Request for Cemetery Science ideas --
I know I have seen such units/activities in the past, but no longer have
sources for them. Does anyone have activities they have developed for
"cemetery science" and or cemetery social studies or math? If you have
such info., please send it to me rather than to the list...many may not be
interested. Thanks.
Marilyn Morey
Illinois State Univ. - Curriculum & Instruction
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At 08:00 PM 5/28/01 -0500, you wrote:
>ISTA-talk Digest #625 - Monday, May 28, 2001
>
> What's new at FREE? (May 25, 2001)
> by "Winters, Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> VIRTUALCOFFEEROOM Digest - 20 May 2001 to 26 May 2001 (#2001-46)
> by "Janis D. Treworgy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 14:32:37 -0400
>From: "Winters, Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: What's new at FREE? (May 25, 2001)
>
> What's new at FREE?
>
> Fifteen new learning resources in the arts, science, & social
> studies -- plus special resources for kids -- have been added
> to the FREE website. Teachers, parents, students, & others
> may use FREE to find teaching & learning resources from more
> than 40 federal organizations.
>
> http://www.ed.gov/free/
>
> Among these 15 resources (described below) is the "National
> Moment of Remembrance" website, which invites Americans to
> honor those who died in service to our Nation by observing
> one minute of silence & reflection at 3:00 p.m. local time
> on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28. (WHC/NMR)
> http://www.remember.gov
>
>**********************************************
>New Resources at the FREE Website
>(Federal Resources for Educational Excellence)
>April 24 - May 24, 2001
>**********************************************
>
>====
>Arts
>====
>
>"Stand Up & Sing: Music & Our Reform History" is a lesson in which
>students (Grades 7-12) analyze lyrics & images of popular sheet
>music as part of their studies of the political, social, & economic
>conditions existing during industrialization & reform in the U.S.
>(LOC)
> http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/sing/intro.html
>
>====
>Kids
>====
>
>"Fact Sheets for Kids at White Sands National Monument" answers
>questions about the sand dunes in a mountain ringed valley (near
>Alamogordo, NM) called the Tularosa Basin: Where does all the
>sand come from? How do the sand dunes move? What plants & animals
>live in the dunes & the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert? (NPS, White
>Sands National Monument)
> http://www.nps.gov/whsa/factsheets.htm
>
>"For Kids at Aleutian World War II National Historic Area" provides
>a story, coloring pages, & a quiz to help students learn about Fort
>Schwatka, one of four coastal defense posts built during World War
>II to protect Dutch Harbor (the back door to the U.S.). The fort
>is located on Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Island Chain of
>Alaska. (NPS, Aleutian World War II National Historic Area)
> http://www.nps.gov/aleu/ForKids.htm
>
>"Kid's Corner at Cape Lookout National Seashore" offers photos &
>descriptions of birds, plants, sea turtles, & shells of animals
>that inhabit a 56-mile stretch of the Outer Banks of North
>Carolina. (NPS, Cape Lookout National Seashore)
> http://www.nps.gov/calo/kids.htm
>
>"NCES's Fun Facts" highlights selected statistics from the National
>Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the main federal
>organization responsible for collecting & analyzing data on
>education in the U.S. & other nations. Fun facts appear in six
>areas: early childhood, elementary & secondary, postsecondary,
>international education, libraries, & assessment. (NCES/ED)
> http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/topics.html
>
>=======
>Science
>=======
>
>"Bridging the Watershed" presents online activities to assist
>teachers in helping students develop skills needed for field trips
>to Potomac Area National Parks. Activities include plant
>identification, macroinvertebrate identification, & Go Fish, a game
>that simulates the journey of fish to their spawning ground. (NPS)
> http://www.bridgingthewatershed.org/
>
>"Classroom: Educational Resources & Programs for the Field &
>Classroom" offers activities for elementary students & families
>visiting Lake Mead National Recreation Area to learn about desert
>plants, animals, food chains, & "communities" in the Mojave Desert
>(AZ & NV). (NPS, Lake Mead National Recreation Area)
> http://www.nps.gov/lame/classroom
>
>"Multiwavelength Astronomy" shows images of our own galaxy & sun,
>other galaxies & stars, & other heavenly bodies as viewed from
>different portions (or frequencies) of the electromagnetic
>spectrum. (NASA)
> http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/Outreach/Multiwave/
>
>"NASAexplores" features new lessons each week on topics related to
>space. Articles, learning activities, & background information are
>offered with each lesson. Airport efficiency, motion sickness,
>housekeeping in space, the international space station, prevention
>of human error, seeing what can't be seen, asteroids, & use of
>light to speed recovery from illnesses are among the more than 30
>topics. Lessons & materials support national education standards.
>(NASA)
> http://www.nasaexplores.com
>
>"Park Geology: Teacher Feature" provides teacher guides & students
>activities for learning about topics in geology, paleontology, &
>more. (NPS)
> http://www2.nature.nps.gov/grd/edu/index.htm
>
>==============
>Social Studies
>==============
>
>"Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers'
>Project, 1936-1938" contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts
>of slavery & 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves.
