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Truth, War, and Consequences

— PBS

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How It Works

It has its own point of view, but the companion site for this PBS Frontline presentation covers many of the issues connected with stabilizing post-war Iraq and making it a functioning nation again. Try using this one as a discussion starter to explore the many interrelated issues. You must download Windows Media or Real Player (also has a download for a PC) to view the video episodes.

In the Classroom

Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities offered on this site! They not only incorporate the material on the website, but also current events in the Middle East. This is a great resource for a US government or history class.

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Tag(s): iraq,

Vietnam - Journeys of Mind, Body, and Spirit

— American Museum of Natural History

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How It Works

The American Museum of Natural History offers this elegant, Flash-based examination of Vietnamese culture and life. The content includes both a story line and a look at how a culture that is thousands of years old has adapted to the new millennium. This one would be a great addition to a secondary world cultures class.

In the Classroom

Use an interactive whiteboard or projector to take your students on a virtual journey to Vietnam (yesterday and today).

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Tag(s): asia, vietnam,

Math Power

— Ellen Freedman

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How It Works

This site, created by a college professor, offers a great deal of information about algebra and the general fundamentals of upper level mathematics. The site features tutorial videos, online lessons (non-interactive), study skills tips, a learning style inventory, internet homework assignments, and more. Although the site was created for beginning college students, it could easily be used in high school algebra classes.

In the Classroom

If you teach algebra or other high school math subjects, save this site in your favorites. Use the homework assignments and online lessons for instructional purposes or additional practice of newly learned skills. Share the tutorial videos on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Be sure to provide this link on your class website so students can access the site (and practice math) at home.

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Tag(s): equations,

Travels in America

— Library of Congress

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How It Works

Observations of foreigners (especially Alexis de Tocqueville) have long been a staple of secondary American history classes. This Library of Congress resource offers a searchable collection of reflections by other authors, including Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur and Charles Dickens. While their observations are not always flattering, these writings can be a great way to get students to “think outside the box” when discussing American institutions.

In the Classroom

Use the primary sources in this site in a "survivor" activity that not only teaches the content how teaches students how to analyze primary sources too. Separate students into groups and assign each group a different primary source to analyze and interpret with the intentions of presenting their findings to the class. After presentations, have a representative from each group go to the front of the class and present an argument why their source is the most reliable and why it presents the clearest picture of the early US government. Have the class vote off the least reliable in rounds until there is just the one left! Students will leave the class understanding the content AND how to analyze sources for future reference.

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Tag(s): dickens, states, states,

Probability by Surprise

— Stanford University

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How It Works

This site offers a series of Java applets that illustrate classic probability problems. They are part of a statistics course taught at Stanford University. The documentation and explanation of these problems is scant, but faculty familiar with probability will likely recognize many of them. (We especially like the “birthday problem.”) You’ll need an up-to-date browser for these applets.

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Tag(s): probability, statistics, probability, statistics,

Korea – Unfinished War

— American Radioworks

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How It Works

While it deals specifically with the Korean War, this American Radioworks site’s interviews (both sound and transcripts) are an interesting window into the broader aspects of American and international life during the period immediately after World War II. Of these secondary themes, the information on the evolution of race relations in the United States in the 1950s is particularly interesting.

In the Classroom

Use the articles on this site to supplement the text & lecture during a unit on the cold war OR about civil rights. (There are articles about integrating the army as well as detailed reports about various aspects of the cold war) This is a great resource for a higher-level American history class.

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Tag(s): africa, african american, korea, racism, africa, african american, korea,

Fission – Moments of Discovery

— American Institute of Physics

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How It Works

Pretty it isn’t, but this site about the serendipity surrounding the discovery of nuclear fission (and many other scientific achievements) emphasizes how a combination of knowledge, research, and happy coincidence contributes to many scientific advances. It’s a great point of view for physics and science students to see.

In the Classroom

Use the audio files on this site to introduce one of the corresponding topics in a science class over the interactive whiteboard. There are also teacher guides that provide a few simple ideas as to how to work these files into your classroom. This could be a great way to show a case study in your classroom, providing something tangible for students to listen to, supplementing their normal text.

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Tag(s): energy, nuclear energy, energy, nuclear energy,

Founders’ Constitution

— University of Chicago

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How It Works

This site from the University of Chicago offers links to the philosophical and political source documents on which the Constitution is based. There is a wealth of content in this one. Faculty who want to explore the origins of American government will find this site useful both for its thematic organizational structure and its wealth of resources. Secondary students will likely need some guidance in working with these materials.

In the Classroom

Use this site as a resource for students preparing for a classroom debate based on one or more articles of the constitution. This site is more useful if the debate is set into the time period of the Revolution, allowing students to treat the primary sources as though they were writings from contemporary peers rather than distant founding fathers. A great resource for a US history or government class.

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Tag(s): consitution,

Infinite Secrets

— WGBH

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How It Works

What can you do with infinity or pi? While most secondary math curricula are content to merely define them, there’s more to the story. Here’s a site that explains the efforts of Archimedes to identify and explain both terms. Math teachers with an eye toward history will no doubt find a way to integrate some of this material into an interesting class.

In the Classroom

Before using this site, you may want to assess what students know about infinity and pi. Put together an assessment asking about basic information using a tool like Survey Anyplace, <a href="/single.cfm?id=17563">reviewed here</a>, where you can use a variety of formats including multiple choice, open-ended, images, and more. Then choose a topic for students preview for words they don’t know and create flashcards using Flashcard Stash, <a href="/single.cfm?id=12465"> reviewed here</a>, replacing paper and pen with a digital flashcard creator. Have students continue in this manner for other topics. After completion of the exercise, ask students to reflect on their learning using Flipgrid. FlipGrid allows students to share video responses through collaborative comments and discussions. Augument learning by requiriing students to comment on at least 3 other students learning reflections. Be sure you’ve coached students in proper discussion etiquette whether online or in class.

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Tag(s): pi,

Earthquake Resources for Teachers

— USGS

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How It Works

This metasite from the USGS offers teachers a direct link to resources on earthquakes, faults, plate tectonics, and other scientific aspects of earthquakes and earthquake prediction. Though the grade levels and quality of these vary, the collection itself makes a nice resource for teachers who need to assemble a number of sources quickly.

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Tag(s): plate tectonics, geology, earthquakes, earth,
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