What's new at FREE?
Twelve new resources in the arts, science, & social studies
have been added to the Federal Resources for Educational
Excellence (FREE) website. FREE makes it easy for teachers,
parents, students, & others to find teaching & learning
resources from more than 40 federal organizations.
http://www.ed.gov/free/
The 12 new resources are described below.
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Arts
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"American Masters: Alfred Stieglitz" presents an essay, timeline,
video clips, & interviews examining this photographer, artist, &
art impresario. Stieglitz was a powerful force in the arts of the
early 20th century & an important interpreter of emerging modern
culture. This website is a companion to first full-length film
biography of the photographer, "Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent
Eye." (NEH)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/stieglitz_a.html
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Science
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"Bugscope" offers magnified images of specimens of beetles,
spiders, & other insects & anthropods viewed through an electron
microscope. (NSF)
http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu
"For Kids Only: Earth Science Enterprise" helps students learn
about aerosols, ozone, air pressure, tropical rainfall &
hurricanes, plate tectonics, earth science careers, & more. (NASA)
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/
"From A Distance" features more than 50 lessons that rely on remote
sensing to help students follow a whale or the life of a star,
observe population density on a map, participate in a scavenger
hunt from space, & more. The lessons, developed by teachers, are
organized by grade clusters: K-4, 5-8, & 9-12. (NASA)
http://education.ssc.nasa.gov/ltp/
"NASA Oceanography: Learning" provides online field trips; remote
sensing tools for monitoring ocean changes; information about
reefs, carbon, & phytoplankton; & other resources. This website is
based on NASA research & satellite missions focused on global ocean
science. (NASA)
http://oceans.nasa.gov/learn/index.html
"Teaching Earth Science" describes earth science education programs
& resources across NASA for elementary grades through college. The
website lists products recommended by NASA as outstanding for
teaching earth science. It also offers past issues of "ESE
Education Reports" -- an email update on NASA earth science
research & education activities. (NASA)
http://earth.nasa.gov/education/index.html
"TOPEX/Poseidon: Educational Resources" presents activities for
learning about oceans, oceanography, earth science, & related
topics. This is the education website of a partnership between the
U.S. & France to monitor global ocean circulation, discover ties
between the oceans & atmosphere, & improve global climate
predictions. (NASA)
http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/education.html
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Social studies
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"Edward S. Curtis's North American Indian" is one of the most
significant & controversial representations of American Indian
culture ever produced. Issued in a limited edition from 1907-1930,
the publication continues to influence the image of Indians in
popular culture. In over 2000 photos & narrative, Curtis portrayed
the traditional customs & lifeways of 80 Indian tribes. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html
"The Empire That Was Russia" shows photographs of a lost world --
the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I & the coming
revolution. Medieval churches & monasteries, railroads &
factories, & daily life & work of Russia's diverse population are
among the subjects. The photos were taken by Sergei Mikhailovich
Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944), who, in the early 1900s, formulated a
plan for a photographic survey of the Russian Empire that won the
support of Nicholas II. Between 1909-1912, & again in 1915, he
completed surveys of 11 regions, traveling in a specially equipped
railroad car provided by the Ministry of Transportation. (LOC)
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/
"History Firsthand" is designed to help elementary students
understand primary sources. Students learn how archival
collections are organized, how to interpret artifacts & documents,
how to use primary sources to tell a story, & how to do online
research. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/firsthand/main.html
"History & Politics Out Loud" offers a collection of audio
materials -- some available for the first time -- capturing
significant political & historical events & personalities of the
20th century. Materials range from formal speeches to private
phone conversations conducted from the White House. Speakers
include Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson,
Martin Luther King, Richard Nixon, & others. (NEH/NSF)
http://www.hpol.org/
"The New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project,
1935-1939" includes photographs, stage & costume designs, &
notebooks pertaining to productions of "Macbeth," "The Tragical
History of Dr. Faustus," & "Power," a topical drama of the period.
Full scripts for 68 other plays are also available, along with
administrative records of the Federal Theatre Project. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/collections/stage/ndintro.html
Acronyms
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LOC -- Library of Congress
NASA -- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NEH -- National Endowment for the Humanities
NSF -- National Science Foundation
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