NEARLY 30 NEW FEDERAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES have been added
>>>>     to the FREE website.
>>>>
>>>>     The FREE website was developed by more than 35 federal
>>>>     agencies to make *hundreds* of teaching & learning resources
>>>>     from across the federal government available -- & searchable
>>>>     -- in one place.
>>>>
>>>>     Below are titles, descriptions, URLs, & sponsoring agencies
>>>>     of recently added resources.  (A guide to acronyms is at the
>>>>     end of this message.)
>>>>
>>>>     Visit the FREE (Federal Resources for Educational
>>>>     Excellence) website & its "What's New" area at:
>>>>
>>>>               http://www.ed.gov/free/
>>>>
>>>>     Describe your favorite FREE resource -- at
>>>>     http://www.ed.gov/free/tell-us.html -- & your message could
>>>>     be featured on the FREE homepage, which is the most popular
>>>>     K-12 webpage on the U.S. Department of Education's website.
>>>>     Also, your feedback on this website is invited at:
>>>>     http://www.ed.gov/free/comment.html
>>>>
>>>>********************************************
>>>>NEW RESOURCES ADDED TO THE
>>>>FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
>>>>(FREE) WEBSITE -- September 22, 1998
>>>>********************************************
>>>>
>>>>=============
>>>>Language Arts
>>>>=============
>>>>
>>>>"National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement
>>>>(CELA)" provides information on what elements of curriculum,
>>>>instruction, & assessment are essential to developing high
>>>>literacy & how schools can best help students achieve success.
>>>>(ED)
>>>>     http://cela.albany.edu/
>>>>
>>>>"Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)"
>>>>generates & disseminates theoretical, empirical, & practical
>>>>solutions to persistent problems in the learning & teaching of
>>>>beginning reading. (ED)
>>>>     http://www.ciera.org/
>>>>
>>>>=======
>>>>Science
>>>>=======
>>>>
>>>>"National Network for Science & Technology" offers hands-on
>>>>learning science & technology activities & resources, including
>>>>an interactive cyber camp for kids where you can participate in
>>>>campfire activities, building an aquarium, & more. (USDA)
>>>>     http://www.uidaho.edu/ag/4-h/nnst/
>>>>
>>>>"Drinking Water; Kids' Stuff" teaches kids about the importance
>>>>of safe drinking water through teaching & learning resources such
>>>>as an activity on how to build your own aquifer, experiments on
>>>>the water treatment process, & the drinking water art project.
>>>>(EPA)
>>>>     http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/
>>>>
>>>>"The Particle Adventure" introduces, through an interactive
>>>>adventure tour, the theory of fundamental particles & forces.  It
>>>>also looks at why physicists want to go beyond the Standard Model
>>>>theory.  In addition, the site offers a new discussion board.
>>>>(DOE & NSF)
>>>>     http://pdg.lbl.gov/cpep/adventure.html
>>>>
>>>>"Water Science for Schools" offers information on many aspects of
>>>>water, along with pictures, data, maps, & an interactive center
>>>>where you can give opinions & test your water knowledge (USGS)
>>>>     http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/indexjs.html
>>>>
>>>>"Kansas Collaborative Research Network, KanCRN" offers an open
>>>>community of researchers, students, & teachers interested in
>>>>conducting Internet-based collaborative research on topics such
>>>>as global warming, stream monitoring, & the ozone. (ED)
>>>>     http://kancrn.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Rus, the Surfin' Squirrel" explores how utilities work today or
>>>>go back in time to find out how rural Americans brought
>>>>electricity, telecommunications & running water to their farms &
>>>>towns. (USDA)
>>>>     http://www.usda.gov/rus/educate/ruskids.htm
>>>>
>>>>==============
>>>>Social Studies
>>>>==============
>>>>
>>>>"New Deal Network, Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute"
>>>>provides research & teaching resources devoted to the public
>>>>works & arts projects of the New Deal, including information on
>>>>how the Great Depression affected children, & workers programs
>>>>for women that made dolls to be sold for children in nurseries,
>>>>schools, & hospitals. (NEH)
>>>>     http://newdeal.feri.org/
>>>>
>>>>"India & China in Comparative & Global Perspective, California
>>>>State Polytechnic University, Pomona" introduces the content,
>>>>approach, texts & topics used in a 3-year professional
>>>>development program on India & China for school teachers. (NEH)
>>>>     http://www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~inch/
>>>>
>>>>"Great Plains Chautaqua Society" documents the history of early
>>>>20th century leaders such as Theodore Roosevelt, Jane Addams, &
>>>>Booker T. Washington through the voices of today's scholars.
>>>>(NEH)
>>>>     http://www.gp-chautauqua.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Women & Social Movements in the United States, 1830-1930"
>>>>introduces students to primary documents related to women &
>>>>social movements in the U.S. between 1830 & 1930, including
>>>>letters & newspapers articles on the role of African American
>>>>women in the passage of the woman suffrage amendment. (NEH)
>>>>      http://womhist.binghamton.edu/
>>>>
>>>>"Save America's Treasures Tour" chronicles the First Lady's visit
>>>>to historic sites from Washington, D.C. to Seneca Falls, N.Y.
>>>>(WH)
>>>>     http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/First_Lady/html/treasures/
>>>>
>>>>"The Trip of the President to the People's Republic of China"
>>>>chronicles the President's trip to Xi'an, Beijing, Shanghai,
>>>>Guilin, Hong Kong, & China through photographs, speeches,
>>>>briefings, & more. (WH)
>>>>     http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/New/China/
>>>>
>>>>"The Unfinished Lincoln Memorial" provides lessons that use
>>>>photographs of the memorial of President Lincoln & other
>>>>information for teaching students history, civics, & government.
