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Do you read your email with Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express? Sign up for Top 8 in Web page (HTML) format by replying to this message and typing in the body: SUBSCRIBE WITH HTML bigchalk's Top 8 Newsletter Week of June 10 - June 16, 2002 http://www.bigchalk.com Welcome to this week's installment of Top 8, sponsored by TechnoK'NEX Multi-Lab Sets. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/knex806666 Each week we bring you links to Web sites that represent the very best online academic research destinations. *******************ADVERTISEMENT******************** Click here for a chance to win a TechnoK'NEX Multi-Lab Set worth $1,650.00! Combining machine construction with easy-to-write computer programs, TechnoK'NEX is an all-in-one teaching tool integrating hands-on learning and computer/robotics technology. Your students can build it, program it and control it with the TechnoK'NEX Computer Control System! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/knex806666 **************************************************** TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. NPR: Middle East Conflict Current Events > Middle East 2. Periodic Table of Comic Books Science > Chemistry > Reference 3. Voices of the Colorado Plateau U.S. History > Westward Expansion 4. Braille Bug English Language Arts > Languages > Braille 5. School TV Production School Technology > Television Production Guides 6. Preschool Themes Pre-K Teaching Resources > Themes & Activities ELEMENTARY SITES 7. Dinosaur Coloring Activities Art > Visual Arts > Coloring Pages 8. Happy Father's Day Holidays > June > Father's Day BIGCHALK CALENDAR Death Penalty 2002 BIGCHALK WEB SITE OF THE MONTH Grad Speeches: In Their Own Words *****************ADVERTISEMENT******************* Get Microsoft Office XP Standard for Students and Teachers for only $149, almost 70% off! Write professional reports. Analyze data. And create dynamic presentations. Visit today! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/msft85021 ************************************************* THIS WEEK'S TOP 8 SITES 1. NPR: Middle East Conflict Current Events > Middle East For months, the Middle East has been racked by renewed violence between Israelis and Palestinians. The reporters and producers at National Public Radio (NPR) have been diligently following the conflict, filing daily audio reports for their "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition" programs. Now you can read transcripts and listen to complete audio clips of these stories going back to May 6. Perfect for news hounds and serious students of the Middle East alike. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-022301 2. Periodic Table of Comic Books Science > Chemistry > Reference Here's a fun site that takes a unique approach to studying the periodic table of the elements -- through comic books! Superman's weakness is kryptonite (krypton), so it's no surprise that most other superheroes know their metals and noble gases as well. Everything from oxygen to the famous Metal Men (Gold, Tin, Mercury, Lead and Platinum) are mentioned in the pages of comic books going back more than 75 years. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-022302 3. Voices of the Colorado Plateau U.S. History > Westward Expansion What is it like to live on the Colorado Plateau? This multimedia-rich destination is an online museum featuring oral-history recordings and historic photos that bring the history of the American West alive -- online. Be sure to explore all three sections: People, Places and Topics. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-022303 4. Braille Bug English Language Arts > Languages > Braille The Braille Bug Web site teaches sighted children about Braille and encourages literacy among all children. Created by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) -- an organization to which Helen Keller devoted more than 40 years of her life -- the site addresses the critical issues that face America's 10 million blind or visually impaired children and adults. Find out more. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-022304 5. School TV Production School Technology > Television Production Guides "Lights, camera, action!" Looking for a comprehensive guide for teaching students how to produce school video projects? This site bills itself as "A Comprehensive Online Cybertext in Studio and Field Production." You'll find a 70-part online textbook covering everything from the 15 steps of production to legal and ethical issues. Interactive quizzes and student assignments are also provided. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-022305 6. Preschool Themes Pre-K Teaching Resources > Themes & Activities Looking for fresh themes for your preschoolers? This online site contains more than 150 -- including All About Me, Babies, Black History Month, Circus, Dinosaurs, Emotions, Fall, Grocery Store, Horses, Jungle, Kites, Magnets, Shapes, Senses, Space, Summer and many, many more. Each theme contains songs, art and science ideas, games, snack ideas and field trips. Wow! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-022306 ELEMENTARY SITES 7. Dinosaur Coloring Activities Art > Visual Arts > Coloring Pages Linking math with art has always been tricky. Now young students can learn how to add and subtract while coloring pictures of their favorite dinosaurs! For instance, the head of a T-rex is 3 + 3. The answer (6) corresponds to the color green. There are eight printable activities in all, including T-rex, Triceratops, Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus (2), Spinosaurus, Parasaurolophus and Apatosaurus. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-022307 8. Happy Father's Day Holidays > June > Father's Day Father's Day is next Sunday! Better hurry over to BillyBear4Kids.com and get started on a special card, Greatest Dad Award, promise card or Tiny Title Daddy Storybook. There's something here for young students of all ages. For the more technically inclined son or daughter, custom computer desktop wallpaper and screen savers are provided. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-022308 *******************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 **************************************************** BIGCHALK CALENDAR Death Penalty 2002 Last month, five prisoners were put to death in Texas alone, bringing the total of U.S. executions to 780 since 1976. Is the execution of criminals ever justified, and under what circumstances? Explore both sides of the debate at bigchalk. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/deathp BIGCHALK WEB SITE OF THE MONTH Grad Speeches: In Their Own Words This month, thousands of high school students will gather in gymnasiums, auditoriums and football stadiums to receive their diplomas and listen to speeches packed with helpful advice: "Experience is like a knife, it can harm you or help you depending on whether you grab it by the blade or the handle." Katherine Sinclair, a senior at Nevada Union High School in Grass Valley, CA, delivered those words to her graduating class in 2000. While Sinclair has since moved on to college, her spirited words linger -- online. WKCD and WhatKidsCanDo.org has gathered a set of out-of-the-ordinary graduation speeches at this worthwhile site, which offers strong, youthful voices, articulating what matters most to them. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/june02site COLLEGE ZONE Let myFootpath and bigchalk help you get into the college of your dreams. Read advice about college summer programs from myFootpath's admissions counselor in the College Zone. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/czone01 SEARCH BOX Want an easy way to give students and parents 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 their query by grade level. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/bcsearchbx *******************ADVERTISEMENT******************** The University of Miami is looking for a few good teachers! The Media and American Democracy Institute is an intensive three-day summer program (6/27 - 6/30) for high school educators that explores the major issues of media, politics and government. Find out more today! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/umiamiprogram02 **************************************************** Thank you for reading this week's Top 8 newsletter. 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