Pumpkin Links and get great tasting Pumpkin Recipes.
http://www.ahowlinggoodtime.com/carving/
Hershey's Halloween
Download spooky screen savers and wallpaper. Get pumpkin carving help, "Mummy's Favorite Recipes," safety tips, and more ideas for Halloween fun! Click on “Visit our Spooky Town!”
http://www.trickortreats.com/
Scary.com
Dare to be scared? Venture into the Slapstick Swamp or Magigoria Mansion, and find Halloween songs, costumes, jokes, recipes and cartoons.
http://scary.com/index2.html#
Animated Halloween
Find ideas for costumes, decorating, recipes, and party planning plus haunting jokes, games, coloring, music, and holiday history.
http://www.animatedhalloween.com/en/main
Ben & Jerry's Halloween
http://www.benjerry.com/fun_stuff/holidays/halloween/index.cfm
These ice cream experts offer cool and creepy holiday fun! Check out the flavor graveyard, desktop wallpaper, games, coloring book, crafts, history, and more.
Thurs., Oct. 6, 2005 - Autumn Colors / Halloween Folklore
Found in:
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LII: Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for September 23, 2004
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The Chemistry of Autumn Colors ------------------------------
This site briefly describes the chemical process that occurs each
fall when the leaves of plants in the Northern Hemisphere change
from green "to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red." From
a University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor.
http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/fallcolr/fallcolr.html
http://lii.org?recs=023281
Subjects:
* Fall foliage
* Leaves
Created by: mcb
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11. Halloween: The Fantasy and Folklore of All Hallows --------------------
An essay about the historical origins of Halloween in the Samhain
holiday, "the biggest and most significant holiday of the Celtic
year." Also includes a brief bibliography. From the American
Folklife Center of the Library of Congress.
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/halloween.html
http://lii.org?recs=023279
Subjects:
* Halloween
* Samhain
* Calendar, Celtic
* Holidays
Created by: mcb
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Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2004 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
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Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.orgLII
New This Week Listowner, and Director,
Librarians' Index to the InternetInformation You Can Trust!
http://lii.org/
----------------------------------------------------------------------
LII: Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for September 23, 2004
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Chemistry of Autumn Colors ------------------------------
This site briefly describes the chemical process that occurs each
fall when the leaves of plants in the Northern Hemisphere change
from green "to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red." From
a University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor.
http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/fallcolr/fallcolr.html
http://lii.org?recs=023281
Subjects:
* Fall foliage
* Leaves
Created by: mcb
----------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Halloween: The Fantasy and Folklore of All Hallows --------------------
An essay about the historical origins of Halloween in the Samhain
holiday, "the biggest and most significant holiday of the Celtic
year." Also includes a brief bibliography. From the American
Folklife Center of the Library of Congress.
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/halloween.html
http://lii.org?recs=023279
Subjects:
* Halloween
* Samhain
* Calendar, Celtic
* Holidays
Created by: mcb
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2004 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.orgLII
New This Week Listowner, and Director,
Librarians' Index to the InternetInformation You Can Trust!
http://lii.org/
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Wed., Oct. 5, 2005 - StarDate Online
Found on:
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites 6/03/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-06-03-hotsites.htm
StarDate Online
http://stardate.org/
“The McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas places everything in the universe at your fingertips. Look up facts on Mercury or find out the best ways to find a particular constellation by using the easy-to-navigate cateogies. An extensive image gallery make the site pleasing to the eye and the text itself is never too complicated for the amateur astronomer. — JT”
[NOTE: Teachers’ Guide http://www.stardate.org/resources/tguide/ previously posted.
See also: StarDate Resources http://stardate.org/resources/ - Phyllis ]
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites 6/03/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-06-03-hotsites.htm
StarDate Online
http://stardate.org/
“The McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas places everything in the universe at your fingertips. Look up facts on Mercury or find out the best ways to find a particular constellation by using the easy-to-navigate cateogies. An extensive image gallery make the site pleasing to the eye and the text itself is never too complicated for the amateur astronomer. — JT”
[NOTE: Teachers’ Guide http://www.stardate.org/resources/tguide/ previously posted.
See also: StarDate Resources http://stardate.org/resources/ - Phyllis ]
Copyright 2005 USA TODAY
Wed., Oct. 5, 2005 - A Virtual Journey into the Universe
---------Forwarded Message--------
Hi! It's Tuesday, June 7, 2005 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
ThinkQuest: Virtual Journey Into the Universe
http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/cockpit.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Wow! At this website you can take a virtual tour of the universe! Just wait
a minute for the site to load and then click on the picture to enter. A new
screen appears with an animation of the planets revolving around the sun.
Click on any planet or the sun, and its name will appear on the screen.
Click on the name and a new screen appears with a menu that will help you
explore that piece of celestial real estate including its history, surface,
interior, and its satellites.
But that's not all! Each and every planet exploration includes a menu item
titled "Interactive." Click on that button and you can play some of the most
amazing games that let you experience how scientists discover a planet or
calculate comet collisions and much, much more. The "Interactive" button
also offers some incredible simulations that explain concepts such as The
Greenhouse Effect and the topography of asteroids.
This site offers a terrific blend of education and technology. A must see
for the whole family!
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com
http://www.Carschooling.com
http://www.UniversalPreschool.com
Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.
Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.
Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com
***********
Hi! It's Tuesday, June 7, 2005 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
ThinkQuest: Virtual Journey Into the Universe
http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/cockpit.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Wow! At this website you can take a virtual tour of the universe! Just wait
a minute for the site to load and then click on the picture to enter. A new
screen appears with an animation of the planets revolving around the sun.
Click on any planet or the sun, and its name will appear on the screen.
Click on the name and a new screen appears with a menu that will help you
explore that piece of celestial real estate including its history, surface,
interior, and its satellites.
But that's not all! Each and every planet exploration includes a menu item
titled "Interactive." Click on that button and you can play some of the most
amazing games that let you experience how scientists discover a planet or
calculate comet collisions and much, much more. The "Interactive" button
also offers some incredible simulations that explain concepts such as The
Greenhouse Effect and the topography of asteroids.
This site offers a terrific blend of education and technology. A must see
for the whole family!
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com
http://www.Carschooling.com
http://www.UniversalPreschool.com
Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.
Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.
Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com
***********
Wed., Oct. 5, 2005 - Astronomy Connections
[NOTE: There are several more Curriculum Guides and interactives
from the Astronomy Connections professional development and classroom
curriculum program of the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
at this site: Curriculum Guides & Plans
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/education/teachers/plans/ - Phyllis ]
----------Forwarded Message--------
Subject: Virtual Tour Around The World to Understand Seasons
Hi! It's Friday, May 20, 2005 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Adler Planetarium: Astronomy Connections - Earth In Motion
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/education/teachers/plans/interactives/seasons.shtml
http://tinyurl.com/bssgl
The Adler Planetarium has designed this multi-media animated presentation to help kids understand seasons and why they are opposite in the northern and southern hemispheres of Earth.
When you get to the site, wait for the program to load. Then, your host, Max, will invite you to help him take a trip around the world -- but only under certain seasonal conditions in any given hemisphere. Through an interactive game, kids get to position the Earth in proximity to the sun to send Max where he wants to go. It's a simple and fun adventure that teaches the science behind the seasons in a cyber trip around the world. The whole family will enjoy this one. :)
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.homefires.com
http://www.carschooling.com
http://www.UniversalPreschool.com
Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.
Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.
Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com
******
from the Astronomy Connections professional development and classroom
curriculum program of the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
at this site: Curriculum Guides & Plans
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/education/teachers/plans/ - Phyllis ]
----------Forwarded Message--------
Subject: Virtual Tour Around The World to Understand Seasons
Hi! It's Friday, May 20, 2005 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Adler Planetarium: Astronomy Connections - Earth In Motion
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/education/teachers/plans/interactives/seasons.shtml
http://tinyurl.com/bssgl
The Adler Planetarium has designed this multi-media animated presentation to help kids understand seasons and why they are opposite in the northern and southern hemispheres of Earth.
When you get to the site, wait for the program to load. Then, your host, Max, will invite you to help him take a trip around the world -- but only under certain seasonal conditions in any given hemisphere. Through an interactive game, kids get to position the Earth in proximity to the sun to send Max where he wants to go. It's a simple and fun adventure that teaches the science behind the seasons in a cyber trip around the world. The whole family will enjoy this one. :)
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.homefires.com
http://www.carschooling.com
http://www.UniversalPreschool.com
Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.
Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.
Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com
******
Wed., Oct. 5, 2005 - Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
http://www.galex.caltech.edu/
From the web site:
“The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telescope that will observe galaxies in ultraviolet light across 10 billion years of cosmic history. Such observations will tell scientists how galaxies, the basic structures of our Universe, evolve and change. Additionally, GALEX will probe the causes of star formation during a period when most of the stars and elements we see today had their origins.”
http://www.galex.caltech.edu/
From the web site:
“The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telescope that will observe galaxies in ultraviolet light across 10 billion years of cosmic history. Such observations will tell scientists how galaxies, the basic structures of our Universe, evolve and change. Additionally, GALEX will probe the causes of star formation during a period when most of the stars and elements we see today had their origins.”
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Tues., Oct. 4, 2005 - American History II
----------Forwarded Message--------
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:21:40 -0700
From: urlwire@gmail.com
Subject: New on Discovery.com - American History II Theme Week
New on Discovery.com - American History II Theme Week
Full Story: http://www.urlwire.com/news/091405.html
Direct to site:
http://school.discovery.com/ontv/themes/f2005_amerHistory2.html
Summary:
Visit the new site to download lesson plans or purchase videos. Examine
the settling of the American West and the building and growth of New
York City. Investigate the causes of the Civil War and the
assassination attempts that Lincoln survived. Travel back a century to
meet this country's first organized gangs, and explore the United
States' troubled legacy with Latin America and with racial equality
within its own borders.
[NOTE: Urban Growth In America Airs October 24, 2005
The Civil War: A Nation Divided Airs October 25, 2005
At The Western Frontier Airs October 26, 2005
Racial Inequality: Remnants Of A Troubled Time Airs October 27, 2005
Battling Beyond U.S. Borders Airs October 28, 2005
Repeated during weeks of November 28, 2005 and January 2, 2006.
