Frog mathAsides This maths applet is a microworlds problem-solving environment that interactively allows students to explore patterns and relationships. Frogs must be moved from one side of a spectrum to the other in as few moves as possible by either jumping other frogs or sliding into a space. When the student has solved that problem, they can investigate: Different numbers of players on each side, or Patterns of colours, slides and jumps, or Playing with more spots, or Race against the clock! From EdNA Online on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
In Search of Shakespeare. Performance Produced by PBS (USA) this website contains case studies and lesson plans for teaching Shakespeare to school students. It includes use of films, technology, primary sources and performances. Other case studies cover writing conversations, stage combat, photo-performance projects, ideas for middle school, scrapbooks, and Shakespeare's poetry. From EdNA Online on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
Ship's List The Ships List is a vast web site published by a professional historian of immigration history. The site provides a plethora of resources on British immigration to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa throughout the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Users will find passenger lists, fleet lists, ship descriptions, ship pictures, reports of ship arrivals, information on the 1847 Irish Famine immigrants, details of marriages at sea, and information on ship wrecks. There is also some excellent primary source material, with diaries and journals of v From EdNA Online on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
Readability Info The site offers Readability Scores for Web pages and MS Word files. Users can upload a word file or enter URL and get information about readable their writing is. From EdNA Online on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
EasyBib EasyBib assist in creating bibliographies and citing properly. The user enters information about the source and EasyBib properly formats, alphabetizes, and prints a citation list. From EdNA Online on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
Read Print A free online library. Includes a collection of articles on English. From EdNA Online on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
Make Five This interactive maths applet focuses on mental skills in either addition, subtraction and multiplication. There are two formats: numbers 1 to 5, and numbers 1 to 10. Players can choose to play solo or against another player. From EdNA Online on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
Problem Based Learning Research indicates that critical thinking and problem solving skills are not typically addressed in the classroom. In Problem Based Learning (PBL) environments, students act as professionals and confront problems as they occur - with fuzzy edges, insufficient information, and a need to determine the best solution possible by a given date. Problem Based Learning is a curriculum development and delivery system that recognises the need to develop problem solving skills as well as the necessity of helping students to acquire necessary knowledge and skills. This article defines the stages, rewards From EdNA Online on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: COMETS! Grade Level: Third Grade. Lesson Title: Comets. Objectives: 1. Students will review the relationship between Earth and the Comets in our Solar System. 2. Students will observe Comets and ask questions about them. 3. Students will create a single paragraph. 4. Students will conduct more Internet Compare/Contrast research. 5. Students will be able to type their paragraphs in Word. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 4d: Students know that the Earth is one of several planets that orbit the Sun and that the Moon orbits the Earth. Investigation and Experimentation 5a: Repeat observations and improve accura From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Earth Changes Grade Level: Fourth Grade Lesson Title: Earth Changes Objectives: 1. Students will discuss some of the causes of earth changes. 2. Students will practice how to research the topic. 3. Students will compare and contrast results with other areas of research. 4. Students will successfully collaborate with each other. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 5a: Students know some changes in the earth are due to slow processes, such as erosion, and some changes are due to rapid processes, such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. CDE Language Arts: Research and Technology 1.5: Quote or paraphras From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Epicenters Grade Level: Sixth Grade Lesson Title: Epicenters Objectives: 1. Students will be able to define the term epicenter. 2. Students will be able to determine epicenter locations. 3. Students will read aloud fluently. 4. Students will identify features of the Internet media. CDE Science: Plate Tectonics and Earth's Structure 1. Plate tectonics accounts for important features of Earth's surface and major geologic events. As a basis for understanding this concept: 1g. Students know how to determine the epicenter of an earthquake and know that the effects of an earthquake on any region vary From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: The Saturn/Cassini Connection Activity Four: The Saturn/Cassini Connection Objectives: 1. Students will know the role of Saturn and its significance in respect to the existence of Earth. 2. Students will research new vocabulary from the primary website (including Cassini) on the Internet. 3. Students will work together efficiently. 4. Students will formulate and answer 10 questions about Saturn and the Cassini probe. 5. Students will use Word to type up their evidence of understanding. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 4d: Students know that Earth is one of several planets that orbit the Sun and that the Moon orbits the Earth. I From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: The Sun Grade Level: Fifth Grade Lesson Title: The Sun Objectives: 1. Students will know concepts about the Sun. 2. Students will know the contents of the Solar System. 3. Students will review the concept of the Sun and Gravity. 4. Students will read aloud in a fluent manner. 5. Students will conduct research on the Internet. CDE Science: 5. The solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the Sun in predict-able paths. As a basis for understanding this concept: 5a. Students know the Sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system and is composed primarily of From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: The Water Cycle Grade Level: Fifth Grade Lesson Title: The Water Cycle Objectives: 1. Students will be able to define the water cycle. 2. Students will know that water evaporates. 3. Students will use different websites for research and will discuss site reliability. 4. Students will write a multi-paragraph essay. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 3b: Students know when liquid water evaporates, it turns into water vapor in the air and can reappear as a liquid when cooled or as a solid if cooled below the freezing point of water. CDE Language Arts: 1.0 Writing Strategies: Students write clear, coherent, and focused From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
