UPDATED> New Learning Resources at FREE (January 23, 2003)

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From: "Winters, Kirk" <Kirk.Winters@xxxxxx>
To: Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education  publications 
& more . <edinfo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:58:03 -0500
Subject: New Learning Resources at FREE (January 23, 2003)
 
   THIRTEEN NEW LEARNING RESOURCES in the 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

   The 13 new resources are described below.

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Arts
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"Edouard Vuillard"
   explores the works, techniques, & influences of this Parisian
   artist (1868-1940).  Selected highlights are included from the
   National Gallery Art exhibit of more than 230 of Vuillard's
   works. (NGA)
   http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/vuillardinfo.htm

"Teacher Institute 2003: Storytelling & the Visual Arts"
   will explore how teachers can use art objects with
   storytelling activities in the classroom.  The 6-day seminar
   will be held during July & August 2003.  Applications must be
   submitted online by March 15, 2003. (NGA)
   http://www.nga.gov/education/storyworkshop.htm

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Science
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"Ask Dr. Global Change"
   offers a searchable collection of answers to questions about
   global warming, ozone depletion, greenhouse gases, & other
   issues related to climate change.  Students can also submit
   questions of their own & explore related links. (GCRIO)
  http://gcrio.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/gcrio.cfg/php/enduser/home.php

"Decades of Discovery"
   describes 100 important discoveries in energy sciences,
   nuclear & plasma physics, advanced computing research, &
   biological & environmental research.  Topics include the
   world's toughest microbe, the most distant object ever
   observed, why dinosaurs are extinct, how solar energy can be
   made more affordable, unraveling the mystery of antimatter,
   simulating environmental problems, & others.  The 100
   discoveries were selected from work supported during the past
   25 years by the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of
   Energy. (DOE)
   http://www.science.doe.gov/feature_articles_2001/June/Decades/

"EdSpace"
   invites teachers to become "educator astronauts" & help NASA
   connect space exploration with the classroom.  The aim is to
   generate renewed interest in science & math, cultivate a new
   generation of scientists & engineers, & inspire the next
   generation of explorers.  Educator astronauts will be trained
   to perform all functions that NASA's mission specialist
   astronauts are qualified to perform, including space walks,
   experiment management, & International Space Station
   deployment.  The application deadline is April 30, 2003.
   Students, educators, parents, & others are invited to join the
   educator astronaut "earth crew" -- a web-based initiative that
   provides education activities, astronaut profiles, &
   information about living & working in space. (NASA)
   http://edspace.nasa.gov/

"GEODE"
   lets students display on maps a range of data:  population,
   transportation, political boundaries, oil, water, other
   natural resources, & more.  Students can explore geographic
   relationships by combining & co-displaying these data on maps
   of Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, & other parts
   of the world. (USGS)
   http://geode.usgs.gov/

"Invention at Play"
   examines how "play" -- the ordinary work of childhood --
   connects with the creative impulse.  Read about inventors of
   the ski, sailboard, surgical robot, unfolding structures,
   water purifier, barbed wire, Velcro, Kevlar, post-it note,
   microwave, high-efficiency wind turbine, & telephone.  Learn
   about Edison's Invention Factory or the Linux computer
   operating system.  See sketches of the first telephone.  Try
   your hand at a puzzle or word game, or draw your own sketch
   online. (SI)
   http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/iap/index.html

"Planet Quest"
   is devoted to the search for new worlds.  This search is being
   conducted over the next 15 years through a series of NASA
   missions  using the most sensitive instruments ever made.
   Find out about these instruments & missions.  Learn how
   scientists discover planets & determine whether a planet is
   habitable.  Search the "atlas of planets" to see what planets
   have been  discovered thus far (102) or tour the multimedia
   gallery.  Resources for teachers & learning activities for
   students are provided. (NASA)
   http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/

"Sunspots & the Solar Cycle"
   explains the solar cycle, how sunspots affect earth, the
   history of sunspots, & more. (NASA)
   http://www.sunspotcycle.com/

"Science Education at Jefferson Lab"
   offers 16 hands-on activities to answer questions such as:
   How do scientists to measure the size of an atom?  What kind
   of coat will keep you the warmest -- one made from cotton,
   steel wool, or air?  How should you build a boat so that it
   carries the most cargo? Flash cards, matching games, &
   crossword puzzles can help students learn the periodic table
   of elements & other science information.  Middle school
   teachers are invited to apply for a summer enrichment program
   in basic physics.  Jefferson Lab is home to an underground,
   race-track shaped tunnel that accelerates electrons to
   incredible speeds, so that we can learn about the structure &
   behavior of the atom's nucleus. (DOE)
   http://education.jlab.org/index.html

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Social studies
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"Martin Luther King Jr., National Historic Site"
   features Atlanta's Auburn Avenue, the neighborhood where the
   civil rights leader was born & raised.  "Sweet Auburn," as it
   came to be called, became the center of African American life
   in Atlanta between 1910 & 1930.  Photos & maps of the
   neighborhood are provided.  King's role in the civil rights
   movement is also examined. (NPS)
   http://www.nps.gov/malu/

"Shaker Historic Trails"
   presents 15 places that together reveal the legacy of one of
   the most compelling religious & social movements in American
   life.  Three essays trace the growth of the United Society of
   Believers, or Shakers, from its founding by a group of
   dissenting Quakers in 1747 to its membership of 6,000 people
   just before the Civil War.  The Shakers established 19
   official communities from Maine to Kentucky based on the
   principle of establishing "heaven on earth" through the
   practice of communitarian social organizations, pacifism,
   celibacy, gender equality, & the public confession of sin.
   Photos, maps, and itineraries are provided. (NPS,NRHP)
   http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/shaker/


"Santa Clara County: California's Historic Silicon Valley"
   features 28 historic places that illustrate how this fertile
   valley blossomed from small agricultural towns linked by
   railroad into a center of technological innovation.  Located
   south of San Francisco, the history of Santa Clara County is
   rich with stories of Spanish & Mexican settlement, the Gold-
   Rush era, post-war suburbanization, the race to the moon, &
   the invention of the silicon chip.  The website includes
   essays, photos, maps, and itineraries. (NPS,NRHP)
   http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/santaclara/

 Acronyms
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DOE -- Department of Energy
GCRIO -- Global Change Research Information Office
NASA -- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NGA -- National Gallery of Art
NPS -- National Park Service
NPS,NRHP -- National Park Service, Nat. Register of Historic Places
SI -- Smithsonian Institute
USGS -- U.S. Geological Survey

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