A Penny Saved
Did you know "Ferris wheels" and "silly heads" were names of coins? In the coin clubhouse, you can step into a time machine, take a virtual tour of the United States Mint, and follow the steps to make your own coin collection.#
Archive · November 1999
Dr. Copernicus Archives — November 1999
A weekday digest of things worth looking at, written for students and teachers.
About this page. This is original material first published on gocopernicus.com in May–December 1999, restored to its original address. Outbound links from the period have been left as plain text rather than live links — the destinations are 25 years old and almost all of them are gone. Links inside entries point to this site's own subject pages.
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The Hunger Site
Once on this site, click the button and a daily sponsor will donate free food, such as wheat, rice, and corn, to the world's hungry. The United Nations World Food Program will be responsible for making sure your donation reaches needy families across the globe.#
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Education World Weekly Feature
Help your classroom get a clue! Brighten up November with a month of mystery sites that include activities that will challenge your students to see, to organize, to analyze, and finally, to understand.#
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What's for Lunch?
You don't have to like insects so much you want to eat them, though in Algeria, Australia, and Bali some people do. Have fun with the crawly critters by telling bug jokes, making bug crafts, or learning more cool facts about bugs.#
Eat Your Veggies, Please
Being a parent is hard work, but you have a team of experts on your side at CaringParents.com. Select a topic to research, or browse through questions other concerned parents have asked.#
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Big-Name Athletes with Big Hearts
On the playing field or basketball court, these athletes look rough and tough. But they are all smiles when it comes to helping their favorite charities.#
Help for Homebodies
You don't have to leave your room to take a trip across the world. How about visiting Malaysia? Iceland? Point and click your way around the globe to explore some of the world's most stunning places.#
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A Tisket, a Tasket
Remember some of your favorite childhood rhymes? Here are some new ones that your kids can read to you. They can also write their own poetry by playing "Finish It Off," a game where they provide the last line of a given rhyme.#
Step inside this House
Anthropologists believe that the Anasazi were the ancestors of the Pueblo Indians living in New Mexico today. Take a virtual field trip, complete with animation and sound, through an Anasazi underground hut called a "great kiva."#
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Dragon Land
Print out and color lots of fun dragon pictures. Then, help Zak and Wheezie make a dragonberry surprise. Later, with your parents, you can try to bake a dragonberry cake at home. There is a lot to explore in this magical land.#
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Education World Weekly Feature
October 29, 1929... Black Thursday! For many historians, that date marks the beginning of the period known as The Great Depression. This week, Education World offers two stories that relate to those events.#
Care for Some Pi?
Did you know that pi is simply a Greek word representing the number 3.14159? Take the fear out of math each week with a new problem from multiplication to calculus. If you're really stumped, send a question to Dr. Math.#
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Which Woman Did What?
From Cleopatra in 68 B.C. to Venus Williams in 1999, women have accomplished some amazing things. Use this encyclopedia written by third grade students to research the best and brightest women of the world.#
Are You Angry?
Once in a while, everyone gets mad. Did you know there is a good way to be angry? Find out how to deal with angry emotions in a positive manner so that you'll feel better faster.#
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Yakity Yak
When you're in the Yak's corner, there are always fun things to do. Try some Yaktivities, learn wacky facts about animals, or send your drawings to the Yak. He might even post them on the site!#
Do You Know Sue?
Scientists are planning to study Sue in order to find out how she lived. They'll look at her bones and skull for clues to how she moved, what illnesses she had, and the size and function of her brain.#
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Boredom Buster
Are you out of ideas for keeping the kids away from the TV and out of trouble? Each day, this site will suggest a new activity, game, craft, song, or recipe that will amuse and delight your young children.#
Money Can't Buy Happiness
Money can help make your school a better place, though. Find out how to win a grant so your school can start a creative arts program, purchase new computers, organize a class trip, or invite a special speaker.#
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Be a Map Maker
It's Geography Awareness Week, so take a virtual tour of our big, blue planet. Enter the name of any place in the world you can think of and find it fast. You can learn how to read a map, and also get fun facts on flags.#
The Underground Railroad
From 1830 through 1865, freedom took many names for African slaves: the trackless train, the emancipation car, the mysterious track. Take a trip through U.S. history and follow the path many runaway slaves made from the South to Canada.#
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Education World Weekly Feature
Join EdWorld as they celebrate their 100th weekly edition! Here's their selection of their best lesson planning ideas, teacher-created projects, and reviews of the latest books for kids and professionals.#
O Canada
Despite the geographical proximity, most Americans know very little about Canada. Read about Canada's history, check out its national symbols, listen to the national anthem, and, when you know it all, test yourself with a quiz about Canada.#
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A Magical African Adventure
Travel around the continent of Africa and meet new people and animals. To move from one place to the next, you'll need to answer trivia questions. Be careful how you respond, though, because a wrong answer could mean trouble for your guide, Anansi the Spider.#
The ABCs of Allowances
Though you already know that allowances help children learn to earn and manage their money, you might not know how to start your children one. Follow this step-by-step tutorial and you won't waste time -- or money -- getting an allowance system in place.#
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No News is Good News
The Positive Press reports on the good news in the world, and there is a lot of it! Read stories about general interest, business, or health that will leave you feeling happy.#
How Did It Get So High?
