K12> New Learning Resources at FREE (Nov 7, 2003)

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From: "Winters, Kirk" <Kirk.Winters@xxxxxx>
To: Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education 
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Sent: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:53:47 -0500
Subject: New Learning Resources at FREE (Nov 7, 2003)
 

     THIRTEEN NEW LEARNING RESOURCES in arts, science, & social
     studies have been added to FREE.
     The Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
     website makes it easy for teachers, parents, students, &
     others to find learning resources from more than 40 federal
     organizations.
          http://www.ed.gov/free
     ALSO, AS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF VETERANS DAY approaches
     (November 11), we'd like to note that the Department of
     Veterans Affairs is providing resources that can help our
     children gain an appreciation of the significance & sacrifices
     of our veterans.
     
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/10/10152003.html

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Arts
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"The Age of Watteau, Chardin, & Fragonard: Masterpieces of French
Genre Painting" 
     is the first comprehensive exhibit devoted to paintings of
     scenes from daily life, real & imagined, in French art of the
     18th century.  A brochure, available online, presents 13
     pieces from the exhibit & a narrative describing each painting
     & artist.  The paintings include lyrical pastorals, Paris
     street scenes, & dignified representations of bourgeois life.
     (NGA)
     
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/frenchgenreinfo.htm

"The Art of Romare Bearden" 
     presents more than 30 works from a comprehensive retrospective
     of Bearden's work.  Known primarily for his collages, Bearden
     (1911-1988) also produced paintings, drawings, murals, &
     theater sets & costumes.  He was among the preeminent artists
     of his generation.  His pieces represent places he lived &
     worked.  Religious subjects, rituals, jazz clubs, & history &
     literature are overlapping themes in his work.  A children's
     guide is provided. (NGA)
     
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/beardeninfo.htm

"Picasso: The Cubist Portraits of Fernande Olivier" 
     displays 16 portraits of Picasso's companion, Fernande
     Olivier.  They're  from a series of 60 portraits Picasso
     created of Olivier between spring & fall in 1909.  This series
     is virtually unprecedented in its devotion to a single
     subject.  The exhibit, which shows 50 of the works (through
     January 18, 2004), reveals Picasso's exploration of cubism &
     his reformulation of human physiognomy. (NGA)
     
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/picassoinfo.htm

"Photographs from the Chicago Daily News: 1902-1933" 
     provides more than 55,000 images of urban life captured by
     photographers employed by the Chicago Daily News, then one of
     Chicago's leading newspapers.  The photos illustrate the
     variety of topics & events covered in the newspaper.  Most
     were taken in Chicago or nearby towns, parks, or athletic
     fields. (LOC)
     
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/ichihtml/cdnhome.html

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Science
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"Ecybermission" 
     is a web-based math, science, & technology competition for
     teams in grades 6, 7, 8, & 9.  Each team proposes a solution
     to a real problem in its community & competes for regional &
     national awards (such as U.S. savings bonds).  Last year's
     winning 8th-grade team devised a 2-digit key code system to
     speed the handling of 911 calls.  Registration is open through
     December 15. (ARMY)
     http://www.ecybermission.com/
"Modeling for Understanding in Science Education" 
     offers instructional units in earth-moon-sun dynamics &
     natural selection.  These units were produced though a
     collaborative project involving university researchers, high
     school teachers, & students.  Each unit contains extensive
     information & materials for use in middle or high school. (ED)
     
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla/muse/

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Social studies
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"American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920" 
     provides 253 narratives describing travels in the colonies &
     the U.S.  The collection includes works by authors not widely
     known as well as by Matthew Arnold, James Fenimore Cooper,
     Dickens, Washington Irving, Sir Charles Lyell, Robert Louis
     Stevenson, & other major figures.  The collection is
     searchable & can be browsed by not only by author & title, but
     also by subject. (LOC)
     
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lhtnhtml/lhtnhome.html

"Benjamin Franklin" 
     explores Franklin's life as a writer, inventor, diplomat,
     businessman, musician, scientist, humorist, civic leader,
     international celebrity, abolitionist, & genius.  This
     companion website to the PBS documentary includes information
     on his experiments, role as a founding father, his diplomatic
     work, & his community work.  Lesson plans, a timeline,
     interactive science experiments, a kite building exercise, &
     other resources are also available. (NEH)
     http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/
"The Nineteenth Century in Print: the Making of America in Books &
Periodicals" 
     presents digitized books & periodicals published in the U.S.
     during the 19th century.  The collection includes 23 popular
     magazines & more than 1,500 books that illuminate themes
     central to American life in the mid- to late 19th century,
     including the Civil War, slavery & abolition, religion,
     education, self-help & self-improvement, travel & westward
     expansion, & poetry. (LOC)
     
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/ncphome.html

"The People's Vote" 
     invites Americans of all ages to vote on which documents have
     most influenced U.S. history & defined us as a people.  See
     100 milestone documents, ranging from the U.S. Constitution to
     the cancelled check for the purchase of Alaska.  Read what
     others say are the most significant documents.  Voting (which
     is done online) ends December 1.  "Winning" documents will be
     presented in a special month-long exhibit beginning December
     15. (NARA)
     http://www.usnews.com/vote/
"The Wilbur & Orville Wright Papers" 
     documents the Wright brothers' lives & their work that led to
     the world's first powered, controlled, & sustained flight. 
     Nearly 50,000 digital images are provided -- diaries,
     scrapbooks, drawings, photos, & more.  Learn about the Wright
     brothers' boyhoods & early business ventures.  See the famous
     glass-plate negative of the "First Flight" at Kitty Hawk on
     December 17, 1903.  Read letters & diaries in which they
     recount the work leading up to that day. (LOC)
     
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wrighthtml/wrighthome.html

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Students
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"FBI Youth" 
     invites students to take the "special agent challenge," spend
     a day in the life of an FBI employee, follow a case through
     the FBI lab, learn about investigations throughout the world,
     see specially trained dogs that locate bombs & drugs, & read
     about the history of the FBI. (FBI)
     
http://www.fbi.gov/kids/6th12th/6th12th.htm

"High School Environmental Center" 
     is a portal to environmental resources.  It organizes sites by
     topics:  air pollution, climate change, global warming;
     conservation of energy, soil, & water; coral reefs, forests,
     watersheds, & other ecosystems; drinking water, waste water,
     ground water; asthma, lead, pesticides, sun protection, &
     other health issues; waste & recycling; & local data & maps.
     (EPA)
     http://www.epa.gov/highschool/
  Acronyms
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ARMY -- Department of Army
ED -- Department of Education
EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency
FBI -- Federal Bureau of Investigation
LOC -- Library of Congress
NARA -- National Archives & Records Administration
NEH -- National Endowment for the Humanities
NGA -- National Gallery of Art
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