- Phyllis ]
_________________________________________
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:21:40 -0700
From: urlwire@gmail.com
Subject: New on Discovery.com - American History II Theme Week
New on Discovery.com - American History II Theme Week
Full Story: http://www.urlwire.com/news/091405.html
Direct to site:
http://school.discovery.com/ontv/themes/f2005_amerHistory2.html
Summary:
Visit the new site to download lesson plans or purchase videos. Examine
the settling of the American West and the building and growth of New
York City. Investigate the causes of the Civil War and the
assassination attempts that Lincoln survived. Travel back a century to
meet this country's first organized gangs, and explore the United
States' troubled legacy with Latin America and with racial equality
within its own borders.
[NOTE: Urban Growth In America Airs October 24, 2005
The Civil War: A Nation Divided Airs October 25, 2005
At The Western Frontier Airs October 26, 2005
Racial Inequality: Remnants Of A Troubled Time Airs October 27, 2005
Battling Beyond U.S. Borders Airs October 28, 2005
Repeated during weeks of November 28, 2005 and January 2, 2006.
- Phyllis ]
_________________________________________
Tues., Oct. 4, 2005 - Billy the Kid (7)
About Billie the Kid
http://www.aboutbillythekid.com/
Links to other Billy the Kid web sites:
http://www.aboutbillythekid.com/Links.htm
Gilded Age (1878-1889) - Billy the Kid
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/gilded/billykid_1
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Billy the Kid Unmasked
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/billythekid/email/billythekid.html
Henry McCarty: The Wild West’s “Billy the Kid”
http://www.crimelibrary.com/americana/kid/
Scribe’s Tribute to Billy the Kid
http://www.outlawscribe.com/Billy_the_Kid.html
Billy the Kid Historical Preservation Society
http://www.billythekidhistoricpreservation.com/
Includes page of links
http://www.billythekidhistoricpreservation.com/links.html
Billy the Kid Legend
http://frontpage.nmia.com/~btkog/billy_the_kid.htm
http://www.aboutbillythekid.com/
Links to other Billy the Kid web sites:
http://www.aboutbillythekid.com/Links.htm
Gilded Age (1878-1889) - Billy the Kid
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/gilded/billykid_1
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Billy the Kid Unmasked
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/billythekid/email/billythekid.html
Henry McCarty: The Wild West’s “Billy the Kid”
http://www.crimelibrary.com/americana/kid/
Scribe’s Tribute to Billy the Kid
http://www.outlawscribe.com/Billy_the_Kid.html
Billy the Kid Historical Preservation Society
http://www.billythekidhistoricpreservation.com/
Includes page of links
http://www.billythekidhistoricpreservation.com/links.html
Billy the Kid Legend
http://frontpage.nmia.com/~btkog/billy_the_kid.htm
Tues., Oct. 4, 2005
Found in:
Date Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 1:12 PM
From: "Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education publications & more."
Subject: New Teaching Resources
NEW RESOURCES have been added to FREE, the website that makes
teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find:
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://www.ed.gov/free
====
"Nineteenth-Century America in Art & Literature"
presents documents paired with 7 paintings, including
"Mahantango Valley Farm," "Jolly Flatboatmen," & "White Cloud,
Head Chief of the Iowas." These paintings & writings help
students see the impact of geography, technology, economics, &
politics as America moved west, shifted from farming to
industry, & fought a civil war. (NGA)
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/19th_century_america/
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
"Agricultural Fact Book"
provides a statistical look at food consumption, farms, &
rural places in America. Topics include eating out, fruit &
vegetable consumption, meat consumption, refined grain v.
whole grain, sweeteners, & food expenditures & prices. Learn
about diversity & specialization among American farms &
population changes in rural America. (USDA)
http://www.usda.gov/factbook/
"Guide for Teaching About Coastal Wetlands"
helps students identify types of wetlands & understand the
role of wetlands in controlling erosion, retaining water,
filtering pollutants, & serving as nurseries for young
organisms. The barrier islands, the Mississippi River, & the
consequences of wetland loss are examined. (USGS)
http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/ff_index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Past messages: http://listserv.ed.gov/archives/edinfo.html
================================================
Date Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 1:12 PM
From: "Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education publications & more."
Subject: New Teaching Resources
NEW RESOURCES have been added to FREE, the website that makes
teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find:
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://www.ed.gov/free
====
"Nineteenth-Century America in Art & Literature"
presents documents paired with 7 paintings, including
"Mahantango Valley Farm," "Jolly Flatboatmen," & "White Cloud,
Head Chief of the Iowas." These paintings & writings help
students see the impact of geography, technology, economics, &
politics as America moved west, shifted from farming to
industry, & fought a civil war. (NGA)
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/19th_century_america/
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom
previously posted. – Phyllis ]
"Agricultural Fact Book"
provides a statistical look at food consumption, farms, &
rural places in America. Topics include eating out, fruit &
vegetable consumption, meat consumption, refined grain v.
whole grain, sweeteners, & food expenditures & prices. Learn
about diversity & specialization among American farms &
population changes in rural America. (USDA)
http://www.usda.gov/factbook/
"Guide for Teaching About Coastal Wetlands"
helps students identify types of wetlands & understand the
role of wetlands in controlling erosion, retaining water,
filtering pollutants, & serving as nurseries for young
organisms. The barrier islands, the Mississippi River, & the
consequences of wetland loss are examined. (USGS)
http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/ff_index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Past messages: http://listserv.ed.gov/archives/edinfo.html
================================================
Tues., Oct. 4, 2005 - Orphan Trains of Kansas / Kids in America
Found in:
Connect For Kids July, August and September 2005
Celebrating Families e-alert
http://www.celebratingfamilies.org/
Posted on LIFE, Inc. 05-24-2005
Learning is For Everyone, Inc.
http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org/
---------------------------------------
Orphan trains of Kansas
http://www.kancoll.org/articles/orphans/index.html
contributed by Connie DiPasquale
“On this day in 1854, 46 children left New York City on the first Orphan
Train, organized by the Children’s Aid Society. The children were
headed to Dowagiac, Michigan to be placed with families.”
