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Issue 2

March 2003

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Dear Homeschooler,

Welcome to the second issue of the new Classroom Technology for HOMESCHOOLING Newsletter published monthly as a free service by
Classroom Technology.

We send this newsletter around the twentieth of the month proceeding the month all of the information is for. We hope that this will allow you to insert some or all of the activities into your homeschool curriculum schedule. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas please contact us at:

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Important Dates for MARCH

(Some great sites for research and activities have been included with some of selected dates.)

March 1, 1790 - First U.S. Census authorized by Congress

Learn about the census process and more at:

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,103119,00.html
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet

Take a look at the census figures from 1790 to 1990, and do
a math activity using the numbers at:

http://www.classroomtech.com/news/censusactivity.doc

March 1, 1803 - Ohio admitted to the U.S.

March 1, 1867 - Nebraska admitted to the U.S.

March 1, 1872 - Yellowstone National Park established

Learn about Yellowstone Park and some of the animals that live there at:

http://www.nps.gov/yell/
http://www.wolftracker.com/
http://www.yellowstonebearworld.com/
http://whyfiles.org/015species_restore/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/buffalo/

If you would like to see a web-cam of Old Faithful it can be seen at:

http://www.nps.gov/yell/oldfaithfulcam.htm

If you are looking for a downloadable, interactive features map
of the US it can be found at:

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_features.htm

March 1 - National Pig Day

Pigs are one of nature's most intelligent animals. What do you think?
Print out a pig activity at:

http://www.classroomtech.com/news/pigactivity.doc

March 2, 1899 - Mount Rainer Park established

March 3, 1931 - National Anthem Day

March 3, 1847 - Alexander Graham Bell - birthday

Visit the Bell family collection at:

http://bell.uccb.ns.ca/

Want to do some activities like Alexander Graham Bell? Take some time to
explore activities for early learners to older students at:

http://bell.uccb.ns.ca/kidsindex.asp

March 3, 1845 - Florida admitted to the U.S.

March 4, 1791 - Vermont admitted to the U.S.

March 5, 1512 - Gerhardus Mercator - birthday

A lesson plan with activity sheets can be found at:

http://www.classroomtech.com/news/Mercatorlesson.doc

The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, the best
on the Internet can be found at:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/cities_sites.html

If you would like to make your own Mercator projection map,
you can do it at:

http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/mapit/

March (2nd week) - Aardvark week

Learn about the aardvark at:

http://www.geobop.com/Mammals/Tubulidentata/index.htm

Print out an activity to make alphabetical cards of animal names at:

http://www.classroomtech.com/news/animalalphabet.doc

Would you like to spend some time with Arthur the Aardvark?
You can find him at:

http://pbskids.org/arthur/

March 6, 1475 - Michelangelo Buonarroti - birthday

Some information and a criss-cross for you to print out at:

http://www.classroomtech.com/news/Michelangelo.doc

March 7, 1849 - Luther Burbank - birthday

March 10, 1862 - death of Harriet Tubman

March 11, 1845 - Johnny Appleseed - birthday

Set up some centers for the study of Johnny Appleseed
and apples as shown at:

http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/apple-exploration.shtml

March 13, 1776 - Samuel Wilson - birthday

March 14, 1879 - Albert Einstein - birthday

March 15, 1767 - Andrew Jackson - birthday

Take a look at this wonderful interactive president time line. Wow!

http://www.sprocketworks.com/shockwave/load.asp?SprMovie=presidentgame

March 15, 1820 - Maine admitted to the U.S.

March 15 - Buzzard's Day

March 16, 1751 - James Madison - birthday

Take a look at this wonderful interactive president time line. Wow!

http://www.sprocketworks.com/shockwave/load.asp?SprMovie=presidentgame

March 21, 1685 - Johann Sebastian Bach - birthday

If you would like to hear some works by Bach they can be found at:

http://www.jsbach.org/

If you are doing some serious research on Back you can find help at:

http://www.npj.com/bach/bb-intro.html

March 21, 1617 - death of Pocahontas

March 22 - World Water Day

Learn about water and water conservation at:

http://pathfinderscience.net/waterconserv/
http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/
http://www.lbk.ars.usda.gov/wewc/
http://watershare.mp.usbr.gov/

Print out a water cycle worksheet at:

http://www.classroomtech.com/news/watercycle.doc

March 24, 1989 - Valdez oil spill

To learn about the impact and problems caused by the Valdez
oil spill you can find information at:

http://www.alaska.net/~vldzmuse/index.html
http://www.oilspill.state.ak.us/
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/environment/water/oil.slicks.html
http://www.alaska.net/~nwsar/photo.html

Looking for an up-date on Valdez, ten years later, it is at:

http://www.valdezscience.com/

March 25, 1871 - John Gutzon Borglum - birthday

Don't know who he is. Find out at:

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0808364.html
http://www.travelsd.com/parks/rushmore/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/moru/

Print our an information sheet and an activity page at:

http://www.classroomtech.com/news/Borgioum.doc

March 29, 1790 - John Tyler - birthday

Take a look at this wonderful interactive president time line. Wow!

http://www.sprocketworks.com/shockwave/load.asp?SprMovie=presidentgame

March 29, 1867 - establishment of Canada

To learn about this other large part of North America, go
to the information at:

http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/18/index-e.html
http://132.156.36.1/gsc/education_e.html

Learn about the animals of Canada at:

http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/index.html

Learn abut the native peoples of Canada at:

http://juliet.stfx.ca/people/fac/rmackinn/native.htm

A wonderful downloadable, interactive map of Canada, its
territories and more can be found at:

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_canada.htm

March 30, 1867 - Alaska purchased

The aurora is one of the most unique features of Alaska.
Take a look at some photos at:

http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/outreach/auroras.html

Take the Alaska and the Yukon adventure and follow the
trail of the Alaska gold rush at:

http://www.questconnect.org/

If you are looking for a downloadable, interactive features map
of the US it can be found at:

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_features.htm

March 30, 1852 - Vincent Van Gogh - birthday

March 30, 1889 - Eiffel Tower built

March 31, 1927 - Cesar Chavez - birthday

To learn about this labor leader go to the Internet sites at:

http://www.sfsu.edu/~cecipp/cesar_chavez/chavezhome.htm
http://clnet.ucr.edu/research/chavez/
http://www.ufw.org/cecstory.htm

 

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Homeschooling News

Home school PE programs on the rise

The number of North Carolina parents choosing to home school their children is growing. Home school enrollment has grown about 68 percent over the last two school years. With its expansion, another business is popping up.

Learn more at:

http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=21749&RegionCookie=49

A sheltered education

With the number of students applying to college increasing and the number
of parents choosing to home-school their children also rising, universities are becoming skeptical of whether a student lacking traditional transcripts could
be as qualified as one who attends public or private school.

Learn more at:

http://www.badgerherald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/01/24/3e30bfa8a241f

Homeschooling and its foes

Today, home schooling has expanded its roots and emerged from a scorned underground culture into a blossoming alternative to traditional methods of education. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that between 1.6 and 2 million students are now home-schooled, and predicts that that number will increase
by 15-20 percent a year.

Learn more at:

http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20020623-529493.htm

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