MMSD Planetarium: Madison Skies 3/00 for the latest astronomy and space science related events. As you can see above,the current topic as this alignment represents the disaster that y2k wasn't. http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/planetarium/ms_0300.htm
Extractions: Madison Metropolitan School District Planetarium and Observatory Madison Skies March, 2000 (Vol. 5, Num. 7) Thursday's Classroom This NASA web site provides excellent background information and lesson plans for the latest astronomy and space science related events. As you can see above, the current topic as this is being written (Feb. 14th) is about the space probe NEAR arriving at the asteroid Eros (named after the Greek god of love) for Valentines Day. Webpage Screen Shot The site includes readings for grades 2-4, and 5-8, and includes pre-reading activities. Lesson plans are also included for activities supporting Language Arts, Math, and Science. This week they include: Asteroid Arithmetic (or "Honey, I Shrunk the Asteroid") students will make scale drawings of asteroid Eros; Valentines from Space students make short, factual rhymes about asteroids; Crazy Craters students experiment to find out more about what causes various features of impact craters on Earth and on the Moon; Oh Fudge, it's an asteroid! whip up these no-bake fudge asteroids; Asteroid Angles if an asteroid is heading for Earth, would it be better to blow it up or nudge it a little? You can reach the Thursday's Classroom at this link here by John Rummel, Amateur Astronomer, Black Hawk Middle School
Understanding The Face Of Globalization: Teaching Resources Squashing the Millennium Bug Assessing the y2k Problem and Boasts a current annualreadership of over a million world affairs and the people who shape events. http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/Resources/globalization/globaled.html
Solar Cycle Update solar maximum dubbed the real y2k problem by Hathaway says that current technologyallows space weather SpaceWeather.com follow the latest events on the http://www.southpole.com/headlines/y2000/ast22mar_1m.htm
Extractions: Space Science News home March 22, 2000 On New Years Day, 2000, technophiles breathed a sign of relief when the feared Y2K computer bug proved to be a dud. Cell phones still worked, bank accounts were balanced, airplanes took off and landed safely. But was the reprieve only temporary? The solar maximum dubbed the "real Y2K problem" by some pundits is due to arrive in mid-2000. By triggering power blackouts and communications disruptions, solar activity could cause some of the same problems that raised fears at the beginning of the year. Sign up for our EXPRESS SCIENCE NEWS delivery Above: This animation shows a coronal mass ejection (CME) erupting from the Sun on March 19-20, 2000. Around the time of the solar maximum, CMEs like these are observed nearly every day. When they are directed at Earth they can cause geomagnetic disturbances including beautiful auroras. These data were captured by the C3 coronagraph on the NASA/ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) A 1996 panel of solar physicists reached the consensus that the peak sunspot number in 2000 would register 160, plus or minus 30. Currently at 130, the maximum is "clinging to the bottom side" of their predictions. The "day-to-day the numbers fluctuate wildly" and there is a slim possibility of an intensification in the next few months, says Hathaway.
CVC Astronomy Pages Original Papers & Useful Astronomy Links www.cvc.org/2000/index.htm The y2k Problem made ideas for getting students involvedin the current sky nasa.gov/calendar/ - calendar of space events http//www Category Science Astronomy Directories http://www.cvc.org/astronomy/
The Columbus Dispatch, NIE Online Based on the information you have read in this lesson and in the newspaper,what are your predictions for y2k? How bad (or not bad) will it be? http://www.dispatch.com/NIEonline/NIEonline1999/current.html
Extractions: Subject: Technology The Millennium Bug No one alive on this earth has witnessed the beginning of a new millennium. Globally there is a general mood of excitement and celebration. Certainly the news media is hyping up the event and rightly so with stories about the greatest achievements of the millennium and speculations about the coming one. But there is also a great international concern about the Y2K problem, also known as the millennium bug. When the year 2000 comes, some computer systems may fail and possibly disrupt corporations, governments and military, financial institutions, and possibly basic services like power, water and transportation. Nobody really knows how bad Y2K will be; as with the millennium itself, we've never been through anything like this. There are ways to fix the millennium bug, and many computer systems are now Y2K-compliant (ready), but not every one. What is the millennium bug? What caused it? Which countries are prepared and which are not? In this online lesson you will investigate the causes and potential effects of the millennium bug. Learn what you and your family should do to be personally prepared. Then only thing anyone can do is sit back and see what happens.