Kids in America: 500 Years of Change
a project by Connect for Kids
http://www.connectforkids.org/childhistory/FRAMES/history.htm
------
"Published by Connect for Kids (http://www.connectforkids.org/ ),
covering children's and family issues."
Connect For Kids July, August and September 2005
Celebrating Families e-alert
http://www.celebratingfamilies.org/
Posted on LIFE, Inc. 05-24-2005
Learning is For Everyone, Inc.
http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org/
---------------------------------------
Orphan trains of Kansas
http://www.kancoll.org/articles/orphans/index.html
contributed by Connie DiPasquale
“On this day in 1854, 46 children left New York City on the first Orphan
Train, organized by the Children’s Aid Society. The children were
headed to Dowagiac, Michigan to be placed with families.”
Kids in America: 500 Years of Change
a project by Connect for Kids
http://www.connectforkids.org/childhistory/FRAMES/history.htm
------
"Published by Connect for Kids (http://www.connectforkids.org/ ),
covering children's and family issues."
Monday, October 03, 2005
Mon., Oct. 3, 2005 - Classic Notes (TM)
ClassicNotes (TM)
http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/
From the site:
“The ultimate study guide collection, written exclusively by Harvard students.
ClassicNotes are the best free online literature notes available!”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/
From the site:
“The ultimate study guide collection, written exclusively by Harvard students.
ClassicNotes are the best free online literature notes available!”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Mon., Oct. 3, 2005 - The Da Vinci Code / Chronicles of Narnia
Found in:
Sept. 8, 2005
WHAT'S NEW IN SEPTEMBER AT DUMMIES.COM
http://www.dummies.com
READ ALL ABOUT 'EM!
Are you reading The Da Vinci Code and want to know more about the
man himself? Getting psyched for the new Chronicles of Narnia flick
and want a crash course on C.S. Lewis and the world he created?
Just to get you started, check out these new articles from
Da Vinci For Dummies and C.S. Lewis & Narnia For Dummies:
Getting a Quick Low Down on Da Vinci
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3198.html
Smile! Getting to Know Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3197.html
Poking Holes in The Da Vinci Code
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3196.html
Exploring the Spiritual Odyssey of C.S. Lewis
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3204.html
Peeking into C.S. Lewis's Version of Heaven
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3202.html
Did C.S. Lewis Create Narnia as an Allegory?
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3206.html
Sept. 8, 2005
WHAT'S NEW IN SEPTEMBER AT DUMMIES.COM
http://www.dummies.com
READ ALL ABOUT 'EM!
Are you reading The Da Vinci Code and want to know more about the
man himself? Getting psyched for the new Chronicles of Narnia flick
and want a crash course on C.S. Lewis and the world he created?
Just to get you started, check out these new articles from
Da Vinci For Dummies and C.S. Lewis & Narnia For Dummies:
Getting a Quick Low Down on Da Vinci
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3198.html
Smile! Getting to Know Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3197.html
Poking Holes in The Da Vinci Code
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3196.html
Exploring the Spiritual Odyssey of C.S. Lewis
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3204.html
Peeking into C.S. Lewis's Version of Heaven
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3202.html
Did C.S. Lewis Create Narnia as an Allegory?
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3206.html
Mon., Oct. 3, 2005
Found in:
ConnectEng
Newsletter of Web English Teacher
June 6, 2005
Some of the New Pages @ Web English Teacher:
Everyman
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/everyman.html
Resources for working with the play.
Gerard Manley Hopkins
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/hopkins.html
Ideas for working with his poetry, links to
some poems.
Yann Martel
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/martel.html
Ideas for teaching Life of Pi.
Sylvia Plath
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/plath.html
Ideas for working with several poems.
Robert Louis Stevenson
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/stevenson.html
Teaching resources for The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
******
Carla Beard
Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com
This newsletter is copyright 2005, Web English Teacher.
ConnectEng
Newsletter of Web English Teacher
June 6, 2005
Some of the New Pages @ Web English Teacher:
Everyman
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/everyman.html
Resources for working with the play.
Gerard Manley Hopkins
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/hopkins.html
Ideas for working with his poetry, links to
some poems.
Yann Martel
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/martel.html
Ideas for teaching Life of Pi.
Sylvia Plath
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/plath.html
Ideas for working with several poems.
Robert Louis Stevenson
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/stevenson.html
Teaching resources for The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
******
Carla Beard
Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com
This newsletter is copyright 2005, Web English Teacher.
