New — Monumental Sculpture from Renaissance Florence
celebrates the first fully realized Renaissance works of art: statues at the church of Orsanmichele in Florence. The 15th century pieces embody realism and individuality not seen in Western art since antiquity. They also exhibit the spiritual expressiveness of the Middle Ages. With these works, the new and revolutionary Renaissance style was born. (National Gallery of Art)New — Brain: Our Sense of Self
helps middle school students understand basic scientific principles related to the brain and nervous system. Five lessons examine the structure and specialized regions of the brain, its diverse functions, how the body receives and delivers information through the nervous system, factors that affect learning, and our sense of self. Interactive web activities are included. (National Institutes of Health)09.05.07
Spellings Speaks to Business Coalition About NCLB
Secretary Spellings spoke to the Business Coalition for Student Achievement about the need for Congress to strengthen and reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act this year.New — Lunar Plant Growth Chamber
invites students to design chambers for growing plants on the moon. (Plants may be used to supplement meals of astronauts during space exploration.) Teacher guides include lessons on providing light and water for the plants, choosing plant species, exploring the moon, and designing, building, and evaluating plant growth chambers. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)09.04.07
New — Poetry Out Loud
is a national recitation contest aimed to encourage memorization and performance of great poems. Materials to support that aim are provided online: texts of 450 poems, sound recordings of 35 poetry readings and lectures, and contest information for students and teachers. See poems by more than 250 poets, including Dickinson, Donne, Dove, Eliot, Frost, Hughes, MacLeish, Keats, Shakespeare, Stevens, Wordsworth, Yeats, and others. (The Poetry Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts)New — Vietnam Online
looks at a war that continues to influence our thinking on military and foreign policy issues. Find a timeline, who's who, maps, personal essays, and key documents, including letters from Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy promising U.S. help against the Communist threat. Learn about U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia, a "time of confusion" at home, war powers and the Constitution, the media's role, the Cold War, and the war in pop songs. (WGBH, National Endowment for the Arts)
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