The Columbus Dispatch, NIE Online far right), the first spot on earth to turn y2k. That doesn't mean local events aren'timportant, however Look in a current issue of The Columbus Dispatch for a http://www.dispatch.com/NIEonline/NIEonline2000/010300.html
Extractions: Subject: History A Millennium Begins and Ends For the first time in living memory, the world celebrated the simultaneous end of a year, a decade, a century, and a millennium. There are some who argue that millennial celebrations were a year premature, but for the festive millions around the globe who watched hour by hour as their calendar year earned a new initial digit, questioning the official millennium start date was a moot point. There were no major Y2K meltdowns and no bombings, which gave everyone extra cause to be cheerful. In this week's online lesson the celebration continues. It's a chance to reflect on the last few days and the last thousand years. Images of a Grand Revelry A picture is worth a thousand years. If you missed any of the world's New Year events, here's the recap. Start with Y2K Around the World from MSNBC, a photo essay of 16 images showing fireworks and pageantry as people around the world got caught up in the spirit of the night. Wait, there's more. Drop over to CNN Interactive and visit
JaeLinks Tons of articles discussing current events. selection of poets and poems, plus lessonplans for teaching meanderings on everything from sex to y2k to Mummies http://www.homestead.com/jaeworld/JaeLinks.html
Extractions: Broken Saints This may well be the most incredible thing I've found on the Internet. It's a series of Flash movies. I guess you could say they are about reality. It's disturbing and provacative and profound and just a gas to watch. From the Wilderness Another incredibly good political site. Tons of free well-documented articles explaining recent events and the history that led up to them. The video they offer called The Truth and Lies About 9/11 will blow your mind. I highly recommend it. Dr. Phil Pop psychology. Fun and sometimes even helpful. The Psychology of Cyberspace If you hang out on your computer a lot, you might find this of interest. Great articles on everything from lingo to cyberspace romance to group dynamics online. Rumi He may just be my favorite poet. Here's a site all about him. Calendars From 1582 to 3000. You never need be lost in time again. The Smirking Chimp Great political site. Tons of articles discussing current events. (Ask not at whom the chimp smirksHe smirks at you.) John Coltrane Ya can read here or not. The thing about this site is his music is always playing.
Y2K Robert Theobald Articles the news and break through the current emphasis on events will play out quite differentlyif communities see y2k has moved up the timetable for learning this http://www.co-intelligence.org/Y2K_Theobaldarticles.html
DISASTER RESEARCH 273 at http//www.emassociation.org/y2k.html upto-date information about current firesituations In addition to articles about breaking events, individual sections http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/dr/dr273.html
Extractions: Seeking Community Earthquake Mitigation Plans (Preferably in GIS format . . .) My name is David Reese and I am working on a joint project between Colorado State University and the Poudre Valley School District. This project is designed to bring GIS technology into the classroom in grades K-12. I am working on a project to help a second grade classroom understand earthquakes and why they happen where they happen. Part of the project includes finding data on the plans that cities have in place to mitigate the effects of major earthquakes as well as the response planning of these same municipalities. Thus, I was wondering if anyone has or knows of such risk management information for major cities (building codes, emergency services, risk planning, etc.). Preferably this would be in the form of a ".shp" file for ArcView or a database file that I could then use to create a coverage on a map of North America showing such information in a spatial analysis of earthquakes. Thank you for any assistance that you may give me. David Reese
Letter4 not typically be considered under the current world scenario. that we must considerwhen preparing for y2k. events such as natural disasters can cause major http://www.doncio.navy.mil/comm/media/infoalert/letter4.html
NEA Today: Resources - October 1999 y2k UniServ Interns The NEA seeks candidates for its who initiated an Internetbasedcurrent events research project experience, and have a current full-time http://www.nea.org/neatoday/9910/resource.html
Extractions: Edited by Bob Peterson and Michael Charney, Rethinking Schools, $12.95, 800/669-4192 or www.rethinkingschools.org I magine a gigantic jigsaw puzzle being pieced together by clusters of people in different rooms of a big old house, and, yes, it is a dark and stormy night outside. That's the image of teacher union transformation that emerges from this book. Teacher activists will definitely want to check it out. The two urban teachers who edited this collection of articles, essays, and interviews included perspectives from some well-known progressives such as Jonathan Kozol, Howard Zinn, Ann Bastian, and Herbert Kohl. But the most interesting insights come from the puzzle solvers themselvesfrom classroom teachers and local union leaders. In Cincinnati, the local union and the district have created a system of lead teachers to give schools the instructional leadership that principals have neither the time nor the energy to provide.