Mon., Oct. 3, 2005
Found in:
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for June 2, 2005
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee ----------------------------------------------
This site was a companion to a 2001 citywide reading project in
Chicago. The site features discussion questions and activities, a
brief biography of Lee, information about the historical context
of the novel, comments on the book by prominent Chicagoans, and
links to related sites. (Note: Some of the links are no longer
available.) From the Chicago Public Library (CPL).
http://www.chipublib.org/003cpl/onebook/mockingbird.html
http://lii.org?recs=026232
Subjects:
* Lee, Harper
* Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird
* Authors, American
* American literature
* People
Created by: mcb
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George Armstrong Custer --------------------------------
Links to information about General George Armstrong Custer, his
activities in the Civil War, and the event known as Custer's Last
Stand (June 25, 1876), in which Custer and the troops he was
leading died in the Battle of Little Big Horn. Includes links to
related history topics. From the University of Louisville
Libraries, Kentucky.
http://library.louisville.edu/government/subjects/hist/custer.html
http://lii.org?recs=026238
Subjects:
* Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876
* Soldiers
* Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
* People
Created by: je
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Malcolm X: The Search for Truth ---------------------------------------
Companion to an exhibit using materials from the Schomburg Center
for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, to present
"a provocative and informative perspective on the life of the
person known variously as Malcolm Little, 'Detroit Red,' Malcolm
X, and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz." Includes timelines of the life
of the Black Nationalist leader, a bibliography, a filmography,
and related links.
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/malcolmx/
http://lii.org?recs=026263
Subjects:
* X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
* African Americans
* Black Muslims
* Black nationalism
* People
Created by: je
[NOTE: Other exhibitions from
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc.html - previously posted. – Phyllis ]
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Poynter's High School Journalism Guide -------------------------------------------
A collection of articles relating to writing for and editing high
school newspapers. Topics include writing editorials, ethics and
diversity, visual journalism, and legal issues. Also includes
links to related sites. Most articles are by a student who is
completing his master's degree in journalism. From the Poynter
Institute.
http://www.poynterextra.org/centerpiece/highschool/
http://lii.org?recs=026250
Subjects:
* Journalism
* Student newspapers and periodicals
* High school students
Created by: mcb
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Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for June 2, 2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee ----------------------------------------------
This site was a companion to a 2001 citywide reading project in
Chicago. The site features discussion questions and activities, a
brief biography of Lee, information about the historical context
of the novel, comments on the book by prominent Chicagoans, and
links to related sites. (Note: Some of the links are no longer
available.) From the Chicago Public Library (CPL).
http://www.chipublib.org/003cpl/onebook/mockingbird.html
http://lii.org?recs=026232
Subjects:
* Lee, Harper
* Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird
* Authors, American
* American literature
* People
Created by: mcb
----------------------------------------------------------------------
George Armstrong Custer --------------------------------
Links to information about General George Armstrong Custer, his
activities in the Civil War, and the event known as Custer's Last
Stand (June 25, 1876), in which Custer and the troops he was
leading died in the Battle of Little Big Horn. Includes links to
related history topics. From the University of Louisville
Libraries, Kentucky.
http://library.louisville.edu/government/subjects/hist/custer.html
http://lii.org?recs=026238
Subjects:
* Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876
* Soldiers
* Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
* People
Created by: je
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Malcolm X: The Search for Truth ---------------------------------------
Companion to an exhibit using materials from the Schomburg Center
for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, to present
"a provocative and informative perspective on the life of the
person known variously as Malcolm Little, 'Detroit Red,' Malcolm
X, and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz." Includes timelines of the life
of the Black Nationalist leader, a bibliography, a filmography,
and related links.
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/malcolmx/
http://lii.org?recs=026263
Subjects:
* X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
* African Americans
* Black Muslims
* Black nationalism
* People
Created by: je
[NOTE: Other exhibitions from
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc.html - previously posted. – Phyllis ]
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Poynter's High School Journalism Guide -------------------------------------------
A collection of articles relating to writing for and editing high
school newspapers. Topics include writing editorials, ethics and
diversity, visual journalism, and legal issues. Also includes
links to related sites. Most articles are by a student who is
completing his master's degree in journalism. From the Poynter
Institute.
http://www.poynterextra.org/centerpiece/highschool/
http://lii.org?recs=026250
Subjects:
* Journalism
* Student newspapers and periodicals
* High school students
Created by: mcb
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!
Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Sun., Oct. 2, 2005 - Explorers
Explorers:
Jacques Cartier:
Jacques Cartier: New Land for the French King
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1320-e.html
Jacques Cartier (1491-1557)
http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/amhs/history/cartier.html
Enchanted Learning- Zoom Explorers- Jacques Cartier
(SCROLL down to find this explorer)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/canada.shtml
Explorers of North and Central America
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/namerica.shtml
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Christopher Columbus:
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506)
http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/columbus.html
Age of Exploration: Christopher Columbus
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/columbus.php
[NOTE: Home page Age of Exploration (Mariner's Museum) -
http://www.mariner.org/age/menu.html - previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Christopher Columbus: Explorer
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml
Christopher Columbus and The Great Age of Exploration
http://www.worldbook.com/wc/popup?path=features/explorers&page=html/
Christopher Newport:
Virtual American Biographies: Christopher Newport
http://www.famousamericans.net/christophernewport/
Enchanted Learning- Zoom Explorers- Christopher Newport
(SCROLL down to find this explorer)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexn.shtml
Juan Ponce de Léon:
Ponce de Leon
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/ponce_de_leon.htm
[NOTE: Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French Explorers
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/why.htm previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Juan Ponce de Leon
http://www2.worldbook.com/wc/popup?path=features/explorers&page=html/newworld_spanish_leon.html&direct=yes
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/bu3yy ]
Hall of Explorers
http://virtualology.com/virtualmuseumofhistory.com/hallofexplorers/
[NOTE: Museum of History http://stanklos.com/virtualmuseumofhistory/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Jacques Cartier:
Jacques Cartier: New Land for the French King
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1320-e.html
Jacques Cartier (1491-1557)
http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/amhs/history/cartier.html
Enchanted Learning- Zoom Explorers- Jacques Cartier
(SCROLL down to find this explorer)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/canada.shtml
Explorers of North and Central America
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/namerica.shtml
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Christopher Columbus:
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506)
http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/columbus.html
Age of Exploration: Christopher Columbus
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/columbus.php
[NOTE: Home page Age of Exploration (Mariner's Museum) -
http://www.mariner.org/age/menu.html - previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Christopher Columbus: Explorer
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml
Christopher Columbus and The Great Age of Exploration
http://www.worldbook.com/wc/popup?path=features/explorers&page=html/
Christopher Newport:
Virtual American Biographies: Christopher Newport
http://www.famousamericans.net/christophernewport/
Enchanted Learning- Zoom Explorers- Christopher Newport
(SCROLL down to find this explorer)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexn.shtml
Juan Ponce de Léon:
Ponce de Leon
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/ponce_de_leon.htm
[NOTE: Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French Explorers
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/why.htm previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Juan Ponce de Leon
http://www2.worldbook.com/wc/popup?path=features/explorers&page=html/newworld_spanish_leon.html&direct=yes
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/bu3yy ]
Hall of Explorers
http://virtualology.com/virtualmuseumofhistory.com/hallofexplorers/
[NOTE: Museum of History http://stanklos.com/virtualmuseumofhistory/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Sun., Oct. 2, 2005 - Christopher Columbus & other exhibits
Christopher Columbus the Genoese
Texas Council for the Humanities
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/newworld/columbus/index.html?collectionVar=NewWorldStop
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/9am8b ]
From the web site: “Using archival documents, paintings and maps, along with modern views of historical settings, this exhibit recreates the world and life of Christopher Columbus, the Genoese.”
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.humanities-interactive.org/ previously posted.
Each section (Border Studies, Ancient Cultures, Literature, New World,
Understanding Cultures and Medieval World) contains several exhibits - Phyllis]
Texas Council for the Humanities
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/newworld/columbus/index.html?collectionVar=NewWorldStop
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/9am8b ]
From the web site: “Using archival documents, paintings and maps, along with modern views of historical settings, this exhibit recreates the world and life of Christopher Columbus, the Genoese.”
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.humanities-interactive.org/ previously posted.
Each section (Border Studies, Ancient Cultures, Literature, New World,
Understanding Cultures and Medieval World) contains several exhibits - Phyllis]
Sun., Oct. 2, 2005 - Los Adaes Site Explorer
*****
Found in:
SBC Blue Web'n Weekly Updates
Blue Web'n, June 3, 2005
--------------------------
HOT SITE OF THE WEEK
--------------------------
Los Adaes Site Explorer
http://www.crt.state.la.us/siteexplorer
Los Adaes Site Explorer tells the story of an 18th century Spanish presidio and mission that played an important role in the balance of French, Spanish, and Caddo Indian power in North America. The settlement marked the eastern frontier of the Spanish Province of Texas, and it served as the provincial capital for more than 40 years. The present-day archaeological site is a National Historic Landmark and a State Historic Site that is open to the public. The online exhibit provides an opportunity for the public to learn about life at the site, as revealed through history and archaeology. The website presents interactive maps, artifact photographs, and illustrations, as well as summary text and supplementary historical documents. Its innovative layered design allows users to determine the amount and complexity of information received. (added 6/3/05, reviewed 6/3/05)
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Community Interest (Regional Information), History & Social Studies (General/Other) [Dewey #900]
Application type: Information Resources
****************
Posted with permission from SBC Knowledge Network Explorer
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
An archive of all Blue Web’n Updates is located at
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/bluewebn/updates.cfm
******
Found in:
SBC Blue Web'n Weekly Updates
Blue Web'n, June 3, 2005
--------------------------
HOT SITE OF THE WEEK
--------------------------
Los Adaes Site Explorer
http://www.crt.state.la.us/siteexplorer
Los Adaes Site Explorer tells the story of an 18th century Spanish presidio and mission that played an important role in the balance of French, Spanish, and Caddo Indian power in North America. The settlement marked the eastern frontier of the Spanish Province of Texas, and it served as the provincial capital for more than 40 years. The present-day archaeological site is a National Historic Landmark and a State Historic Site that is open to the public. The online exhibit provides an opportunity for the public to learn about life at the site, as revealed through history and archaeology. The website presents interactive maps, artifact photographs, and illustrations, as well as summary text and supplementary historical documents. Its innovative layered design allows users to determine the amount and complexity of information received. (added 6/3/05, reviewed 6/3/05)
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Community Interest (Regional Information), History & Social Studies (General/Other) [Dewey #900]
Application type: Information Resources
****************
Posted with permission from SBC Knowledge Network Explorer
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
An archive of all Blue Web’n Updates is located at
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/bluewebn/updates.cfm
******
Sun., Oct. 2, 2005 - Exploring Native Americans across the Curriculum
Exploring Native Americans Across the Curriculum
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson038.shtml
From the site:
“Blast stereotypes with across-the-curriculum activities for students of all ages.”
