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Do you read your email with Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express? Sign up for W.O.W. in Web page (HTML) format by replying to this message and typing in the body: SUBSCRIBE WITH HTML bigchalk's W.O.W. Newsletter Week of April 15 - April 21, 2002 http://www.bigchalk.com Welcome to this week's issue of W.O.W. (Wonders of the Web), sponsored by Start Something. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/targetstart02/&Userid; Each week, bigchalk brings you links to a select group of fun, theme-oriented Web sites to help you get through your weekend and beyond. ****************ADVERTISEMENT****************** Start Something is a program designed to help kids from 8-17 discover their dreams and interests, and take steps toward achieving them. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/targetstart02/&Userid; ********************************************** THIS WEEK'S THEME: Biomes Take a trip around the world and explore our planet's ecological treasures with this week's W.O.W. newsletter! 1. Biomes of the World http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021501/&Userid; Before you start your global trek, learn a little bit about every type of biome -- rain forest, tundra, taiga, desert, temperate deciduous forest and grasslands. This colorful site teaches you where they're located, what they're like and the types of plants and animals that call them home. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021501LL/&Userid; -- 2. Dinosaurs of the Gobi Desert http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021502/&Userid; Desert biomes are lands of extremes: extreme daytime heat and dryness; sudden flash floods and cold nights. Despite these conditions, the Gobi desert was home to many species of dinosaurs, including the oviraptor, tarbosaurus (a relative of the T-rex), psittacosaurus and gallimimus. Catch a glimpse of their fossilized remains -- online. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021502LL/&Userid; -- 3. The Sonoran Desert: Some Like It Hot http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021503/&Userid; Did you know that the Sonoran Desert is the hottest desert in North America? This arid land is home to the saguaro, the largest cactus in the U.S., with its familiar tall trunk (many are 15 meters tall) and two arm like branches pointing to the sky. Discover the surprising collection of plants and animals that thrive here. Learning activities and handouts are available. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021503LL/&Userid; -- 4. Tropical Rain Forests http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021504/&Userid; If you could choose anywhere to live, chances are you'd pick a place near the equator, where it's warm and sunny. You'd have lots of company, though! That's because tropical rain forests are located here, which house more than half of the world's plant and animal species. This site will teach you about the animals, plants and people that inhabit this biome, and the unique conservation issues that affect these areas. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021504LL/&Userid; *****************ADVERTISEMENT******************* ADOBE MAKES IT EASY! bigchalk and Adobe are proud to bring you the latest versions of Adobe's award-winning, easy-to-learn Web design and graphics tools -- Adobe GoLive 6.0 and LiveMotion 2.0 -- now in a single Pack. The Pack includes a bonus CD to help you make the most of these powerful products so you can build, animate and manage dynamic school Web sites. Find out more! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/adobepack02/&Userid; ************************************************* 5. Ancient Forest Coloring Book http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021505/&Userid; Take a break from your travels and get out your colored pencils or crayons for this site. Here you'll find a small set of coloring pages, each depicting an inhabitant of our ancient forests, including the black-tailed deer, spotted owl, sockeye salmon, bald eagle, Pacific giant salamander and raccoon. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021505LL/&Userid; -- 6. Grasslands | Tropical Savannas http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021506/&Userid; You'll find this biome south of the equator. Most predominant in Africa, tropical savannas are covered with grasses three to six feet tall, fed by more than 40 inches of rain each year. They're home to the world's greatest diversity of hoofed mammals (40 different species) including antelopes, eland, impalas, gazelles, oryx, gerenuk and kudu. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021506LL/&Userid; -- 7. TundraCam http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021507/&Userid; The TundraCam is waiting for you more than 11,000 feet above the Colorado Front Range, west of Boulder. A robotic arm and special software allow the camera to be panned and zoomed from a Web browser -- anywhere, anytime! Click the controls to zoom in, change the picture size and control the brightness. Click Gallery to view some great, year-round snapshots captured by the camera. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021507LL/&Userid; -- 8. Bog: Weird Wetland http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021508/&Userid; Your last stop is a weird, wonderful wetland known as a bog. Here you'll feel the quivering of the earth beneath your feet and walk through reddish-brown water. Odd! Still, it's home to snapping turtles, frogs, insects, wood warblers and swamp sparrows. Fish are hard to find because oxygen is in short supply. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021508LL/&Userid; ****************ADVERTISEMENT****************** Click here for a chance to win a TechnoK'NEX Multi-Lab Set! TechnoK'NEX Sets are hands-on teaching tools that bring real-world science and technology concepts into your classroom -- and engage your students like never before. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/knexw022/&Userid; ********************************************** WEEKLY POLL Last week's question: Do you think administrators should have the right to censor school newspapers? Results: Yes 47% No 52% This week's question: The prom is... Cast your vote today. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/wpollw/&Userid; BIGCHALK CALENDAR Space Day 2002 (5/2) Turn up your speakers and connect to the official Space Day 2002 Web site! This special day (May 2) is dedicated to the extraordinary achievements, benefits and opportunities in the exploration and use of space. The goal of Space Day is to advance science, math and technology education and to inspire young people to realize the vision of our space pioneers. This year's theme is Adventure to Mars and focuses youngsters' attention on expanding our scientific frontiers to one of Earth's nearest planetary neighbors. Find out how to get involved at this multimedia-rich destination. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/spaceday02/&Userid; BIGCHALK WEB SITE OF THE MONTH Earth Day Groceries Project Looking for a new way to help kids learn about the eco-friendly themes of Earth Day? Since 1994, thousands of students from around the world have participated in the Earth Day Groceries Project. The project is simple and free of charge: parents and teachers "borrow" paper grocery bags from local supermarkets, which students decorate with messages about recycling, pollution, wildlife conservation and more. The bags are returned to the grocery store, and on Earth Day (April 22), customers receive their groceries in the decorated bags. Connect to the project's Web site to obtain a project starter kit, free print materials and educational activities. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/april02site/&Userid; COLLEGE ZONE You've been accepted by three competitive schools, they're expensive, and they offered you less than adequate financial aid packages. What should you do? Visit bigchalk's College Zone for admissions advice from myFootpath's college counselors. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/czone01/&Userid; SEARCH BOX Want an easy way to give friends instant access to the Internet's largest, most up-to-date directory of learning sites? Add a free bigchalk search box to your Web page. Users can search our collection by keyword and filter queries by grade. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/bcsearchbx/&Userid; --- Thank you for reading this week's W.O.W. newsletter. Be sure to preview each link and try any included projects or experiments before using them with your students. 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