Dec Details The Y2K Opportunity - March 1999 Prespectives stop all other projects; devote time to testing; develop contingency plans; reviewand assess business Finally, Dec said, the great lesson from y2k is not http://www.cio.com/conferences/032999_3.html
Social Studies Ellis Island (This site has upcoming events, a genealogy News of the Day (Excellent,current, and complete coverage Bureau (It's coming faster than the y2k bug http://www.gcms.k12.il.us/kummerow/social2.htm
Extractions: A few sites to get you going. There are many links to follow! 50 States (Information about the 50 states.) Almanac - An InfoPleas site. Want an encyclopedia? Dictionary? Atlas? It's all three neatly wrapped in one! NEW! American Memory - A Library of Congress site, a gateway to primary source documents. It seems to me that I already had posted this on our site, but it sure is worth a second look if you are doing any kind of research or if you are remotely interested in history. NEW! American Presidents - Excellent profiles of the country's leaders. NEW! Anacostia (African American History museum site.) Ancient Images A multi-media mural emphasizing pre-Columbian Southeastern Native American culture created by Mount Pleasant Elementary School Fourth Graders and North Carolina sculptor Raymond Moose. Fantastic project! Atlapedia - A site with lots of information on countries of the world. A good starting place for maps and general information. NEW!
Media Education Foundation Videos have sprung up to bring alternative perspectives on current events. from which toview the current debate. future of new technologies, Virtual y2k presents 30 http://mediaed.sitepassport.net/videos/index_html
Cover Page y2k readiness programs, both software and hardware that skills and methods beingtaught remain current. of technology training events, technology resources http://www.acorns.k12.tn.us/oot/TechPlan2002/TechPlan2002.htm
Extractions: TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Improvement in Student Achievement Page -1- A. Goal B. Resources needed C. Benchmark D. Timeframe II Ensuring Proper Technology Resources Page -2- A. Goal B. Resources needed C. Benchmarks D. Timeframe III Technology Support Services Page -4- A. Goal B. Resources needed C. Benchmark D. Timeframe IV Technology Training Support Page -5- A. Goal B. Resources needed C. Benchmark D. Timeframe I Improvement in Student Achievement A Goal To improve the performance on standardized tests To improve the curriculum provision for low achievers To give students more control over their own learning To build on successful careers guidance To encourage students to become independent, critical thinkers Increased student Internet access and research time are important in achieving these goals. and According to The Role of Online Communications in Schools: A National Study," the Internet can help students become independent, critical thinkers, able to find information, organize and evaluate it, and then effectively express their new knowledge and ideas in compelling ways." To view the complete report, link to http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=121
Parents' Source Family Net Educational & Fun Sites on how to discuss current news events with your solve these problems (including theircurrent fight for site contains information on the y2k computer problem http://www.parentssource.com/Net4_ed1.98.html
Zooko Current Events yummy current events, made fresh daily! skills and knowledge, enabling us to offerbetter service to our current customers I think this is an important lesson. http://zooko.com/old_log.html
Extractions: introduction projects stuff All hyperlinks which lead to a different web site are in this pretty green color: sample link The daily temperature highs in Halifax are around zero Celsius. We're going to rearrange the house, moving all of our clothes from the office to the bedroom and all of our work stuff from the main room to the office. Then the main room will be allocated solely for dining and for children. By the way, I haven't seen any of my e-mail in over two weeks. Hopefully it is all piling up on a mail server and I'll receive it all soon, when that server reconnects to the Net. We're going to set up our own mail server in the new office. We went to the O'Hearn family gathering and ate a bunch of food and then some of the O'Hearns got out guitars (and a child's recorder) and everyone sang songs for the rest of the evening. And it wasn't crummy guitar playing either! It was good guitar playing and good singing. Irby charmed at least a dozen people into offering him upstanding monkey practice, and he kept approaching the big one-year-old Black Lab dog and then backing away when it would try to lick his face. It was amazing, considering how tired he was, to see him keep going and going running around holding onto an adult's fingers with a huge gap-toothed smile on his face. He was so excited by the people giving him attention, the dog licking his face, and the endless rounds of upstanding monkey practice that he never slowed down until we left the party. He was asleep in his carseat before we pulled out of the driveway, I think.
