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WELCOME to the 180th Issue of EduHound Weekly!



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From the Desk of Judi!

This week's topic is:

LEWIS & CLARK


I n 1804, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led a U. S. Army "Corps of Discovery" from St. Louis up the Missouri River into the vast, newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Following instructions from President Thomas Jefferson, their aim was to become the first Americans to traverse North America to the Pacific via an imagined water route

Some sites to help in this effort:

  • Discovering Lewis & Clark
    Conceived in 1993, and online since 1998, is a hyperhistory
    in progress, focusing on issues, values and visions relating to the Lewis & Clark Expedition, its preludes, and its aftermath up to the present time.

    http://www.lewis-clark.org

  • Lewis & Clark @ National Geographic
    Wild rivers. Rugged mountains. An unknown continent to explore. This great American expedition will face them all. And they need your help on this incredible adventure.

    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/

  • Lewis & Clark @ PBS
    Follow an expedition timeline and maps, or read the journals of the Corps., explore the significance of the expedition using lesson plans and activities, and follow Lewis and Clark on their journey through 11 states, with journal entries, Native American history, and events to celebrate the expedition's bicentennial.
    http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/

  • Teach Lewis & Clark
    Lewis and Clark, with minimal advance education and training, classified and drew detailed pictures of 300 flora and fauna never before seen by white American citizens living east of the Mississippi River. They practiced anthropology skills by recording details of Indian tribes they met, including basic language structure. They monitored weather patterns, described geological formations and recorded all these data...
    http://www.nwrel.org/teachlewisandclark/

Note: Instead of copying and pasting these links into your browser, simply go to http://www.eduhound.com and select our "Social Studies" category.

Good Luck!

judi


EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week!

In honor of Lewis & Clark, this week's featured site is:


Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition
http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org

This exciting exhibition will compare the assumptions of Lewis and Clark and the Indian peoples they were among on such topics as politics and diplomacy, women, geography, animals, military heroism, language, trade and property, curing and health, and plants.

These cultural contrasts reveal how the expedition overcame barriers to communication—or failed to overcome them.

Good Luck!

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EduHound Spotlight School/District of the Week!


W. J. Cooper Elementary School
Loganville, Georgia

http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/CooperES

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EduHound Spotlight Classroom of the Week!


Mr. Coley's 5th Grade Class
@ Tovashal Elementary
Murrieta, California

http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/tovashal/bcoley/

See for Yourself & Submit your Classroom Today!

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Educational Conference Planning

NECC 2004: Jammin' and Jazzin' With Technology
June 21-23, 2004
New Orleans, Louisiana
http://www.neccsite.org

Other upcoming conferences:

EdNET 2004
September 26-28, 2004 - Chicago, Illinois
http://hellerreports.com/conferences/ednet2004/index.aspx

EDUCAUSE 2004
October 19-22, 2004 - Denver, Colorado
http://www.educause.edu/conference/annual/2004/

For a complete listing of all educational conferences, check out T.H.E. Journal's Calendar at: http://www.theconferencecalendar.com


Ask Judi!

This week's question comes from Joyce:

"I'm preparing a middle school unit on the 2004 Hurricane season. Could you please feature a few sites?"

Absolutely, Joyce

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting for 12 to 15 tropical storms to form during the season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. Six to eight storms are predicted to become hurricanes with two to four storms developing into major hurricanes ranked as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength.

Here are some sites to get you started:

  • The National Hurricane Center
    The NHC maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones from 15 May in the eastern Pacific and 1 June in the Atlantic through November 30. The Center prepares and issues forecasts, watches and warnings within text advisories and graphical products.
    http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

  • Hurricane Watch!
    Education World provides lessons and activities designed to help your students understand this powerful force of nature.
    http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson076.shtml

  • National Geographic Kids: Flying into the Eye of a Hurricane!
    Fly into the eye of deadly hurricanes: find information, facts and videos at National Geographic Kids!
    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0308/hurricane/path.html

  • Severe Weather: Hurricanes
    Your weather team reviews the action of Hurricane Andrew (1992) in preparation for tracking, analyzing, and predicting the course of a new hurricane that may threaten North America this school year.
    http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/sevweath/sevweath.html

Good Luck!

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