[ECP] SCIENCE: Educational CyberPlayGround News and Resources
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- Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 04:00:00 -0400
Hi Everyone,
Happy Science Reading for today.
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<Karen>
1.
Math Teaching and Learning Center
http://www.uwstout.edu/cas/mathtlc/
2.
Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center
http://www.matec.org/
3.
Birth of TV [Windows Media Player]
http://www.birth-of-tv.org/
4.
Mel Bay's Creative Keyboard
http://www.creativekeyboard.com/
5.
Science and Engineering Encyclopedia
http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/h/o/home/source.html
6.
Beyond Geometry: Experiments in Form 1940s to 1970s
http://www.lacma.org/beyondgeometry/index.html
7.
Space Weather News for May 3, 2007 --------------- HALLEY'S METEORS:
http://spaceweather.com
Earth is entering a stream of dust from Halley's Comet, and this will
produce a meteor shower (the "eta Aquarids") peaking on May 6th.
Unfortunately, moonlight will interfere with the display, wiping out
all but the brightest meteors. People who wake up before dawn on
Sunday and look east might nevertheless catch a few specks of
Halley's comet disintegrating in Earth's atmosphere.
SPARKLING SUNSPOT: Sunspot 953, which emerged one week ago, has
proven to be one of the most photogenic sunspots in years. For one
thing, it is crackling with micro solar flares (sometimes called
"Ellerman Bombs"); this makes the sunspot appear to sparkle when
viewed through the eye piece of a backyard solar telescope. There's
also an active magnetic filament winding outward from the sunspot's
dark core. So far, no major solar flares have issued from this
active region, but it's still a great show.
8.
NASA Science News for May 1, 2007 ----------- Fantastic Flyby
<http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/01may_fantasticflyby.htm?list111411>http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/01may_fantasticflyby.htm?list111411
NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter and its moons taken
by the New Horizons spacecraft. Highlights include a movie of a
volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io; a nighttime shot of auroras
and lava on Io; a color photo of the "Little Red Spot" churning in
Jupiter's cloudtops; images of small moons herding dust and boulders
through Jupiter's faint rings. The gallery featured in today's story
is a must-see.
9.
NASA Science News for May 4, 2007
<http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/04may_methaneblast.htm?list111411>http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/04may_methaneblast.htm?list111411
NASA-supported scientists and engineers have successfully tested a
methane-powered rocket engine. The firing was not only remarkably
beautiful (a must-see movie is featured in today's story) but also
may herald a new type of spacecraft that one day roams the outer
solar system gathering fuel from planets and moons that it visits.
10.
Marine Advanced Technology Education Center
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1886
offers over 100 interviews with marine technology
professionals. Learn what it's like to be a commercial diver,
software engineer, electrician, environmental cleanup and
monitoring technician, fish and game warden, fisher,
geological data technician, hydrologist, marine biologist,
metal fabricator, ship's engineer, and more. (MATE Center,
National Science Foundation)
11.
Microscope Imaging Station
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1884
shows what blood is, what happens when the immune system goes
awry, and what are stem cells are. See videos of cell
structure and function, cell development and motility,
plankton, plants, and protozoa. Learn how the sea urchin
helps us understand genes, reproduction, and cancer.
(Exploratorium, Multiple Agencies)
12.
Practical Uses of Math and Science
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1888
features more than 60 examples of how science and math can be
used in interesting settings and everyday life. Topics
include clouds (why they float), social security benefits
(algebra), Pythagorean theorem (cabinet corners), ice sheets
and sea level, logarithms, matching birthdays (statistics),
natural selection and a scavenger hunt, photons, traffic
signals (probability), seasons (causes), volcanic clouds, wind
chill (algebra), and more. (National Aeronautics and Space
Administration)
13.
Solar System
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1890
examines the solar system and NASA explorations in it. Learn
about how the solar system formed, what we know about Mars,
and the likelihood of earth colliding with an asteroid or
comet. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
14.
Universe
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1889
explores questions that include: How do galaxies and stars
form? What powered the Big Bang? What is dark energy and how
is it pulling the universe apart? Is the universe expanding?
What happens at the edge of a black hole? Is there life beyond
earth? (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
15.
NOVA Presents "Pocahontas Revealed"
Broadcast: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
http://www.pbs.org/nova/pocahontas/
(NOVA airs on PBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings as
broadcast dates and times may vary. This program can be used up to
one year after it is recorded off the air.)
The Producer's Story
http://www.pbs.org/nova/pocahontas/producer.html
Read what is involved in creating a documentary that accurately
reenacts historical events at Jamestown and Werowocomoco from
four centuries ago. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
John Smith's Bold Endeavor
http://www.pbs.org/nova/pocahontas/silverman.html
Discover the what is know believed about the relationship between
Smith and Pocahontas, and more broadly between the Jamestown
colonists and Pocahontas's people, in this interview with
historian David Silverman. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Images of a Legend
http://www.pbs.org/nova/pocahontas/legend.html
See a dozen portrayals of Pocahontas, only one known to have been
rendered from life, that have been created over the past four
centuries. (Flash plug-in required; printable version available.)
(Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
The Science of Jamestown
http://www.pbs.org/nova/pocahontas/jamestown.html
Learn how recent archeological excavations and other research are
shedding light on England's first permanent colony in America in
this time line spanning 1606 to 1631. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Teacher's Guide
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/programs/3407_pocahont.html
In this classroom activity, students rewrite the story of
Pocahontas based on archeological and historical evidence.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Program Transcript
http://www.pbs.org/nova/transcripts/3407_pocahont.html
The site includes a complete narration for this program.
17)
Space Weather News for May 7, 2007
http://spaceweather.com
ASTEROID FLYBY: This week, a famous asteroid is flying past Earth:
1862 Apollo. Discovered in 1932, Apollo was the first asteroid
recognized to cross Earth's orbit. Its discovery, and the subsequent
discovery of many others like Apollo, helped scientists understand
that the threat of asteroid impacts didn't end with the dinosaurs;
it's a modern problem, too. There's no danger of a collision this
time. Apollo will be about 10.7 million kilometers away at closest
approach on May 8th. Southern hemisphere astronomers with big
backyard telescopes may be able to photograph the 1.7 km-wide
asteroid and its tiny 75 meter-wide moon gliding through the
constellations Microscopium and Grus.
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