re For_the_classroom For the classroom means resources for use in a learning environment For the classroom Classroom false false false true false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Classroom activity 0c a classroom-based task or exercise, often part of a lesson plan or other larger unit of instruction, that helps student develop particular skills, knowledge, or habits of mind. Usually, activity goals and outcomes are specific. Classroom activity false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Computer activity 0d a computer-based task or exercise, often part of a lesson plan or other larger unit of instruction, that helps students develop particular skills, knowledge, or habits of mind. Usually, activity goals and outcomes are specific (e.g. Mountain Simulation: Assignment). Computer activity false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Field activity 0g a field-based task or exercise, often part of a lesson plan or other larger unit of instruction, to help student develop particular or habits of mind. Usually, the goals and outcomes are specific. Field activity false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Lab activity 0j a laboratory-based task or exercise, often part of a lesson plan or other larger unit of instruction, to help students develop particular skills, knowledge, or habits of mind; usually, the goals and outcomes are specific Lab activity false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Assessment 0a materials that are designed to measure student learning (exams, questionnaires, quizzes) or to support teacher design or development of such materials (rubrics). Materials that support existing assessments (answer keys). Materials that relate to the philosophy of assessment (articles about performance and authentic assessment, for example). Assessment / Evaluation false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Case study 0b an intensive analysis of an individual unit (as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment or a scientific study of a specific location or region Case study false true false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Course 0e a sequence of instructional units done over a semester or quarter that are designed by teachers, faculty, or a group of instructors to significantly advance student skills, knowledge, and habits of mind in a particular discipline and to help students meet specified requirements as set forth in a curricula or district or state policy (e.g. Introduction to the Atmosphere) Course false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Curriculum 0f a program of study. Examples include academic standards, (the knowledge, skills and habits of mind students are expected to acquire in particular grade levels or clusters of grade levels) and the units of instruction, often with sample lesson plans, illustrative student activities, and essential and supplementary resources that can help students reach standards. Curricula are often designed at the state or school district level, but can also apply to a program of study required for a particular university or college-issued degree. Curriculum false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Virtual field trip 0r a series of on-line visual and text-based resources that mimic a field trip experience in an electronic setting Field trip - virtual false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Field trip guide 0h directions or suggestions for learning experiences outside of the classroom, usually off-site, either general or specific to a particular location Guide for field trip false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Instructor guide 0i supporting material for teachers regarding the use of learning materials with respect to learning objectives, classroom management, materials and assessment Guide for instructor false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Lesson plan 0k a plan for helping students learn a particular set of skills, knowledge or habits of mind; often includes student activities as well as teaching ideas, instructional materials, and other resources; is shorter in duration than and often a part of a unit or module Lesson plan false true false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Module or unit 0l a sequence of lesson plans designed to teach a set of skills, knowledge and habits of mind (e.g. Understanding the Water Cycle) Module / Unit false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Presentation or demonstration 0m a formal representation of ideas that is illustrated to others either visually or by the act of doing (e.g. PowerPoint slides) Presentation / Demo false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Problem set 0n a series of tasks or questions posed to the student, as in a homework or other assignment Problem set false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Project 0o activities organized around a particular academic topic where goals and outcomes are generally broad in nature and interactions with others often occur Project false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Syllabus 0p general material describing a course or unit of study, includes outlines and table of contents Syllabus false false false false false 1 DLESE:Learning materials:Tutorial 0q a resource that provides guided, practical information about a specific subject or task Tutorial false false false false true 1 Visual Static and moving images Visual false false false true false 1 DLESE:Visual:Artistic illustration 00k a visual not generated from data and not meant to illustrate a scientific concept or process (e.g. artistic drawing, animations, clip art, virtual tours) Illustration - artistic false false false false false 1 DLESE:Visual:Scientific illustration 00o still or animated images, not based directly on data, that illustrate scientific concepts or processes through diagrams, graphs, figures or virtual reality (e.g. The Wilson Cycle) Illustration - scientific false false false false false 1 DLESE:Visual:Remotely sensed imagery 00n imagery generated from measuring devices that are not in direct contact with the medium they are measuring (e.g. radar or satellite imagery) Imagery - remotely sensed false false false false false 1 DLESE:Visual:Map 00l a 2-D representation of physical data at a single point in time or space that illustrate fairly static physical features (e.g. topographic, soil, road or bedrock maps, etc.). For weather or forecast maps, use scientific visualization. Map false true false false false 1 DLESE:Visual:Photograph 00m an image that has been taken with a camera and is available either online or offline Photograph false false false false false 1 DLESE:Visual:Video 00q animated images for use on a computer or television screen (e.g. clips, interviews, lectures, movies, etc.) Video false false false false false 1 DLESE:Visual:Scientific visualization 00p dynamic or static visuals generated from physical data or model output (e.g. simulations, animations, weather forecast maps or streamflow maps) Visualization - scientific false false false false false 1 DLESE:Visual:Visual webcast 00r a predominantly image related broadcast or podcast presented on or captured from the Internet (may include audio) Webcast false false false false true 1 Text Resources whose content is primarily words for reading Text false false false true false 1 DLESE:Text:Glossary 006 a collection of specialized terms and their meanings Glossary false false false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Index or bibliography 007 a list (as of bibliographical information