How high is Mount Everest? At 29,028 feet Mount Everest is higher than any mountain in the world. In fact, it is almost as high as the cruising altitude of a 747 airplane. If you're not scared of heights, take the virtual tour up this massive mountain.#
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Safe Cycling
Next time your kids hop on their bikes, make sure they've got on their helmets. Learn how to buy a proper-fitting helmet, see the statistics for why they're important, and volunteer to organize a bike helmet program in your neighborhood.#
The Immigration Station
Invite your class on a virtual field trip to New York's Ellis Island, circa 1907. Students can view maps and photos of the island, create a profile to see whether they would have been admitted to the U.S., and build their family trees online.#
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The School of Fun
How might you save the rain forest? Play Search for the Golden Egg, break the secret code, and you can help preserve the outdoors. With robots, ducks, and adventurers as your teachers, how could this school be anything but fun?#
Photo Finish
Need a photo for your school newspaper? At Pics4Learning, you may browse images by topic, or may ask the researchers to do an online search for you at no cost for students and teachers. Also, if you have a great photo you wish to share, don't be camera shy. Send it in!#
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Education World Weekly Feature
Celebrate Children's Book Week! EdWorld points you to the Web's best literature lesson plans and online reading quizzes, demonstrates how to use Harry Potter in your classroom, and teaches you how to become a cybrarian.#
Tarzan, Meet Jane
Jane Goodall has been studying African chimps since the 1960s. Her groundbreaking research identified many similarities between primates and humans. Read an essay by Ms. Goodall and then join a discussion group about her research.#
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Turkey Day Games
Instead of being bored while waiting for dinner, start your own party with these Thanksgiving Day games. You may already know some, like 20 questions. But have you ever played Cornucopia, Corn Hunt, or Bird, Beast or Foul?#
A Trouble-Free Thanksgiving
From the turkey to the trimmings, Thanksgiving takes a lot of work. Try out these recipes, hosting suggestions, and crafts for kids designed to help you have a happy and trouble-free Thanksgiving.#
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Celebrate in the Streets
Sure, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a ton of fun, but did you know that the excitement starts the night before? Grab a sneak peek at the Thanksgiving Eve Big Balloon Blowup.#
Thanksgiving 200 Years Ago
Like today, people in the 1800s celebrated Thanksgiving by gathering with family and sharing a special feast. Get a firsthand account of other early Thanksgiving traditions by reading this story by Louisa May Alcott.#
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Character Education
The story of George Washington and the cherry tree illustrates honesty. The King Midas myth teaches self-discipline. Visit this site with your children to read stories, play games, and color pictures that demonstrate life's virtues.#
Classroom Computer Time
It's not too late to register your class for two free online projects designed by AT&T for schools with limited access to technology. Communicate with schools around the world, or learn about Australian history and geography.#
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Crafty Kids
Do you know how to make blue goo, a bottled vortex, or scented bath salts? Choose a fun craft from this site, and then follow the easy instructions to learn how to do it yourself. Remember, ask an adult first before trying your hand at these.#
Universal Suffrage
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony proposed a woman's right to vote in their Declaration of Rights and Sentiments. Forty long years later, it became our 19th Amendment. Take a look at the historic moments in the women's suffrage movement.#
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News of the Century
With this contest, students can research history, write articles reporting the major events in a given year, and design their own newspapers to be showcased online. Plenty of teacher resources will guide you through the project.#
Multiple Choice Madness
Hammer is to carpenter as brush is to painter? Not sure? Then you may be dreading the SAT. With one new question each day, this site shows you how to avoid getting stumped and to score like a champion.#
Subjects covered this month
Arts & Literature
14 entries from November 1999
Geography
9 entries from November 1999
Science
7 entries from November 1999
Health & Medicine
4 entries from November 1999
Computers & the Internet
3 entries from November 1999
Mathematics
2 entries from November 1999
Law, Government & Politics
1 entry from November 1999
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