Monthly Archives: February 2007

Moon Shots

There are shots of the moon expeditions, and then there are shots of the moon expeditions. The photos of the Apollo launches at Panorma are, well, panoramic. You can turn a full 360 degrees to view the entire seen from … Continue reading

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REALLY big pictures

Ever wanted a really big picture on the wall as part of a display, or maybe as the background for a display? As weird as it may seem, there’s now a way to get really large pictures. Block Posters will … Continue reading

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Early Alberta Newspapers

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, working with primary sources is one way to make the past come alive for students. Manitoba.ca offers some cool early Manitoba newspapers to work with. The Alberta Heritage Digitalization Project also offers online papers, … Continue reading

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Endangered Ugly Things

Okay, now we all know we should be concerned that some species are in danger of extinction. We need to take care of all parts of the created world, but how do you get people paying attention to that and … Continue reading

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Physics Education

Physics Education Today has a nifty little site that could be useful for highschool physics classes or younger elementary classes, too, depending on just what scientific principles you wanted to illustrate. The site uses a number of flash animations to … Continue reading

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Are newspapers objective?

In many social studies classes I’ve long discussions with students who think that newspapers report news “objectively” and without any kind of slant. They tend to think that what you see on the front page is what is really important … Continue reading

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Twinkle twinkle little star

If you’ve ever done an astronomy unit with a class and been asked by a student to find a particular star on some picture, you probably got stuck. Well, now there’s an easy solution. Sky Map allows you to type in … Continue reading

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World Maps with a twist

Have you ever wanted to show your students the world from a different viewpoint? All those statistics you have about hunger, aging populations, or misquito infestations don’t mean much to most people. World Mapper takes all kinds of the data … Continue reading

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