[eagleengineering] Re: FW: [go-engineering] Go Engineering! Sept. Back to School Issue
- From: Michael Montazeri <chaoticprout@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:22:09 -0700
Thank you madelyn
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 07:09:18 -0700, Nancy McIntyre
<nmcintyre@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Go to FRC Try documents and updates.
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> [mailto:eagleengineering-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael
> Montazeri
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 6:04 PM
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> Subject: [eagleengineering] Re: FW: [go-engineering] Go Engineering! Sept.
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> Where on the FIRST website is the handbook (that is supposedly long)????
> Link please, I cant find it, thanks
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carl Deierling <da4mul8r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 07:59:04 -0700
> Subject: [eagleengineering] Re: FW: [go-engineering] Go Engineering!
> Sept. Back to School Issue
> To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Please remove me from the list. We are moving.
> Carl
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Madalyn Berns
> To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:12 PM
> Subject: [eagleengineering] FW: [go-engineering] Go Engineering! Sept.
> Back to School Issue
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> This is a newsletter sent out to people in FIRST. Please take a look
> at some of the articles...
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> ~Madalyn, Eagle Engineering
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> >From: "Nancy McIntyre" <nmcintyre@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "'Madalyn Berns'" <tchglitzgirl5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: FW: [go-engineering] Go Engineering! Sept. Back to School Issue
> >Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:24:10 -0700
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> >Hi Please share with the team.
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> >Thanks,
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> >-Miss McIntyre
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> >Subject: [go-engineering] Go Engineering! Sept. Back to School Issue
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> >Back To School Issue
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> >This month's Go Engineering! follows K-12 teachers back to school filled to
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> >Go Engineering! goes out to thousands of K-12 educators, reaching into
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> >Take the ASEE K-12 Teacher Survey
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> >ASEE has embarked on a project to learn what makes K-12 teachers tick-and
> >specifically, to learn what they think of engineering as an academic and
> >career pathway for their students. The survey will take about 10 minutes
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> >will help ASEE complete a report on the best practices in engineering
> >education. All teachers of students in grades K-12 are encouraged to take
> >the survey, which is available online
> ><http://www.engineeringk12.org/teachers/survey1.cfm> here. To view the
> >current results of the survey, click
> ><http://www.engineeringk12.org/teachers/survey1Results.cfm> here.
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> > <http://www.engineering-goforit.com>
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> >ASEE has created a new guidebook for high school students, called
> >Engineering: Go For It! Designed to help students, their parents, and
> >teachers understand the opportunities and rewards of studying and working
> in
> >engineering and technology, Engineering: Go For It shows these fields in a
> >style that comes straight from the media environment in which teen-agers'
> >lives and values take shape.
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> >To learn more about Engineering: Go For It! and purchase copies for a
> >special promotional price of $2 each, visit:
> ><http://www.engineering-goforit.com> http://www.engineering-goforit.com.
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> >Not to be outdone by the ASEE EngineeringK12 Center website's fancy new
> >makeover, Go Engineering! has decided to spruce itself up too. Subscribers,
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> >In this Back to School Issue:
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> >News Bytes: The Latest in K-12 Engineering Education
> >-ASEE To Launch Newly Re-designed EngineeringK12 Center Website
> >-NEA Throws a Party to Raise Education Profile in This Year's Election
> >-Low ACT Composite Scores Indicate Students Not Ready for College Level
> >Science and Math
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> >Factoids
> >-Interesting Facts and Statistics for You to Use in the Classroom
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> >Outreach Up Close
> >-Singing the Math and Science Blues, Literally
> >-The Smithsonian Sends Their Experts Back to School
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> >Feature Articles
> >-The Internet Classroom
> >-Einstein Fellows Infuse Public Policy with "Real World" Experience
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> >Links
> >Cool Links for Teachers
> >-Ever Watch a Micro-documentary on Math? You Can At:
> ><http://www.thefutureschannel.com> http://www.thefutureschannel.com
> >-The New York Times for Teachers:
> ><http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html>
> >http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archiv e.html
> >-Drumming to The Engineering Beat:
> ><http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/everyone/34.htm>
> >http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/everyone/34.ht m
> >Cool Links for Students
> >-A Woman's Job: <http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/>
> >http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/
> >-Physics At 60mph: <http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/>
> >http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
> >-The Dr. Is In: <http://www.ducksbreath.com/> http://www.ducksbreath.com/
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> >News Bytes: The Latest in K-12 Engineering Education
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> >ASEE TO LAUNCH NEWLY RE-DESIGNED ENGINEERINGK12 CENTER WEBSITE
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> >ASEE's EngineeringK12 Center will be unveiling its new look and feel at the
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> >end of September. While the newly re-designed website will remain an
> >excellent teaching tool and student guide to getting started in
> engineering,
> >the Center's latest online home will now include dynamic new features
> >designed to draw in the student audience, such as an eye-catching and
> >educational overview of the different engineering disciplines and a fun,
> >interactive section with quizzes, quotes, and profiles of famous engineers.
