11.29.06
Science Teaching and Learning Resources
Learn about earth's composition. Explore the solar system. Find out about matter and energy and their transformations. See science teaching and learning resources across the federal government.Federal Student Aid Conference
Secretary Spellings spoke to more than 3,000 financial aid officers, college officials, lending industry representatives, and others at the Federal Student Aid conference in Las Vegas.New — Poetry
provides more than 40 books of (and about) poetry written in the 19th century. (Library of Congress)More New Resources…
New resources added to the FREE website.New — Travel and Westward Expansion
is a collection of 50 books written in the 19th century that offer travellers' impressions of various parts of the U.S. or western territories. (Library of Congress)New — Pictures of World War II
presents more than 100 photos from battlefronts around the world. Topics include aviation, battle of Britain, France, Germany, the Holocaust, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Japan, naval battles, Philippine Islands, prisoners, and victory. (National Archives and Records Administration)New — Slavery and Abolition
presents two dozen publications written in the 19th century about slavery in America. It includes first-person accounts from former slaves, judicial opinions, abolitionist pieces, and more. (Library of Congress)New — Meet the Artist
offers interview with a playwright, dancer, musical conductor, storyteller, musician, photographer, puppeteer, and other artists. (Multiple Agencies)New FREE Homepage
FREE has been redesigned. It includes... improved navigation, more images and a subject map (with the number of resources for each topic). This is the first redesign of FREE since the site was launched in 1998. The design is new, but the goal of FREE remains the same: to make it easier for you to find teaching and learning resources available from the federal government.11.28.06
Molecular Stepping Stones
See activities and simulations for teaching 10 key concepts behind many biological processes -- atomic structure, DNA, intermolecular forces, proteins, self-assembly, and others.Homepage — Molecular Stepping Stones
features online activities, including simulations, to help students understand 10 key concepts underlying many biological processes. Topics include atomic structure, random motion, spatial equilibrium, strong chemical bonds, compounds, intermolecular forces, self-assembly, proteins, chemical reactions and catalysis, DNA, and biologica. (The Concord Consortium, supported by National Science Foundation)11.21.06
Thanksgiving in American Memory
See a timeline of events that have led to the Thanksgiving holiday we celebrate today. Read stories about attempts to celebrate Thanksgiving on the frontier in the 19th century. (Library of Congress)Secretary Spellings in Beijing and Seoul
See travel logs, speeches, and photos from Secretary Spellings' trip to Asia with college and university presidents. The trip helped deliver the message that the U.S. welcomes international students who want to study in the U.S.Homepage — Thanksgiving in American Memory
features a timeline of historical events (beginning in 1541) that have produced the Thanksgiving holiday we celebrate today. Read the Continental Congress's proclamation (1782) recommending that "inhabitants of these states" observe a day of Thanksgiving. See anecdotes and recollections about attempts to celebrate Thanksgiving on the frontier in the 19th century. (Library of Congress)11.17.06
Statement on Science Trial Urban District Assessment
Secretary Spellings called the release of the first-ever 2005 NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment on Science "welcome and timely development."NSF Current
Learn about cutting-edge research in science and engineering. See past articles on real-time traffic routing, coastal prediction, stress and the brain, cooler computer chips, the "light switch" in plants, carbon nanotubes, and more. (National Science Foundation)Homepage — NSF Current
features cutting-edge research in science and engineering. The monthly newsletter archive includes articles on real-time traffic routing, coastal observation and prediction, stress and the brain, cooler computer chips, biodiversity databases, the light-activated switch in plants, fluids racing through carbon nanotubes, and more. (National Science Foundation)11.16.06
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Please let us know what you think of this news feed.Homepage — Astronomy and Space Classroom Resources
provides lessons and web resources from the National Science Digital Library. Learn about amateur telescope making, black holes, UFOs, astronomy research, myths and misconceptions about astronomy, space weather, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the structure and evolution of the universe. (National Science Foundation)11.14.06
Higher Education Delegation Visits Tokyo
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Dina Habib Powell are leading the first ever high-profile delegation of U.S. college and university presidents to Japan, Korea and China during International Education Week November 10-18, 2006.NCLB Achieves Its Top Goal — Accountability
No Child Left Behind is doing what it promised and is working for America's kids, Secretary Spellings explains in an op-ed in the Wisconsin State Journal.New — National American Indian Heritage Month
features dozens of historic sites, lesson plans, and travel itineraries for learning about Native American history. Find out about Haida totem poles, village life in Hidatsa and Mandan tribes on the plains, sacred ceremonial sites for the Yoeme (Yaqui) people, daily life of the Pueblo Indians, mounds of Mississippi and the Ohio River Valley, and more. (National Park Service)11.13.06
Secretary Spellings Speaks at Waseda University in Tokyo
Secretary Spellings spoke at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Secretary Spellings and Assistant Secretary of State Powell are leading a delegation of U.S. university and college presidents during International Education Week November 10-18, 2006, and carrying the message that the U.S. welcomes and values international students who want to study in the U.S.Teaching Resources: Medical Science Careers, Renewable Energy, and More
Medical science careers, health science learning activities, renewable energy, lizards and snakes, and British painting are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.
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