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Updates 23 Apr 2004
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KNE Project Manager
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Apr 26, 2004 12:15 PDT
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LOOKING FOR TEACHER INPUT
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TEACHER QUESTIONNAIRE
http://epswww.unm.edu/iom/MeteoriteMuseum.htm
The Meteorite Museum was opened in 1974 and is a major educational
resource for the University of New Mexico and New Mexico in general. The
museum has on display many fine samples of stony, stony iron, and iron
meteorites from the Institute's collection, including one of the largest
stone meteorites in the world, Norton County. The Museum is currently
planning to renovate the Meteorite Museum. One goal is to make the
exhibits more accessible as a resource for K-12 education. They would
appreciate teacher input into the process through a short questionnaire.
Hopefully they'll think about developing online content! Questionnaire
at http://www.unm.edu/~bcohen/form.html
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HOT SITE
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Colonial House (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/index.html
Indentured servitude. No baths or showers. Public punishments. Welcome
to daily life in the year 1628! Think colonial life was all about pious
Pilgrims, powdered wigs and freedom for all? Think again! Two dozen
modern-day time travelers find out the hard way what early American
colonial life was really like when they take up residence in Colonial
House. Among the points of dissension that arise in the colony are: the
rigid class and gender roles, mandatory religious observance, and the
puritanical civil laws of the era, particularly those pertaining to
profanity. Includes a Teacher section
(http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/teachers.html) with lesson plans
which adhere to national learning standards (grades 5-8),, contain
comprehensive instructions for classroom implementation, downloadable
student handouts, and suggestions for cross-curricular extensions. In
Activities, you will find a series of dynamic online activities that
engage students in exploring and understanding colonial life in the
1620s. Video and audio clclips present the participants as they assess
1628 from a contemporary perspective. Large-sized photos and captions
demonstrate both the beauty and the drudgery of life on the Colony. And
a map, hand drawn by one of the colonists, portrays the Colony through
the eyes of those who lived there.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College,
Adult/Professional
Content Area: Education (Curriculum), History & Social Studies (United
States History) [Dewey #973]
Application type: Lesson Plans, Information Resources, Activities
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NEW SITES
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Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S.)
http://stats.bls.gov/home.htm
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding
agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics
and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency
that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential
statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other
Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The
BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor.
Numerous methods for locating data including a search by Topic, by
Audience, by Top 20 Requested Items, by Form, by Organization, by
Location, and keyword.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College,
Adult/Professional
Content Area: Community Interest (Reference Desk), History & Social
Studies (Economics) [Dewey #330]
Application type: References
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Butterflies of North America
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/bflyusa.htm
Butterflies of North America Web site is a â??work in
progress,consisting primarily of the following information: maps showing
the counties where species has been verified, photos, and species
accounts (information on size, identifying characteristics, life
history, flight, caterpillar hosts, adult food, habitat, species range,
conservation status, and management needs). Only weakness is there is no
ability for a keyword search. From the Northern Prairie Wildlife
Research Center, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College,
Adult/Professional
Content Area: Science (Life Science) [Dewey #570]
Application type: Information Resources
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Teaching with Historic Places (National Park Service)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/descrip.htm
Teaching with Historic Places offers classroom-ready lesson plans.
Created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation
professionals, and educators, these lessons use historic sites to
explore American history. All of the lessons are available free of
charge on the Web. You can browse the collection in four ways, each of
which includes a short description of every lesson: By location; By
theme; By time period; By National Standards (Grades 5-12). Although
designed for middle school students learning history, social studies,
geography, and other subjects, TwHP lessons are easily adaptable from
upper elementary through high school, and even for college courses. Each
lesson includes maps, readings, and photographs, all of which are
accompanied by questions. At the end, activities pull together the ideas
students have just covered and require them to initiate their own
research. Teaching with Historic Places has developed an online Author's
Packet to help you write a lesson plan using a format designed by a
leading history educator. See "Create Your Own Lessons" for more.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School
Content Area: Education (Curriculum), History & Social Studies (United
States History) [Dewey #973]
Application type: Lesson Plans, Information Resources
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Pastimes and Paradigms (Cornell University)
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/games/intro.html
The Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections investigates the
evolution of games since 1800 through PASTIMES AND PRADIGMS : GAMES WE
PLAY. The exhibition includes a wide variety of antique and contemporary
games, as well as rare books on rules, strategies, and recreation.
Featured items include early nineteenth-century geographical board
games; a Civil War game; suffrage games that garnered support in the
battle for women's votes; a vintage Monopoly game; gambling punchboards;
and a selection of games inspired by television programming. We might
think of games as charming historical artifacts, but they are also
telling reflections of social values and mores. Doesn't consist of
extensive amounts of informative text; but is more like an online
"coffee table book." Interesting to peruse.
Grade Level: High School, College
Content Area: Community Interest (Leisure), History & Social Studies
(General/Other) [Dewey #790]
Application type: Information Resources
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AOL USERS
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<A HREF=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/index.html>Colonial
House</A>
<A HREF=http://stats.bls.gov/home.htm>Bureau of Labor Statistics</A>
<A
/www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/bflyusa.htm>Butterflies
of North America</A>
<A HREF=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/descrip.htm>Teaching with Historic
Places</A>
<A HREF=http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/games/intro.html>Pastimes and
Paradigms </A>
Linda L. Woods, Project Manager,
SBC Knowledge Network Explorer
http://www.kn.sbc.com/
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