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> >K-12 educators will find a host of free, online lesson plans to use in
> their
> >classrooms, as well as an expansive Outreach Program Database.
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> >Visit the EngineeringK12 Center at: http://www.engineeringk12.org. The new
> >website launches at the end of September.
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> >NEA THROWS A PARTY TO RAISE EDUCATION PROFILE IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION
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> >The National Mobilization for Great Public Schools, the largest-ever
> >grassroots mobilization for public education, is a coalition led by the
> >National Education Association (NEA) in order to raise the profile of
> >education as an election issue in this year's presidential race. Thousands
> >of house parties are planned throughout the country on September 22, where
> >supporters will address the broader challenges and opportunities facing the
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> >nation's public schools as well as, in their opinion, the urgent need to
> fix
> >and fund the No Child Left Behind Act. More than 2,300 volunteers have
> >signed up to host house parties on September 22, where a video outlining
> the
> >groups' education priorities will be shown. Although two of the member
> >organizations, the NEA and MoveOn.org, are backing Senator John Kerry for
> >president, coalition leaders maintain that this mobilization effort is
> >nonpartisan.
> >
> >To learn more about the NEA's National Mobilization for Great Public
> >Schools, visit: <http://www.nea.org/esea/houseparties.html>
> >http://www.nea.org/esea/houseparties.html
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> >LOW ACT COMPOSITE SCORES INDICATE STUDENTS NOT READY FOR COLLEGE LEVEL
> >SCIENCE AND MATH
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> >According to the ACT 2004 composite results for science and math, which
> >remain unchanged from last year, "many high school graduates still have not
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> >mastered the key academic skills they need to be ready for first year
> >college science and math courses." Although almost 68 percent of 2004
> >graduates who took the ACT earned a score of 18 or higher on the English
> >test, only 26 percent of those test-takers earned a score of 24 or higher
> on
> >the science test, and only 4 in 10 achieved a 22 or higher on the math
> test.
> >These results indicate that this year's college-goers are better prepared
> >for college level English courses than courses in science and math. The ACT
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> >says that high scorers on the ACT science and math tests have better
> chances
> >of earning a "C" or higher in college algebra and biology.
> >
> >To learn more about the ACT 2004 composite scores, visit:
> ><http://www.act.org/> http://www.act.org/
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> >Back to the top
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> >Factoids
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> >The need for improving K-12 engineering education:
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> >-"What we're seeing is erosion because fewer of our own young people are
> >interested in science and math," says Shirley Ann Jackson, president of the
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> >American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), about what she
> >views as a growing crisis in the country. In an interview with Business
> Week
> >magazine, Jackson projected the United States will fall behind in
> innovation
> >as well as economic and technological growth if it fails to nurture young
> >scientists and engineers. She believes the combination of lack of interest
> >in science and math among students, losing talented STEM students to other
> >nations, and diminishing support for basic research will "exacerbate a
> >growing trend-a quiet crisis that could lead to a perfect storm."