>>>>(NARA)
>>>>     http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/memorial/memhome.html
>>>>
>>>>"Freedmen & Southern Society Project, University of Maryland,
>>>>College Park" recounts the personal experiences & the drama of
>>>>emancipation in the words of the participants: liberated slaves &
>>>>defeated slaveholders, soldiers & civilians, common folk & the
>>>>elite, Northerners & Southerners. (NEH)
>>>>     http://www.inform.umd.edu/HIST/Freedman/
>>>>
>>>>"The U.S. Recognition of the State of Israel" is a lesson plan on
>>>>the history, conflicts, & U.S. involvement surrounding Israel
>>>>before & after its proclamation of statehood. (NARA)
>>>>     http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/israel/ishome.html
>>>>
>>>>  -------------------------------
>>>>  National Park Service Resources
>>>>  -------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>"Baltimore: A National Register of Historic Places Travel
>>>>Itinerary" provides an online tour of residential, commercial,
>>>>industrial, & religious locations spanning more than 2 centuries
>>>>of history.
>>>>     http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/mission/balfirst.htm
>>>>
>>>>"Detroit: A National Register of Historic Places Travel
>>>>Itinerary" illustrates the city's varied past & its contribution
>>>>to life today.  Through maps, descriptions, & photographs of
>>>>places both famous & little-known, this guide explains why
>>>>Detroit has long been more than just a Motor City.
>>>>     http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/detroit/dethome.htm
>>>>
>>>>"Seattle: A National Register of Historic Places Travel
>>>>Itinerary" suggests why Seattle continues to draw people to the
>>>>Pacific Northwest.
>>>>     http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/seattle/seahome.htm
>>>>
>>>>"Lying Lightly on the Land: Building America's National Park
>>>>Roads & Parkways" provides an overview of this exhibit, which
>>>>explains the historical role of transportation in visitors
>>>>exploration of National Parks -- from the stagecoach to the
>>>>automobile.
>>>>     http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/lll/
>>>>
>>>>"Places Where Women Made History: A National Register of Historic
>>>>Places Travel Itinerary" explores the range of historic places in
>>>>Massachusetts & New York associated with various aspects of
>>>>women's history through the use of interactive maps, photographs,
>>>>essays on women's achievements in American history, & more.
>>>>     http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/pwwmh/
>>>>
>>>>"American Visionaries: Thomas Moran" features historical
>>>>background information on Thomas Moran, who was instrumental in
>>>>securing our heritage of national parks for the continuing
>>>>benefit & enjoyment of the American people & the world.  It
>>>>includes Moran's painting of Yellowstone National Park, which
>>>>helped inspire Congress to establish the National Park System in
>>>>1916.
>>>>     http://www.cr.nps.gov/csd/exhibits/moran/
>>>>
>>>>"The Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg" shows the kinds of artillary
>>>>& battle tactics used at Antietam & provides information on
>>>>General Robert Lee, General George McClellan, Clara Barton, &
>>>>more.
>>>>     http://www.nps.gov/anti/special.htm
>>>>
>>>>"Our Shared History: Celebrating African American History &
>>>>Culture" offers a tour of the historic South, detailed
>>>>information on the Underground Railroad -- the effort to assist
>>>>persons to escape from slavery -- including a map of the most
>>>>common directions of escape taken, profiles of historical sites,
>>>>& landmarks dedicated to African American leaders such as Booker
>>>>T. Washington, Martin Luther King, & Frederick Douglass.
>>>>     http://www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/
>>>>
>>>>"Petersburg National Battlefield Park Teachers Section" hosts of
>>>>a teacher's resource guide, developed in partnership with park
>>>>rangers & teachers, containing 48 learning activities for K-12,
>>>>which prepare students for a visit to the park & provide
>>>>additional learning opportunities for use in the classroom
>>>>following your field trip.
>>>>     http://www.nps.gov/pete/pe_trg.htm
>>>>
>>>>"Whitman Mission National Historic Site" provides teacher guides
>>>>on the history of the Pacific Northwest & the Oregon Trail that
>>>>include activities on spelling, language arts, math, art,
>>>>science, & more.
>>>>     http://www.nps.gov/whmi/educate.htm
>>>>
>>>>=====
>>>>Other
>>>>=====
>>>>
>>>>"Museums & Learning: A Guide for Family Visits" provides basic
>>>>information about museums & how they relate to learning, &
>>>>suggests ways to make museum visits enjoyable learning
>>>>experiences for families with children ranging in age from 4 to
>>>>12 years old. (ED & SI)
>>>>     http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Museum/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Acronyms
>>>>  ~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>>ED -- U.S. Department of Education
>>>>EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency
>>>>DOE -- U.S. Department of Energy
>>>>NARA -- National Archives & Records Administration
>>>>NEH -- National Endowment for the Humanities
>>>>NPS -- National Park Service
>>>>NSF -- National Science Foundation
>>>>SI -- Smithsonian Institution
>>>>USDA -- U.S. Department of Agriculture
>>>>USGS -- U.S. Geological Survey
>>>>WH -- White House
>>>>
>>>>
>Deborah V. Gallaway
>Senior Program Manager
>Teacher/Faculty Preparation and Enhancement Programs
>Education Division
>NASA Headquarters
>Washington, D.C. 20546
>202-358-1516
>

Peter D. Thomas                 p.d.thomas@larc.nasa.gov
NASA Langley Research Center    http://edu.larc.nasa.gov/

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