Also included for each level are correlations to the NCTM Standards. These activities can be done using just this Web site, or in combination with ISDN-based videoconferencing. The first of these activities introduces students to using the Web to study ecology. Others build on that and include journal and letter writing to involve students in action plans to save the environment. Teachers of grades 4-7 can use this adventure story to complement a classroom unit on the ocean while enhancing students' learning experiences using the Internet.
Students take on the role of an investigator searching for answers in a killer whale mystery.
Make sure to use the comprehensive teacher's guide. This site requires the Shockwave plug-in. Students and teachers at the F. Douglass Elementary School in Philadelphia took three field trips to the shore, and their research, observations, and reports are included on this Web site. The Web resources are nicely categorized for ease of use. The folks in the physics department at the University of Oregon have developed these Java applets to demonstrate physics concepts.