Includes links to sites for General Information about Native Americans
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson038.shtml
From the site:
“Blast stereotypes with across-the-curriculum activities for students of all ages.”
Includes links to sites for General Information about Native Americans
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Sat., Oct. 1, 2005 - Coping with Disaster Web Sites
----------Forwarded Message--------
Date Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 2:17 AM
From: BKUNZEL@aol.com
To: njyac
Subject: [NJYAC] Coping with Disaster Web Sites
Hi!
Below is a list of coping with disaster web sites put together by YALSA. I hope you find them helpful. Feel free to share these with your colleagues.
Take care -- Bonnie
YALSA: Dealing with Tragedy & Terror
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/profdev/dealingtragedy.htm
Coping with Disaster: Tips for Young Adults
http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/youngadults.cfm
NAEP: Disaster, Helping Children Cope
http://www.naspcenter.org/safe_schools/coping.html
AAP Offers Advice on Communicating with Children about Disasters
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/disastercomm.htm
Children, Stress and Natural Disasters (resources for educators)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/teacher/teacher.html
David Baldwins Trauma Information: Disaster Handouts and Links
http://www.trauma-pages.com/pg5.htm
Disaster Recovery: Childrens Needs
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/human/disint.html
Helping Children After a Disaster
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/disaster.htm
Helping Children Handle Disaster Related Anxiety
http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/children.cfm
NIMH: Helping Children Cope with Violence and Disasters
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm#viol8
PrepareRespondRecover.com: Childrens Needs
http://www.preparerespondrecover.com/childrensneeds/index.html
NASP: Coping in Unsettling Times
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/unsettlingtimes.html
Natural Disasters: Relief Efforts, eThemes (resources for educators)
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000390.shtml
[NOTE: Some of these sites previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Date Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 2:17 AM
From: BKUNZEL@aol.com
To: njyac
Subject: [NJYAC] Coping with Disaster Web Sites
Hi!
Below is a list of coping with disaster web sites put together by YALSA. I hope you find them helpful. Feel free to share these with your colleagues.
Take care -- Bonnie
YALSA: Dealing with Tragedy & Terror
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/profdev/dealingtragedy.htm
Coping with Disaster: Tips for Young Adults
http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/youngadults.cfm
NAEP: Disaster, Helping Children Cope
http://www.naspcenter.org/safe_schools/coping.html
AAP Offers Advice on Communicating with Children about Disasters
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/disastercomm.htm
Children, Stress and Natural Disasters (resources for educators)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/teacher/teacher.html
David Baldwins Trauma Information: Disaster Handouts and Links
http://www.trauma-pages.com/pg5.htm
Disaster Recovery: Childrens Needs
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/human/disint.html
Helping Children After a Disaster
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/disaster.htm
Helping Children Handle Disaster Related Anxiety
http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/children.cfm
NIMH: Helping Children Cope with Violence and Disasters
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm#viol8
PrepareRespondRecover.com: Childrens Needs
http://www.preparerespondrecover.com/childrensneeds/index.html
NASP: Coping in Unsettling Times
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/unsettlingtimes.html
Natural Disasters: Relief Efforts, eThemes (resources for educators)
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000390.shtml
[NOTE: Some of these sites previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Sat., Oct. 1, 2005 - Children and Hurricanes
NASP Responds to Hurricane Katrina
Information for Parents and Educators
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/katrina.html
Managing Traumatic Stress: Hurricane Katrina and Children
http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=109
Resources for Responding to and coping with Hurricane related events
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/hurricane.htm
Tips for Teachers (.pdf download)
http://www.cmionline.org/shop/images/cmihk_tips_for_teachers.pdf
This two-page guide gives suggestions for how
best to support your staff, the students and their parents as we help
displaced students enter schools in our communities.
Information for Parents and Educators
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/katrina.html
Managing Traumatic Stress: Hurricane Katrina and Children
http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=109
Resources for Responding to and coping with Hurricane related events
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/hurricane.htm
Tips for Teachers (.pdf download)
http://www.cmionline.org/shop/images/cmihk_tips_for_teachers.pdf
This two-page guide gives suggestions for how
best to support your staff, the students and their parents as we help
displaced students enter schools in our communities.
Sat., Oct. 1, 2005 - Ben Franklin and Lightning
Found on:
ENC Weekly Update for Math and Science Teachers (06/09/2005)
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)
Ben Franklin and Lightning
Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html
This site provides a wonderful overview of this fascinating man.
A teacher or student could use it as a resource.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
An Enlightened American: Benjamin Franklin
http://library.thinkquest.org/22254/home.htm
In addition to a biography, there are pages of Franklin’s quotations, inventions,
wit and humor, and interesting facts.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Theater of Electricity
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html
This online exhibit from Boston's Museum of Science explores lightning using a Van de Graaff generator. In one demonstration, the generator simulates Franklin's kite famous experiment. A teacher's resource section includes activities on static electricity.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Lightning Detection from Space
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/lisotd_old.html
This is a nice site that describes the history of the study of lightning, different kinds of lightning, investigations of lightning using rockets and spacecraft, and mapping of lightning. Good site for older students especially.
