he Smithsonian Library's 'Digital Library' contains digital publications, collections and objects including online exhibitions, webcasts, digital editions, bibliographies and fact sheets, and finding aids/inventories for collections such as our trade literature collection and artist files.
This is still in beta, but this site includes pictures, videos and other cool stuff from the Smithsonian Institution and other sources, all about the ocean and what is in it.
Cool webinars and expert activities. I just love these -- go to this website and sign up! Dr. Wayne Clough, former president of Georgia Tech (my alma mater) now runs the smithsonian and they are doing some of the coolest things! Here is a list, but go to the website to join in.
" Day One: Understanding the American Experience
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
11:00 to 11:50 am EDT
How do we change a stereotype?
12:00 to 12:50 pm EDT
What can science tell us about American history?
2:00 to 2:50 pm EDT
What does clothing communicate?
Day Two: Valuing World Cultures
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
11:00 to 11:50 am EDT
Who owns music?
12:00 to 12:50 pm EDT
What happens when a people meets its past?
2:00 to 2:50 pm EDT
How does design solve everyday problems?
Day Three: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
11:00 to 11:50 am EDT
Are there other worlds out there?
12:00 to 12:50 pm EDT
How have we imagined other worlds?
2:00 to 2:50 pm EDT
How do we grasp the vastness of the universe?
Day Four: Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet
Thursday, 29 April 2010
11:00 to 11:50 am EDT
What do modern animal bones tell us about biodiversity?
12:00 to 12:50 pm EDT
How can we learn about nature's most elusive animals?
2:00 to 2:50 pm EDT
How (and why) do we count living things?"
ePals and th Smithsonian are sponsoring their third Invent It challenge where students address real world problems with inventions. The projects are due on April 11. Sign up now and plan this authentic project into your classroom this spring.
Science NetLinks is part of Thinkfinity, a partnership between the Verizon Foundation and 11 premier educational organizations. The Thinkfinity partners include the AAAS, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Council on Economic Education, the National Geographic Society, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and the Literacy Network.
The comprehensive virtual tour allows the visitor to take a virtual, self-guided, room-by-room walking tour of the whole museum. The visitor can navigate from room to room either by using a floor map or by following blue arrow links connecting the rooms. Camera icons indicate hotspots where the visitor can get a close-up on a particular object or exhibit panel.
The comprehensive virtual tour allows the visitor to take a virtual, self-guided, room-by-room walking tour of the whole museum. The visitor can navigate from room to room either by using a floor map or by following blue arrow links connecting the rooms. Camera icons indicate hotspots where the visitor can get a close-up on a particular object or exhibit panel.
Search through thousands of photos from animal camera traps from all over the world. See some of the most allusive creatures in the wild.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science