OurStory : Activities : Full Steam to Freedom Historic time period: 1850–1877 150 years ago, the Civil War tore the United States of America into two parts, the Union and the Confederacy. Many people were involved in the war, from fighting on the battlefields to farming the food for soldiers, from acting as a spy between the sides to serving as a nurse. The National Museum of American History has a large and diverse collection of Civil War objects, from cannonballs to uniforms and photographs to newspapers. Seven Miles to Freedom tells the story of a young man who was born a slave, but escaped to freedom with his family. Read This Book You can learn more about Robert Smalls by exploring these books. Featured Book Seven Miles to Freedom by Janet Halfmann SEVEN MILES TO FREEDOM The Robert Smalls Story Text copyright (c) 2008 by Janet Halfmann Illustrations copyright (c) 2008 by Duane Smith. Recommended Book Read Seven Miles to FreedomMeet Robert Smalls, a man who was born a slave, but made a daring escape and went on to become a U.S.
World Digital Library Home About the AVL The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Through the AVL, an equitable core of information sources is available to every student and citizen in Alabama, raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state. If you enjoy the benefits that AVL brings to your school, college, library or home, please take a few minutes to thank your local legislators for providing this resource for the State of Alabama. You are IP authenticated! Your location is inside the state of Alabama so you are automatically logged in to use the AVL What's this? You are not IP authenticated. If you do not have an AVL Card, please request one at your local public library or your local public school library if you are a student. Connect with AVL
Ecosystem History and development The term "ecosystem" was introduced by Arthur Roy Clapham in early 1930s and became more widely known via the works of Arthur Tansley, a British ecologist.[fn 1][10] Tansley devised the concept to draw attention to the importance of transfers of materials between organisms and their environment.[11] He later refined the term, describing it as "The whole system, ... including not only the organism-complex, but also the whole complex of physical factors forming what we call the environment".[12] Tansley regarded ecosystems not simply as natural units, but as mental isolates.[12] Tansley later[13] defined the spatial extent of ecosystems using the term ecotope. G. Ecosystem processes Ecosystems are controlled both by external and internal factors. Unlike external factors, internal factors in ecosystems not only control ecosystem processes, but are also controlled by them. Primary production Energy flow Left: Energy flow diagram of a frog. Decomposition Nutrient cycling
Internet Archive: Free Downloads: American Libraries The California Digital Library supports the assembly and creative use of the world's scholarship and knowledge for the University of California libraries and the communities they serve. In addition, the CDL provides tools that support the construction of online information services for research, teaching, and learning, including services that enable the UC libraries to effectively share their materials and provide greater access to digital content. Books from the Boston Library Consortium . See a Tag Cloud for the Boston Library Consortium collection. Books contributed by Getty Research Institute . As a member of the Open Content Alliance, the University Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is contributing digital content to the Internet Archive from our Rare Book Collection and North Carolina Collection, including rare Spanish dramas, UNC Yearbooks, and North Carolina legislative materials. Books contributed by the Boston Public Library . by California Revealed
State Digital Resources (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress) The Library of Congress American Memory project, Primary Sources by State, State Resource Guides, and other digital initiatives provide free access through the Internet to the treasures of the Library’s collections that document America’s history, culture, and creativity. Across the country, the archives, cultural institutions, museums, and libraries of many states are collaborating to create similar projects. They provide unprecedented access to materials that document local and regional growth and development as well as a look at the cultures and traditions that have made individual states and communities unique. Please note that these links are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the Library of Congress. │A C│D F│G H I │K L M │N O P │R S T│U V W │Multi-State │ Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado See also Multi-state collaborations Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa
Smithsonian Institution Marine Science Network The Smithsonian Marine Science Network (MSN) was established in 1998. The MSN operates a unique array of laboratories and research vessels that spans the latitudinal gradient of the western Atlantic (Chesapeake Bay, Indian River Lagoon, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and Panamanian Coast) and crosses the isthmus of Panama. The Network is dedicated to understanding the rich biodiversity and complex ecosystem dynamics that sustain coastal processes and productivity. MSN scientists study evolutionary, ecological, and environmental change in the ocean’s coastal zones, increasing scientific knowledge of these environments, and improving society’s appreciation of the ocean’s effect on our lives. Coastal environments are of immense economic and environmental importance and comprise 95% of the ocean’s fisheries. Overview of Marine Science Network Smithsonian Institution / Copyright / Privacy
21st Century Libraries The internet has given students an incredibly vast world of up-to-the-minute resources, including nearly limitless outlets for research and investigation. But many students turn immediately to the untamed internet when faced with a research assignment, often overlooking the value in a virtual library solution. Virtual library collections, or databases, give students access to trusted content and research tools with links to authoritative information that has been vetted by subject-matter experts. Today’s 21st-century school libraries make use of virtual collections while also giving students ample opportunities for enhancing their digital literacy, research, and collaboration skills which are essential in a globally connected world. With the generous support of Questia School, the editors of eSchool News have compiled this collection of stories from our archives, along with other relevant information from around the web, to help you transform your school libraries for the 21st century.
