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>1. Skylight: The Science Centre for Learning and Teaching [pdf]
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http://www.skylight.science.ubc.ca/>
>Established in 2001 at the University of British Columbia, the Science
>Centre for Learning and Teaching was created in order to create "an
>environment that supports reflective science teaching and learning
>practices." While Skylight's work is primarily focused on working on
>improving these efforts at the University of British Columbia, they have
>also created a number of online resources designed for science teachers
>everywhere. Perhaps one of the best resources on the entire site is the
>"Teaching Large Classes" area. Within this section, visitors can find
>highlights from the research literature on teaching, descriptions of
>practical strategies to enhance learning outcomes, video clip
>demonstrations, and a selection of links to other relevant resources. There
>are even other features worth perusing, such as the document "Why Calculus
>Workshops Really Work" and an interactive presentation on how to create a
>highly interactive classroom. [KMG]
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>2. Math Science Center [pdf]
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http://www.swtc.edu:8082/mscenter/>
>Developed by Peter C. Esser and John W. Pluemer of the Math and Science
>Center at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, this site brings together a
>veritable cornucopia of resources related to learning about applied math,
>occupational math, elementary algebra, technical science, and the
>fundamentals of chemistry. First-time visitors will want to start by looking
>at the "Resources" section. Here they will find online tables and scientific
>calculators, sets of tips such as "Fractions: The Basics" and "Using the
>Place Value System", and some rather fine tutorials that cover health
>occupations and culinary mathematics. Moving on, the "Topics" area provides
>access to the various resources on the site organized into subtopics such as
>"Finance", "Geometry", and "Statistics". [KMG]
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>3. Biological ESTEEM [Microsoft Excel]
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http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/3/?pa=content...Document&nodeId=623>
>Introducing students to different software packages and applications for use
>in biology and math courses can be quite a challenge. With that in mind,
>teachers in these areas will definitely appreciate this rather helpful site
>from the people at the Mathematical Sciences Digital Library. These
>particular simulations and tools draw heavily on Microsoft Excel, so users
>will need to make sure that they also have this program installed. Visitors
>can click on the "Resources By Category" to access modules that deal with
>chemical equations in biochemistry, protein analysis, biodiversity, and
>island biogeography. It is worth noting that other subjects are covered
>here, including genetics, epidemiology, and ecology. [KMG]
7. X or Y-Does it Make A Difference? [pdf]
http://www.bioedonline.org/lessons/chromosomes.cfmBioEd Online has providing helpful resources for biology teachers for years, and they have recently placed this "ready-to-go" lesson online for use by educators. The basic objective of this particular resource is to have students learn to describe the functional differences of X and Y- chromosomes. To make this possible, the lesson includes four articles, worksheets, and several discussion questions. Instructors can also download a complete lesson plan, along with extensive notes. Finally, the site also includes information about the National Science Standards covered within this unit, along with an estimate of how long this unit will take to complete. [KMG]
8. eHistory at OSU
http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/eHistory has been around in one form or another since 1995, when it was created by the budding historian Scott Laidig. These days, eHistory is operated and maintained by The Ohio State University's history department. Dedicated to all things historical, the site contains primary sources and documents, original book reviews, digitized books, maps, and multimedia features. These multimedia features are uniformly quite good, and they cover topics such as the internment of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II and responses to immigration over the past 125 years. Historians will want to look through the "Primary Sources" area at length, as it contains letters and diaries from the Civil War, along with the oft- cited "The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies" in all of its 128-volume glory. [KMG]
