There are 14 messages totalling 624 lines in this issue.
Topics in this special issue:
1. MISC> Floating Flame Balls
2. K12> Welcome Back to School! eLibrary 2 Now Available
3. MISC> [netsites] NEWS: House Panel May Subpoena Ashcroft
4. K12> Element Games
5. MISC> [netsites] NEWS ANALYSIS: Iraq Invasion May Be Beginning of a United
States Foreign Policy Shift Towards an Aggressive Proactivism
6. RESOUR> [netsites] TERRORISM: RESOURCES: Recent Homeland Security and Ter
rorism Bibliographies
7. K12> New Probeware for Earth Science and Weather Studies
8. K12> Satellite Tracking
9. K12> [Innovative-Teachers] New sites located by Teachers Net 6 trait board
10. MISC> [netsites] AncientScripts
11. MISC> [netsites] Audubon Aquarium of Americas
12. MISC> [netsites] Chameleon Information Network
13. MISC> [netsites] Classic Reader
14. MISC> [netsites] College Data
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 06:33:00 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> Floating Flame Balls
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:12:03 -0500
Subject: Floating Flame Balls
To: "NASA Science News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: NASA Science News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
NASA Science News for August 21, 2002
Combustion is all around us. It powers our cars, heats our homes, and
illuminates our birthday cakes. Yet there's much about burning that we
don't understand. Why does turbulence fan some flames and extinguish
others? What is the secret of "lean burning" engines that get great gas
mileage and don't pollute? The answers, say physicists, might be found in
tiny almost-invisible balls of fire--best studied in space.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/21aug_flameballs.htm?list63210
Tell a kid you know about NASA Kids Club -- they collect virtual trading cards,
trade them online, have their own e-mail account, and participate in great
learning activities for extra club points. Go to
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Club/Login/SignUp.asp?sng for more info.
If you need to get in touch with us directly, please go to
http://science.nasa.gov/comments
Home page: http://science.nasa.gov
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 06:33:00 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Welcome Back to School! eLibrary 2 Now Available
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 18:13:31 EDT
From: "bigchalk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Welcome Back to School! eLibrary 2 Now Available
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear eLibrary Subscriber,
ELIBRARY 2 NOW AVAILABLE
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is now available! (eLibrary Plus has also been updated.)
We welcome subscribers to begin using the new edition
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Migration is easy! Simply go to: http://elibrary.bigchalk.com
to begin using eLibrary 2. If you experience any problems,
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Here are some of the new features that teachers and students
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* New user interface -- an updated interface with engaging
student-friendly icons, and simplified navigation.
* Reference Desk -- enables students to look up a word or
concept in a growing collection of reference sources,
including dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias,
and almanacs.
* My List -- helps students make the most of their library
time. With My List, students can save their work (up to
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* Reading Level Search -- allows searching for articles
based on reading level, which saves time and frustration.
* New Titles -- articles from more than 25 publications --
including "National Geographic Magazine," "Career World,"
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2002. These provide students with even greater access to
information on current events, history, geography,
sciences, and social sciences.
BACK TO SCHOOL WITH BIGCHALK
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Library Media Specialists are raving about bigchalk's
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VIP BREAKFAST SPEAKER: JACKI LYDEN,
AUTHOR AND NPR JOURNALIST
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POWER SEARCH TIP
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Here's your August power search tip for eLibrary -- a
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 06:33:00 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] NEWS: House Panel May Subpoena Ashcroft
From: "David P. Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Netsites Discussion Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [netsites] NEWS: House Panel May Subpoena Ashcroft
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:21:31 -0700
House Panel May Subpoena Ashcroft
By CHRISTOPHER NEWTON Associated Press Writer
<http://news.findlaw.com/ap/a/w/1152/8-21-2002/20020821091502_032.html>
WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is
threatening to subpoena Attorney General John Ashcroft because the
Justice Department has rejected a committee request to reveal how it is using
new anti-terrorism powers to monitor Americans.
In a letter sent to the Judiciary Committee last week, Bush administration
officials refused to detail how often they have used the new powers
under the USA Patriot Act.
<snip>
The USA Patriot Act, signed by President Bush last year, gave the
government broad new powers to monitor people in the United States if
they are suspected to have ties with terrorists. The Patriot Act expands the
FBI's power to tap telephone calls, demand records from bookstores and
libraries and enter places of worship.
