For the first time, we're reproduced the entire Scout Report for this particular week. Previously, we would highlight one or two of their selections, but this time nothing less than all of it would do. Senior Women Web was singled out by the Scout Report in 1999, when we first began.
Research and Education
One of the historical photos from Colleton County; Colleton Museum & Farmers Market, 506 E. Washington St., Walterboro, SC — "Front Porch of the Lowcountry"
Clemson Cooperative Extension ·http://www.clemson.edu/extension/
Every state has an extension office that works out of their respective public university to deliver key information on agriculture, natural resources, food safety and nutrition, economic and community development, and agriculture. Clemson University's Cooperative Education office works to deliver such materials to the residents of South Carolina. On this website, visitors can explore the Programs area to learn about specific action programs in the areas listed above. The Services section is a real gem as it includes information for home and garden fans or persons involved with pesticide control and related matters. Moving along, the Resources area contains mobile apps, livestock and poultry fact sheets, and information on urban pests. Visitors can also follow the cooperative's activities via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and their RSS feed. [KMG]
Modeling And Simulation Tools For Education Reform ·http://www.shodor.org/master/
Created by the Shodor Education Foundation, Inc., the Modeling And Simulation Tools for Education Reform (MASTER) provide useful educational tools that help students and teachers learn through observation and modeling activities. The Shodor Foundation worked in tandem with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, George Mason University, and other educational organizations to craft these tools and visitors can access all eight of them here. The Fractal Modeling Tools are a good place to start as visitors can download the required software or take in some instructional materials, such as the interactive fractal microscope and the snowflake fractal generator. Other notable areas here include The Pit and the Pendulum, which offers the work of Edgar Allan Poe as a way to learn about better reading through computation. [KMG]
PBS Learning Media ·http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
The PBS LearningMedia site is a fun resource for educators with materials covering everything from women's literature to current events. Visitors can click on the Browse PBS Learning Media area to look around for resources by grade levels, subjects, standards, and collections. Returning visitors should peruse the New Features area where they can find helpful fact sheets, activities, and instructional resources that deal with cyberlearning in STEM disciplines, the art and science of growing food, or middle school literacy. As a side note, visitors will need to create a free account after viewing three resources. One great highlight here is the Daily News Story section. This timely news collection offers daily resources from PBS's NewsHour program designed specifically for students. [KMG]
Vicos: A Virtual Tour ·https://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/vicosperu/vicos-site/
Do you want to take a trip to Peru? And are you fascinated by history, archaeology and geography? Then you simply must take a look at this site, which offers all three in rare form. Created as part of a collaboration between Cornell University, The Mountain Institute, and the people of Vicos, the project offers a look at the legacy of the Cornell-Peru Project, an international development project in the 1960s and 1970s. After looking over the Introduction area, visitors can click on the Local Voices to learn more about how local people reacted to the project then and now. The other sections here cover biodiversity in the area, ecotourism, and water management. [KMG]
Plus Magazine ·http://plus.maths.org/content/
The mission of Plus magazine is elegant and wonderful: "to introduce readers to the beauty and the practical applications of mathematics." The magazine offers up a hearty dose of articles and podcasts on a diverse set of topics including algebra, geometry, mathematics in sports, and so on. The website has a number of fun features, including Dark Energy Say Cheese! and a fun sudoku-esque puzzle, Pandemonion! The sections here include Articles, Packages, Podcasts, and Reviews among others. The Podcasts are a delight and a short list of recent offerings includes "Do infinities exist in nature?" and "How many dimensions are there?" The Articles area is similarly rich and visitors can search through their archive, which includes several hundred items. [KMG]
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