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Catching the solar wind
If you had to collect a sample from the surface
of the sun, how would you go about it? In pursuit
of clues about the origin of our solar system, NASA
is preparing to launch an ingenious spacecraft that
will catch the solar wind -- the material flung from
the sun as it burns. Although the Genesis
probe won't launch until 2001, the companion web
site already offers standards-based teaching modules
to help students and educators explore the science
behind the mission. Bimonthly lesson plans, interdisciplinary
activities, and links to additional resources round
out this comprehensive site.
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Four more years
For students facing the seemingly daunting task
of preparing for college, the CollegePrep-101
site is a good place to start digging for information.
A service of the College of Education at Oklahoma
State University, this site offers 28 lessons on subjects
such as admission standards and the application process,
financial aid and scholarships, choosing a major,
roommates and campus living, time and stress management,
and much more. Written by faculty, staff, and students,
the lessons provide valuable real-world guidance for
college newbies to-be.
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A very likely story
The human mind is hard-wired to respond to a good story.
To help put that motivational power to use in the classroom,
check out the Story
Arts Online site, which offers advice and resources
for aspiring yarn-spinners. Created by storyteller and author
Heather Forest, the site provides information on selecting
and retelling stories for educational benefit. You'll find
a variety of folk tales and fables in the story library,
as well as lesson plans and activities, advice on using
storytelling to explore cultural roots, and rubrics to use
for assessing listening and speaking skills in the classroom.
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Sages on the cyberstage
The lecture format isn't dead -- it just needs a little
streaming video. The annual Holiday
Lectures on Science provide a great opportunity for
your advanced science students to learn from and be inspired
by leading biomedical scientists from the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute. Delivered as webcasts via RealVideo and
supplanted by interactive Shockwave and Java multimedia
presentations, the latest lecture series addresses the topics
of human genetics, cardiovascular biology, and the role
of the kidney in hypertension. A previous lecture series
on neurobiology is also available in its entirety, and teachers
may order resource materials to help integrate the lectures
into lesson plans.
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