Thursday, May 13, 2010

Bits of Knowledge: Food, Maps, Music, Science, War, and Literacy

Do this BEFORE lunch--Watch Jamie Oliver's passionate award-winning TED speech "Teach Every Kid About Food"

How do we see the world?  Before Google Maps there was ... Explore this concept with the fascinating new exhibit  Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda, & Art from the British Library and read this interesting article about the exhibition Ten of the Greatest: Maps That Changed the World

How about a little music?  Experiment with rhythm and sound with Wolfgram Tones

If science is of interest check out this review of Six Free Websites for Learning and Teaching Science including a great site from Scientific American.

 Discovering the Civil War is an absorbing new exhibit from the National Archives that takes our knowledge further about this violent conflict.  

We feel strongly about Information Literacy in the Library and we welcome this call to action! Information Literacy: A Neglected Core Competency

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