I first looked for information about Portland, the town I was born in. The first thing that caught my eye was a site about landmarks and buildings around Portland. It would give a brief summary of what the name of the landmark was, what it was used for, and anything of importance that happened to it over the years. It was interesting to look for buildings I knew and seeing how they have changed, as well as look at the buildings I never knew about. In addition to the landmarks, I also looked at some things about science and its influence in Maine. One of the interesting things that I read about was a page about "Maine and the Space Age". This article was telling about the importance of the Earth Station in Andover, Maine. The first satellite telephone and television messages were sent and received with the help of this station and another station in England.
I found one very interesting article which I think could tie into a lesson plan or project well. This article talked about the closing of a sanatorium in Hebron, Maine that had once been built to treat people with TB. I feel as though I could use this in a project regarding the development of medicine over time (over a couple of years, or over a hundred), and how, what seems new and fascinating at the time, could be old news in the eyes of future scientists. I could also relate this back to how diseases and bacteria can evolve over time, just as humans and other beings have also evolved over time, and how this evolution can affect the community as a whole.
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