In early June, Sensenbrenner and Rep. John Conyers, the ranking Democrat
on the Judiciary Committee, sent Bush officials 50 questions seeking
details on how often law enforcement agents have used the new powers.
The Justice Department sent replies to some of the questions in late
July but left many of the most important unanswered, according to Jeff
Lungren, a Judiciary Committee spokesman.
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Full Story May Be Read at the URL Above Which Should be Pasted Into Your
Browser as One Line.
Related Websites
House Judiciary Committee:
http://www.house.gov/judiciary
Justice Department:
http://www.usdoj.gov
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204-4584
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 06:33:00 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Element Games
On Thu, 22 Aug 2002 03:52:39 GMT, in k12.chat.teacher "Stephen F.
Gagnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
A collection of on-line games to help your students learn about the
elements and the periodic table. Includes element flash cards, hangman,
matching and crossword puzzles. Find these, as well as other math and
science games, at this address:
http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.html
Good luck and have fun!
--
- Stephen F. Gagnon
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 06:33:00 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] NEWS ANALYSIS: Iraq Invasion May Be Beginning of a
United States Foreign Policy Shift Towards an Aggressive Proactivism
From: "David P. Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Netsites Discussion Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [netsites] NEWS ANALYSIS: Iraq Invasion May Be Beginning of a United
States Foreign Policy Shift Towards an Aggressive Proactivism
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:34:28 -0700
This article contends that a shift in foreign policy may be signaled by
an attack on Saddam Hussein, should this occur, in which the United
States will not wait until a provocation to attack those countries and groups
viewed as dangerous to its national interests.
Iraq Invasion Would Reshape U.S. Foreign Policy
<http://news.findlaw.com/politics/s/20020821/bushiraqdoctrinedc.html>
By Alan Elsner, National Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein
would mark a radical break in U.S. foreign policy, from a Cold War
doctrine of deterrence and containment to one of launching aggressive
first strikes against potential future threats.
"The United States has considered preemptive strikes in the past. There
was much talk in the early days of the Cold War of a preemptive attack
against the Soviet Union. However invading Iraq would be a radical break
with the past if they actually went ahead and did it," said Michael
Sherry, a historian at Northwestern University in Chicago.
Whether or not President Bush orders an invasion, he has already laid
the intellectual groundwork for what he called a doctrine of "preemption" in
a speech at West Point on June 1, a doctrine that grew out of the attacks
on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon last Sept. 11.
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Full Story May Be Read at the URL Above.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 07:07:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] TERRORISM: RESOURCES: Recent Homeland Security and
Ter rorism Bibliographies
From: "David P. Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Netsites Discussion Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [netsites] TERRORISM: RESOURCES: Recent Homeland Security and
Terrorism Bibliographies
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:32:10 -0700
The Air University Library is part of an educational institution of the
United States military. They provide indexes, bibilographies and
databases as part of their role. Below are links to recently published
bibliographies and webliographies of books, articles and websites
pertinent to various terrorism related topics.
AIR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY BIBLIOGRAPHIES
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/bib97.htm
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204-4584
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 07:07:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> New Probeware for Earth Science and Weather Studies
On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:16:46 -0400, in alt.education "Bennett Harris"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Earth Science Educators and Educators Interested in Teaching Weather,
Please visit: www.harris-educational.com/Probeware and then click on
the link for "Earth Science" under Disciplines.
We have posted information for using CoachLab Probeware (compatible
with TI-CBL, TI-CBL2, Vernier LabPro, CMA-ULAB, and other interfaces) in
the context of Earth Science.
We have also added an in depth article on using Coach systems to
record and analyze weather data, including some sample graphs.
If you are interested in using Technology in the Science Class Room
and Lab make sure to subscribe to our free e-mail newsletter.
Thank you for your time.
Harris Educational
www.harris-educational.com/Probeware
(then click on Earth Science under Disciplines)
==================================
Notice: Harris Educational does not sell products to teachers or
individuals, instead we provide free information, resources, and
materials to help educators use Technology in the Science, Math, and
Technology-Education classroom. TI-CBL, TI-CBL2 are registered
trademarks of Texas Instruments, Vernier LabPro is a registered trademark of
Vernier Software Inc, ULAB is a registered trademark of the Center for
Microcomputer Applications, a division of the University of Amsterdam.
CoachLab Probeware Systems were designed by Educators FOR Educators.
