Classic Articles in Context (CAC) is a new feature on the NSDL Wiki that integrates seminal works of scientific inquiry into a dynamic learning space for teachers and learners. In the first CAC feature, science historian James Fleming introduces 21 papers on climate change and anthropogenic (human-caused) greenhouse warming, from an 1824 essay by Fourier […]
Archive for March, 2008
Classic Articles in Context for Teachers
Monday, March 31st, 2008 6:03 pm
Written by: Brad Edmondson
The Portable NSDL, From iTunes
Monday, March 24th, 2008 1:30 pm
Written by: Brad Edmondson
NSDL now provides access to audio, video, and other multimedia resources for science and math education through Appleās iTunes Store. The Beyond Campus section of iTunes U provides free access to material from museums, public radio and television stations, and other non-profit educational providers. NSDL’s first offerings include content from several Pathways partners as well […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Science, Technology
Thomas Midgley’s Dubious Legacy
Monday, March 17th, 2008 12:01 pm
Written by: Brad Edmondson
Thomas Midgley, Jr.’s greatest gift to the world might be his own life story. Midgley is the chemist responsible for the widespread use of tetraethyl lead and chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) in the 20th century. Teaching his life story is a great way to frame discussions about the benefits of these chemicals, the pollution caused by their […]
Classic Clips from Sesame Street
Monday, March 10th, 2008 10:32 am
Written by: Brad Edmondson
The website for Sesame Street now offers hundreds of video clips from the show’s early years. Grownups all over the world are getting back in touch with their inner six-year-olds by watching Bert rave about his bottle cap collection or Cookie Monster go on a rampage. But the main goal of the project is […]
Posted in Topics: Education
Online Magazine for Elementary Teachers Brings Polar Issues Into Classrooms Nationwide
Monday, March 3rd, 2008 4:31 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
Columbus, Ohio-March 3, 2008 Blockbuster movies and even soft drink commercials have made our planet’s polar regions and their inhabitants popular culture superstars. At the same time many people have either been confronted with what they believe to be climate change weather events, or find themselves wondering about how melting polar ice sheets and rising […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Science, Social Studies
Posted in Topics: Science
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