Neorealismo e dintorni This Italian-language Web site focuses on Italian neo-realism, the film movement which was prominent from 1942 to 1952 and was essentially a reaction to Mussolini's fascist dictatorship (up to 1943) and the Allies occupation of Italy (from 1944). The site outlines what is understood by the concept of neo-realism, listing its key features and offering a number of comprehension activities suitable for students beginning work on this area. The historical background to the movement is detailed, including a summary of fascist ideology and a chronology of Mussolini's dictatorship. Comprehe From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
On the stump : Arkansas politics, 1819-1919 This online exhibition on the history of Arkansas state politics is published by the Old State House Museum. The site covers the years 1819-1919, from the creation of the Arkansas Territory to the move of state government from State House to new premises. The site moves chronologically and touches on a range of events and issues in Arkansas's political history. Topics include politics in the antebellum state, the agrarian impact on state politics, regional conflict, conflicts over slavery and the secession crisis. Also covered are politics during the American Civil War, Reconstruction an From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
Centro studi italiani The Web site for the Centro Studi Italiani, a San Francisco based specialist language centre for the tuition of Italian, offers various information about its services and publications but of most interest is the site's free online Italian grammar guide and tutorial. The grammar guide, or the 'Italian Electronic Classroom', covers the essentials of the Italian language together with a list of idiomatic expressions, information about regional accents, and a number of short texts accompanied by vocabulary-building activities. Grammar explanations are provided in both English and It From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
Fado This Web site is devoted to Fado, traditional Portuguese music, which will be of interest to those studying Portuguese culture. The site offers a brief history of the genesis of Fado and clarification of the different types of Fado. The site is keen to point out that Fado should be understood as a uniquely Portuguese symbol of cultural identity and is not the national song. In order to enrich users' appreciation of Fado, the site presents various illustrations and photographs of Fado musicians, and audio files of musical performances. Indeed, the whole site is accompanied by Fado music (t From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
John Barleycorn must die : the war against drink in Arkansas John Barleycorn Must Die: The War Against Drink in Arkansas is an online exhibition published by the Old State House Museum. It explores the history of alcohol in Arkansas and the various movements to restrict and outlaw alcohol from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The site features excellent primary source material, with political memorabilia, anti-drinking posters, bottling label art, photographs and temperance propaganda. Amongst the topics covered are Spanish restrictions on the liquor trade with American Indians in Colonial Arkansas, the emergence of temperance associations in th From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
Arkansas's first ladies gowns Arkansas's First Ladies Gowns is a fascinating online exhibition published by the Old State House Museum. The exhibition provides a history of the inaugural gowns of the wives of Arkansas governors from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. The gowns can be browsed chronologically or alphabetically by surname. There is also a biography of each first lady and pictures and descriptions of the gowns and some fashion accessories. Users can also view a slideshow tour of the history of the collection, learning how the dresses were restored and prepared for display. (Institu From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
philosophy:creating thinkers In this course, the student will study several philosophers, familliarize him/herself with the thinking of each. By participating in several projects, he/she will be able to create arguments on current philosophical questions. He/ she will write a paper to demonstrate skills in philosophical thinking. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
Child Development Annotated Bibliography This assignment assists students in selecting a child development topic to research, provides students with information on how to select good sources for that topic, and then write an annotated bibliography for those sources. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on August 13, 2004 at 11:20 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: The Lunar Cycle Grade Level: Third Grade Lesson Title: The Lunar Cycle Objectives: 1. Students will study and learn the four week lunar cycle. 2. Students will read grade level appropriate text. 3. Students will use the Internet and other technology to find/present findings. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 4 b: Students know the way in which the Moon's appearance changes during the four-week lunar cycle. Investigation and Experimentation 5a: Repeat observations to improve accuracy and know that the results of similar scientific investigations seldom turn out exactly the same because of differences in the thi From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 2:23 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Decomposers Grade Level: Fourth Grade Lesson Title: Decomposers Objectives: 1. Students will know the definitions of decomposers. 2. Students will follow directions for a project. 3. Students will conduct research on the Internet. 4. Students will type results in Microsoft Word. CDE Science: Life Sciences 2c: Students know decomposers, including many fungi, insects, and microorganisms, recycle matter from dead plants and animals. CDE Language Arts: 1.9 Demonstrate basic keyboarding skills and familiarity with computer terminology (e.g., cursor, software, memory, disk drive, hard drive). Evaluation and Rev From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 2:23 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Electrical Energy Grade Level: Fourth Grade Lesson Title: Electrical Energy Objectives: 1. Students will know some concepts of magnetics. 2. Students will review conversions of electrical energy. 3. Students will conduct research. 