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 07:07:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Satellite Tracking
On 21 Aug 2002 12:45:16 -0700, in k12.ed.science [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(J. Carty) wrote:
Here is a great internet resource link for the space science studies teacher.
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/3D/JTrack3D.html
This is a neat resource you can use with your class. It allows
students to get a better understanding of satellites and their orbits.
The part most students enjoy is visually sighting satellites and
knowing what they are. Use the J-Pass feature to put in your latitude
and longitude, or just use your zip code, and it will give you a list
of satellites visible in your area. It will provide the time of when
the satellite will rise, set, azimuths for both as well as a printable
"sky map" to help your students locate them. It's very easy and the
students will know when to look, where to look and what they are
seeing. My own children have spent hours outside on the patio with
this exercise. Try it out!
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 07:07:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [Innovative-Teachers] New sites located by Teachers Net 6 trait
board
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Ginny Hoover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:00:52 -0500
Subject: [Innovative-Teachers] New sites located by Teachers Net 6 trait board
Subject: New sites located by Teachers Net 6 trait board
Hope you find these helpful for teaching Six Traits. Many more links can be
found at
<http://www.geocities.com/ginnyks/sixtraitupdate.html>http://www.geocities.com/ginnyks/sixtraitupdate.html
Please share them with others!
New sites found by Teachers Net visitors!
*
<http://www.flowingwells.k12.az.us/Staff%20Development/default.htm>Flowing
Wells School District--a site loaded with teaching ideas sorted by grade
level
* <http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/tnl/langarts/sixtrtcrsmtrl.htm>Madison
Metropolitan School District--another loaded site with wide variety of
information and help!
* Posters for
<http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/posterspage.htm>editing
and revision from Edina Public Schools
* <http://readinglady.com/6_Trait_Writing/6_trait_writing.html>Free posters
from Reading Lady
* The link to
<http://www.greatsource.com/cgi-bin/SaCGI.cgi/ProductCatalogStub.class/com.hmco.ecommerce.productcatalog.ProductCatalogController?cmd=Browse&subcmd=LoadDetail&level1Code=01&frontOrBack=F&nextLevel=1&division=G01&sortEntriesBy=SEQ_NAME>Great
Source where Write Traits Kits are sold
* <http://www.aps.edu/aps/Cochiti/6traits/>Six Trait Writing for Teachers,
Parents, and Students from Cochiti
*
<http://tusdstats.tusd.k12.az.us/resources/getting_to_know_the_six_traits/getting_to_know_the_six_traits_front.asp>Tuscan
Unified School District Six Traits Resource Page
* <http://www.dvusd.org/DVUSD/education/six_trait_writing.pdf>How to Inform
Parents of Six Traits Writing from Deerfield Valley Unified School District
Ginny
<http://www.geocities.com/ginnyks/>http://www.geocities.com/ginnyks/
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 07:10:09 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] AncientScripts
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] AncientScripts
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 02:55:27 -0700
AncientScripts
http://www.ancientscripts.com/
Explore ancient writing systems and linguistics; sounds and phonetics;
and much more...
Alan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 07:10:28 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Audubon Aquarium of Americas
From: Lonnie Joe Bowie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] Audubon Aquarium of Americas
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 02:57:22 -0700
Audubon Aquarium of Americas
http://www.auduboninstitute.org/aoa/
"A top-ranked aquarium in the US and a fun family attraction. New
Orleans' Audubon Aquarium of the Americas spans the underwater world
of the Caribbean Sea, the Amazon Rainforest, the Mississippi River
and Gulf of Mexico."
Lonnie Joe Bowie
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 07:10:49 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Chameleon Information Network
From: "Flim T. Irsty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] Chameleon Information Network
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 03:02:33 -0700
Chameleon Information Network
http://www.animalarkshelter.org/cin/
Learn about the natural environment of wild chameleons.
flim
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 07:11:10 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Classic Reader
From: William Borders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] Classic Reader
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 03:03:50 -0700
Classic Reader
http://www.classicreader.com/
"Read, search and annotate classic literature."
~~~~~~~~Bill Borders
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 07:11:31 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] College Data
From: Philip Lomoas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] College Data
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 03:05:17 -0700
Collegedata
http://www.collegedata.com/
"Resources to help you choose, prepare, apply, and pay for college.
Comprehensive articles on college admission and financial aid; college
search, scholarship search, admission chances calculator. Best college
information profiles."
Philip Lomoas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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