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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 May 6 - May 12, 2002 http://www.bigchalk.com Welcome to this week's issue of W.O.W. (Wonders of the Web), sponsored by TechnoK'NEX Multi-Lab Sets. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/knexw0510/&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******************** 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/knexw0510/&Userid; **************************************************** THIS WEEK'S THEME: Marys Learn about eight amazing Marys in this week's W.O.W. newsletter! 1. The Majestic Queen Mary http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021801/&Userid; This Mary -- a steam ship -- weighs in at more than 81,000 tons and crossed the Atlantic 1,001 times between 1929 and 1967. View images of her spectacular decks, read a time line of her historical voyages and compare her to Titanic. (Hint: Titanic was smaller in length and nearly 50 percent lighter.) ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021801LL/&Userid; -- 2. Mary Shelley & "Frankenstein" http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021802/&Userid; Almost from birth, Mary Shelley was exposed to tragedy. Her mother died in childbirth. When she was old enough to walk, Mary and her father would stroll down to the St. Pancras churchyard where her mother was buried. He taught her how to spell her name by tracing her mother's inscription on the tombstone. Years later, two family members committed suicide. Soon after she penned "Frankenstein." Discover how her past influenced the themes and dark, Gothic overtones of this famous novel. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021802LL/&Userid; -- 3. Mary, Queen of Scots http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021803/&Userid; Mary Stuart was born at Linlithgow Palace in 1542, the daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Six days after her birth, her father died, and she became Queen of Scotland. Immediately, Scotland's pro-English and pro-French factions plotted to gain control of Mary. Trace her turbulent life from birth to her execution in 1587. Find out more! ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021803LL/&Userid; -- 4. Mary Cassatt http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021804/&Userid; Cassatt was born into an upper middle-class Pennsylvania household in 1844. At the age of 17, Mary enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, taking her first steps into the world of art. Four years later, a trip to Europe introduced her to the emerging impressionist movement. Edgar Degas invited her to join the impressionists, and she soon began experimenting with printmaking. View more than a dozen of Cassatt's most famous works online. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021804LL/&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. Mary McLeod Bethune http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021805/&Userid; Born in South Carolina in 1875, this Mary was the 15th of 17 children, some of whom had been sold into slavery. She quickly learned to take advantage of every opportunity presented to her, excelling in her school work and seeking out chances for advancement. She grew to become a well-known educator, organizer and political activist, making numerous contributions to African American society. Trace her life and times at this in-depth destination. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021805LL/&Userid; -- 6. Mary Leakey http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021806/&Userid; Leakey is one of the world's most famous human fossil hunters. This Mary, along with her husband Louis, discovered the 1.75-million-year-old remains of Homo habilis in 1972 at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Her most famous find came early in her career in 1948 when she discovered what was then thought to be the "missing link" between the evolution of apes and man -- a 16-million-year old ape sporting a bigger brain than its contemporaries. Find out more! ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021806LL/&Userid; -- 7. Mary Todd Lincoln Research Site http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021807/&Userid; Five days after the end of the Civil War in 1865, Mary was holding her husband Abraham's hand in Ford's Theatre when John Wilkes Booth shot the president dead. It was an event Mary would never recover from. Research her idyllic childhood, her stormy courtship with Abraham Lincoln and the events that led to her being declared insane by a jury of 12 men. Numerous photographs, chronologies and other research materials are available. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021807LL/&Userid; -- 8. Mary Ann Shadd Cary http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021808/&Userid; Did you know that this Mary was not only one of the first women in the U.S. to get a law degree, but the very first African American woman to do so? Not content with that feat, she went on to join Susan B. Anthony and others in the women's suffrage movement, and later was the first African American woman to cast a vote in a national election. Learn more about this impressive Mary who worked hard to improve the life of every American in the mid-1800s and beyond. ++ Teaching & Learning Link http://i.bigchalk.com/U/W-021808LL/&Userid; *****************ADVERTISEMENT******************* Attention Teachers! Click below to receive a free "Practical Money Skills for Life" Curriculum Kit. PracticalMoneySkills.com is a free Web site designed to help educators, parents and students practice better money management for life. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/moneyskills02/&Userid; ************************************************** WEEKLY POLL Last week's question: Should teachers require students to get parent or guardian signatures on failed tests or other failed assignments? Results: Yes 76% No 23% This week's question: What are your plans for higher education? Cast your vote today. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/wpollw/&Userid; BIGCHALK CALENDAR Asian Pacific American Heritage Month There are more than 9 million Asian and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. today. Set aside a few hours in May to learn more about their history, culture and contributions to American life during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year's theme is "Unity in Freedom." http://i.bigchalk.com/U/apahm02/&Userid; BIGCHALK WEB SITE OF THE MONTH Memorial Day: Above & Beyond On May 27, Americans will observe their first post-September 11 Memorial Day. This award-winning site is home to a growing collection of patriotic songs, poems, related Web links and special learning activites for kids, all designed to help visitors better appreciate the sacrifice fighting men and women made for their country. This special day has also been set aside to honor the memories of families who have lost loved ones, including those who perished in last year's terrorist attacks. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/may02site/&Userid; COLLEGE ZONE "I'm going into ninth grade, and I want to make sure I take the right classes to be ready for college. What would you suggest?" 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