K12> New Learning Resources at FREE (April 28, 2003)

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From: "Winters, Kirk" <Kirk.Winters@xxxxxx>
To: "Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education  publications & 
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Subject: New Learning Resources at FREE (April 28, 2003)
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 15:17:53 -0400

      FIFTEEN NEW LEARNING RESOURCES in arts, language arts,
      science, & social studies have been added to the FREE website.
      FREE makes it easy for teachers, parents, & students to find
      learning resources from more than 40 federal organizations.

           http://www.ed.gov/free

      The 15 new resources are described below.

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Arts
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"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
      is a multimedia exploration of the Harlem Renaissance (1920s-
      1930s).  Students can hear Langston Hughes read his poems,
      listen to Duke Ellington direct his orchestra, or watch
      "Shorty" George Snowden dance the Lindy Hop.  An interactive
      map displays important cultural, social, & political
      establishments.  Lesson ideas & learning activities facilitate
      an arts-integrated approach to the study of key works & themes
      that emerged. (KC)
      http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem

"What Is Jazz?"
      presents audio excerpts from four lectures by Billy Taylor at
      the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1995.  Taylor --
      a noted jazz pianist, historian, & educator -- discusses jazz
      from its roots in the African-American slavery experience,
      through the early days of ragtime, & onward through swing,
      bop, & progressive jazz.  Excerpts can be sorted by artist
      or jazz style.  They're organized around questions, such as:
      Where was jazz born?  How did swing become bebop?  How is
      bebop influencing today's jazz artists?  Where do ideas for
      improvisation come from? (KC)
      http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/whatisjazz/

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Language arts
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"Piers Plowman Electronic Archive"
      offers a hypertext archive of the three versions of the
      William Langland's 14th-century allegorical poem "Piers
      Plowman."  The poem was reproduced by scribes & early editors,
      & the surviving 54 manuscripts are full of errors -- some the
      result of incompetence, others the product of sophisticated
      re-writing.  This electronic edition differs from most printed
      editions in that it does not suppress editorial disagreement
      among the manuscripts.  It embraces the provisional nature of
      scholarly editing & proposes a set of solutions to editorial
      problems without suggesting they will have the final
      authority. (NEH)
      http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/seenet/piers/

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Science
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"Exploring Earth: Investigations"
      provides more than 75 earth science investigations.  Each
      investigation is organized around a question:  What stories do
      rocks tell?  Could Mars support life?  How can one volcano
      change the world?  Photos & text (& sometimes video) help
      students answer each question.  Among the topics:  earth's
      layers, rocks, volcanoes & plate tectonics, earthquakes &
      mountains, surface & ground water, wind & currents, atmosphere
      & weather, climate change, oceans, our moon & solar system,
      & earth's history.  (NSF)
      http://earthsci.terc.edu/navigation/investigation.cfm

"Red Rock Adventures: A Teacher's Guide to Canyon Country Outdoor
Education"
      provides 100 science activities for Grades 1-6.  Topics
      include the water cycle, air & weather, rocks, seasonal
      changes in plants & animals, habitats, ecosystems,
      biodiversity, geological features & geographical concepts,
      & microorganisms of the desert & wetlands.  The guide also
      outlines 18 one-day field trips.  While best suited to the
      high desert of southeastern Utah, many field trips can be
      adapted for other sites. (NPS)
      http://www.nps.gov/seug/ccoe/guide.html

"Watershed Ecology"
      introduces basic watershed ecology concepts.  It examines
      physical forces that shape watershed ecosystems, plants &
      animals that inhabit watersheds, typical watershed structures,
      & how watersheds function -- at different geographic scales &
      over time. (EPA)
      http://www.epa.gov/owowwtr1/watershed/wacademy/acad2000/ecology/

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Social studies
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"Archeology for Interpreters: A Guide to the Knowledge of the
Resource"
      can help students learn about archeological methods & how
      archeological interpretations are made.  It is organized
      around questions that include:  What is archeology?  What
      do archeologists do?  How do archeologists determine how
      old things are? (NPS)
      http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/afori/

