************************************************************** Educational CyberPlayGround Community http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ K12 Newsletters Mailing List - Subscribe - Unsubscribe - Set Preferences http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/K12Newsletters.html Advertise on K12 Mailing List http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html All Mailing Lists http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html ************************************************************** Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:11:57 -0500 From: "Winters, Kirk" <Kirk.Winters@xxxxxx> Subject: [EDInfo] New Learning Resources: Thanksgiving, Science & Social Studies To: EDInfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TWELVE NEW LEARNING RESOURCES in science & social studies have been added to FREE. They're described below. The Continental Congress's proclamation recommending that "inhabitants of these states" observe a day of Thanksgiving (1782) is featured on the FREE homepage, with a link to Thanksgiving resources at the Gateway to Educational Materials. FREE makes finding federal learning resources easier: http://www.ed.gov/free Help us improve FREE: http://www.ed.gov/free/survey/ ======= Science ======= "Quake: 1906 San Francisco Quake" tells why the April 18, 1906, earthquake along the San Andreas Fault was "one of the most significant earthquakes of all time." See photos, eyewitness accounts, the 1906 seismogram, & casualty & damage statistics. Learn about the flurry of scientific investigation unleashed by the quake & the advances that followed. (USGS) http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/info/1906/ "SpaceTEC" is a focal point for educators of aerospace technicians. Aerospace curricula, exams, professional development, & other resources are provided. (NASA & NSF) http://www.spacetec.org/ "The Space Weather Center" explores the solar cycle, solar wind, Earth's magnetic field, the ionosphere, auroras, states of matter, plasma (which makes up 99% of visible matter in the universe), & other sun-earth topics. Online games let students launch solar particles at Earth, bowl with protons, & watch charged particles move in magnetic fields. Information is provided on space weather research, space weather modeling & forecasting, & the National Space Weather Program. (MA) http://www.spaceweathercenter.org/ ============== Social studies ============== **************************************************************** History - American Music Educational CyberPlayGround WEQUEST for "Standing In The Shadows Of Motown" Funk Brothers Chosen Best Documentary Non Fiction Category -- New York Film Critics Circle 12/16/02 2 Grammy nominee - Best Movie Soundtrack 1/7/02 People Magazine Review:- Bottom Line - Note Perfect <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/culdesac/Stars/funkbrothers.html> **************************************************************** "After the Great Earthquake & Fire, 1897-1916" provides 26 films of San Francisco from before & after the Great Earthquake & Fire. The earthquake struck on April 18, 1906, along the San Andreas Fault, damaging most central California cities & killing more than 3,000 people. These films show Market Street, Chinatown, a parade, San Francisco viewed from a balloon, & vast devastation from the 8.3 magnitude earthquake & 3-day fire. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/sfhome.html "The Chinese in California, 1850-1925" presents 8,000 photos, paintings, letters, diary excerpts, pamphlets, & speeches that portray the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California during that time period. Contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce & business, architecture & art, agriculture & other industries are described. Chinatown in San Francisco receives special treatment as the oldest & largest community of Chinese in the U.S. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/cubhtml/cichome.html "A Civil War Soldier in the Wildcat Regiment" documents the Civil War experience of this captain in the 105th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. More than 350 images of correspondence, photos, & other materials are provided from 1861-1865. The letters discuss the regiment's movements, military engagements, & the daily life of soldiers & their views of the war. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/tcrhtml/ "First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820" consists of letters, journals, books, newspapers, maps, & images documenting the land, peoples, & exploration of the trans-Appalachian West. The first European travelers, their relations with Native Americans, new settlers' migration & acquisition of land, navigation down the Ohio River, planting of crops, trade in tobacco & horses, & the roles of African Americans, women, churches, & schools are documented. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/icuhtml/fawhome.html "Immigration" looks at European & Chinese immigration to the U.S., early 20th century immigration documents, 350 years of Jewish life in America, America as a religious refuge (17th century), Irish words, the Tenement Museum in New York City, & the first Yiddish cookbook in America. The website includes images of Ellis Island & the Statue of Liberty, stories, & interactive timelines & maps showing immigration patterns. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_immigration.php "The Price of Freedom: Americans at War" features a timeline of America's wars, from the Revolution to Iraq. Watch an interactive presentation on each war -- slideshows & movies, text & photos, & dozens of artifacts (firearms, flags, uniforms). Read an overview of each conflict; learn about its causes, major events, & consequences. Gain a sense of how wars have shaped our history. (NMAH) http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/ "Raid on Deerfield: the Many Stories of 1704" tells the story that began when 300 French & Native allies invaded the English settlement of Deerfield, MA. They captured 112 Deerfield men, women, & children, who they marched 300 miles to Canada. Later, over one-third chose to remain among their captors. Events are examined from 5 perspectives: the Mohawk, Abenaki, Huron, French, & English. More than 100 artifacts, 13 interactive maps, 12 essays, & 100 illustrations are included. (MA) http://www.1704.deerfield.history.museum/ "With an Even Hand: Brown v. Board at Fifty" presents more than 80 photos, letters, newspapers, manuscripts, maps, music, & films related to the Supreme Court's 1954 decision that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." The online exhibit is organized in three parts: previous court cases that laid the ground work for the decision, the argument underpinning the ruling & the public's initial response, & the aftermath. (LOC) http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/ "World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginnings" explores the creation, heaven & earth, & the founding of civilizations, all from the viewpoint of 50 cultures. 170 images & stories from Bali, China, Ethiopia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Japan, Java, Mexico, Rome, Russia, Yoruba, & elsewhere are organized around three questions: Where did the universe come from? How can we explain it? How can we record our experience of it? 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