TWENTY-THREE RESOURCES for teaching & learning in arts, language arts, social studies, & science have been added to FREE, a website that makes learning resources from 40+ federal organizations available (& searchable) in one place. http://www.ed.gov/free/ ********************************************** New Resources at the FREE Website (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence) November 20, 2000 -- January 2001 ********************************************** ==== Arts ==== "The Aaron Copland Collection: Ca. 1900-1990" features the work of this 20th century composer who fostered & created distinctive American music. About 1,000 items (dating from 1910 to 1990) are provided, including music manuscripts, printed music, correspondence, diaries & writings, photos, awards, programs, & other biographical materials. This is a primary resource for research on Aaron Copland & for the study of musical life in 20th century America. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/achtml/ "Coca-Cola Television Advertisements" presents TV commercials, never-broadcast out takes, & experimental footage that together reflect the historical development of TV advertising for a major product. Ads include the 1971 "Hilltop" commercial with an international group of young people on an Italian hilltop singing "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke"; the first "Polar Bear" commercial from 1993; the "Snowflake" commercial from 1999; & "First Experience," an international commercial filmed in Morocco in 1999. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/colahome.html "Going to the Movies: A Century of Film & Motion Picture Audience in Northern New England" looks at the evolution of movie going. Theater management, musical accompaniment, & changing technologies are among the topics. Video loans can be arranged, & there are opportunities for educators to speak with expert staff & attend special summer symposiums. (NEH) http://www.oldfilm.org/exhibits/going_to_Movies.htm "Jazz" is the companion website to the Ken Burns PBS series that begins January 8. Explore cities & clubs where jazz developed; listen to excerpts of bebop, cool jazz, & other styles; discover what makes jazz "jazz" & the theory behind the art form that has been called the purest expression of American democracy. The site provides biographies of nearly 100 musicians, transcripts of interviews that went into the making of the show, a "virtual piano," & more than a dozen lessons & a study guide. (NEA/NEH) http://www.pbs.org/jazz/ <http://www.pbs.org/jazz/> ============= Language Arts ============= "Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Health Care" explores selected works of fiction, poetry, drama, & nonfiction that illuminate issues central to caring for people, whether they are well, sick, or dying. The website suggests readings, offers syllabi, & links to hospitals that are hosting seminars. (NEH) http://www.mainehumanities.org/lit&med/ "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a lesson plan for teachers that uses primary source materials on the Depression & Southern & African American experiences. The unit emphasizes language arts & offers activities including an analysis of oral histories from Alabama collected between 1936 & 1940, primary source readings on mob behavior, & visual literacy activity with photos of Alabama during the Great Depression. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/mock/intro.html ======= Science ======= "Building Big" helps kids think about structures they see every day & the impact of technology on society. The television series, website, & activity guide can be used to help teach basic physical science concepts. The website includes animated interactive labs on engineering concepts & problem solving activities; historical overviews that introduce bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, & tunnels, & the forces that affect them; & a database of engineering marvels. (NEH/NSF) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/ "The Centennial of Flight -- The Future of Flight" is dedicated to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first powered flight & the development of aviation over the past century. It offers aerospace-related products & programs that help connect students & teachers to aeronautics & space flight. (USCFC) http://www.centennialofflight.gov/ "Chandra X-ray Observatory" features news & information about NASA's newest space telescope. As the world's most powerful X-ray observatory, Chandra joins the Hubble Space Telescope & NASA's other observatories in a study of our universe, providing insights into the universe's structure & evolution. Visitors can track Chandra in orbit, watch live images from NASA-TV, & learn more about prior shuttle launch preparations. (NASA) http://chandra.nasa.gov/ "The Earthquake Hazards Program" offers frequently asked questions about earthquakes, research on earthquakes, & more. Visitors can follow recent seismic activity around the world, view hazard maps, or learn what a geophysicist does. (USGS) http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ "healthfinder kids" is a place where kids can find information on protecting their bodies & minds. It offers more than 75 games & activities, information on safe web navigation, & a link to art contents. The website also has a section for parents & other caregivers of children with links to products & information that promote children's health. (ODPHP,HHS) http://www.healthfinder.gov/kids "Learning Technologies Project (LTP)" is part of a government initiative, the High Performance Computing & Communications (HPCC) program, whose mission is to accelerate the development, application, & transfer of high-performance technologies to the U.S. engineering & science communities. The website offers resources such as online instructional materials tied to NASA missions, movies, aeronautics projects, & the Remote Sensing Public Access Center, which makes space instrumentation data available to the public. (NASA) http://learn.arc.nasa.gov/ ============== Social Studies ============== "The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden" offers authentic objects on all the Presidents, from the general's uniform worn by George Washington to an interactive 360-degree "BeHere" camera used at a 2000 a national political convention. The site includes letters written to past Presidents, tells what Presidents did after leaving office, and offers lesson plans on how to use these objects with students. (SI,NMAH) http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html "Eleanor Roosevelt" brings to life one of the century's most influential women. This website includes a Roosevelt family tree, newspaper columns written by Mrs. Roosevelt, a clip from a TV appearance, a timeline that highlights events in her life & in the nation, & more. A teacher's guide suggests discussion topics & related activities. (NEH) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/ "Florida Folklife from the WPS Collections, 1937-1942" is an ethnographic field collection documenting African-American, Arabic, Bahamian, British-American, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Minorcan, Seminole, & Slavic cultures throughout Florida during the New Deal era. It features folksongs & folktales, including blues & work songs from menhaden fishing boats, railroad gangs, & turpentine camps; children's songs, dance music, & religious music; & interviews. The site offers a list of related websites, & a guide to the ethnic & language groups of Florida. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/flwpahtml/flwpahome.html "History of the American West, 1860-1920" features more than 30,000 photographs that illustrate Colorado towns & landscape, document the place of mining in the history of Colorado & the West, & show the lives of Native Americans from more than 40 tribes living west of the Mississippi River. World War II photographs of the 10th Mountain Division (ski troops based in Colorado who saw action in Italy) are also included. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html "'I Do Solemnly Swear...' Presidential Inaugurations" is a collection of 400 items from each of the 62 inaugurations, from George Washington's in 1789 to Bill Clinton's in 1997. The site features diaries & letters of Presidents & of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets & programs, prints, photo, & sheet music. It will include items from the 63rd inauguration of 2001. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pihome.html "Lost & Found Sound" is a call to listeners to send in home recordings of the last 100 years to be shaped into stories that capture the rituals & sounds of everyday life. For example, the site features lost creation songs from the Mojave people, 20th century wars on tape, & a program on the disappearance of languages. (NEH) http://www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound "Napoleon" is a companion website to the PBS film that chronicles the life of the infamous French leader. The website is designed to help teachers use the PBS "Napoleon" video series in secondary social studies, civics, religion, & language arts classes. It is organized in four parts: the man & the myth, Napoleon & Josephine, politics in Napoleon's time, & Napoleon at war. It offers four lesson plans, an interactive battlefield simulator, video clips, & more. (NEH) http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/ "Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs & Family Letters" illustrates the story of settlement on the Great Plains. Family letters of one homesteader express personal insight into the joy, despair, & determination in his struggle to establish a home on the prairie. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/nbhihtml/pshome.html "Presidential Elections & the Electoral College" presents materials on elections & the voting process. It links to other election & electoral college resources. (LOC) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwec.html "U.S. Electoral College" provides information & statistics on presidential elections, past & present. For the 2000 election, it includes popular vote totals by state, Electoral College members, & state laws & requirements. It also offers past electoral results & an electoral college calculator. (NARA) http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/ "Who Really Built America" is a long-term student-driven project that examines primary source materials related to child labor in America from 1880-1920. The unit helps students see the role of labor in our emerging industrial society & its effect on American children. 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