*** CLN UPDATE for Monday, November 22, 1999 ***
It's been a productive two week period since I last circulated a
newsletter. In spite of a very short week around Remembrance Day, I've
found 25 new sites to tell you about. Also, we hit a bit of a milestone
this week - our subscription list went over the 2,000 mark. Thanks for
visiting CLN and please keep coming back. Let's start with our newest
Theme Page.
1. Pirates, Privateers, and Buccaneers Theme Page
http://www.cln.org/themes/pirates.html
"Pirates" can be a motivating topic for students of all ages. It fits
very nicely, of course, in any unit on the Age of Exploration but you can
also use it with Literature (e.g., Treasure Island). There are lots of
pirate resources on the web -- potentially overwhelming for the novice
browser. This CLN theme page has 22 of the best including general
information sites, lesson plans, and even a site on Canadian pirates. I've
linked to the page from our English curriculum page
(http://www.cln.org/subjects/english.html) as well as from various Social
Studies pages (http://www.cln.org/subjects/socials.html).
Exploring for pirate sites just naturally uncovered some more sites for our
Age of Exploration Theme Page. I've added the following four new resources
on that page at http://www.cln.org/themes/explorers.html
2. The Age of Exploration
http://www.alaska.net/~cccandc/explore.htm
A long term teaching unit on the period of world exploration from the late
1400's to the early 1600's by Charity Lovelace. The unit contains
suggested activities, links to external web sites, and supplementary
activities.
3. The Era of the Spanish Galleons
http://www.northlink.com/~hauxe/
Here's the story of the Spanish treasure fleets, with information on life
at sea, the Spanish ships, gunnery, treasure, and pirates.
4. Latitude: The Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/
Articles describing how the knowledge of latitude influenced early
explorations, including: Ships, Beacons, Maps, Compass, Science of Sailing,
Coastal Navigation, Traditional Astronomy, Math in Maps, Calendars, and
more... (For related resources, see our Mapping Theme Page at
http://www.cln.org/themes/mapping.html)
5. Explorers
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/educate/explorer.htm
This page from Educator's Choice has links to biographies on over 25,
mostly-Canadian, explorers.
Here are some more Canadian Social Studies resources. The first two (#6 &
#7) were added to our Famous Canadians Theme Page
(http://www.cln.org/themes/famous.html).
6. Canadian Who's Who on the World Wide Web
http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/cww/cw2w3.cgi
An online version (with some differences) of the CD version of this
biological reference. A search option provides access to the 15,000 item
database by name, birthdate, birthyear and city. There's also a Birthday
feature which pulls out the biographies of those famous Canadians born on
this day, the previous day, and the following day.
7. On This Day
http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day
Ottawa Researchers provides the information for this page in Sympatico News
containing biographical descriptions of famous Canadians born 'on this
day.'
8. BC Stats
http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/
A wide ranging collection of statistics about British Columbia. (This link
is on our curriculum page on British Columbia
http://www.cln.org/subjects/can-bc_cur.html)
9. First Nations Territories of the Pacific Northwest
http://www.northwest-connection.com/nations.htm
This subsection of "The Northwest Connection", a web site focusing on
native art, provides a condensed history of the Northwest Coastal people
with an emphasis on their cultural history. Caution: the text may be
difficult to read. (For similar resources, see our theme page on First
Nations History http://www.cln.org/themes/fn_history.html)
Before I forget about it, here's the link to that Northwest Connection art
site.
10. The Northwest Connection: Gallery of Native Art
http://www.northwest-connection.com/
This BC art gallery offers a wide variety of information about Northwest
Coastal art and artists. In addition to profiles on native artists
(including pictures of their work) organized by genre, there are articles
providing background information. Caution: the text may be difficult to
read. For similar resources, see our curriculum page on Aboriginal
Studies (http://www.cln.org/subjects/aboriginal_cur.html) or our curriculum
page on Art (http://www.cln.org/subjects/art_cur.html)
11. The Great Canadian Tune Book
http://members.home.net/bntaylor/canmidi.htm
Barry Taylor of Victoria BC offers this collection of my midi file
arrangements of traditional Canadian tunes and folk songs to music
educators. A sound card will be needed. For similar resources, see either
our theme page on Songs for Children (http://www.cln.org/themes/songs.html)
or our curriculum page on Canadian History
(http://www.cln.org/subjects/can-hist_cur.html)
Finishing off a rather lengthy set of Social Studies resources, here a site
on the Antarctic.
12. Glacier
http://www.glacier.rice.edu/
Don't let the small number of items on this site's main menu or its title
fool you. Select any of the topics (Introduction, Expedition, Weather,
Oceans, or Ice) to find a wealth of subtopics on Antarctica waiting for
you. (Find this on our Arctic/Antarctic Theme Page at
http://www.cln.org/themes/arctic.html)
Some resources can fit both a Social Studies classroom as well as a science
curriculum. The topic of Global Warming has applicability in both these
subjects. The following two sites from the Franklin Institute Science
Museum are now on our Global Warming/Climate Change Theme Page at
http://www.cln.org/themes/global_warming.html). The third resource on
Physical Geography is so broad that it is on too many CLN pages to mention
- check out the whole list of Science curriculum offerings at
http://www.cln.org/subjects/science.html
13. Bringing the Greehouse Effect Down to Earth
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/activity/earth/earth-4.html
In this lab activity, high school students compare the amount of Carbon
Dioxide in four different sources of gases.