Thunderstorms
http://www.fema.gov/kids/thunder.htm
This kid-friendly site has a ready-to-go quiz from Professor B along with several pages of safety facts concerning storms.
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.fema.gov/kids/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
All About Lightning
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/anvil.htm
Younger students can learn about lightning and about the dos and don'ts concerning safety during a storm.
Web Weather for Kids!!
http://www.ucar.edu/40th/webweather/index.html
Click on one of four activities for, respectively, making a thunderstorm, making lightning, measuring distance (of a storm), and making a tornado.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
When Lightning Strikes
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/2003FF/lightning/index.html
Grades 3-8. This super site provides information, illustrated with wonderful photos, on different kinds of lightning. There's a nifty little activity that presents short passages with information about lightning and historical characters--Zeus and Ben Franklin-- and students have to decide which information is fact and which is fiction. In another section, students learn about lightning and airplanes--what is being done to keep a plane from being struck by lightning and what happens when lightning does strike!
[NOTE: Home page http://www.centennialofflight.gov/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
ENC Weekly Update for Math and Science Teachers (06/09/2005)
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)
Ben Franklin and Lightning
Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html
This site provides a wonderful overview of this fascinating man.
A teacher or student could use it as a resource.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
An Enlightened American: Benjamin Franklin
http://library.thinkquest.org/22254/home.htm
In addition to a biography, there are pages of Franklin’s quotations, inventions,
wit and humor, and interesting facts.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Theater of Electricity
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html
This online exhibit from Boston's Museum of Science explores lightning using a Van de Graaff generator. In one demonstration, the generator simulates Franklin's kite famous experiment. A teacher's resource section includes activities on static electricity.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Lightning Detection from Space
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/lisotd_old.html
This is a nice site that describes the history of the study of lightning, different kinds of lightning, investigations of lightning using rockets and spacecraft, and mapping of lightning. Good site for older students especially.
Thunderstorms
http://www.fema.gov/kids/thunder.htm
This kid-friendly site has a ready-to-go quiz from Professor B along with several pages of safety facts concerning storms.
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.fema.gov/kids/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
All About Lightning
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/anvil.htm
Younger students can learn about lightning and about the dos and don'ts concerning safety during a storm.
Web Weather for Kids!!
http://www.ucar.edu/40th/webweather/index.html
Click on one of four activities for, respectively, making a thunderstorm, making lightning, measuring distance (of a storm), and making a tornado.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
When Lightning Strikes
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/2003FF/lightning/index.html
Grades 3-8. This super site provides information, illustrated with wonderful photos, on different kinds of lightning. There's a nifty little activity that presents short passages with information about lightning and historical characters--Zeus and Ben Franklin-- and students have to decide which information is fact and which is fiction. In another section, students learn about lightning and airplanes--what is being done to keep a plane from being struck by lightning and what happens when lightning does strike!
[NOTE: Home page http://www.centennialofflight.gov/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Sat., Oct. 1, 2005 - Forces of Nature Resource Library / U.S. Rain Forests
Found in:
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:03 PM
National Geographic's Education Newsletter October 2005
National Geographic's Education Network
Forces of Nature Resource Library
Browse the categories for teaching materials and resources
http://www.ngsednet.org/community/resources_category.cfm?community_id=6
[NOTE: Home page http://www.ngsednet.org/ previously posted. Free registration
may be required. – Phyllis ]
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Virtual Field Trip: U.S. Rain Forests
http://www.ngsednet.org/whatsnew_archive.cfm?announcement_id=594
Posted September 14, 2005
Join U.S. Forest Service experts in Puerto Rico and Alaska on a free, live electronic field trip to explore tropical and temperate rain forests.
Tune in on October 14, 2005, and join students, teachers, biologists, and researchers on a virtual trip to the Caribbean National Forest in Puerto Rico and the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. This program will be broadcast LIVE by satellite and Webcast.
A video will be broadcast before the live field trip (September 30, 2005) to introduce your class to these important ecosystems. Registration required.
© 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:03 PM
National Geographic's Education Newsletter October 2005
National Geographic's Education Network
Forces of Nature Resource Library
Browse the categories for teaching materials and resources
http://www.ngsednet.org/community/resources_category.cfm?community_id=6
[NOTE: Home page http://www.ngsednet.org/ previously posted. Free registration
may be required. – Phyllis ]
******************************
Virtual Field Trip: U.S. Rain Forests
http://www.ngsednet.org/whatsnew_archive.cfm?announcement_id=594
Posted September 14, 2005
Join U.S. Forest Service experts in Puerto Rico and Alaska on a free, live electronic field trip to explore tropical and temperate rain forests.
Tune in on October 14, 2005, and join students, teachers, biologists, and researchers on a virtual trip to the Caribbean National Forest in Puerto Rico and the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. This program will be broadcast LIVE by satellite and Webcast.
A video will be broadcast before the live field trip (September 30, 2005) to introduce your class to these important ecosystems. Registration required.
© 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