or citations to a body of literature) arranged usually in alphabetical order of some specified datum (as author, subject, or keyword); a list often with descriptive or critical notes of writings relating to a particular subject, period, or author; a list of works written by an author or printed by a publishing house; the works or a list of the works referred to in a text or consulted by the author in its production Index / Bibliography false false false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Reference 00d a work containing useful facts or information (e.g. user's guides, technical manuals). A student might consult this during independent research. It does not have a guided component. It may comprise hyperlinked pages but a specific path through it is not designated. Ref. material false false false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Book 005 a long written composition (includes literature, technical documentation and guides, excluding field and instructor guides) Book false false false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Journal article 008 a writing that shares ideas or research results which appear in a periodical publication that is often peer-reviewed and of an academic nature Journal article false false false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Periodical 009 a publication that is produced on some predictable schedule, such as weekly, monthly or annually Periodical false true false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Abstract or summary 003 a condensed version of a larger piece of work, outlining the major points and conclusions Abstract / Summary false false false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Proceedings 00b a collection of papers or abstracts presented at a specific meeting or event Proceedings false false false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Proposal 00c a formal document that outlines a specific project, recommendation, plan or idea Proposal false false false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Report 00e a detailed account or statement outlining the results or events of a meeting, endeavor, activity or study (e.g. review, evaluation) Report false false false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Thesis 00f scholarly work for an academic degree Thesis false false false false false 1 DLESE:Text:Policy or procedure 00a a document containing statements or a series of steps to accomplish something Policy / Procedure false false false false true 1 Audio Resources whose content is primarily audio or intended to be realized in audio Audio false false false true false 1 DLESE:Audio:Audio book 00 an audio recording of a book in print Book false false false false false 1 DLESE:Audio:Lecture 02 an audio recording of a speech or classroom instruction Lecture false false false false false 1 DLESE:Audio:Music 03 a recording of vocal, instrumental or mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody or harmony Music false false false false false 1 DLESE:Audio:Oral history 04 recorded historical information obtained in interviews concerning personal experiences and recollections Oral history false true false false false 1 DLESE:Audio:Radio broadcast 05 a recording of a newscast, talk show or other oral presentation originally generated via the radio Radio broadcast false false false false false 1 DLESE:Audio:Sound 06 recorded auditory material (e.g. natural world, mechanical, noise, tones) Sound false false false false false 1 DLESE:Audio:Audio webcast 01 the audio component (only) of a broadcast presented on or captured digitally from the web (e.g. podcast, newscast, speech, interviews) Webcast false false false false true 1 Portal Homepages of large complex web site holding a variety of related resources Portal false false false true false 1 DLESE:Portal:Commercial portal 0t generally a URL that includes .com or .biz as part of the website address Commercial false false false false false 1 DLESE:Portal:Educational portal 0u generally a URL that includes .edu as part of the website address Educational false false false false false 1 DLESE:Portal:Government portal 0v generally a URL that includes .gov as part of the website address Government false false false false false 1 DLESE:Portal:Nonprofit portal 0w generally a URL that includes .org or .museum as part of the website address Non-profit false false false false true 1 Services System that provide value to the end-users Services false false false true false 1 DLESE:Service:Ask an expert 0x a site where one can submit questions for personal response to either an individual or group of people who have specific expertise in the area of interest Ask an expert false false false false false 1 DLESE:Service:Clearinghouse 0y a site that offers links to other sites organized around a topic or topics. The linked to sites are hosted by unrelated organizations. This is different than portal where the linked to sites are hosted by a single or related organizations. Clearinghouse false false false false false 1 DLESE:Service:Forum or discussion 0z an interface where a group of individuals can engage in text-based talk about a particular subject; may or may not be synchronous (e.g. blogs) Discussion / Forum false true false false false 1 DLESE:Service:Listserv 000 an email based communication that are usually topic-focused and distributed to a member-based group of individuals via a single email address Email lists false false false false false 1 DLESE:Service:Message board 001 interface whereby individuals can post information, requests or ideas for view by others Message board false false false false false 1 DLESE:Service:Search engine 002 mechanism by which the Internet or some sub-component is searched based on a specific query entered by the user (more extensive than Search this Site) Search engine false false false false true 1 Dataset Structured information encoded in lists, tables, databases, files etc. Dataset false false false true false 1 DLESE:Data:In situ dataset 07 data measurements generated when the measuring instrument and the medium to be measured are in direct contact In-situ false false false false false 1 DLESE:Data:Modeled dataset 08 data generated by equations, computer models and numerical simulations Modeled false false false false false 1 DLESE:Data:Remotely sensed dataset 09 data measurements generated when the measuring instrument and the medium to be measured are not in direct contact Remotely sensed false false false false true 1 Tools Resources that aid in accomplishing tasks Tools false false false true false 1 DLESE:Tool:Calculation or conversion tool 00h a tool for mathematical manipulations (e.g. Celsius to Fahrenheit, satellite tracker) Calculation / Conversion false false false false false 1 DLESE:Tool:Code 00i computer instructions that allows for the enhancement of a resource; it generally does not stand alone (e.g. numerical models, applets) Code false false false false false 1 DLESE:Tool:Software 00j a tool that allows access, interactions with or the ability to run resources; it does not enhance another piece of software rather it stands alone, (e.g. tools to look at and analyze data or create learning materials) Software false false false false true 1 DLESE:Offline:Physical object 0s a reference to a non-web-based entity like a book, CD-ROM or rock sample which does not have an URL at which the object can be ordered Physical object true false false false false 0 DLESE:To be supplied 00g a placeholder term when an appropriate resource type value has yet to be determined To be supplied true false false false true 0