Online Educator's Weekly Super Sites for June 2, 1997

[Gina Yarbrough]

Hello From Online Educator,

Here are the five Education Super Sites for the week of June 2, 1997 from
The Online Educator, creators of "Point, Click and Teach.".


1.  ARTS

Connect your students to their peer groups around the world with THE DIARY
PROJECT.

The Diary Project is an attempt to bring students around the world together
by allowing them to write about themselves and their world in their own
words. The result: kids from vastly different cultures realize they have
much more in common than they thought. Turn your students onto this
charming resource and let them wander through the entries. After reading
entries from other kids, they may be motivated to write some of their own.


2.  GEOGRAPHY

Discover the hidden dry world of the desert with the DESERT THEME LESSON
PLANS.

Some people look at the desert and see a vast wasteland. Your students can
find a wealth of lessons in this dry environment by visiting this super
site. It's filled with links that weave social studies, science, art and
literature lesson plans and activities into desert themes.

3.  SCIENCE

Introduce your youngest students to the wonders of flight with OFF TO A
FLYING START.

Kids love airplanes, particularly ones they can build. This lesson plan,
developed by NASA, will introduce the principles of flight to your K-2
students by having them build their own Falcon Flyer. You'll find
everything you need to take them from pre-flight to take-off and beyond at
this site.


4.  SOCIAL STUDIES

Get your students involved in a global social studies project by
participating in WORLD WIDE SCRAPBOOK.

Rebecca Thomas, a high-tech educator in Sterling, Massachusetts, has
designed a very cool online project for the students she works with. It's
called the World Wide Scrapbook, and it's designed as a global album
celebrating the world's people and cultures. Have your students submit
stories, pictures, recipes, and songs. Then have them compare their
offerings to those from other children around the world. With your
students' participation, this could be a very cool ongoing project.


5.  SCIENCE

Use the Web to teach physics with the HOW FAR DOES LIGHT GO science project.

Light has fascinated scientists for centuries. Nothing moves faster than
light. Sometimes it acts like waves, sometimes like particles. A debate
raging now concerns whether light will continue moving through space
forever if it isn't absorbed by something in its path. Some scientists
believe it will, others don't. Your students can get into the discussion
through this lesson plan, developed at the University of California,
Berkeley. They will enjoy the hands-on experience and you will enjoy how
complete this package is.

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