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[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 38.] Three little words, achingly familiar on a Western farmer's tongue, rule life in the [...]

Capture the gas. Build a roller coaster. Experiment with gooey recipes. Inquiring minds can learn about science through a variety of hands-on and minds-on techniques. Structured inquiry relies on an [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 30.] April Morning by Howard Fast is on many core reading lists and addresses several [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 34.] Summer is rapidly approaching. It is time to rest, relax, and leisurely explore new [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 32 & 33.] Imagine being shipwrecked on a deserted, barren island with students. You find [...]

'I had reasoned out in my mind; there was one or two things I bad a right to; liberty or death; if I could not bare one, I would bare [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 34.] Advertisements flash on the television screen, each image no longer than 3 seconds. Students [...]

'Whoever wishes to get a true appreciation of the greatness of our age should study the history of electrical development.' --Nikola Tesla, 1915 [Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article [...]

'Games are the most elevated form of investigation.' --Albert Einstein [Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 33.] From the Ancient Egyptian [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 33.] On a brisk, overcast day a busload of budding scientists from Old Orchard Elementary [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 30.] Pests, workers, artists--the intrepid insects of the world fascinate, annoy, and benefit humankind. From [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 31.] Everything on the Net is public domain. Right? Read the 10 Big Myths About [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on p.37] Before the next commercial break, describe a food label. When was the last time you [...]

by Linda C. Joseph Columbus Public Schools Library of Congress [Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on p.31] Are you ready to celebrate [...]

by Linda C. Joseph, Library Media Specialist Columbus Public Schools Columbus, Ohio [Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on p. 26.] Children absorbed [...]

by Linda C. Joseph, Library Media Specialist Columbus Public Schools Columbus, Ohio Which mother led a 125-mile march of child workers all the way from the mills of Pennsylvania to [...]

by Linda C. Joseph, Library Media Specialist Columbus Public Schools Columbus, Ohio [Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on p. 38] In the [...]

BY LiNDA C. JOSEPH, LiBRARY MEDiA SPECiALiST COLUMBUS PUBLiC SCHOOLS COLUMBUS, OHiO [Editor's note: URLs for Web sites mentioned in this article appear in the sidebar on page 48.] When [...]

by Linda C. Joseph, Library Media Specialist Columbus Public Schools Columbus, Ohio [Editor's note: URLs for the sites mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows.] With calculators, [...]

Columbus Public Schools Columbus, Ohio [Editor's note: URLs for the sites mentioned in this article appear in the table on page 40.] Opening the media center each morning is like [...]

Columbus Public Schools Columbus, Ohio Leapin' Lizards! CyberBee has time warped back over 65 million years to the Mesozoic Era known as the age of the dinosaurs. Aren't Jurassic Park, [...]

[Editor's note: URLs for all Web sites mentioned in this article appear in the table that follows. The author provides pointers to museums, historical collections, botanical gardens, and zoos that [...]

[Editor's Note: URLs for CyberBee 'cited sites' appear in the sidebar.] Look, up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's CyberBee. Expressions such as these live in [...]

[Editor's note: URLs for all Web sites mentioned in this article appear in the table that follows.] What's an aardvark? Where can I find a copy of Martin Luther King's [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 32.] How many students sit silently in the classroom with no understanding of the events [...]

This summer I had the opportunity to attend a workshop presented by Paddy Bowman from the National Network for Folk Arts in Education. Paddy is a leading authority on folklife [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on p.33] 'Heads, you go first; tails, I do.' 'I need to roll a seven to win.' [...]

by Linda C. Joseph Columbus Public Schools Library of Congress [Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on pp. 24-25] Last spring 'Cavalcade of [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 35.] Teachable moments are treasured learning experiences. They can happen anytime, anywhere for teachers as [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 37.] With the advent of technological advances, distance education is experiencing a renaissance in delivering [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows.] When is the perfect time to plan a schoolyard garden or habitat? As e.e. cummings wrote, 'in [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows on page 38.] Create a home page using Web-based tools that offer fill-in-the-blank authoring. No HTML coding [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows] Our lives are filled with destinations, whether it is a jaunt to a fast food restaurant or [...]

[Editor's note: URLs mentioned in this article appear in the chart that follows] Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D. B. Johnson is a picture book for ages 4 to 104. [...]

Who took a bite out of the candy? Sticky fingers have been found on the broken aquarium glass. Wet footprints lead to the open window. What is that powdery substance [...]

Picture this scene. A family is driving home from soccer practice when suddenly Jane remembers that she has an assignment due the next day that requires some research. The library [...]

by Linda C. Joseph, Library Media Specialist Columbus Public Schools Columbus. Ohio [Editor's note: URLs for the Library of Congress American Memory collections mentioned in this article appear in the [...]

Provides information on several educational Web sites. ArtCyclopedia; FunBrain; MegaConverter.

Describes the use of bridges, bubbles and boulders as topics in the science curriculum. Introduction of lessons about construction using bridges; Bridge simulations and games; Web sites about bubbles; Creating lessons on rocks and minerals.

Suggests classroom topics related to the advent of the second millennium that could be the springboard for interdisciplinary activities. Introduction of students to the heroes of horology; National Institute of for Standards in Technology's Web site on the history of time keeping; History of time capsules.