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MidLink Magazine's Newest
Articles: December - January
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Current Articles: December '99 - January 2000
Virtual
Time Capsule: 
Select virtual artifacts that reflect your culture and your school. Consider which items will help students of tomorrow understand what our culture is like today. Wanda Day, Memphis, TN and , Julie Kitchingman, Perth, Australia, will lead you through some critical thinking activities that will ring in the next century in WEB Style. (Curriculum Connections: language arts, social studies, science)
World
Time Capsule: (Deadline December 31)
Students in Singapore invite you to help them build a
world time capsule. Mdm Wong Lai Fong and Heryanti, Anderson
Secondary School, Singapore, invite you to participate in their menu of
activities. This project is a wonderful way to welcome the New Year. (Curriculum
Connections: language, social studies, science)
A
Million Paper Cranes for Peace by the year 2000
Sadako
was just two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The
effects of her exposure caught up with her some ten years later and she
fought a courageous battle with leukemia. During
her treatment she began to fold a thousand paper cranes (senbazuru)
so that her wish for good health would come true. She died before completing
her task. Her fellow students folded the remainder of the cranes which were
buried with her. You can help her complete the task by folding your own
cranes. The cranes are placed at the foot
of the monument where the inscription reads: ‘This is our cry.
This is our prayer. Peace in the world.’
Stepping
into the New Millennium
Ligon Middle School students step into the new
year in style. They created beautiful stepping stones to guide their
steps. Art teacher, Karen Thorsen developed this art/poetry project in her
classroom.
Fables for the
Millennium
Students at Lionsville Middle
School, Exton, PA, wrote fables to start the new year. Each of these
original fables has a moral, and some good advice for the new year.
The
Voices of Youth Discuss Peace and Conflicts: Unicef invites students of any age to share their ideas about peace. Send a message of peace or read those written by international students (in French or Spanish) as they consider world conflicts and how we can end them. This site provides a unique view of what students in other countries think of conflict. You may submit art or writing and see the work of students in other countries.
It’s
Monu-MENTAL
Select a regional historical monument, building, park, or
landmark and research its history. Study the design of the
structure and its architectural features in math or art class. Study
its historical significance in social studies. Write about it in
language arts. (Curriculum Connections:
interdisciplinary, history/social studies, language arts, math, science)
The
Caxton Project
The purpose of this project is to establish an on-line
community of adolescent readers and writers. William Caxton was the first to
publish books in English, and the site was inspired by this landmark event.
Teachers may use this site to help their students select appropriate reading
materials as well as to encourage students to write reviews for publication
on the World Wide Web; additional links for teachers provide lesson plans
and scholarly publications about literature for adolescent. Contact the
webmaster, Alicia Jackson for
further information.
Peace
Poster Contest:
The Lions' Club sponsors this annual contest inviting students to draw
pictures of peace. Each school needs to find a local Lions' Club
Sponsor, and the rest is easy. See last
year's winners here.