Websites of Note

Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model
http://serc.carleton.edu/eet/envisioningclimatechange/
How do climatologists and others model climate change? This educational activity is offered as part of the Earth Exploration Toolbook, which is an initiative of the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College. This interactive "chapter" from the Toolbook was added in January 2010, and it allows users to "visualize how temperature and snow coverage might change over the next 100 years." Through these activities users will "gain a greater understanding and appreciation of the process and power of climate modeling."

Playing to Win: American Sports & Athletes on Stamps
http://arago.si.edu/flash/?slide=1|eid=411|s1=6|
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum has profiled a wide swath of American life on stamps over the years, and this latest online exhibit looks at American sports and athletes on stamps. The collection was created by Alexander Haimann, and it features dozens of unique and compelling stamps, including the 3-cent stamp issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the creation of baseball by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York. There is complete information for each stamp, including material on when the stamp was issued.

Looking Glass for the Mind: 350 Years of Books for Children
http://content.lib.washington.edu/childrensweb/exhibit.html
The University of Washington Digital Collection of children's books touches on the beloved memories children's books bring back for so many. Children's books can teach printing and book illustration history, the "study of the gradual changes in familiar tales to reflect changes in societal acceptance and sensibilities," social and ethnic history, the historical role of women, and shifting views on education. The "Index" of topics that the books cover includes "Fables", "Grammar, Spelling, Elocution & Rhetoric", "Math & Money", "Activity Books", and "Prejudice & Bigotry".

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