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to our PowerScience page! The fine folks at Alliant Energy are helping
us develop this series of programs which take you into a science
class in the Dubuque Schools. You'll learn about lots of things
as well as learn how to scientifically approach problem solving
opportunities. This particular show features our Presidential Award-winning
fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Haugen, and Alliant Energy's Val Akin.
Val is an engineer for our regional power company, and she is a
real science enthusiast.
 The
Power Science Project has been developed by the Dubuque Community
School District in cooperation with Alliant Energy. One of Alliant's
missions is to encourage and support science and math programs in
schools to develop scientists and engineers who can fill important
careers in the future, not only with Alliant Energy but its many
client/business customers throughout the midwest.
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program is designed to teach students how to observe and determine
objects from nature by using your five senses with less emphasis
on seeing things and more emphasis on touching, feeling, smelling,
and even tasting things. Students are partnered up, and each pair
must collaborate on what is in a mystery bag without removing the
object or seeing it. Students must take notes on what they think
is in the bag by listing all of the characteristics and attempting
to draw the item without seeing it. The program is about 12 minutes
long.
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to see another sample of this programming effort? Click here to
see the Table Mound Elementary Heart Challenge. This show was taped
at Table Mound Elementary School with Dave Carnahan's science
class as they explore the human heart in a unique way. The video
clips are in RealMedia format, and they require free software available
on our site that you can install to view our videos (and audios
as well). Complete information is below including links to the player
software if you don't already have it on your computer.
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Instructions
For Those Outside of Our School Network (The General Public) |
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We are now providing a choice of RealPlayer applications for you to download
and install on your computer to enable you to view the video and audio
files. One is RealPlayer8 and the other is RealOne Player, which is an
excellent player with many new features. It's easy to install, so just
 follow
the on-screen steps. You will be required to register with Real.com, but
these are free software applications (there are versions you can pay for
if you choose, but they are not necessary for basic viewing and listening).
Which
Player is Best for Me?  Of
the two types of free players available, RealPlayer 8 is the traditional
player that is free and will work beautifully to access Web based multimedia
files from our site. There is also a new player available, which is also
free, called RealONE. Either player will probably work for your operating
system. If your system is older (Windows 95, NT), however, you may want
to use the RealPlayer 8 software. If you are running a newer, faster system
like Windows 98, ME, XP, or 2000, go for the RealOne player.
Macintosh
Owners:  You
can get a RealPlayer for Macintosh, Visit Real.com
to download their free player options. Remember, look for the FREE players.
They are sometimes difficult to find on their Web site.
Oh, and one more
thing... sometimes when you click on a sound or video file in our Web
site with the RealPlayer installed, you get a little commercial window
that pops up on your desktop. It's annoying, but a small price to pay
for the privilege of having the free RealPlayer on your system. Just click
it off, and it will disappear. |
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Instructions
For Machines on our School Network (Teachers and Staff) |
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recommending (and IT is supporting) RealPlayer8.
This is for ALL computers on our network (in all school and administration
buildings throughout the District). This includes all Windows 2000 machines.
Click here to get the free player from
our network server. If you do not have administrative priveleges,
please call your building media specialist to help you. |
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