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April 30, 2001
CNNfyi.com Homework Resources
http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/school.tools/
This educational Web site
fills a growing need for lesson-related news and information by revealing the
ways in which current news and events shape the future and affect our
lives. CNNfyi.com Homework Resources
include an encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus – as well as links to
important reference materials in nine curriculum areas: social studies and history, science and
technology, geography, economics, health and fitness, language arts and fine
arts, environment, mathematics, and world languages. Students – and their parents – can find
help with homework assignments at all grade and age levels. Teachers can plan for the use of these
resources in their assignments.
Lesson plans are included in the teacher area at CNNfyi.com.
April 23, 2001
Born in Slavery: Slave
Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1938
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project,
1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery
and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These stories and
interviews were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers'
Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Pages are displayed just as they were typed. There are almost 400 stories from former
slaves living in South Carolina during the Great Depression. Pictures and stories can be searched by
topic or by state and each gives a powerful description of the way things were
– the way lives were lived. Search
for “Greenwood South Carolina” to find four stories from Greenwood and
Promised Land. This site is part of
the Library of Congress’ American Memory Project.
April 16, 2001
Color Pencil Challenge
http://www.cpchallenge.com/
The Color Pencil Challenge includes monthly “challenges” for artists
who want to use color pencils.
Artists provide step-by-step activities in areas like black-paper
surfaces, florals, skin tones, water and rocks, backlighting, circulism, and
other topics. There are links to the
artwork of featured artists and to sites that provide additional
lessons. This site can be used by art
classes in the middle and high schools as well as local artists who want to
learn new techniques with color pencils.
April 9, 2001
Sci-ber Text
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/8thintro.htm
Utah's Eighth Grade Integrated Science course focuses on the theme of
"change." Sci-ber Text includes units and activities on
matter, energy, forces, machines, and the earth. These pages are full of
on-line fun as you explore science. Pages may be viewed at home or during
science classes. Sci-ber Text includes reading, graphics, fun
activities, interesting labs, and QuickTime movies. These are fun, safe, tested activities with links to the safety
pages to help keep you safe. There
are also links to sites about jobs that related to the activities. Although this site is developed for
eighth-grade science, there is much here for elementary and high school
exploration. There are a couple of
activities that even parents can learn from.
April 2, 2001
WeedAlert.com
http://www.weedalert.com
This site is the “turf professional’s online source for weed control
options.” It can also be used by
parents who want to win the “yard of the month” award and by the horticulture
classes at Greenwood County Career Center.
It lists weeds by regions of the country, weed families, and other
factors. There are color pictures,
descriptions, growing seasons, weed control options, and more information for
every weed known to mankind. There’s
also a “Weed-of-the-Week” contest in which you can win a mug. Links to the Golf Course Superintendents
Association, the Professional Lawn Care Association, the Professional Grounds
Management Society, the Sports Turf Managers Association, the EPA, the USDA
plants database, lawn care trade journals, university grass and weed research
sites, and the Pest Facts Information Center.
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