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4th of July Resources

Mary Nix — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:50:44 +0000

Here are a few 4th of July Resources to enjoy and explore:

Wikibooks

Mary Nix — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:00:25 +0000

Wikibooks is a Wikimedia community for creating a free library of educational textbooks that anyone can edit. Wikibooks began on July 10, 2003; since then Wikibooks has grown to include over 35,175 pages in a multitude of textbooks created by volunteers like you!

Wikibooks

Giant Pandas

Mary Nix — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:00:42 +0000

I love Pandas of any kind, but this online Smithsonian Exhibition offers all you may have wanted to know about Giant Pandas and more. Don’t miss the Panda Cam!

Giant Pandas

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Mary Nix — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:00:40 +0000

Education Outreach Program

For Organized Groups and Home Schoolers

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is located just south of Annapolis in Edgewater, MD. We are one of several research branches of the Smithsonian, and are located on 3,000 acres of land along 14 miles of undeveloped shoreline on the Rhode River. SERC’^TMs campus is open to the public Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. We have two hiking trails, each 1.5 miles long, and a canoe/kayak launching area. SERC is known for its world class research, the longest running CO2 study site, and leading scientific advancements in research of the Chesapeake Bay and around the world.

SERC offers a wide variety of public and group programming. We host over 7,000 school children a year, and are pleased to offer our new Outreach Education Program for organized groups and home school children. To view a listing of our monthly programs, occurring on Saturdays and during the week, you may visit www.serc.si.edu. We offer monthly home school programs for two age groups, ages 3-5 (the Osprey), and ages 6-12 (the Herons). In addition, we can also create custom programs for groups including activities ranging from seining with large nets (searching for crabs and fish in the water), canoe excursions, marsh hikes, plankton/microscope programs, and much more.

To learn about SERC, obtain maps/driving directions, information about our trails, or programs please visit www.serc.si.edu. Contact Karen McDonald, the Education Outreach Coordinator to reserve spaces in our monthly programs, or schedule a group program, by calling (443) 482-2300

—Mary Nix

Van Gogh’s Letters

Mary Nix — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:00:45 +0000

This is a searchable web exhibit of Van Gogh’s Letters that are arranged by subject.

Van Gogh’s Letters

—Mary Nix

Barker Creek Publishing

Mary Nix — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:39:59 +0000

Barker Creek Publishing has a diverse offering of resources at their site. Barker Creek Publishing started out by selling the Draw Write Now books their first year, but have grown far beyond that. Recently they began offering 40 differen new products for their customers. You can explore all the great products they have for sale, but you may also want to explore their free lesson plans as well.

Printable Paper

Mary Nix — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:14:47 +0000

Looking for a printable weekly calendar?

Printable Paper offers a variety of calendars and other paper printables at their site. They offer a variety of graph papers, lined papers, check registers, score sheets, budgets and more.

Printable Paper