American Physiological Society

 

The K-12 section of the APS web site  offers lots of resources for science teachers including classroom labs and lessons and careers information.

 

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 NIH Curriculum Supplements Available

 

Three new state-of-the-art curriculum supplements on alcohol, human communication, and sleep are available for FREE from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Teachers may visit our website to request copies of these supplements (listed below) or earlier installments in the series.

For use in high school:
-- Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Biological Rhythms

For use in middle school:
-- How Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears
-- Understanding Alcohol: Investigations into Biology and Behavior

The National Institutes of Health--the Federal focal point for medical research in the U.S.--is distributing the supplements to promote inquiry-based, interdisciplinary learning and to encourage students’ interest in science. This popular, inquiry-based series is designed for use in grades kindergarten through 12.

 

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New for 2004   "Raptors in the City"

 

TECHNOLOGY CONNECTS KIDS WITH NATURE

 

How do you catch a glimpse of the fastest creature on earth?  Go online!  "Raptors in the City" is a real-time, inquiry-based science and technology program for grades 4-6 that stars the peregrine falcon.  The peregrine has recovered from near extinction and was removed from the List of Endangered Species in 1999, one of the great success stories in the field of wildlife conservation.  The online portion of Raptors in the City guides children through nesting season (roughly February to June) as they watch the still rare falcons live via cameras mounted on skyscrapers.  The curriculum supports one semester of study, and the students learn environmental, biological, and technological lessons, as well as research skills, tied to national science and technology standards.  Curriculum materials and books for falcon study are available at low cost.  It's easy - no software to install. 

 

Nesting season (and the the Raptors in the City program) begins in February 2004. 

 

To subscribe to the free "Falcon Flash" e-newsletter, weekly bulletins and pictures from the program's study nestsite during nesting season, reply to this message with "subscribe" in the subject.  

 

For more information visit: www.raptorsinthecity.org

 

Contact person:

Deborah Mathies

177 W. Norwalk Rd.

Norwalk, CT  06850

(203) 831-0855, e-mail: raptors@optonline.net

 

Raptors in the City is a featured link on NationalGeographic.com's "Geography Action!"  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/cities_suburbs.html