From: bigchalk.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 2:48 PM To: Sackmann, Gleason Subject: Top 8 Web Sites
bigchalk's Top 8 Newsletter Week of August 12 - August 18, 2002 http://www.bigchalk.com Welcome to this week's installment of Top 8, sponsored by AICPA: CPAs... Imagine the Possibilities! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/cpas02 Each week we bring you links to Web sites that represent the very best online academic research destinations. *******************ADVERTISEMENT******************** Let the AICPA help you show your students how to make a difference -- one business at a time. Click here to receive great teaching tools. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/cpas02 **************************************************** TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. In the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark United States History > Westward Expansion 2. FreeVibe.com: AntiDrug Site Physical Education & Health > Health Issues 3. World War II Time Line Modern History > World War II > Events & Aftermath 4. Country Information Political Science > Global Studies > Country Data 5. Found Art! Subject Support > Visual Arts > Internet Projects 6. Civil War Traveler Military History > Civil War ELEMENTARY SITES 7. ButterflyCam Science > Animals > Insects: Butterflies 8. Diamond R Ranch Regional Studies > American West > Cowboys *****************ADVERTISEMENT******************* Visit OfficeMax.com for guaranteed low prices on your back-to-school needs. Don't miss special offers like 10 Mead color folders for $1, new low prices on select PDAs, HP printers starting as low as $49.98 and Microsoft's latest educational software, Microsoft Office XP for Students & Teachers (only $129.99). Plus, OfficeMax.com has free shipping on orders over $50. Visit OfficeMax.com today! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/officemax02 ************************************************* THIS WEEK'S TOP 8 SITES 1. In the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark United States History > Westward Expansion Exactly 200 years ago this January, Lewis and Clark dipped their oars into the Missouri River and faced the great unknown that was the wilderness. Although their mission was to find the fabled Northwest Passage -- a stretch of water to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific -- they instead discovered the soul of America. This in-depth site makes it easy for visitors to trace their path in pictures and words, learn how things have changed since their journey and how students can help save our shared wild habitats. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-023201 2. FreeVibe.com: AntiDrug Site Physical Education & Health > Health Issues Here's a multimedia-rich, teen-oriented Web site that helps students say no to drugs. A searchable database of information gives the "lowdown" on drug nicknames, common effects and side effects, how it works inside your body and long-term exposure risks. The Shout Out message boards give teens a place to post their thoughts and get a healthy dose of positive peer reinforcement, while My Anti-Drug encourages visitors to tell the world what people or things in their lives are keeping them drug-free, now and forever. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-023202 3. World War II Time Line Modern History > World War II > Events & Aftermath Dozens of period photographs, posters, maps, political cartoons, newspaper clippings and diagrams help bring this detailed World War II time line to life -- online. Begin with the 1917 Bolshevik revolt, continue to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and end with the August 1945 surrender of Japan and VJ Day. This amazing site is maintained by Steven Schoenherr, a professor of history at the University of San Diego. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-023203 4. Country Information Political Science > Global Studies > Country Data Researching another country? Aneki.com can help! More than 190 countries are represented here, along with information about their population, capital, government, languages, area, location, climate, currency, gross domestic product and budget. Information about the richest, most populous, largest, most polluted, cleanest and most expensive countries are just a click away. Data on quality of life, Internet users and life expectancy are also available. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-023204 5. Found Art! Subject Support > Visual Arts > Internet Projects A few years ago, random acts of kindness were all the rage. Now you and your students can take this concept to the next level. Found Art! is a growing community of artists of all ages that creates pictures, poems and other works of art, and then places them in hospitals, on grocery-store bulletin boards, even on bus seats. Each work is tagged with the Found Art! Web address and the nickname of the artist. Community members can log on, learn more about the artist and find clues to locate other random works of art around town. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-023205 6. Civil War Traveler Military History > Civil War Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. were all hotspots during the Civil War. This site encourages students of history to visit the battlefields and other locations that featured prominently in the war. Visit Gettysburg National Park, tour Ford's Theatre, discover John Wilkes Booth's escape route and step into the Museum of the Confederacy. Historical information, photos as well as travel tips are provided. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-023206 ELEMENTARY SITES 7. ButterflyCam Science > Animals > Insects: Butterflies Educator Karen Vitek and her Web-savvy third-grade students created the ButterflyCam to help their fellow students learn all about these beautiful creatures. Just click on a butterfly to start your learning adventure. In addition to wonderful color photos, you'll find information about butterflies' habitat, host plants, life cycle and even poetry and puzzles. Starting next month, click the Butterfly's Live link to see images of the class raising monarchs. Wow! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-023207 8. Diamond R Ranch Regional Studies > American West > Cowboys Howdy partner! Mosey on over to the Diamond R Ranch Web site right quick to learn all about cowboys and cowgirls. See photos of chuck wagons in action, see what it was like to live in a bunkhouse, listen to cowboy songs (turn up the volume for these purty tunes!), play three online games, then grab a fistful of printables, including colorin' pages, a cowboy quiz and more. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-023208 *******************ADVERTISEMENT******************** Attention Teachers! Start Something is a free ready-to-go curriculum that promotes character development, leadership, and community stewarship brought to you by Target and the Tiger Woods Foundation. Click here to learn more: http://i.bigchalk.com/U/targetstart02 **************************************************** BIGCHALK CALENDAR International Red Cross Founded Since August 1864, the Red Cross has been helping people in need around the world. Learn about the life and times of founder Jean-Henri Dunant (1828-1910), beginning with the publication of "A Memory of Solferino," which led to the creation of the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, the future International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Link to the latest news centering on activities going on in dozens of countries. Note that the site may take several seconds to appear. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/redcross BIGCHALK WEB SITE OF THE MONTH The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela August marks the 40th anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela, one of the 20th century's greatest leaders. The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela, a Web site created by the staff of PBS's "Frontline" public-affairs series, strives to tell the story of this revolutionary turned president through intimate recollections with friends, allies, adversaries and his fellow prisoners on Robben Island where he spent 18 of his 27 prison years. The site offers a collection of video clips, rare photos, detailed articles, a chronology of his life and more. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/aug02site COLLEGE ZONE Read advice about getting into the college of your choice from myFootpath's admissions counselor in bigchalk's 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 pages. Users can search our collection by keyword and filter their query by grade level. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/bcsearchbx *******************ADVERTISEMENT******************** VIRTUAL EXPEDITION: MANATEES IN BELIZE Help save the manatees! Follow two marine scientists and a team of volunteer researchers (including an intrepid bigchalk field agent and a high school senior) as they work together in Belize to discover how humans can help endangered "sea cows" survive. 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