I Sing the Body
Electronic—Students
Use Computer Simulations to Enhance Their Understanding of
Human Physiology
by Frances Coleman
Simulation software can help high school science students
understand
complicated processes, such as anatomical systems.
Traditionally, animal
experiments and textbook readings have been used to teach such
concepts.
But what if students could supplement costly animal
experiments and
sometimes dry textbook readings with simulations? They could
perform
experiments that are often impossible in a high school
classroom. Read
information about programs that Frances recommends and learn
more about
simluations.
The Civil War
Online
by Joanne Parnes Shawhan
Joanne describes various Web resources to help you teach
middle and
high school students about the U.S. Civil War. In the article,
these
sites were divided by topic. Here they are divided by
category: (1)
topic-related sites, (2) lesson plans and activities, (3) the
author’s
sites, and (4) evaluation sites.
Chef Fred’s Favorite
Recipes
by Fred D’Ignazio
Fred’ Multimedia Sandbox column this month describes how
to use
HyperStudio in conjunction with the Web. These Web sites will
help you
get started with HyperStudio’s Web capabilites and show
you what
can be done.
Mining the Internet
Online
by Glen Bull, Gina Bull, & Judi
Harris
Mining the Internet is an ongoing column in L&L.
Frequently
the Internet changes substantially in the six months between
the time
that a column is submitted and the time it appears in print.
The Mining
the Internet Web site will provide a location for updates to
each issue’s
column. It will also provide a way to offer active links to
Internet
locations mentioned in the column and a place for material
that would
not fit in the confines of a four-page column. The column will
therefore
become a hybrid mix of print materials that will appear in
each issue
of L&L and supplementary materials that will be
placed on
the Web each month.
