A FREE lesson your learners will always remember! A New DVD Film, Death March from Bataan to Manchuria: Raising a Survivor's Voice Discrepant Event #3 "The game's afoot!" Teacher Links 1 Make teaching easier! New DVD Film, Discrepant Event Lesson Easter Island: Ghosts of Rapa Nui Teaching through Active Learning Teacher Resources #3 "The game's afoot!" Teacher Links 1 Mysteries in History Back to Free Resources and Lessons 2 Discrepant Events Teaching through Active Learning Teacher Resources Inspire your students to accomplish more. Intensify your students’ desire to go beyond the goal of just meeting national standards. Inflame your students with the appetite to extend their learning performance above “average,” to understand and apply science and social studies. Innerve your students to use, daily, inquiry skills. Yep, it takes nerve for many students to find the self-confidence to problem solve and take learning seriously. 1. A movie about a discrepant event Victor Zabala 4 min 33 sec - May 19, 2006 Professor William C. Bruce Written by Jean K. Bruce Mindtronics! and Inquiry Alive! Teachers have permission from the authors and the publishers to use material from the Bruces’ discrepant event books, on other Home Tree Media Web pages. Teachers also have permission to use graphics and content from the sleuth pages ("The game's afoot!"), for classroom use. 2. J. Krishnamurti with Mary Zimbalist, 1984 Conversation The constant knowing that is learning, not accumulating knowledge, but constant learning, moving, enquiring, exploring, pushing, pushing, all pushing. That is not based on knowledge, it is a movement. Like life is a movement. William C. Bruce Associate Dean and Professor College of Education and Psychology Phone: (903) 566-7048 e-mail: wbruce@uttyler.edu Email Us Fax: (903) 566-7036 #3 "The game's afoot!" Links for super sleuths to find the science of gaining and applying knowledge by using the following: discrepant events discovery detection objective-focused education thinking skills the scientific method of solving problems the boosting of interest, articulation and flow of Internet usage by teachers and students Web site Overviews: Oprah's Special Report: American Schools in Crisis Our schools are in crisis. What can be done? These are the cutting-edge ideas that could change the future of America's children. http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200604/tows_past_20060412.jhtml Classroom Instruction in Gates Grantee Schools: A Baseline Report (3.1 MB). Classroom Instruction in Achievers Grantee High Schools: A Baseline Report (455 KB). This report assesses the extent to which the grantee schools of the Washington State Achievers Program have promoted “powerful teaching and learning,” or constructivist teaching, in their classrooms and whether teachers are utilizing the “essential compon http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Search/default.htm The Sherlock Holmes Society of London http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/ Secrets of the Dead - Digging for the Truth Simulate digging for forensics evidence at a crime site by selecting appropriate tools and making inferences about clues. Identify the perpetrator and support the claim that evidence found is relevant to the crime, explaining how it relates. Grade Level: High Science & Technology: Scientific Inquiry. Resource Type: Lesson Plan http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/lessons/lp_gangland.html A Link to the Past: Engaging Students in the Study of History Michael M. Yell, Geoffrey Scheurman, and Keith Reynolds, 2004. The authors offer tips for all stages of a history unit: introducing the topic; involving students in discussion; enhancing writing and reading skills; teaching big ideas; and organizing and evaluating effective projects. The book offers lesson plans and a selection of valuable resources for teaching history. Its tips will assist teachers who seek to interest students in history in ways that assist in fulfi lling the requirements of a standards-based history curriculum. Author Michael Yell points out that “strategies that get students discussing, thinking and interacting with the content are invaluable for helping them learn and understand that content.” Keywords: Course, Curriculum, History, K-12, Lesson Plan, Lesson Plans, Reading, School, Social Studies, Students, Subject Based, Teacher, Teachers, Source: National Council for the Social Studies Address: 3501 Newark Street, NW Washington, DC 20016 Phone: 202-966-7840 Fax: 202-966-2061 http://www.ncss.org http://servicelearning.org/lib_svcs/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=6044 Sherlock Holmes in Books, Film and Media Based in Calgary, AB, Canada and operational since 1987, our purpose is to discuss and promote Sherlock Holmes as well as the other literary works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. We meet 10 months of the year and spotlight a particular story for discussion each month. http://www.bakerstreetdozen.com/ NASASciFiles - Brainstorming (2001) NASA Sci Files segment explaining how brainstorming works to help students think creatively and come up with solutions to solve problems. Genre: Educational Keywords: NASA Sci Files; Solutions; Inventions; Inventors; Brainstorming; Creative Thinking; Ideas; Record; Problem; Evaluate; Aeronautics; Data; Duration: 00:04:08 Popularity (downloads): 697 http://open-video.org/details.php?videoid=6354&PHPSESSID=abd34f8d4c26b80e1cd1f8d74b2114cd What Is the Nature of Science? Engage Part C: Build a Concept Map A concept map is a visual representation of the relationship between ideas. On a piece of paper (or using concept mapping software, such as Inspiration®*), draw a concept map that answers the question: What are the processes of science? