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Updates 2 Apr 2004
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KNE Project Manager
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Apr 05, 2004 09:24 PDT
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HOT SITE
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RiverVenture
http://www.riverventure.org/
RiverVenture is the story of South Carolina's cultural and natural
landscape as told by its rivers. Upon completion, RiverVenture will take
you on a virtual float across South Carolina. Although set in South
Carolina, the site should have portability to other states because it
examines organisms found in the river, provides guides for classifing
the animals into their respective families and classes, and activities
that allow students to "compete" for space, shelter, food, and water
just as an organism does. Includes Teacher Resources and is
standards-based (SC state). Requires Flash. Copyright © 2004 ETV
Commission.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School
Content Area: Community Interest (Regional Information), Education
(Curriculum), History & Social Studies (Geography), Science
(Environmental Studies), Science (Life Science) [Dewey #570]
Application type: Activities
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NEW SITES
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Churchill and the Great Republic (Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/
This exhibition examines the life and career of Winston Spencer
Churchill and emphasizes his lifelong links with the United States--the
nation he called "the great Republic." The exhibition comes nearly forty
years after the death of Winston Churchill and sixty years after the
D-Day allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France during World War II. It
commemorates both of these events. If you are looking for something in
particular, there is a search tool and a checklist of objects
(http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/wc-checklist.html).
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College,
Adult/Professional
Content Area: History & Social Studies (World History) [Dewey #909]
Application type: References
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Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/
What do students think when they first hear the words "federal
government?" Many think, "dull, boring, what's that got to do with me?"
But learning about government doesn't have to be boring. Congress for
Kids is set up as an interactive tour and helps students learn about the
foundation of our federal government and how its actions affect all of
us. Although designed for students in grades fourth through high school,
other students, teachers, parents, and interested citizens will enjoy it
too. Sponsored by The Dirksen Center.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School
Content Area: Community Interest (Government/Politics), History &
Social Studies (Government) [Dewey #320]
Application type: Tutorials, Activities
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Crittercam (National Geographic)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/crittercam/index.html
Crittercam features a camera and environmental data sensors attached to
an animal—from a shark or turtle to a lion or seal—that capture amazing
wild behavior unaffected by humans. Crittercam lets you view short
animal videos, longer streamed episodes from the TV channel
(http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/channel/crittercam/), interactive
missions, games, quizzes, standards-based lessons, and more. Maintains
the same high standards as all National Geographic offerings.
Grade Level: Early Childhood (K-2), Elementary, Middle School, High
School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Education (Curriculum), Science (Environmental Studies),
Science (Life Science) [Dewey #570]
Application type: Lesson Plans, Information Resources
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Tox Town (National Library of Medicine)
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov
Tox Town provides information on everyday locations where you might find
toxic chemicals. It includes descriptions of chemicals and links to
authoritative chemical information on the Internet. It also focuses on
how the environment can impact human health. Tox Town uses color,
graphics, sounds and animation to add interest. Tox Town's target
audience is students above elementary-school level, educators, and
concerned citizens. Tox Town also offers some resources in Spanish
(http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/) and has a text version for folks
who don't use Flash
(http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/index.html).
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School
Content Area: Health & Physical Education (Health), Health & Physical
Education (Safety), Science (Environmental Studies), Science (Life
Science) [Dewey #570]
Application type: Information Resources, Activities
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AOL USERS
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<A HREF=http://www.riverventure.org/>RiverVenture</A>
<A HREF=http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/>Churchill and the Great
Republic</A>
<A HREF=http://www.congressforkids.net/>Congress for Kids</A>
<A
HREF=http://www.nationalgeographic.com/crittercam/index.html>Crittercam</A>
<A HREF=http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov>Tox Town</A>
Linda L. Woods, Project Manager
SBC Knowledge Network Explorer
http://www.kn.sbc.com/
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