From: lindgren@meol.mass.edu (Charles F. Lindgren)
Subject: Online Teacher Resources
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 15:40:39 +0100
>Date: Wed, 04 Sep 96 10:37:39 MST >Reply-To: tsarah@mcrel.org >Sender: owner-wwwedu@educom.unc.edu >Precedence: bulk >From: tsarah@mcrel.org (Sarah, Therese) >To: wwwedu@elanor.oit.unc.edu >Subject: Online Teacher Resources > >http://www.mcrel.org/connect/plus/ > > Connections+ consists of Internet resources--lesson plans, > activities, curriculum resources--linked with corresponding > subject area content standards. Also included in these resource > packages are other links to assist teachers, such as a direct > link to the Lycos search engine. Connections+ now has over 45 > resources packages and is growing almost daily. Here's a sample > (and my personal favorite): > > Connections+ | Science > >Online Resources: > > Evidence of Primitive Life from Mars >A NASA research team of scientists at the Johnson Space Center and at >Stanford University has found evidence that strongly suggests primitive life >may have existed on Mars more than 3.6 billion years ago. This NASA site >includes a press release, videos, photos, and information about Mars >exploration. > > Signs of Past Life on Mars? >This site includes the full text Science research article: "Search for Past >Life on Mars: Possible Relic Biogenic Activity in Martian Meteorite >ALH84001" by David S. McKay, Everett K. Gibson Jr., Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta, >Hojatollah Vali, Christopher S. Romanek, Simon J. Clemett, Xavier D. F. >Chillier, Claude R. Maechling, Richard N. Zare. > > Mars Meteorite Home Page >"Of the 20,000 meteorites that have been discovered on Earth, only 12 have >been identified as originating from the planet Mars. These rare meteorites >have recently created a stir throughout the world when NASA announced that >evidence of microfossils may be present in one of these Mars meteorites." > > Life on Mars >This Federation of American Scientists site is tracking new and breaking >developments related to the possible discovery of life on Mars. > > The Nine Planets - Mars >All about the fourth rock from the Sun. > > Views from the Solar System >Lots more about the fourth rock. > > Life in the Universe Curriculum Project >The lessons, activities, and experiments teach standard science concepts in >the context of questions about the nature of life, its possible presence >elsewhere in the universe, and the physical/chemical settings provided by >space, planets, and stars, and within which other life might be sought. > > Live from Mars Project >"In 1996 NASA will launch two missions to Mars. The Mars Global Surveyor >spacecraft will launch in November and will arrive about 9 months later to >begin an orbital mission which will provide detailed mapping and weather >information. The Mars Pathfinder spacecraft will launch in December and will >land on the Red Planet on July 4, 1997. Once landed, the mission plan calls >for a micro-rover named Sojourner to begin wandering the Martian terrain, >returning a wealth of new science data. By participating in Live from Mars, >you and your students can travel along!" > >Related Content Standards: > >Science Standard 3 > Understands essential ideas about the composition and structure of the > universe and the Earth's place in it >Science Standard 4 > Knows about the diversity and unity that characterize life >Science Standard 10 > Understands basic concepts about the structure and properties of matter >Science Standard 14 > Understands the nature of scientific knowledge >Science Standard 15 > Understands the nature of scientific inquiry >Science Standard 18 > Understands the interactions of science, technology and society > >Other Resources: > >Educational Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for Science > An annotated listing of Science standards--by organization and state. >Science > A list of hotlinks to online Science resources. >Technology in Education > Find resources related to the use of the Internet and other > technologies in the classroom--categories include funding, > organizations, and research articles. > >Perform your own Lycos search for Science resources. See Search Help if >you need assistance. > >Query: > >Terms to Match: Number of Results: Output Level: > >============================================================================= >Thanks, >Therese Sarah >tsarah@mcrel.org > >