> >
> >To read Shirley Ann Jackson's Business Week interview, click
> ><http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/aug2004/nf20040816_76%0d%0a43.
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> >Fun facts for the classroom:
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> >-Tell your students to be prepared. The next time their cell phone rings,
> >they may have to calculate the area of an isosceles triangle. If they like
> >studying for the SAT's whenever and wherever they are, then the Princeton
> >Review's "Prep for the SAT" can help by letting them download SAT prep
> >questions right into their cell phone. The new interactive service provides
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> >immediate performance feedback and error explanations while they practice,
> >and it can even 'call' them with random SAT questions or send them study
> >reminders.
> >
> >To learn more about "Prep for the SAT," click
> ><http://www.vocel.com/products/satprep.html> here.
> >
> >Back to the top
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> >Outreach Up Close
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> >SINGING THE MATH AND SCIENCE BLUES, LITERALLY
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> >Imagine the start of a new science lesson on light and shadows. You switch
> >on your stereo, turn on some black lights, and lead your students in a
> dance
> >around the room. Sound a little strange? Not for three elementary schools
> in
> >North Carolina.
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> >In a partnership program sponsored by the North Carolina Blumenthal
> >Performing Arts Center's Education Institute, these elementary schools are
> >teaching math and science with the help of visual and performing arts. The
> >in-school partnership allows Blumenthal-sponsored artists to visit the
> >schools on a weekly or monthly basis, where they work with teachers to
> >devise lesson plans that incorporate arts into standard N.C. curriculum.
> >Some new arts-infused lessons have included using math to apply decorative
> >patterns on pottery, and learning fractions with paper collages.
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> >Ida Rankin Elementary in Gaston County, one of the three schools
> >participating in the five-year partnership, has seen an increase in its
> >state test scores since beginning the program. School principal Ron Foulk
> >believes the program is changing the way children learn. "Children are
> >engaged through the arts," says Foulk. "They can remember better if they
> can
> >sing it or dance it." The interdisciplinary nature of the arts partnership
> >is proving to be a valuable aid for students to grasp the challenging math
> >and science concepts they might have trouble understanding in a traditional
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> >classroom environment.
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> >To learn more about the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's
> >Education Institute, visit:
> ><http://www.performingartsctr.org/2005/educationOverview.asp>
> >http://www.performingartsctr.org/2005/educationOverview .asp
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> >THE SMITHSONIAN SENDS THEIR EXPERTS BACK TO SCHOOL
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> >What if you could bring the scientific wealth of the Smithsonian Institute
> >right into your classroom? The Smithsonian Associates' (TSA) "Scholars in
> >the Schools" program is making that happen. This outreach effort is taking
> >some of the outstanding scholars from the Smithsonian research and
> >curatorial staff out of "the nation's attic" and placing them into schools
> >to conduct presentations for students around the country. The goal is to
> >reach into local communities and share their knowledge and enthusiasm for
> >learning with school children.
> >
> >Three Smithsonian scholars are hand-picked and sent to a host community for
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> >three days. A few of the topics covered in schools include, "Marine
> >Monsters, Real and Unreal," "A Spacecraft Tour of the Solar System," and
> >"Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics."
> >
> >The Smithsonian Associates' (TSA) National Outreach programs intend to
> >highlight the work of the Smithsonian Institution to audiences both in and
> >outside the Washington, D.C., area. "Scholars in the Schools" gives
> teachers
> >the opportunity to introduce their students to real life experts in the
> >world of science and culture, hoping to peak their interest during the
> >process.
> >
> >To learn more about TSA's "Scholars in the Schools" program, visit:
> ><http://www.scholarsintheschools.org/>
> http://www.scholarsintheschools.org/<
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> >Features
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> >THE INTERNET CLASSROOM
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> >Coming up with lesson plans is hard enough, but when partnered with a
> school
> >budget that often leaves little room for new materials, presenting a topic
> >in a way that is both fun and effective for students can be even harder.
> >That's why, these days, teachers in search of high-quality lesson plans
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> >been switching on their computers.