4. Students will compare and contrast their research. CDE Science: Physical Sciences 1d: Students know the role of electromagnets in the construction of electric motors, electric generators, and simple devices, such as doorbells and earphones. 1g: Students know electrical energy can be converted to heat, light, and motion. CDE Language Arts: Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-A From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 2:23 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Erosion Grade Level: Fourth Grade Lesson Title: Erosion Objectives: 1. Student will discuss different causes of erosion. 2. Student will know the definition of erosion. 3. Student will conduct research. 4. Student will type results. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 5c: Students know moving water erodes landforms, reshaping the land by taking it away from some places and depositing it as pebbles, sand, silt, and mud in other places (weathering, transport, and deposition). CDE Language Arts: Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text 2.2: Use appropriate strategies when reading for different From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 2:23 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Electromagnetics Grade Level: Fourth Grade Lesson Title: Electromagnetics Objectives: 1. Students will review the concept of the electromagnet. 2. Students will know the role of electromagnetics. 3. Students will type their findings. 4. Students will conduct research. CDE Science: Physical Sciences 1c: Students know electric currents produce magnetic fields and know how to build a simple electromagnet. 1d: Students know the role of electromagnets in the construction of electric motors, electric generators, and simple devices, such as doorbells and earphones. CDE Language Arts: Research and Technology: 1.5 Quot From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 13, 2004 at 2:23 p.m..
WAC-y Physics I'm trying to provide better directions for my students to create their techical instruction manuals. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on August 13, 2004 at 2:23 p.m..
Reading and Viewing Logs For homework,students write a reading or viewing log in response to the literature and films they have read and viewed. These logs serve as a measure of accountability as well as an opportunity for students to think about and respond to the works studied before coming to class. The supplemental handout lists a variety of prompts from which students may choose to help guide them in writing their logs. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on August 13, 2004 at 2:23 p.m..
Library Evaluation Assignment Library assignment geared to help Librarians evaluate student learning after a Library instruction session. Helps students organize thinking about how they are to do Library research. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on August 13, 2004 at 2:23 p.m..
Response Activity for Professional Readings Originally designed to introduce teacher education students to professional journals, this assignment could be adapted to any discipline or reading requirement. The document presents a format for thinking about and responding to professional journal articles. It includes directions for students, evaluation rubric, and a student sample. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on August 13, 2004 at 2:23 p.m..
Southwest US History - History 106 This is a description of a writing project for the semester that culminates with a final assignment. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on August 13, 2004 at 2:23 p.m..
AATG : American association of teachers of German This is the Web site for the American Association of Teachers of German. While the site offers general information about the association itself and its member services, what will be of most interest to UK teachers and lecturers is the site's database of online resources for teaching German. The database contains general Web resources; Web activities, wherein students are instructed to use other Web sites to complete a task; Web exercises designed to strengthen knowledge of grammar and vocabulary; thematic units; project plans; and free online courses. Each resource has been selected and e From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Biblioteca virtual de literatura The Biblioteca Virtual de Literatura offers a collection of classic literary works in the Portuguese language in electronic form. These works are all held in the public domain and feature some of the greatest Lusophone writers, including Machado de Assis, Eça de Queirós and Almeida Garrett. Users may browse through the alphabetical list of authors and view which of their works are available (there is no search facility on the site). Short biographies of a selection of major Lusophone writers are also available. New additions to the virtual library are listed by date. The site also provides a From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Japanese text initiative The Web site, the Japanese Text Initiative, makes available online a substantial selection of classical Japanese literature from Modern and Pre-Modern Periods. The works are presented in Japanese as both horizontal and vertical text. English translations of some of the texts are available, and each text is accompanied by editorial notes and help with vertical texts, furigana, unicode font and so on. Users may browse the texts or search for specific titles and authors. Users may also search across the collection for specific words and phrases, the results of which will produce interesting compa From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
El web de Jacques Lacan This Web site, navigable in either Spanish or French, is devoted to the French psychoanalyst, Jacques Lacan. Acing primarily as a reference resource, it does offer a fairly substantial biography of Lacan with links to other online biographies. Of interest also will be the video files of various seminars presented by Lacan during the 1970s: although the picture quality is not good, users can still listen to the seminars and gain a sense of Lacan's style. Extensive bibliographies of Lacan's work, including an individual bibliography of work translated into English, are available, as ar From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Making the modern world Making the Modern World is an impressive web site that charts the development of modern industrial society, and the changes in science, technology and medicine from the eighteenth century onwards. It is published by the Science Museum, in partnership with Peter Symonds College, Winchester and Mackensie Ward Research, and with funding from the ISB Fund. It features a wide number of resources, with a stories timeline, interactive presentations on particular people or inventions, an exploration of artefacts and learning modules for students and educators. There are also guided tours of particular