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May 2001
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Phys Ed & Sports Month

Physical Education and Health Center
Tools, resources and activities for teaching and learning about Physical Education and Health

The Web Puts 'Fizz' Into Phys-ical Fitness!
Reinforce the value of exercise and physical activity for better health. The Web has just the resources to help you with new games, ideas, and lessons that will make your students jump for joy!

Take Them Out To The Ballgame!
A stadium full of activities and links to team sites, baseball math sites, cross-curricular projects -- and even the famous Abbott and Costello "Who's On First?" script!

Let's Get Physical!
Get your students moving with hundreds of "active-ities" -- with the emphasis on active!

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Horace Mann born, educator

  • History of Education and Children
    Users can read about the history of schools in specific countries, as well as the history of vocational, special education, and other areas of education.
  • Learning Strategies Database
    This is a computerized version of learning strategies data compiled by personnel at Muskingum College (Ohio) over a ten-year period.

Thomas Henry Huxley born, scientist and humanist

Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth & buttons

1776 Rhode Island declares independence from England

1878 Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House

  • The Soundry
    The Soundry is an award-winning, interactive, and fun Web site about the science of sound.
  • Internet Scavenger Hunt: Inventors and Inventions
    Education World writer Hazel Jobe has created special Internet scavenger hunts that will have your students surfing the best on-line resources for fun facts about some famous and not-so-famous inventors and inventions.

1886 Haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen

1942 Battle of Coral Sea begun (1st sea battle fought solely in air)

1970 - Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.

  • Vietnam: A Children's Guide
    Vietnam: A Children's Guide, created by children for children, features an online picture book of information about Vietnam, interesting facts about schools in Vietnam, and a quiz.
  • Wars For Viet Nam
    This site seeks to tell the unbiased truth about the Vietnam War by giving a detailed account of the events of this war, and by providing a wealth of war documents to support it.
  • United States History
    Resources and tools from our History Center.

Space Day

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  • Ask An Astronaut
    During an astronaut's "visit" viewers to the site can read about that particular astronaut's missions, schedule, biography with links, browse a multimedia archive and get links to related websites.
  • The Space Place
    This site is filled with projects and activities related to current space missions and information.
  • NASA Spacelink Gets a New Look
    Have you checked out NASA Spacelink's new look? Spacelink, designed for teachers and students, is better than ever. It's faster, more efficient, and boasts a powerful new search engine.



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