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> >Despite the vast amount of unreliable resources available on the internet,
> >teachers have sifted through to find a rather broad number of web sites
> that
> >offer a wide range of lesson plans. Most of these are free, which is good
> >news for many educators who frequently reach into their own pockets for the
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> >sake of their classrooms. Even more good news is that many of these sites
> >are collaborative efforts by teachers wanting to share their own successful
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> >methods with others.
> >
> >Websites that are teacher-backed prove to have the most reliable share of
> >lessons. There are currently about 10,000 sites out there offering access
> to
> >as many as 300,000 lesson plans. A good jumping-off point for teachers is
> to
> >take a look at <http://www.lessonplanspage.com/> www.
> ><http://www.lessonplanspage.com/> lessonplanspage.com, where they'll find
> >2,500 free lessons at their fingertips. Lesson plans are divided up by
> grade
> >and subject matter at <http://www.discoveryschool.com> www.
> ><http://www.discoveryschool.com> discoveryschool.com, and at
> ><http://www.edhelper.com> www. <http://www.edhelper.com> edhelper.com,
> >teachers looking for themed lessons with find them along with logic
> puzzles.
> >ASEE's <http://www.engineeringk12.org/teachers/lessonplans.htm>
> >EngineeringK12 Center website offers a wide selection of web sites offering
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> >lesson plans and class supplements focused on engineering, math and
> science.
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> >Along with free lessons, many of these sites provide fully designed
> >curricula that include textbooks, interactive CD's, and videos that
> teachers
> >may purchase. Some for-profit companies offer packages that come with
> tests,
> >suggestions for related classroom activities, and lab manuals.
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> >Some online lessons are better than others, but with a choice of 300,000
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> >growing, teachers are guaranteed to find at least one new lesson that will
> >get their students excited to learn.
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> >To search through thousands of online lesson plans, visit:
> ><http://www.lessonplanspage.com/> http://www.lessonplanspage.com,
> ><http://www.discoveryschool.com> http://www.discoveryschool.com,
> ><http://www.edhelper.com> http://www.edhelper.com, and
> ><http://www.engineeringk12.org/teachers/lessonplans.htm>
> >http://www.engineeringk12.org/teachers/lessonplans.htm< /font>.
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> >EINSTEIN FELLOWS INFUSE PUBLIC POLICY WITH "REAL WORLD" EXPERIENCE
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> >Every school year, twelve elementary and secondary mathematics, technology,
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> >and science teachers who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, receive
> >the opportunity to contribute their skills and expertise to the national
> >public policy arena. The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship
> >Program, which was signed in to law in 1994 and is now administered by the
> >U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and assisted by the Triangle Coalition for
> >Science and Technology Education, selects a group of distinguished fellows
> >to spend a school year in a Congressional Office, the DOE, or a federal
> >agency such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
> the
> >National Science Foundation (NSF), or the National Institute of Standards
> >and Technology (NIST).
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> >The fellowship brings to Congress and other government agencies the "real
> >world" experience only K-12 classroom teachers can provide. The practical
> >insights and perspectives of Fellows assist policy makers and program
> >managers in developing and managing education programs. These distinguished
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> >teachers help to increase understanding, communication, and cooperation
> >between legislative and executive branches, as well as the science,
> >mathematics, and technology education community.
> >
> >Past Einstein Fellows have made significant contributions to federal
> >education programs and policy, such as initiating collaborations and
> >creating partnerships between federal agencies, designing and implementing
> >national science, math, and technology education programs, and drafting
> >legislation and influencing policy that seek to improve K-16 education in
> >the country.
> >
> >Fellows receive a stipend of $5,250 per month plus travel and moving
> >expenses. The 2004-2005 Einstein Fellows attended their Fellowship
> >Orientation on September 1. This Fellowship year sees Fellows placed in
> >NASA, NSF, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and on
> >Capitol Hill in the offices of Senators Lieberman, Apopka, and Durbin.