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/session1/engage_c.html The Library of Congress The Learning Page Become a Historical Detective: Archive Solve this mystery: http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/detect/archive.html NOVA - The Most Dangerous Woman in America: Disease Detective Emulate an epidemiologist by interviewing witnesses, filling out a graphic organizer and using logical reasoning skills. Identify the source of an unknown disease in this interactive medical mystery. Grade Level: High, Middle Arts & Literature: Critical Thinking Skills, Organizing Information & Ideas Health & Fitness: Disease, Public/World Health Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/detective.html Space detectives The hunt is on. UK space scientists are sending out new smart technology to explore the mysteries of our Solar System. What will they discover about planets, moons and comets? Antenna picks up the trail. http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/antenna/space/ FORENSIC The Art and Science of Graphic Investigation Work http://members.aol.com/macbloom/Pages/ForenGraph.html GENETIC RESEARCH: DECISIONS TO BE MADE (Grades 9-12 Biology or multi-disciplines) INTRODUCTION: This lesson uses multiple activities, which engage students in learning about current genetic research and the ethical implications of this research. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/health/genome/genetics.html The Global Schoolhouse This site offers a "clearinghouse" of over 900 student projects, which students can search for ideas or partnerships. http://www.globalschoolnet.org/GSH/index.html NASASciFiles - Scientific Method-Hypothesis and Observation (2003) NASA Why? Files segment explaining how hypotheses and observation come into play in removing odors at a wastewater treatment facility. Genre: Educational Keywords: Paula Hogg; Hydrogen Sulfide; Wastewater; Problem; Observe; Ammonia; Data; Hypothesis; Scrubber; Water Treatment; Meter; Aeration; Dr. D.; Information Sheet; Duration: 00:04:52 Popularity (downloads): 947 http://open-video.org/details.php?videoid=6239&PHPSESSID=abd34f8d4c26b80e1cd1f8d74b2114cd Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 Project Gutenburg http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a69 Resources for Constructivism The learning theory called constructivism exerts a growing influence on educators. But what conditions can classroom teachers and school administrators create that enable students to construct their own knowledge? These recently released research resources may shed light on constructivist educational practice. http://www.sedl.org/pubs/sedletter/v09n03/resources.html Professional Development Modules: Project-Based Learning, Edutopia The George Lucas Education Foundation provides this free instructional module for teachers interested in learning more about project-based learning. http://www.edutopia.org/php/biglist.php?id=037 CARET The Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology bridges education technology research to practice by offering research-based answers to critical questions. The site allows you to browse questions and answers, search for studies and receive notification of new research related to your interests. http://caret.iste.org/ Elegant Universe, The: Einstein's Dream NOVA Teachers A Theory of Everything? Some physicists believe string theory may unify the forces of nature, by Brian Greene. One of the major criticisms of string theory is that it cannot presently be experimentally verified. Strings themselves—if they even exist—are thought to be much too small to detect using even the largest particle accelerators and detectors. It takes increasing amounts of energy to probe deeper into the basic constituents of matter. It takes more energy to break apart an atom's nucleus, for example, than it takes to break apart a molecule. The amount of energy it would take to find evidence of strings is believed by many physicists to be well out of reach of current particle accelerator technology (see "Seeking The Fundamental"). However, physicists are hoping that certain aspects of string theory can be confirmed with existing or planned accelerators and detectors or by other non-accelerator experiments. In this activity, students analyze a representation of particle tracks like those created in a bubble chamber, an early type of detector, to understand one way physicists studied objects they could not "see." Objective To learn how to interpret particle interactions captured in one type of detector, a bubble chamber. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/everything.html American Varieties A-Prefixing. A-Prefixing in Appalachian English: Archaism or Innovation? Michael Montgomery explains a hallmark feature of modern Appalachian English (AE) is usually considered to be an archaism a-prefixed to verb present participles. Teach and help your students learn more about “hypotheses” by studying the use of the 400,000-word Corpus of Smoky Mountain English of 136 speakers born in southern Appalachia between 1843 and 1915. Find out about the significant evidence for the syntactic and phonological hypotheses, and different kinds of hypotheses. http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/a-prefixing/background/ Constructivism and Teaching - The socio-cultural context Barbara Jaworski Introduction It has recently become fashionable to talk about constructivism in relation to the teaching and learning of mathematics. I want to make clear at the start of this piece that the term constructivist teaching is not well defined, and further that it contradicts, philosophically, the meaning of constructivism as I understand it. In fact constructivism is not about teaching at all. It is about knowledge and learning. So I believe it makes sense to talk about a constructivist view of learning. And we might ask about the teaching which results from such a view of learning. It is possibly this which is meant when the term 'constructivist teaching' is coined, but I believe it is not pedantic to question its use. Personally I am very interested in the teaching which might result from a teacher's commitment to a constructivist view of learning, and that is what I want to work towards below. http://www.grout.demon.co.uk/Barbara/chreods.htm iEARN (International Education and Research Network) iEARN helps students use new technologies to create collaborative educational projects that make a difference in the world at large. http://www.iearn.org/home.html Discovering Sherlock Holmes at Stanford University No detective has so fascinated readers over the past century. No fictional character—and no fictional address—has received so many desperate letters of enquiry. No literary creation has become such a part of our culture's visual landscape. Inspiring his audience with the notion that, in a world of crime, mystery, and danger, all things can be understood through calm logic and extraordinary intelligence, Sherlock Holmes is the man of minute observation and razor-sharp deduction. To this day, he is sought out, he is appealed to, he is trusted when all other avenues have failed. http://sherlockholmes.stanford.edu/ Deductive reasoning Deductive reasoning, or deduction, starts with a general case and deduces specific instances. Deduction is used by scientists who take a general scientific law and apply it to a certain case. Sherlock Holmes used deduction when he took some general indicators and deduced the specific details of a rather knotty case. http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/types_reasoning/deduction.htm Decision Making Is Problem Solving The stages of decision making and problem solving are the same. A decision is basically a problem, so, the stages of decision making are the same as those for problem solving. In all stages of problem solving there are constant decisions to be made. Some are so important they become a sub-problem of the main problem. Today, the trend in business and industry is to push decision making further down in the organizational chart. A leaders job is not only making decisions and solving problems but also seeing that subordinates make correct decisions and solve problems. Here is a rating scale for problem solvers, decision makers and others. You can make as many copies as you want. Larger size one is available from us. The Edmund Reliability Scale http://www.scientificmethod.com/probsolv.html National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth Studying science offers some of the most exciting, innovative and powerful skills available for understanding, working and living in our ever-changing world. National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth. Study Science....The next step involves reviewing these data and using this evidence to develop new ideas and form new informed hypotheses. http://www.pbs.org/strangedays/educators/studyscience.html Camden House THE COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES The Sherlock Holmes stories are illustrated with artwork by Sidney Paget, Richard Gutschmidt, Frank Wiles, Frederic Dorr Steele and other artists. Explanatory notes will be added eventually, but as this will be a long-term project, your patience is requested. The page numbers (seen here as links; in the text in brackets) refer to the relevant pages in The Complete Sherlock Holmes published by Doubleday / Penguin Books. http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/index.html Effects of Using Instructional Technology in Elementary and Secondary Schools: What Controlled Evaluation Studies Say This 2003 research meta-analyses by SRI International