http://www.educationalblog.com Education, Online Education, Vocational Schools, Colleges and More Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:35:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 en http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=19 http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=19#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:34:00 +0000 Administrator Uncategorized http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=19 Meet the delegates who gathered in Philadelphia in May 1787 to rewrite the Articles of Confederation. Learn what issues they faced. Discover the sources that inspired them. Read the essays printed in New York City papers urging ratification of the delegates' proposal. Explore a 200-year timeline showing the impact of the Constitution on our history. Search the Constitution, and see explanations of 300 topics.

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]]> reviews websites for teaching about September 11, 2001. Find 911 reports, documents, and a digital archive; lessons and learning activities; teacher reflections on 911; information about terrorist acts and organizations, famous trials, and presidential leadership in times of crisis; and more. (National History Education Clearinghouse, Department of Education)

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]]> provides official documents from the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Congress created the "9/11 Commission," as it was called, to provide a "full and complete accounting" of the September 11, 2001, attacks and to recommend how to prevent future attacks. The commission existed from 2003-2004. During that time, it held hearings, conducted interviews, and produced a report. (National Archives and Records Administration)

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]]> provides four Constitution Day lessons that explore who we are as Americans. Students examine principles in the Declaration of Independence and Preamble to the Constitution, evaluate progress toward American ideals, and propose actions that might narrow the gap between these ideals and reality. (Center for Civic Education, Department of Education)

]]> http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2204/feed/ http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2203 http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2203#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:35:00 +0000 Administrator Uncategorized http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2203 links to websites that provide lessons and primary documents for teaching about September 11, 2001. Learn how ordinary people acted in extraordinary ways that day. Explore connections between 911 and the Constitution. Look through the records of the 911 Commission. (Multiple Agencies)

]]> links to websites that provide lessons and primary documents for teaching about September 11, 2001. Learn how ordinary people acted in extraordinary ways that day. Explore connections between 911 and the Constitution. Look through the records of the 911 Commission. (Multiple Agencies)

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]]> traces this holiday back to the Puritan colonists of 1621 Plymouth, Massachusetts. Learn about the history and evolution of this day of giving thanks for a bountiful harvest and good fortune. (Library of Congress)

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]]> provides hundreds of visualizations, tutorials, and other resources for learning about computational science and astronomy, chemistry, geography, engineering, and space. Students can find competitions, internships and fellowships, career information, and the challenge of the week. (Multiple Agencies)

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]]> provides resources for learning about Arctic sea ice, Bearing Sea ecosystem, climate change, coastal wetlands, coral reefs, fisheries, Great Lakes, hydrothermal vents, ocean systems, oil spills, robots in Antarctica, sea floor maps, storm drain water, and more. (National Science Foundation)

]]> http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2201/feed/ http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2199 http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2199#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:50:00 +0000 Administrator Uncategorized http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2199 is an online video series that explains the science of common foods and objects -- water, cheese, bread, chocolate, flowers, nylon, artificial sweeteners, and more. (National Science Foundation)

]]> is an online video series that explains the science of common foods and objects -- water, cheese, bread, chocolate, flowers, nylon, artificial sweeteners, and more. (National Science Foundation)

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]]> provides lessons, teaching guides, best practices, and other resources for teaching history. See videos on "what is historical thinking," teaching history in elementary school, and the digital classroom. Find primary sources and reviews of more than 1,000 websites and primary document resources. Search by topic and grade level. (TeachingHistory.org, Department of Education)

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