From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Old state house museum The web site of the Old State House Museum in Arkansas is a fascinating online repository of resources on the history of this U.S. state. The site contains general information on the museum, like visitor information, events listings and the history of the building, as well as many online exhibitions. In both the collections and exhibits sections of the web site users can access online resources looking at many different aspects of Arkansas history, political, social and cultural. Included are photographs of Dust Bowl migrants in the Depression, African-American quilts, slave narratives, costum From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Hard times : Arkansas depression era photographs Hard Times: Depression Era Photographs is an online exhibition published on the Old State House Museum web site. The Exhibition presents a selection of pictures taken by Farm Security Administration photographers from 1935-1940. The purpose of these pictures was to record the Dust Bowl and the effect it had on the rural poor in the United States. These particular photographs were taken in Arkansas or are of migrant Arkansawyers in other states. Featured are images of the 1937 flood refugees, Loafers' wall in Batesville and Ozark scenes. Amongst the photographers whose work is featured on From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
A piece of my soul : quilts by black Arkansans A Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans is an online exhibition published by the Old State House Museum, which is dedicated to recording and publishing resources on Arkansas history. This particular exhibition is one on textile history, focusing on the African American quilt collection held at the museum. The site looks at family traditions of quilting, the work of individual quilters and the different types of quilts made throughout the twentieth century in Arkansas. All the images of the quilts are excellent, and the narrative explains much about the history of quilting in African Amer From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
"Them dark days" : the Arkansas slave narratives "Them Dark Days" is published on the Old State House Museum web site, which is devoted to recording and publishing resources on Arkansas history. "Them Dark Days" is a database of transcribed slave narratives that were gathered from 1940-41 by the Works Progress Administration as part of the New Deal. The narratives cover all aspects of slave life, including everyday life, marriage, miscegenation, religion, escape and abuse. The narratives can be searched by keyword, or browsed by the interviewees surname or by topic. Most of the narratives discuss life in Arkansas just prior to and during the From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Catalogues de vente de bibliothèques conservés dans les bibliothèques parisiennes This site is the homepage of a project based at the École nationale des Chartes in Paris, which is developing a database of pre-19th century book sale catalogues preserved in Paris libraries (with the exception of the Bibliothèque nationale). The records in the database have been created by students on a course relating to the history of the book and libraries, and have been made available after quality checking. The database may be searched by a number of fields including: library owner; occupation of owner; catalogue title; date and place of sale; editor or vendor; and genre. Many of the s From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
The ships list The Ships List is a vast web site published by a professional historian of immigration history. The site provides a plethora of resources on British immigration to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa throughout the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Users will find passenger lists, fleet lists, ship descriptions, ship pictures, reports of ship arrivals, information on the 1847 Irish Famine immigrants, details of marriages at sea, and information on ship wrecks. There is also some excellent primary source material, with diaries and journals of v From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Berlin 2000 Berlin 2000: A Case Study in Urban History is an academic site published by Professor Gerhard Rempel of Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. The site is the platform for a course taught by Rempel on the history and culture of Berlin, from the founding of the city to the present. The site contains a syllabus and complete set of lecture notes which will help students and instructors. There is information on examinations and assignments, including innovative instructions for students on how to incorporate graphics into their essays using other courseware on the Web. Ther From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Louis XIV This is a German-based site in English on the famous French absolutist monarch, Louis XIV (1638-1715). The site features several short, choppily-written historical essays on a variety of subjects: the king's queen and mistresses; the arts at the time; life at court, with citations from contemporary primary sources; the king's biography; religion; castles; absolutist politics; medals from the period, with scanned images; the Bourbon family; wars; and the king's burial site. Films, ranging from travel documentaries to historical fiction, are listed with reviews and links to onlin From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Small wars manual, 1940 The Small Wars Manual is published on the United States Marine Corp Small Wars Center of Excellence web site. The manual is downloadable in a PDF format, which takes a few minutes to download to a desktop. The manual was originally published in 1940 and this PDF version allows users to view it in its original format. It is a comprehensive guide to every facet of "small wars", including: political relationships, logistics, tactics, and useful instruction down to the correct principles for loading pack mules. This is an interesting resource for those researching twentieth century warfare and its From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Life in shadows : hidden children and the Holocaust This incredibly moving web site is published by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as part of its online exhibitions collection. The site explores the history of the Jewish children who survived the Holocaust in hiding or disguise, using a wide selection of primary sources to tell their stories. The exhibition considers three main topics, parents' decisions to send their children into hiding, the experience of being hidden and the search for family at the end of the Second World War. There is also a section where users can explore digitised artefacts from the museum, including ph From New Humbul Resources on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
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