Learn About Solar Energy
With the right stuff, the sun can power your Playstation and many calculators already come solar equipped. You can learn more about alternative sources of energy through the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse. They have many publications just for… Continue reading
Go To Mars
Not actually, but the Mars Millennium Project provides a poster and activity kit that challenges students to design a community for the planet Mars. This project will connect educators, community leaders and professionals to weave the arts, sciences and humanities… Continue reading
Help Finding Your Pet In The Hot Zone
The Suffolk County Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (SPCA) is a non-profit all volunteer humane society with the mission of protecting the rights, safety and well being of all animals, as well as upholding and enforcing the… Continue reading
Helping Children
The National Institute of Mental Health offers a very extensive document titled Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters, that describes how young people react to trauma, how to help them, the condition known as post-traumatic stress disorder… Continue reading
Wetlands And Water
What are wetlands and why are they so important? Wetlands play an important role in the food web with many birds and mammals relying on wetlands to provide food, water and shelter. To learn more the role of wetlands contact… Continue reading
Have Your Kids Do A Family Oral History
Words of wisdom make more of an impression when you get them directly from the source. The Grand Generation: Interviewing Guide and Questionnaire ($1.50) lists guidelines for collecting folklore and oral history from older tradition-bearers. It includes a general guide… Continue reading
More Than Just Digging In The Dirt
If archeology is your thing, then check out the National Park Service. They have the Archeology and Ethnography Program that has developed fascinating materials about our country’s past and can help spur on your interest. Want to know what to… Continue reading
We The People
We all had to memorize the Preamble of the Constitution during our school years. It might be fun to see the whole text of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and The Declaration of Independence. You could test your bridge group’s… Continue reading
Free Emergency Housing and Childcare in NYC
The YMCA is an international community services organization that promotes positive values through programs that build spirit, mind and body welcoming all people with a focus on youth. The YMCA of Greater New York is offering emergency housing, childcare and… Continue reading
The History Of The Automobile
Yes there were cars in the olden times. Henry Ford built the Model T and the Model A, and was instrumental in developing the mass production of the automobile. His goal was to produce the largest number of cars at… Continue reading