draws findings of effective use of instructional technology for student learning from a review and analysis of 396 carefully-selected studies conducted over several decades. http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=studySummary&studyid=1044 American Field Guide Formulate and express scientific questions or hypotheses to be investigated. Design scientific investigations to address and explain questions or hypotheses. Teacher Resources Floods: Rising Waters and You Download a printable version (PDF) Overview Grade Level: 9-12 Every year people in the world spend immense sums of money controlling water flow and paying for damage from floods. As the world gets more populated, more people live in low lying areas adjacent to rivers and oceans. Meanwhile, sea level is rising and development and deforestation cause more catastrophic floods to occur, placing more lives at risk. What follows are several activities that allow students to investigate the relationships between human-made structures and flood waters. These are linked to an e-lesson giving background on and to videos showing some of the natural features associated with both normal and catastrophic floods. http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/teachers/floods/floods_unit.html Thinking Skills in Education: Design Method & Scientific Method, Problem Solving in a Goal-Directed Curriculum ( a sitemap for education pages by Craig Rusbult, Ph.D. ) http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/think/sde.htm Who Killed the Red Baron? Learn how to apply deductive thinking to evaluate evidence and draw conclusions. Grade Level: High, Middle Arts & Literature: Critical Thinking Skills Resource Type: Lesson Plan Objective: To learn how to apply deductive thinking to evaluate evidence and draw conclusions. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/3011_redbaron.html What Works Clearinghouse This resource from the U.S. Department of Education reviews studies on educational programs, products, practices and policies. The Clearinghouse then issues reports with a rating system that provides guidance on how reliable findings from selected research studies are. http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/ The Scientific Method Of Problem Solving The Basic Steps: 1. State the Problem - A problem can't be solved if it isn't understood. 2. Form a Hypothesis - This is a possible solution to the problem formed after gathering information about the problem. The term "research" is properly applied here. 3. Test the Hypothesis - An experiment is performed to determine if the hypothesis solves the problem or not. Experiments are done to gather data. It is very important that good observations and records are made during an experiment. 4. Collect the Data - This is where you record your observations, measurements, or information from experiment. 5. Analyze the Data - Just what does all that data indicate about answering the problem you are solving? 6. Draw Conclusions - After examining the data from the experiment, conclusions can be drawn. In it's simplest form, the conclusion will be "yes" the hypothesis was correct, or "no" the hypothesis was not correct. http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/jkousen/Sci_Meth/pmethod.htm The Democracy Project, PBS Kids Classroom Resources Budget Making Subjects: Math/Social Studies Estimated Time of Completion: four to six fifty minute class periods Most services like public health care, education and highway construction cost money because the government must pay people to provide these services and pay for materials. Citizens pay taxes to the government, so the government can afford to provide these services. This lesson will help students identify local, state, and federal government services, their cost and the income that pays for them. http://pbskids.org/democracy/educators/budget.html Backyard Detective: Critters Up Close By Nic Bishop Published August 2002 Common critters, 125 insects and other small animals appear in this ingenious field guide to the backyard. Creatures found in seven areas including on the ground, around flowers, and in tool sheds are presented in two-page representative settings. Two pages of explanatory field notes follow. A section called “Be a Backyard Detective” supplies hints and project ideas. The book features a picture index. Bishop’s photographs are amazing. Wait until you read how he created them. http://www.umnh.utah.edu/museum/Education/teachingToolboxes.html The Official String Theory Web Site: Basics So what is string theory? For that matter, what the heck are elementary particles? http://www.superstringtheory.com/ Detective Work and Science Reveal a New Lethal Bacteria http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9B00E7DD1230F935A35752C0A96E958260 The Unseen Menace: Is It Lurking In Your Pool? By Dr. Rob Avoiding the Bacterial Threat. The CDC has released the following recreational swimming tips to decrease the chances of bacterial contamination. Help your students learn about how to follow clues by using this information: Look Before You Leap. Pool coloration can provide some key clues