Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 13:42:04 -0400 Reply-To: "Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education publications & more." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Winters, Kirk" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Teaching Resources: Countries, Courts, Poe, Blood & More Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The immune system, blood, other countries, federal courts, Edgar Allan Poe, ragtime, and practical uses of math and science are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find: http://www.free.ed.gov/ ================= Multiple Subjects ================= Smithsonian Education offers more than 1,200 education resources aligned with standards of learning in every state. Enter your state in the search engine to find lessons, exhibits, photos, art work, and research on the Apollo missions, U.S. presidents, marine science, minerals and gems, money, shape-note singing, spiders and snakes, and more. (Smithsonian Institution) http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=44 ==== Arts ==== Ragtime presents sheet music, essays, video and sound clips related to this distinctly American music that appeared during the 1890s mainly in the South and Midwest. Learn about Scott Joplin. Hear segments of his "Maple Leaf Rag," which helped spread the ragtime craze across the U.S. and to Europe. (Library of Congress) http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1880 Song of America commemorates the history of song composition in America. Learn about 10 composers, including Charles Ives ("In Flander's Fields"), Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna"), and Francis Hopkinson -- the only American-born composer known to have written songs before 1800. Hear and see the music for nearly 20 songs, including "Shenandoah" and "Danny Deever." (Library of Congress) http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1881 ======= History ======= Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for the federal court system. Learn how the federal courts are organized. Discover the history of the Supreme Court, courts of appeals, district courts, circuit courts, and others. Find units for teaching about notable federal trials -- the Sedition Act trials, the Aaron Burr treason trial, Amistad, Chinese exclusion, and others. (Federal Judicial Center) http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1887 Portals to the World is a starting point for studying other countries. Learn about the culture, economy, geography, government, history, languages, politics, religions, and other aspects of more than 150 nations, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Find links to authoritative, in-depth information selected by area specialists and other staff at the Library of Congress. (Library of Congress) http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1878 ============= Language Arts ============= Knowing Poe introduces us to the life, works, and writing techniques of Edgar Allan Poe. Learn about point of view in "The Cask of Amontillado." Compare versions of "The Lake." Uncover code in "The Gold Bug" and imagery in "The Black Cat." Hear "The Raven" and "My Tell-Tale Heart." Consider Poe's view of what makes a poem good. See letters he wrote and a piece of his casket. (Maryland Public Television, Department of Education) http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1891 ======= Science ======= Marine Advanced Technology Education Center offers over 100 interviews with marine technology professionals. Learn what it's like to be a commercial diver, software engineer, electrician, environmental cleanup and monitoring technician, fish and game warden, fisher, geological data technician, hydrologist, marine biologist, metal fabricator, ship's engineer, and more. (MATE Center, National Science Foundation) http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1886 Microscope Imaging Station shows what blood is, what happens when the immune system goes awry, and what are stem cells are. See videos of cell structure and function, cell development and motility, plankton, plants, and protozoa. Learn how the sea urchin helps us understand genes, reproduction, and cancer. (Exploratorium, Multiple Agencies) http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1884 Practical Uses of Math and Science features more than 60 examples of how science and math can be used in interesting settings and everyday life. Topics include clouds (why they float), social security benefits (algebra), Pythagorean theorem (cabinet corners), ice sheets and sea level, logarithms, matching birthdays (statistics), natural selection and a scavenger hunt, photons, traffic signals (probability), seasons (causes), volcanic clouds, wind chill (algebra), and more. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1888 Solar System examines the solar system and NASA explorations in it. Learn about how the solar system formed, what we know about Mars, and the likelihood of earth colliding with an asteroid or comet. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1890 Universe explores questions that include: How do galaxies and stars form? What powered the Big Bang? What is dark energy and how is it pulling the universe apart? Is the universe expanding? What happens at the edge of a black hole? Is there life beyond earth? 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