When I am faced with a need for information, my first instinct is to search the literature. If someone has written a good review of a topic, why re-invent the wheel? Access to various indexes varies from one institution to another. I am pleased to tell you about a service from the folks at the […]
Archive for June, 2008
Communities for Physics and Astronomy (comPADRE)
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 4:44 pm
Written by: Pat Viele
comPADRE is the physics portion of the National Science Digital Library. It has a wealth of information for faculty at all levels and for students. Do yourself a favor and get acquainted with this valuable resource. The description below comes from Dr. Bruce Mason, Principle Investigator for the project.
Browsing the ComPADRE Collections:
Go to http://www.compadre.org. Collections […]
Outreach by Institutions
Sunday, June 8th, 2008 3:17 pm
Written by: Pat Viele
Institutions who have NSF grants must offer outreach programs. I will show links to the various outreach programs here at Cornell because I know Cornell best! But, other instituions also offer lesson plans that have been written as part of their outreach programs. For example:
Columbia University Summer Research Program for Science for Teachers–lesson plans
Below I […]
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