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Previous Sites-of-the-Week District Home Page Schools Services Who to Contact Information Center Other Links Weather Bulletin Email Us	October 29, 2001 Polls: What Do the Numbers Tell Us http://www.learner.org/exhibits/statistics With the winning combination of statistics and politics, this Annenberg/CPB Website offers an original, educational, and entertaining online experience. When you enter the website, you are asked to complete a poll about polls. Students in Probability and Statistics classes can follow a fictional race between two candidates, learning basic statistical concepts in a real-world context. Find the out what a random sample really is, what "margin of error" means, and why polls aren't always right. Teachers can integrate the mathematics into the social studies curriculum – or vice versa. Parents and others who see the nightly media polls of presidential popularity or election coverage will find valuable information, as well. October 22, 2001 The Impressionists http://www.biography.com/impressionists This site is designed to help students learn about Impressionist art. Teachers can take their classes on virtual tours of five Impressionist paintings – by Degas, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, and Renoir. For each painting, students learn about the themes, colors, and the brushwork that uniquely identifies each artist. The site contains well-written biographies of the five masters named above, as well as several other Impressionist artists. There are online paint tools that help students create their own Impressionist works. There are also links to other sites relating to Impressionist art. History, art, and design classes can use the interactive resources found at this site. October 15, 2001 LEARN: Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere http://www.ucar.edu/learn/ This web site is for middle school science teachers. This online module is a comprehensive earth science unit that allows the teacher to select some or all of the activities. The unit consists of a general overview and seven topical sections each with supporting, field-tested classroom activities designed for middle school grades 6 through 9. Each activity incorporates hands-on experiential learning. Student outcomes include data generation, recording and analysis, as well as problem-solving, speculating, and decision-making. The activities are based on standards developed by the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, on which the South Carolina science standards are based. These online resources may also be helpful to parents and students who are completing assignments related to those standards. October 8, 2001 World Factbook 2001: Keeping Up with the War on Terrorism http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html As the United States and its allies (especially Great Britain) begin the worldwide war against terrorism, you can find information in the CIA’s World Factbook about the countries where key events are happening. The World Factbook 2001 contains information about every country in the world, including maps, geography, people, government, economics, communications and transportation infrastructure, military capabilities, and international issues. As events occur in and around Afghanistan, you might also want to look at its neighboring countries: Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and others. October 1, 2001 Explore D.C. http://www.exploredc.org/index.php This website provides information about the local history of Washington, D.C., including its importance as the center of federal government, the African-American community in the city, the succession of U.S. presidents, and much more. It includes new stories and articles on a regular basis. The site includes quality lesson plans for middle and high school classes, including the roles of the president, Washington during the Civil War, the Supreme Court, the civil rights movement, and more. There are a series of lesson plans related to “Memorials and Meaning,” describing some of the D.C. monuments and their histories. You can tour many of the D.C. buildings, including the Smithsonian and the White House. This is also an excellent site for families who want to find out more about the national pride – and their individual pride in the nation.
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