14. The Greenhouse Effect in a Jar
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/activity/earth/earth-5.html
An elementary/junior high experiment that will serve as an introduction to
the greenhouse effect. Skills include observing and recording data, use of
a control, drawing conclusions from results, and use of a model.
15. Fundamentals of Physical Geography
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/
Although this online textbook from Michael Pidwirny, Okanagan University
College, is intended for postsecondary students studying introductory
physical geography, much of it may be applicable for high school students
as well. Contents include over two hundred pages of information, more than
three hundred 2-D and animated graphics, an interactive glossary of terms,
a study guide, links to other Internet resources, and a search engine. See
the Table of Contents to directly access such sections as Meteorology and
Climatology, Hydrology, Biogeography and Ecology, Geology, and
Geomorphology.
Here's another science resource with broad coverage. It's on our Biology
and Chemistry curriculum pages, and well as our Genetics and Hazardous
Wastes Disposal Theme Pages. Find all of these at
http://www.cln.org/subjects/science.html .
16. The Biology Project
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
A wide range of tutorials and online problem sets designed for high school
and university biology students by the University of Arizona. Content
coverage includes: Biochemistry; Cell Biology; Chemicals & Human Health;
Developmental Biology; Human Biology; Immunology; Mendelian Genetics and
Molecular Biology.
Speaking of Human Health....
17. Healthy Heart
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/activity/bio/bio-5.html
A classroom activity designed to help intermediate students observe,
classify and interpret data about the heart. You'll find this resource
now on our Circulatory System Theme Page
(http://www.cln.org/themes/circulatory.html)
18. The Atlas of the Human Body
http://www.ama-assn.org/insight/gen_hlth/atlas/atlas.htm
This site has a wide ranging set of diagrams that serve as "road maps" of
the various systems of the human body. It supports all six of our theme
pages on the Human Body's Systems. You can access these most easily by
selecting "H" in our index of Theme Pages at
http://www.cln.org/themes_index.html)
19. Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Development
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/activities/tobacco_smoke/sign_in.html
This activity from the Biology Project involves high school students in the
collection and analysis of scientific data. They learn the steps of a
scientific experiment, how to use morphometry to collect three-dimensional
data, and how to interpret the data. Background tutorials on toxicology
are available. (For similar resources, see the CLN Theme Page on Tobacco
Abuse - http://www.cln.org/themes/tobacco_abuse.html)
To finish off our newest science links, here's one that's now on our
Chemistry curriculum page (http://www.cln.org/subjects/chemistry_cur.html)
20. General Chemistry Online
http://antoine.fsu.umd.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml
Articles, an ask an expert service, self guided tutorials, and randomly
generated quizzes/drills on specific topics are available at this site. Be
sure to also check out their collection of links to other chemistry
resources on the web.
If you feel that you've been running the mile while reading about all these
sites, we're now on the last lap. Naturally, that metaphor has to lead to
a PE site.
21. The Locker Room: Sports for Kid
http://members.aol.com/msdaizy/sports/locker.html
Designed for all kids, not just athletes, The Locker Room offers
information on a dozen popular sports: baseball, basketball, bowling, field
hockey, football, gymnastics, hockey, running, soccer, swimming, tennis,
and volleyball. The contents in each section vary but typically there'll
be information on the sport's history, rules, scoring, fun facts and a
glossary. The site also has a section describing a variety of stretching
drills and one on working through problems with teammates and coaches.
(For additional PE resources, see our curriculum page at
http://www.cln.org/subjects/pe_cur.html)
22. PE Dance
http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/elementary/pedance.html
Seven briefly described lesson ideas for teaching dance to primary
students. See also our page of Instructional Materials for Dance at
http://www.cln.org/subjects/dance_inst.html
23. Television CensorChip
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/991104thursday.html
In this lesson plan, grade 6-12 students use a NY Times article as a
starting point to "explore the current television rating system, its
content descriptors, and the new V-chip technology that will more readily
allow parents to control their children's television viewing." (For similar
resources, see the CLN Theme Page on Violence in the Media at
http://www.cln.org/themes/media_violence.html)
24. Garbl's Writing Resources Online
http://members.home.net/garbl/writing/
A metalist of links to resources on the web about writing. Categories
include: Grammar, Style and Usage, Plain Writing, Words, Reference Sources,
Writing Experts, Active Writing, Word Play, Writing Bookshelf and Favorite
Writers. (See also our Writing Curriculum page at
http://www.cln.org/subjects/writing_cur.html)
25. JHHS School to Career Project
http://jhhs.dist214.k12.il.us/Academics/BTLS/SchoolToCareer/
In this project, a group of teachers conducted an investigation of what
skills are found most valuable in a variety of workplaces, what valuable
workplace skills high school graduates normally posses upon entering the
job market, and what workplace skills high school students need to improve.
They then designed more than 25 lesson plans to help students acquire those
skills. (For other lesson plan sites on career studies, take a look at
http://www.cln.org/subjects/career_inst.html)
Whew, that was quite a bit for one newsletter, but it did cover more than 5
days of exploring. The next newsletter (November 29th) should be more
digestible.
David
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