Helpful Links: Science-- Homeschool Christian.com of HS'ing Teens Homeschool events Christian Trivium Cool NASA Web Sites include y2k,Space Place of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of http://www.homeschoolchristian.com/Links/Science/
Extractions: Helpful LinksScience AfriCam Live action images from web-cams set up at 3 different wild animal game reserves in Africa, takes pictures at frequent intervals. Biosis Principles of Classification , the internet resource for zoology is a great zoology reference site that is organized based on these classifications. Here you can find links to a multitude of animals (we just looked up tapir yesterday). Also if you click on Subjects at the top of the page, you can find links for a variety of topics in zoology, like classification (taxonomy). Also there is a glossary for zoology terms. This is designed for younger kids. Classification of Living Things: An Introduction to the Principles of Taxonomy with a Focus on Human Classification Categories, from Dennis O'Neil of Palomar College, CA. EMBL Reptile Database An Online information resource on reptile taxonomy with a focus on the species level. Database covers all living snakes, lizards, amphisbaenians and crocodiles. (For you Moms leary of snakes in the house, there's a great article on why reptiles should not be kept as pets). From the European Bioinformatics Institute. Enchanted Learning A terrific Web site with over 500 pages to print out and color WITH information on each animal and Web sites to check out for further information!
CFO | Surviving A Fall However, with the success of y2k, followed by an provide for revenue losses otherthan for fortuitous events. that they are robust and current, and reviewing http://www.cfoweb.com.au/stories/20011001/12056.asp
Extractions: By Simon Segal Special report: Continuity Management P roducing the biggest insurance losses in history, the attack on the World Trade Centre has changed, probably lastingly, perceptions of risk. Australia is not immune to this change. Despite the many valuable lessons learned from Australia's major disasters - the Longford gas explosion, the Glenbrook rail disaster and the landslide at Thredbo ski resort in NSW - all highlighted deficient contingency planning and disaster recovery. But the events in New York and Washington demonstrate the need to be vigilant. 'The basics have not changed. The difference now is that the US attacks have dramatically brought home the importance of sound risk management policies to CFOs, to look carefully at our catastrophe exposures and to build provision for them into our risk management programs. The far-fetched can happen, and CFOs cannot afford to ignore the unimaginable. The main lesson ought to be that risk management is not an add-on function - it is a fundamental essential to sound business management.' He identifies the essence of sound risk management policies as being to enhance the bottom line, ensure business continuity, secure survival in adversity, and help to construct a stable platform from which organisations can project themselves into a profitable future which sees the organisation achieving its corporate goals.
Extractions: From the University of Colorado at Boulder, this site uses interactive Java applets and cartoon characters to introduce physics in a friendly way. Topics range from electromagnetic waves and particles to microwave ovens to classic classic experiments in atomic physics. (added 8/29/98, reviewed 4/9/99) Grade Level: High School, College Content Area: Science (Physics) [Dewey #530] Application type: Web Based Tutorials This Children's Television Workshop site has games, stories, coloring pages and activities you can print, and more. The site includes advertising. (added 8/29/98, reviewed 4/22/99) Grade Level: Early Childhood (K-2) Content Area: Arts (Crafts), English (Reading) [Dewey #028] Application type: Other Resources This online tool allows educators to share information with students and parents via the Internet. Teachers can post homework assignments, announcements, and favorite links just by entering information into a box on their Web browser. Parents can sign up to be notified by e-mail when the site is updated. (added 8/29/98, reviewed 4/9/99)