about water quality. Here are some warning signs that can indicate a water-safety problem http://health.discovery.com/centers/topics/swimsafety_02.html New Mexico's Regional Educational Technology Assistance (RETA) Initiative: Year 5 Evaluation Report (2003) This Center for Children & Technology report reviews survey, interview and observational data collected during the fifth and final year of a state-wide professional development program designed to provide a constructivist, hands-on, learner-centered approach to the integration of technology into academic content. The report also details the project’s distributed training model of six regional resource centers across the state that provided workshops and targeted regional professional development needs. http://www2.edc.org/CCT/publications_report_summary.asp?numPubId=165 Life and Times of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson, M.D., Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Other Notable Personages TABLE OF MAJOR EVENTS(1) http://webpages.charter.net/lklinger/Chrotabl.htm Fainting Written by Adam Brochert, MD Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness and muscle tone. It is caused by not having enough blood flow to the brain. Help your students understand the importance of following clues by using this information about fainting. http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=3086 Particle Physics Information and Databases An international group of particle physicists offer this online particle database, where you can easily locate papers on string theory by leading researchers or look up more information about your favorite universal constants, such as the Planck length and the speed of light in a vacuum. pdg.lbl.gov/information.html Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading™ is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded curriculum development and research project working at the interface between science and literacy. Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading addresses the urgent need for materials that help students make sense of the physical world while addressing foundational dimensions of literacy. Designed by the curriculum team at Lawrence Hall of Science that created the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS®) series, working with Berkeley's Graduate School of Education, Seeds and Roots curriculum units provide students in grades 2-5 with rich learning opportunities in reading and writing embedded in high quality inquiry-based science activities. The Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading approach capitalizes on the natural convergences between science and literacy to create a more effective integrated approach to learning. http://seedsofscience.org/index.html BIE.org: Project-Based Learning The Buck Institute for Education here provides an overview of project-based learning, examples of rubrics, implementation tools, a project-planning form, and a tuning protocol to help students evaluate project development. http://www.bie.org/pbl/index.php PBS Teacher Source From The Start Students using a microscope Integrated Teaching Units, by: Tammy R. Benson, Ed.D. Last month's article: Language Immersion Programs B. Shoemaker defines an integrated curriculum as education that is organized in such a way that it cuts across subject-matter lines, bringing together various aspects of the curriculum into meaningful association to focus upon broad areas of study. It views learning and teaching in a holistic way and reflects the real world, which is interactive. (Shoemaker, 1989) Using an integrated curriculum to teach is a strategy based on the premise that learning is a series of connections. The integrated curriculum can be beneficial to teachers and students, using theme teaching, projects, and units to cover a variety of material and effectively teach many concepts and skills. This approach allows children to learn in a way that is most natural to them. Teachers can create a good deal of their curriculum by building webs made up of themes of interest to the children, with benefits for all. These benefits include more adequate coverage of curriculum, use of natural learning, building on children's interests, teaching skills in meaningful contexts, more flexibility, and an organized planning device (Krogh, 1990). http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2/issues/index.shtm What is the Scientific Method? The Scientific Method is a process for experimentation that is used to answer questions and explore observations. Whether you are a student, teacher, or parent, Science Buddies has developed a series of online resources to help you understand and put into action the Scientific Method. http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/scientific-method.shtml Art of Problem Solving This site for middle and high school students who are intrigued with math has some articles directed to students, extensive lists of state and national contests, and other free resources. You can download a program to produce well-formatted mathematical and scientific writing called LaTeX. There are some nifty