> >
> >To learn more about potentially becoming part of the federal decision
> making
> >process through the Einstein Fellows Program, visit:
> ><http://www.trianglecoalition.org/ein.htm>
> >http://www.trianglecoalition.org/ein.htm, or contact John Ortman, Program
> >Manager, at (703) 516-5964.
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> >Back To School Links
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> >Cool Links for Teachers
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> >EVER WATCH A MICRO-DOCUMENTARY ON MATH? YOU CAN AT:
> ><http://www.thefutureschannel.com> http://www.thefutureschannel.com
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> >As one teacher put it, a visit to The Futures Channel will make any teacher
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> >feel like "a kid in a candy store." With a digital library of dozens of
> >educational videos spanning topics in science, math, and technology,
> >partnered with correlating classroom activities and problems in "Movie
> >Guides," this site offers teachers a great way to bring the concepts of
> >engineering, math, and science right into the classroom through a medium
> >today's students easily identify with.
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> >Find a video for your next lesson at: <http://www.thefutureschannel.com>
> >http://www.thefutureschannel.com.
> >
> >THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR TEACHERS:
> ><http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html>
> >http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archiv e.html
> >
> >This daily lesson plan archive from The New York Times On the Web Learning
> >Network gives you hundreds of free lesson plans for grades 6-12. You can
> >retrieve a lesson by a keyword search, browsing by subject, or scrolling
> >down the page to view the most recently published lessons. This site also
> >provides teachers with the latest education news from the newspaper.
> >
> >Visit the New York Times Learning Network archive
> ><http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html> here.
> >
> >DRUMMING TO THE ENGINEERING BEAT:
> ><http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/everyone/34.htm>
> >http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/everyone/34.ht m
> >
> >This is a specific lesson plan from the American Society of Mechanical
> >Engineers (ASME) that introduces third and fourth graders to engineering
> >fundamentals by leading them through six different activities relating to
> >sounds and music. The activities walk them through the entire engineering
> >procedure: "Knowledge," "Comprehension," "Application," "Analysis,"
> >"Synthesis," and "Evaluation." At the end of the lesson, the students will
> >have engineered something completely on their own, and would have had fun
> in
> >the process!
> >
> >You can find "Sounds and Music"
> ><http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/everyone/34.htm> here.
> >
> >
> >Cool Links for Students
> >
> >A WOMAN'S JOB: <http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/>
> >http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/
> >
> >This great site from the National Academy of Engineers is dedicated
> >completely to Women in Engineering. Check it out to read profiles of these
> >engineers who work every day to solve problems and make the world a better,
>
> >cleaner, and safer place. Exploring the site leads you to information on
> why
> >your students should become engineers, fun facts about engineering, and
> even
> >an essay contest which can win your students a cash prize!
> >
> >Read up on all these women who contribute to the world of engineering at:
> ><http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/>
> >http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/
> >
> >PHYSICS AT 60MPH: <http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/>
> >http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
> >
> >Did you know that you're in more danger playing sports or riding a bike
> than
> >you are riding a roller coaster? Amusement park rides use physics laws to
> >simulate danger, while typically being quite safe themselves. How do
> physics
> >laws affect amusement park ride design? "Amusement Park Physics" lets your
> >students answer that question by having them design their own death-defying
>
> >thrill coaster. Make sure they double check their blueprints, though-they
> >have to pass a safety inspection!
> >
> >
> >Barrel down the track at: <http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/>
> >http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ .
> >
> >THE DR. IS IN: <http://www.ducksbreath.com/> http://www.ducksbreath.com/
> >
> >Who's the smartest guy in town? Apparently, it's Dr. Science. The
> >self-proclaimed "foremost authoritarian on the world around us," answers
> all
> >your students' science questions with a sharp and witty edge. Visit his
> "Ask
> >Dr. Science" site and marvel at how much more he knows than you. Let's face
>
> >it.he does have a Masters Degree in Science.
> >
> >Learn the secrets of the universe at: <http://www.ducksbreath.com/>
> >http://www.ducksbreath.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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