>These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal
>Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) &
>assembled & microfilmed in 1941 as the 17-volume "Slave Narratives:
>A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with
>Former Slaves." (LOC)
> http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html
>
>"The Capital & the Bay" consists of 139 books -- first-person
>narratives, early histories, historical biographies, promotional
>brochures, & photograph collections that capture this distinctive
>region as it developed between the onset of European settlement &
>the first quarter of the 20th Century. (LOC)
> http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lhcbhtml/lhcbhome.html
>
>"Emergence of Advertising in America" presents over 9,000 images
>related to the early history of advertising in the U.S. Materials
>include cookbooks, photographs of billboards, print advertisements,
>trade cards, calendars, almanacs, & leaflets for various products.
>Together, these images illuminate the early evolution of this
>ubiquitous feature of modern American business & culture. (LOC)
> http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ncdhtml/eaahome.html
>
>"Women, Their Rights & Nothing Less" is a lesson that uses primary
>documents to help students (Grades 9-12) learn about the women's
>suffrage movement that began in the 1840s & led to women's right to
>vote nationwide in 1920 (LOC)
> http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/suffrage/intro.html
>
> Acronyms
> ~~~~~~~~
>LOC -- Library of Congress
>NASA -- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
>NPS -- National Park Service
>NCES/ED -- National Center for Education Statistics, Department of
> Education
>WHC/NMR -- White House Commission on the National Moment of
> Remembrance
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>Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 12:35:04 -0500
>From: "Janis D. Treworgy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: VIRTUALCOFFEEROOM Digest - 20 May 2001 to 26 May 2001 (#2001-46)
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>>This week’s “Sites of the Week” feature historical maps, historical
>>climate data, glacial history and stratigraphy, and an environmental
>>sustainability index.
>>
>>How was the geography around your home perceived 200 years ago? Find
>>out at “Images of Early Maps on the Web.” This comprehensive site does
>>not index individual images of maps but rather links to sites that
>>geographically arrange maps by region. This is a “must” site for anyone
>>interested in historical geography.
>>
>>http://ihr.sas.ac.uk/maps/webimages.html#usgen
>>
>>Do you need to know the maximum temperature in your town eleven years
>>ago? How about precipitation or maximum sunshine? Use the National
>>Climate Data Center’s “Daily Surface Data” to discover climate
>>statistics (temperature, precipitation, sunshine, snow cover, humidity,
>>and more) for all climate recording stations in the U.S. Many queries
>>will be unsuccessful due to incomplete data (I was unable, for example,
>>to get 1999 data from Mt. Pleasant, MI even though the specifications
>>said that the data were available) and the output is difficult to read.
>>Nonetheless, this is a valuable site for many varieties of climate data
>>if one is willing to spend the time learning how to use the site.
>>
>>http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/plclimprod/plsql/somdmain.somdwrapper?datasetabbv=
>SOD&countryabbv=&GEORegionabbv=&Forceoutside=
>>
>>The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) archives a number
>>of maps dealing with Michigan’s glacial history and stratigraphy. Of
>>interest to anyone outside the state would be an 850 K animation
>>depicting glacial advance/retreat in the Great Lakes region. Note the
>>evolving pattern of proglacial lakes and spillways captures the dynamic
>>nature of the ice front.
>>
>>http://www.deq.state.mi.us/gsd/freepaga.html#TOP
>>
>>Developed jointly by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy
>>and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network
>>(CIESIN) of Columbia University, the “Environmental Sustainability
>>Index” was created because, “There currently exists no single measure of
>>environmental sustainability that holds the same capacity to guide
>>public policy and attract public attention as do GNP or the unemployment
>>rate in the economic sphere. The purpose of the ESI is to develop a
>>composite measure that summarizes environmental performance along
>>multiple axes and that can aid decision makers in choosing the best
>>policies for both the environment and the economy.” A 1.5 MB download
>>(41 pages) exists in the Adobe Acrobat format and a 3.5 MB powerpoint
>>presentation is also available. Using this pilot index, the U.S. is at
>>the bottom of the second quintile. While the assumptions and methods
>>employed by the authors can be questioned, this is nonetheless an
>>important document considering over 60 individual variables. This
>>resource is designed for a college-level audience.
>>
>>http://www.ciesin.org/indicators/ESI/pilot_esi.html
>>
>> These sites are archived at RESOURCES FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY
>>INSTRUCTION at http://www.cmich.edu/~franc1m/homepage.htm The links are
>>organized around the sequence of topics typically taught in an
>>introductory earth science or physical geography class. Links are also,
>>available for environmental science, earth science/geography education,
>>career opportunities, and more. The sites selected are based on image
>>quality, ease with which lesson plans can be developed, organization,
>>authenticity, scope, and format. Please contact me at
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] to remove yourself from the mailing list, add a
>>new subscriber, or suggest a site to be listed.
>>Mark Francek
>>E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Janis D. Treworgy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Principia College Fax: 618/374-5122
>Elsah, IL 62028
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