flash animations in the lower left corner of the menu demonstrating different geometry, algebra, and trigonometry concepts which are all found in the Animated http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/ Sherlock Holmes The site is essentially a listing of historical, fictional and canonical characters appearing, or mentioned in published Sherlock Holmes pastiches, parodies and other Sherlockian writings. For a history of the site & answers to FAQs go to the Notes page. A listing of the latest additions can be found on the Updates page. http://www.schoolandholmes.com/ Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory The Web site of the world's most powerful particle accelerator, located in Batavia, Illinois, offers a wealth of interesting information on the work done there and the scientists who do it. You'll find articles, video clips, a virtual tour, and more. www.fnal.gov Thinking Skills abc's of child development for parents, for early care providers Infants were once thought of as passive and unknowing. It was commonly believed that until they mastered language, young children were incapable of thinking or forming complex ideas. Today, we know otherwise. From the very start, young children are aware of their surroundings and interested in exploring them. Scientists from several fields have shown that from the first weeks of life, babies are active learners. They are busy gathering and organizing knowledge about their world. These milestones highlight young children's progress in developing perceptual and thinking skills. http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/cognitive.html Discovery Health: Recognizing That You're Always Communicating The rules of interpreting body language and other non-verbal clues are well-known to salespeople and others. http://health.discovery.com/centers/loverelationships/dummies/mrig/dummies_communicating_02.html USING the SCIENTIFIC METHOD for PROBLEM SOLVING Activity Objective: Students will work in teams to map the scientific method as applied in a present day medical situation. Collaboration of data and findings should lead to mutual conclusion. http://www.beloit.edu/~biology/HHMIsumwork98/lessonplans/method.html NOVA - Treasures of the Sunken City: Seven Wonders -- Get Clued In Examine the science behind the Seven Wonders of the World, as well as their locations and their histories, and match the Wonders with their features in this interactive online activity. Grade Level: High, Middle Science & Technology: Engineering Social Studies: Geography, Technology and Civilization, World History: 1000 BCE-300 CE Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/wonders/ Teacher Guide DISCOVERY.COM Understanding the nature of scientific inquiry When you and your class use the resources of The Yuckiest Site on the Internet and the suggested activities in these units, you'll be helping your students meet important national standard, benchmarks, and understand science as inquiry. http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/index.html The Particle Adventure The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy attempt to answer a collection of very big questions (i.e., "what is the world made of?") through an illustrated step-through activity that is both fun and informative. http://www.particleadventure.org Emotions in Motion Between the Lions, PBS Kids Age Range: 4-6 Skills/Subjects * Creative Expression (Drama, Art) * Language and Literacy Development Explore feelings through books and simple games. http://pbskids.org/lions/parentsteachers/activities/emotions.html Service-learning engages students in the educational process by encouraging them to apply their learning to solve real-life problems. From individual efforts to school-wide projects, they are learning inside and outside of the classroom, creating mentoring programs, improving the environment, and tackling other community issues. And, by seeing the work they do benefit those around them, they become actively contributing citizens and community members. Whether the goal is academic improvement, leadership development or both, students acquire valuable skills: * Critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving * Communication * Teamwork * Civic responsibility * Public speaking * Vocational and computer skills * Scientific method * Research and analysis Learn and Serve America can help you develop a service-learning program in your school. http://www.learnandserve.org/for_individuals/educators/index.asp Disclaimer Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this Web site, or links we provide to other Web sites, never necessarily reflect those of Home Tree Media. #3 "The game's afoot!" Teacher Links 1 Discrepant Events Teaching through Active Learning Teacher Resources Inspire your students to accomplish more. Intensify your students’ desire to go beyond the goal of just meeting national standards. Inflame your students with the appetite to extend their learning performance above “average,” to understand and apply science and social studies. Innerve your students to use, daily, inquiry skills. Yep, it takes nerve for many students to