"Cowpens National Battlefield"
      commemorates a battle at the "cow pens" in South Carolina
      (January 1781) that helped turn the tide of war in the
      Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.  Coming on the
      heels of a patriot victory at nearby Kings Mountain (October
      1780), it was the second successive staggering defeat for
      British forces under General Cornwallis.  Nine months later
      (October 1781), Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at
      Yorktown, Virginia. (NPS)
      http://www.nps.gov/cowp/

"Effigy Mounds National Monument On-Line Teacher's Guide"
      offers 40 lesson ideas in archeology, art, language arts,
      math, science, social studies, & other subject areas.  The
      website also provides articles on the history, geology,
      & ecology of the mounds. (NPS)
      http://www.nps.gov/efmo/parks/table_of_contents.htm

"Eisenhower Home Virtual Tour"
      walks students through the only place President Eisenhower
      & his wife ever called home.  In 1950, as they approached
      retirement, the Eisenhowers purchased a farm adjoining
      Gettysburg National Military Park.  During his Presidency,
      President & Mrs. Eisenhower used the farm as a weekend
      retreat, a refuge in time of illness, & a comfortable
      meeting place for world leaders. (NPS)
      http://www.nps.gov/eise/tour1a.htm

"Grant-Kohrs Ranch"
      commemorates America's frontier cattle era.  The ranch --
      located north of Yellowstone in Deer Lodge, Montana -- is
      among the best surviving examples of an economic strategy
      based on the western cattle industry of the 1850s-1970s.  A
      German immigrant, Conrad Kohrs, purchased the ranch in 1866 &
      began by supplying to mining camp butcher shops.  In 1874 he
      inaugurated rail shipment to Chicago's Union Stock Yard.  He
      upgraded the bloodlines of his stock by introducing purebred
      Shorthorn & Hereford cattle, which were better suited to the
      northern climate & put weight on faster than the rangy Texas
      Longhorns.  He located & moved cattle among rangeland in four
      states & two Canadian provinces.  This website tells his
      story.  It includes information about cowboys, cattle drives,
      & the winter of 1886. (NPS)
      http://www.nps.gov/grko/kohrs.htm

"Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen"
      defines "strong character" & how parents can help children
      develop it.  The booklet includes chapters on "dealing with
      media pressures" & working with schools, lists of books &
      magazines that can support character development, & 18
      activities. (ED)
      http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/citizen/index.html

"Revolutionary War Timeline"
      describes 125 battles, incidents, & other developments during
      the Revolutionary War.  Descriptions are brief (often one
      sentence) & presented chronologically over the nine-year war.
      Many include links to additional resources.  (NPS)
      http://www.nps.gov/cowp/Timeline.htm

"Rise & Fall of Jim Crow"
      accompanies a PBS series examining the century of segregation
      following the Civil War (1863-1954).  "Jim Crow," a name taken
      from a popular 19th-century minstrel song, came to personify
      government-sanctioned racial oppression & segregation in the
      U.S.  This website describes pivotal developments during that
      time -- the Emancipation Proclamation, the Compromise of 1877,
      the Brown v. Board of Education decision, & others.  It tells
      of actions taken by Presidents, Congress, & the Supreme Court,
      as well as organizations that opposed & supported Jim Crow.
      Interactive maps show Jim Crow laws across the U.S. (& over
      time), as well as migration patterns, population changes, &
      more.  Individuals who endured Jim Crow tell their stories.
      A 20-minute video, narrated by Ozzie Davis, recounts the 1919
      Elaine, Arkansas, riot & its aftermath. (NEH)
      http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/

"Ships/Piers, San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park"
      presents photos & stories of six of the park's collection of
      100 of schooners, ferryboats, tugs, & other traditional &
      significant small boats. (NPS)
      http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/ship.html

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Vocational education
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"A Career Afloat: Gateway to Maritime Employment"
      describes jobs in the maritime industry, ways to get training
      for various career paths in the industry, & employment
      opportunities.  Links to maritime museum websites are
      included. (MA,DOT)
      http://marad.dot.gov/acareerafloat/

   Acronyms
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ED -- Department of Education
EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency
FREE -- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
KC -- ARTSEDGE, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
NEH -- National Endowment for the Humanities
NASA -- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NIST -- National Science Foundation
NPS -- National Park Service
NSF -- National Science Foundation
MA,DOT -- Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation

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