Activities, July 28, 2005
New Teaching Resources at FREE
"ELEVEN NEW RESOURCES in arts, history, language arts, & science have been added to FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find:
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Arts
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'Irving Penn: Platinum Prints'
displays 17 platinum prints of Penn's most celebrated
photographs...
'River of Song'
traces American music along the Mississippi River from
Minnesota to Delacroix Island...
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History
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'Coso Rock Art'
examines one of the most extensive & best-preserved
concentrations of prehistoric rock art in the U.S....
'Research in the Parks'
invites us to discover resources in our national parks through
the eyes of archeologists...
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Language arts
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'Language & Linguistics'
examines the mental & physical aspects of speech...
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Science
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'Environmental Literacy Council'
features labs, projects, & activities for studying the air &
climate, land, water, ecosystems, energy, food, & environment
& society...
'Geologic Time: The Story of a Changing Earth'
examines the history of Earth...
'NSF Special Reports'
presents web-based reports on language & linguistics, Einstein
& physics, weather patterns, the chemistry of water, the 2004
tsunami, arctic climate research...
'Ology'
invites kids to explore archaeology, astronomy, biodiversity,
Earth, Einstein, genetics, marine biology, paleontology, &
other 'ologies'...
'Science Ambassador'
offers lesson plans on issues related to birth defects...
'World Year of Physics 2005'
celebrates the centennial of the publication of four strange
research papers -- written by a 26-year-old patent clerk --
that revolutionized how we think about light, matter, energy,
space & time..."
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