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Posted by: "Tabitha Orr" nmhomeschoolcommunityupdates@gmail.com   mtandg
Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:11 pm (PST)

These are in no certain order but information obtained from the resources
that were in attendance at the Teacher Open House at the Museums in
Albuquerque recently, I hope this helps those of you who were not able to
attend and those of you who did not get everything:

Dream in Color http://www.scholastic.com/dreamincolor for free activities,
resources and lesson plans from Target to help bring cultural celebrations
to life

Etscorn Campus Observatory and Magdalena Ridge Observatory. Education and
Outreach for a Star Party or Class Presentation. Contact: Dr. Daniel A.
Klinglesmith dklinglesmith@mro.nmt.edu Suitable for grades 4-9 and can be
upgraded if needed

Sandia Mountain Natural History Center, Homeschoolin' in the Home Range
Ecology Day, Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 9:30-2 For more information or to
register Susie at Susan.davis@state.nm.us or 505-281-5259--Will also be
offered in the Spring

The New Milennium Program --Space Place --
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/

National Radio Astronomy Observatory-Bring your class to the VLA..50 miles w
of Socorro on US Hwy 60. Contact July Stanley 505-835-7243 or email at
vla-tours@nrao.edu

The Albuquerque Fractal Challenge, Elementary, Middle and High School
students in Albuquerque...download the free "Xaos" Software and to submit
and and read rules go to http://www.FractalFoundation.org --Deadline Dec 31, 2007

National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, New Mexico http://www.nso.edu/nsop

Ben's Guide to the US Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/documents/constitution/background.html

A Mathematical Scavenger Hunt on the Web
http://www.math.washington.edu/~king/mathday/2001/hunt.html

Cool Teaching Lessons and Units http://www.coollessons.org

Museums of Los Angeles, Internet Treasure Hunt
http://iteslj.org/th/1/tm-museums.html

Museum Explorations at the Bradbury Science Museum at Los Alamos National
Laboratory http://www.lanl.gov/museum 505-606-1492

National Hispanic Cultural Center --All School day events are free to school
groups but they also have teacher workshops and regular field trips for
tours also.... check out what is going on on their website http://www.nhccnm.org

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Guided and unguided tours and a newly
renovated Pueblo House and Exhibits for students of all ages
http://www.indianpueblo.org/ or 505-843-7270x3604

New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Group Reservation Planner
505-841-2872 for access to the Museum, Planetarium and DynaTheater

EZ Cling from SlapitUp http://www.slapitup.net for online ordering
http://www.aurorapublishing.com

The University of New Mexico's Family Development Program's Weemagination
Resource Center Call 268-8580 for more information on this resource

UNM Family Development Program 277-5800 Birth -Age 8

EcoWISER New Mexico, Grants and Resources http://www.ecowiser.org 505-310-3694
or Eliza Kretsmann at River Source eliza@riversource.net

Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum Education
programs and tours http://www.cabq.gov/balloon 505-768-6020

Cosmic Carnival http://www.cosmiccarnival.org April 19-20, noon-5PM at Tiguex Park
in Albuquerque FREE

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Tours and Loan Kits with curriculum
505-277-2924 http://www.maxwellmuseum.unm.edu

Passport to People Alaska! Sat, Oct 27, 1-3:30PM Native Alaskan Drum
Making, Mask Making, Giant Whale Puppet, etc.

Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe,m PreK-12 Hands on, museum tours,
teacher workshops, curriculum development http://www.internationalfolkart.org

New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum
http://www.nmholocaustmuseum.org/

Bandalier National Monument http://www.nps.gov/band/ and Petroglyph National
Monument http://www.nps.gov/petr/

New! Ancestral Pueblo Lesson plans from Bandalier Nat'l Monument
http://www.nps.gov/band or contact Chris Judson at chris_judson@nps.gov --4th
Grade

Los Alamos National Laboratory Science Education Opportunities http://www.lanl.gov
505-665-8899

Careers in Mining Information and Activity Kit Grades 4-12 Contact 1-800
763-3132 x204 (I don't know if this can be ordered or downloaded but it was
given away free at the open house, it is a small stapled packet of
information.)

Free Water Conservation Materials from the NM Office of the State Engineer
--Project WET Kids in Discovery Series-- this is a pre-order so email
Waternm@state.nm.us for delievery in January 2008 (# of copies, name, grade,
phone, school name, address, email)
http://www.ose.state.nm.us/conservation_index.html

New Mexico Museum of Space History---Their IMAX is whosing Dolphins, Ride
Around the World and Roving Mars 505-437-2840 or 1-877-333-6589
http://www.nmspacemuseum.org

New Mexico Endangered Species Project WILD Coloring Book www.*wild*
life.state.nm.us/publications/documents/coloringbook/es.pdf FREE DOWNLOAD

New Mexico Science Teachers Associationhttp://www.nmsta.org/ This is even
open to Homeschoolers and I have found it to be a fabulous resource for
learning, especially if you can attend their conference, the next one is in
Las Vegas, NM on Nov 1-3

New Mexico State Monuments-- http://www.nmmonuments.org/

Shuttle Camp at the NM Museum of Space History
http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/shuttlecamp 1-877-333-6589

White Sands Star Party VIII Oct 5-6, 2007 at White Sands National
Monument http://www.zianet.com/wssp 1-877-333-6589

Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/

STEM Education Outreach Programs http://stemed.unm.edu/ They have a
calendar that you can print out of the impt dates for various science
olympiads, state science fair and other programs.

The Albuquerque Museum http://www.cabq.gov/museum school programs, tours,
classes-- (This museum falls under the new Albuquerque City Bill that was
passed recently allowing equal access for homeschoolers to City facilities!)

Temples and Tombs Treasures of Egyptian Art from the British Museum...Nov
18, 2007 -Feb 10,2008 --FREE Educator Preview Night, Tuesday, Nov 27 5:30-8
(Educators only, no family members/kids) at the Albuquerque Museum
243-7255

K-16 Earth Science Education http://www.agiweb.org/education

Forces of Change http://forces.si.edu

Did you know that after an earthquake, the Earth 'rings' like a gong?
http://www.iris.edu/eno/eathmodes

GIS Solutions for Education http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/index.html

Soils Education Resources http://www.soils.org/lessons

That is all I have and I am sure there was stuff that I was not able to pick
up but if you have other resources you would like to share please email me!
There are also 2 pages of online resources I scanned in, if you can not read
the attachments then email me!

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