Posted on February 1st, 2010 by ASEE
The Famous Black Inventors Website offers excellent profiles of past and present African-American innovators, as well as a resource page with information on inventors and inventions — highlighting African Americans and women — invention history and trivia, and links to other Internet sites.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
A new report by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) examines mathematics standards used in grades 1-6 by Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea, which were chosen for international benchmarking because of their high performance on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessments. The analysis finds a number of features that can be utilized for the development of K-6 mathematics standards in the United States.
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Posted on January 28th, 2010 by ASEE
Science News for Kids is a web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14, offering timely items of interest, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials.
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Posted on January 25th, 2010 by ASEE
Five downloadable articles on earthquakes are available from The American Museum of Natural History, including accounts by middle and high school students, a explanatory piece titled “Forecasting Earthquakes Using Paleoseismology,” and a profile of Inge Lehmann, the female Danish seismologist whose 1920s investigations led to greater understanding of the Earth’s inner core.
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Posted on January 25th, 2010 by ASEE
The Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) offers resources for teachers wishing to help their students better understand why devastating earthquakes like the one that recently struck Haiti happen. The “Teachable moments” page features presentations (including an excellent power point slide show), animations, posters, images, video, general information, programs, resources in Spanish, news, and more.
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Posted on January 25th, 2010 by ASEE
The National Academies of Sciences Evolution Resources Web page features a collection of books, reports, statements, papers, and articles about evolution, as well as provide an excellent list of scientific definitions.
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Posted on January 24th, 2010 by ASEE
The Evolution of Evolution Website celebrates 150 years of Charles Darwin’s “Origin of the Species,” with a flash report featuring video and audio interviews with scholars; an interactive time-line; introduction to Darwin’s life and work; a list of related Websites; and downloadable pdfs suitable for classroom use.
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Posted on January 11th, 2010 by ASEE
This Department of Energy Web page provides links to on the Alternative and Advanced Fuels section of the DOE Website. Topics range from better known fuels, such as biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, to emerging fuels such as biobutanol and hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD). Fuel-Related Topics include fuel blends and fueling stations, while various links lead to videos, specific state information, and a glossary of terms, among other resources.
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Posted on January 6th, 2010 by ASEE
The Water Resources of the United States Website of the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, provides a rich offering of online resources, including water education posters in downloadable jpg and pdf, as well as for-purchase physical forms; numerous pages on related water topics, such as Water Science for Schools; archived video lectures; Web links; and more.
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