georgia-Welcome to GALILEO Through GALILEO, Georgia citizens have access to authoritative, subscription-only information that isn't available through free search engines or Web directories. Here's a sampling of what's inside: Digital Library of Georgia: Digital collections related to the history and culture of Georgia, including photographs, maps, and primary source documents. eBooks on EBSCOhost: 1000's of electronic books on many topics including history, hobbies, and scholarly research. EBSCOhost: Magazine and journal articles on all subjects. Encyclopædia Britannica: Online version of the Encyclopædia Britannica including authoritative information on people, places, events with articles, videos, and more.
Mathematics Illuminated | Unit 11 | 11.6 Ecosystems A food chain or food web is a graphic way of representing predator-prey and symbiotic relationships that exist in ecosystems. For most of this unit we have been focusing mainly on physical, human-made networks, such as our power grid, the Internet, and the nation's highway system. We have also looked briefly at intangible networks, such as webs of social connections. One common aspect of ecosystems is the food chain. A food chain provides a convenient way of obtaining a rough approximation of what happens in an ecosystem. Item 2919 /Neo Martinez, UNITED KINGDOM TROPHIC WEB (2005). Item 2920 / Neo Martinez, CARIBBEAN REEF TROPHIC WEB: IMAGE 1 (2005). Food webs are examples of directed graphs, because certain relationships are "one-way streets." Alternatively, remoras are fish that tend to attach themselves to sharks and feed off of scraps, bacteria, and feces. back to top Networks in nature are constantly changing. At each step in a food chain or web, a certain amount of energy is lost.
School Library Management Resources for School Librarians - Index Policy Manuals and Other Management Tools How to set up a school library for Non-librarians What Do I Do With All of These Books? Up to Top Handbooks and Guidelines for Students and Faculty Policies Manual - Plainville School, Rainsville, AL. Volunteers Grandview Elementary School Volunteer Info - This is for adult volunteers. Ideas for New Media Specialists The 12 Most Important Things to Do . . . in the First Week of Your New Job - By Carrie Marting and Julie Marie Frye in the Knowledge Quest Blog. This site is maintained by Linda Bertland, retired school librarian, Philadelphia, PA. Coh-Metrix The Text Easability Assessor provides percentile scores on five characteristics of text, including Narrativity, Syntactic Simplicity, Word Concreteness, Referential Cohesion, and Deep Cohesion. The five text easability scores are extracted from a wide range of linguistic features calculated by Coh-Metrix. The Text Easability Assessor allows educators to enter a short passage (of fewer than 1000 words) and view a profile of the passage. Simply log on and view your texts’ easability profiles!
What is Social Network Theory | LoveToKnow The question "what is social network theory?" is a misleading one. Technically, every interaction between more than two sources becomes a sort of social network - which is why social network analysis software can be used for everything from business organizations to contagious disease control. However, in recent years, with the development of Internet phenomena such as Facebook, social network theory (or SNT, as it is abbreviated) has become more and more focused on the many ways that people interrelate and communicate via the various social networking platforms. So What is Social Network Theory for the Internet? Basically there are two elements in any social network, online or offline: nodes and ties. The fact that these kinds of ties can vary in intensity and importance is just one of the many variables that can factor into social network theory. The Power of Connection Applications of Social Network Theory Other Focuses of Social Network Theory Post a comment