http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/scied/galileo.html
It is a compendium of incredible lesson plans. I have made great use of
these, and I heartily recommend downloading, printing, and distribution of
whichever ones appeal to you. Then, ask the question: would this be
possible if I were just using a textbook? Or if I had even 100 magazine
subscriptions?
Good luck!
Emmett Hoops (ehoops@nylink.org, using the school account...No, I'm not
Sharon!)
4th grade teacher
Ken Anderson <kanders2@po-1.aea9.k12.ia.us> wrote:
: As our year changes to 1996, our school board has shown it still
: has strong ties to 1956 and I was wondering if some of you could help me
: "update" them. After a bit of a struggle, our high school and middle
: school were recently connected to the internet(last spring). Now, many of
: us are trying to get our elementary on-line. The school board is split on
: the decision with the end result being no. There were 2 reasons given: 1)
: a one time fee of $5000.00(I'm a little embarassed to even post this cost)
: and 2) supposedly, an "expert" in the field has told them that there
: really isn't much out there for elementary students. Our elementary
: principal and most of the teachers argue that, even if that were true, hook
: up the school now so the teachers can "surf" and become comfortable with
: it.
: Anyway, I would really appreciate it if some of you would share
: some of your favorite uses and sites(or anything that you may have just
: heard about) that would be appropriate for both ele. teachers and/or
: students. If there are sites that your school actually uses, please send
: that along. Does anyone know of sites that cater especially to this type
: of audience?
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