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WELCOME to the 151st Issue of EduHound Weekly!

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From the Desk of Judi!

This week's topic is:

ANIMALS

"I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long." ~ Walt Whitman

Some sites to help in this effort: 

• Discovery School's Lesson Plan Library: Animals
  The Lesson Plan library offers animals and other life science lesson plans for K12 teachers. Some lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
  http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/animals.html
  
• University of Alberta's Animal Names for Males, Females, Young, and Groups
  Click on a group of animals and you will see a listing of names for that group.
  http://www2.biology.ualberta.ca/uamz.hp/Name.html
  
• AmphibiaWeb
  An online system that allows free access to information on amphibian biology and conservation.
  http://www.amphibiaweb.org
  
• Desert Animals & Wildlife Index
  Lots of links to DesertUSA's many informative pages about desert animals and wildlife, includes color photos, scientific names and articles.
  http://www.desertusa.com/animal.html

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

Enjoy!

Judi

EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week!

In honor of Animals, this week's featured site is:

The Animal Diversity Web @ The Univ. of Michigan Museum of Zoology
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html

An online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.

Including:

• Thousands of species accounts about individual animal species. These may include text, pictures of living animals, photographs and movies of specimens, and/or recordings of sounds. Students write the text of these accounts and we cannot guarantee their accuracy.
• Descriptions of levels of organization above the species level, especially phyla, classes, and in some cases, orders and families. Hundreds of hyperlinked pages and images illustrate the traits and general biology of these groups. Professional biologists prepare this part.

Enjoy!

**You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound at:
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EduHound Spotlight School/District of the Week!

Leavenworth Public Schools USD 453
Leavenworth, Kansas
http://www.lvksch.org

See for Yourself & Submit your School/District Today!

**You can now see our past "Schools/Districts of the Week" live on EduHound Schools on the Web at:
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EduHound Spotlight Classroom of the Week!

Ms. Quintero's Second Grade Classroom Website
@ Joe Hall Elementary
Miami, Florida
http://www.classwebsite.org

See for Yourself & Submit your Classroom Today!

**You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound Classrooms on the Web at:
http://www.eduhoundclassroomsontheweb.com/classroomspotlight.cfm

Educational Conference Planning

Other upcoming conferences:

• NSBA's T+L2: Leading Learning to a Higher Level (2003)
  October 22- 24, 2003 - Anaheim, California
  http://www.nsba.org/T+L/
• 22nd Annual International Conference- Technology, Reading & Learning Difficulties (TRLD) 2004
  January 29- 31, 2004 - San Francisco, California
  http://www.trld.com

*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 brings an announcement:

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ANNOUNCE DATE OF ISSUE FOR SERIES-2004 $20 NOTE
Safer, Smarter, More Secure $20 Note To Begin Circulating October 9, 2003

The first newly redesigned Series-2004 $20 notes, featuring background colors and improved security features, will be issued October 9, the U.S. government announced today. On the day of issue, the Federal Reserve System will begin distributing the new notes to the public through the nation’s commercial banks.

As a public education campaign, we want to ensure that as many Americans as possible are aware of the new $20 bill before it goes into circulation. In particular, the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing would like to reach kids so that they understand that the new $20 bill is real -- not "play" or fake money.

To reach children effectively, the U.S. government is offering free educational materials to teachers, including an interactive CD-ROM, an activity poster and daily/weekly lesson plans. All materials meet national education standards, and they can be ordered online.

"New Color of Money" Web site: http://www.newmoney.com

Enjoy!

Each week, I'll use this area to answer your questions, post announcements, and provide interesting input! So please email me at EduHoundWeekly@eduhound.com and watch for your answer here!

EduHound Site Updates!

Educators Road Map to the Web

The poster features hundreds of excellent K12 educational resources, categorized by all the major curriculum areas. It's perfect for your computer lab, library, classrooms, or even as an easy at-home reference for educators and students alike!

If you wish to purchase copies of the printed version of T.H.E. Journal's 2003 Educators Road Map to the Web, please see the information found on this page:
http://www.thejournal.com/highlights/roadmap/order.cfm

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Create Your Own FREE Educational Web Pages, HotLists and Worksheets!

Educators everywhere are already using the HotList! They're making their own personal web pages, webquests, assessments and worksheets. We've also provided a direct address for each of your ad free HotLists so you can link it to your already existing district, school or personal education pages.

See for yourself how fast, easy and impressive your own educational web page can be!

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That's all for this week!
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