This Week's Facts:
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Program Encourages
Environmental Stewardship
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Museum Provides Fun Tools for
Youth Studying Science
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Indiana Photo ID Law in
Effect for Primary Election
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Free Consumer Handbook Offers
Spending Advice
Smithsonian Opens Portal to Earth's Ocean Life
The Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History and 20
other contributors have created a beautiful online
Ocean
Portal. Adults and youth alike will appreciate
its clear writing and crisp photos amid a colorful underwater
environment.
The Ocean Over Time is a
section that shows how far back in time ocean life has gone.
The Ocean and You focuses
on the impact humans have on changes in the ocean. A special
Educator’s Corner portion of the website includes lesson plans,
activities and links to other resources outside of the Ocean
Portal. The site also has its own
blog
and
photo essay sections.
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Friday Facts Editorial Team:
Katharine Springer
State Data
Center Coordinator
Elisabeth
O’Donnell
Federal Documents Librarian
&
Kim Brown-Harden
State
Documents Coordinator
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Program Encourages
Environmental Stewardship
 As
part of a program to keep American beautiful, the Department of
the Interior along with several other government agencies is
working on the
Take Pride in America
program. The goal of the program is to help build volunteerism
in our national parks, forests, lakes, refuges and monuments.
By providing a concrete system of volunteer opportunities, it is
hoped that more people will take part in stewardship and
conservation initiatives. Take Pride in America is also
affiliated with
Volunteer.gov, a website
that provides information about volunteer programs around the
country. You can search by location, date, agency or type of
project that you are looking for.
Museum Provides Fun Tools for Youth Studying Science
 The
Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL maintains an
Online Science section of
their website to help youth get interested in science. Young
patrons can help Twitch the robot find parts to build simple
machines with the
Simple Machines game. Feed
Twitch a snack, and then help him discover the right
trajectories, use axles & wheels, and learn to use a pulley. At
the end of the game, win free digital wallpaper for your
computer screen. Videos of the museum’s
Baby Chick Hatchery are
also available for your viewing pleasure. Learn to make a hot
air balloon, ice cream, a submarine, and slime on the website’s
Activities
page.
Indiana
Photo ID Law in
Effect for Primary Election
 The
primary elections will be held on Tuesday, May 4th. Are you
ready?
Indiana’s Photo ID law,
P.L. 109-2005, requires all
Indiana residents to present a government-issued photo ID to
vote on Election Day. To comply, the ID must meet four
criteria: 1) Display your photo; 2) Display your name; 3)
Display an expiration date and either be current or have expired
sometime after the date of the last General Election (November
4, 2008); 4) Be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S.
government. An Indiana driver’s license, photo ID card,
military ID or U.S. passport should satisfy this requirement.
There are also requirements for
college students who want
to be involved in the voting process. If you need a photo ID or
want to know your closest license branch,
click here. You may also
be
exempt from the photo ID
law if you meet certain criteria – be sure to find this out
before you go! Remember to exercise your right to vote and cast
your ballot.
Free Consumer Handbook Offers Spending
Advice
 The
2010 Consumer Action Handbook is here! This is a great source
for those who are looking to improve their habits as consumers.
Whether you are interested in filing consumer complaints,
understanding credit or even helping to prevent identity theft,
this is a great source to turn to. The best part is that it’s
free from the
Federal Citizen Information Center.
There’s a very simple online
form to fill out when
ordering and you can order up to ten at a time. It is also
available for viewing on the website as a
PDF. Finally, you can even
order
Spanish editions of the
book.
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