UPDATED> New Learning Resources at FREE (Dec 5, 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 (Dec 5, 2003)
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:48:43 -0500


      TWELVE NEW LEARNING RESOURCES in arts, language 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>http://www.ed.gov/free

      The 12 new resources are described below.

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Arts
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"Colorful Impressions: Printmaking Revolution in 18th Century
France"
      presents 15 pieces from the period of innovation unleashed by
      German artist Jakob Christoffel Le Blon's breakthrough in the
      use of color in the 1720s.  The resulting "printed paintings"
      & "engraved drawings," as they were called, allowed the middle
      classes to hang on their walls replicas of art works found in
      the mansions of aristocrats & royalty. (NGA)
      
<http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/colorfulinfo.htm>http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/colorfulinfo.htm
 


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Language arts
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"A Child Becomes a Reader"
      tells what parents can do to help children (ages 0-4 & 5-8)
      become readers.  It includes suggestions about what to look
      for in day care centers & preschools, & a summary of
      scientific research on how children learn to read & write.
      (NILF)
      
<http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/html/pa>http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/html/pa
 

      rent_guides/

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Science
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"Earth System Science Education Alliance"
      offers three earth science courses for teachers.  The courses
      are delivered over the Internet for teachers of grades K-4, 5-
      8, & 9-12.  A master teacher mentors 20-24 teachers; an Earth
      scientist assists with science content.  Teachers collaborate
      & earn graduate or continuing education credit while solving
      problems, building models, & designing classroom activities.
      (NASA)
      <http://www.cet.edu/essea/>http://www.cet.edu/essea/

"How Things Fly"
      answers questions that include:  What makes an airplane fly?
      What makes a wing work?  How does a pilot control an airplane?
      How does a spacecraft stay in orbit?  Why does a balloon
      float?  Learning activities & booklists are provided. (NASM)
      
<http://www.nasm.edu/galleries/gal109/>http://www.nasm.edu/galleries/gal109/ 


"Molecular Workbench Project"
      offers a "molecular simulation engine" -- a set of tools that
      can be used to compute & visualize the motion of atoms &
      molecules.  Five units draw on molecular models generated by
      the simulation engine to help students learn about kinetic
      energy, states of matter; aquatic solutions in & around cells;
      monomers & polymers; & protein shaping.  Thirty-five
      activities include how hot air balloons work, how superballs
      are like atoms, what matter is made of, & "rainstorm in a
      bag." (NSF)
      <http://workbench.concord.org/>http://workbench.concord.org/

"Science Education"
      includes booklets on cells, genes, health, chemistry, &
      medicines.  The booklets explore advances in the development &
      delivery of drugs, links between genes & diseases, how genes
      work, the body's reaction to medicines, & the hundreds of
      thousands of molecules that perform specialized functions
      inside the fundamental unit of life (the cell).  One booklet,
      "The Structures of Life," features stories designed to inspire
      young people to consider careers in biomedical research. (NIH)
      
<http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/science_ed/>http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/science_ed/
 


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Social studies
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"The Battle of Bennington: An American Victory"
      recounts a small but important triumph in the summer of 1777.
      For two months, General John Burgoyne led his army along the
      Lake Champlain-Hudson River corridor, capturing several
      American forts.  In August, however, finding himself in need
      of provisions, wagons, & horses, he sent a force to
      Bennington, Vermont, to capture these supplies.  What happened
      there contributed to the British defeat at Saratoga & helped
      decide the outcome of the war. (NPS,TwHP,NRHP)
      www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/107bennington/107bennington.htm

"Education: U.S. Holocaust Museum"
      offers teachers an online workshop, teaching guide,
      chronology, personal histories, lessons, & other publications
      for teaching about the Holocaust.  Online learning activities
      & resources are provided for students, families, & adults.
      (HMM)
      <http://www.ushmm.org/education/>http://www.ushmm.org/education/

"Holocaust Learning Center"
      weaves photos, narratives, & historical footage into a web
      presentation on more than 20 Holocaust topics, including
      antisemitism, pogroms, the Third Reich, the "final solution,"
      the camp system, forced labor, mobile killing units, ghettos,
      the resistence, the U.S. & the Holocaust, World War II, & the
      liberation of the camps. (HMM)
      <http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/>http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/

"The Lewis & Clark Expedition: Documenting the Uncharted Northwest"
      recounts the expedition's crossing of the Lemhi Pass & Lolo
      Trail, & the time spent at Fort Clatsop near the Pacific
      Ocean.  Although the Corps of Discovery did not realize its
      dream of finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean, the
      expedition overcame many obstacles & dangers to open the
      Northwest to the influence of the U.S., established relations
      with American Indian tribes, & gathered useful scientific
      documentation. (NPS,TwHP,NRHP)
      www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/108lewisclark/108lewisclark.htm

"Library of Congress LIVE"
      is a series of free events & webcasts that combine the
      treasures from the Library's collections with music, dance &
      dialogue.  Webcast archives include the invention, art, &
      science of Leonardo da Vinci; music & stories from
      Scandinavia; Celtic stories, songs, & traditions; & the alley
      communities of Washington, D.C. (LOC)
      <http://www.loc.gov/loc/kidslc/>http://www.loc.gov/loc/kidslc/

"Wright Brothers National Memorial: Site of the First Controlled
Powered Flight"
      tells how bicycle makers in Dayton, Ohio, launched the
      aviation age.  After reading about the glider accident that
      killed Otto Lilienthal, Wilbur & Orville Wright spent four
      years designing flying machines in Dayton & testing them near
      Kitty Hawk.  Maps & photos show their flying machines & living
      quarters on the windswept dunes of the Outer Banks where, on
      December 17, 1903, they made history  when they achieved
      controlled powered flight. (NPS,TwHP,NRHP)
   www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/109wrightnc/109wrightnc.htm

   Acronyms
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HMM -- Holocaust Memorial Museum
LOC -- Library of Congress
NASA -- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NASM -- National Air & Space Museum
NIFL -- National Institute for Literacy
NIH -- National Institutes of Health
NGA -- National Gallery of Art
NPS,TwHP,NRHP -- Nat'l Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places,
Nat'l Register of Historic Places
NSF -- National Science Foundation

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      Mohindra & others
      Editors:  Peter Kickbush & Kirk Winters
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