find the self-confidence to problem solve and take learning seriously. Professor William C. Bruce Written by Jean K. Bruce Teachers have permission from the authors and the publishers to use material from the Bruces’ discrepant event books, on other Home Tree Media Web pages. Teachers also have permission to use graphics and content from the sleuth pages ("The game's afoot!"), for classroom use. Mindtronics! and Inquiry Alive! #3 "The game's afoot!" Links for super sleuths to find the science of gaining and applying knowledge by using the following: discrepant events discovery detection objective-focused education thinking skills the scientific method of solving problems the boosting of interest, articulation and flow of Internet usage by teachers and students William C. Bruce Associate Dean and Professor College of Education and Psychology Phone: (903) 566-7048 e-mail: wbruce@uttyler.edu http://www.hometreemedia.org Fax: (903) 566-7036 #3 "The game's afoot!" Did you miss these Home Tree Media Links: Discrepant Event: The Samurai Crab Quick Discrepant Event: Guns, Germs, and Steel Discrepant Event: Life on Earth and Mars Discrepant Event: The Titanic Fishing Boats Discrepant Event about oil prices: Crude Pulse Discrepant Event about oil prices/Extra links: Crude Pulse Discrepant Event: Mad Cow Discrepant Event Extra Links: Mad Cow Discrepant Event: Immigration Discrepant Event: Immigration/Extra Links Website Links Relating to the U.S. Presidency: Review President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: National Freedom Day, The Gettysburg Address, and Rosa Parks The US Constitution Check Out Our Teacher Books Table of Contents for Mindtronics! and Inquiry Alive! Teacher Links #1 Teacher Links #2 Links to Women in Science Technology Home Tree Media Site Map Email Us 3. Conversations with History: Science and Politics, with Richard C. Lewontin UCTV: UC Berkeley 59 min 26 sec - Nov 22, 2004 www.uctv.tv Conversations with History host Harry Kreisler talks with Richard C.Lewontin about scientific inquiry and the role of science in public ... all policy. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] Back to Free Resources and Lessons 2 Mysteries in History

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Season Year: 2004 Executive Producer: Mary Cranitch; Jane Aldous Note: You can rent individual episodes from this season by selecting episodes from the list and choosing. Cry Freedom Cry Freedom Starring: Josette Simon; Wabei Siyolwe Director: Richard Attenborough Run Time: 159 minutes South Africa Richard Attenborough's sweeping story of black activist Stephen Biko (Denzel Washington) 2001 A Space Odssey Your students will view communication differently! 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Starring: Keir Dullea; Gary Lockwood Director: Stanley Kubrick Rated: Run Time: 147 minutes Star Cycles Educational Director: John Pritchard Run Time: 86 minutes Timeless Wisdom of Pythagoras Science The Art of Renaissance Science: Galileo and Perspective (2006) Starring: Joseph W. Dauben Director: Gary Welz Run Time: 49 minutes The life of Galileo The origin of perspective drawing and the interaction of art and science in the Renaissance An Inconvenient Truth, The Movie Starring: Al Gore Director: Davis Guggenheim Rated: Run Time: 97 minutes the science of global warming made understandable America's Largest Oil Find Starring: D. James; Ray Daniels Director: E. Daniels Run Time: 81 minutes A true story Anthem Director: Dean J. Augustin Run Time: 51 minutes Explores the fundamental question, "What does the Constitution of The United States say?" . Please tell us your views of this movie Do the Right Thing, Culture Do the Right Thing (1989) Starring: Ossie Davis; Danny Aiello Director: Spike Lee Run Time: 121 minutes West Wing The West Wing, "Two Cathedrals" Season Year: 2000 Starring: Ivan Allen; Alex Baik Executive Producer: John Wells; Aaron Sorkin Big Tobacco Born on the 4th of July Tom Cruise; Raymond J. Barry Director: Oliver Stone Run Time: 145 minutes The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war Civil War Combat Season Year: 2000 Executive Producer: Greystone The Crater at Petersburg/The Battle of Franklin The Battle of Chancellorville Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of First Manassas Tragedy at Cold Harbor Bloody Lane at Antietam Wheatfield at Gettysburg Civil War Minutes Union Vol 1 Director: Inecom Entertainment Rated: Unrated Run Time: 90 minutes Never-before-seen photographs, letters, artifacts and hundreds of rare paintings and engravings in stories of the Civil War Civil War Life Left for Dead Director: Inecom Entertainment Run Time: 52 minutes Civil War Minutes Confederate Vol 2 Director: Inecom Entertainment Run Time: 90 minutes Nameless soldiers in the front lines Illuminate little known history of the Civil War for your students The Patriot Starring: Mel Gibson; Heath Ledger Director: Roland Emmerich Rated: Run Time: 169 minutes Follow the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution Nancy Drew Starring: Bonita Granville; John Litel Director: WILLIAM B. 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