Archive for June, 2008

Literature Search

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 […]

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Communities for Physics and Astronomy (comPADRE)

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 […]

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Outreach by Institutions

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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