************************************************************** Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** Net Happenings Mailing List Net Happenings Service <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> ************************************************************** National Children's Folksong Repository www.edu-cyberpg.com Integrate Literacy, Music, and Technology into the classroom. ************************************************************** From: "Nasaexplores.Com (by way of Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>)" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, 07 May 2004 11:53:12 -0500 Subject: NASAexplores This Week This week on NASAexplores we're featuring the articles, "Keeping In Close Contact," on how NASA is improving the accuracy and precision of air travel, "When Cool Is Essential," on a new cooling technology designed by NASA, and "Microscopic Astronauts," on microbes. Below are abstracts of the articles, as well as brief descriptions of the accompanying lessons for each grade level.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns ="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> To access the articles and lessons, please visit the NASAexplores web site: <http://www.nasaexplores.com>. Topic 1: Keeping In Close Contact Where's that airplane up in the sky? The sky's a pretty big place; can you pinpoint exactly where the plane is, and can you give the coordinates so that someone else can find its precise location-while it's moving? NASA has developed technology so that civil and commercial navigation services can be more accurately mapped. The extended benefits of this include aviation safety, marine operations, land management, transportation, agriculture, and disaster rescue projects, as well as accident avoidance systems. K-4 Lesson 1 - Paper Doll Travelers: To find lines of latitude and longitude on a map. Lesson 2 - Navigating Through Coordinates: To learn to graph ordered pairs. 5-8 Lesson 1 - Where Am I? To learn how a global positioning system (GPS) works, and to use GPS information to determine location on a graph. Lesson 2 - Learn Your Latitude: To build a quadrant and use it to find the user's latitude. 9-12 Lesson 1 - Save Me A Seat: To visualize the amount of usable farmland in the world. Lesson 2 - Plotting Flight Patterns: To determine a plane's flight pattern based on pieced information. Topic 2: When Cool Is Essential Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system caused by a loss of myelin, which coats nerve cells. Years ago, it was discovered that body cooling can temporarily restore nerve function in MS patients. A pump developed by NASA has been helpful to patients who want to feel longer lasting results. K-4 Lesson 1 - The Multiple Sclerosis Maze: To learn about the disease multiple sclerosis (MS). Lesson 2 - Gadgets And Tools: To learn how tools make life easier. 5-8 Lesson 1 - Know Your Neurons: To learn about the structure of neurons, and to create a model of a neuron. Lesson 2 - Learning More About Multiple Sclerosis: To use the Internet to learn about Multiple Sclerosis. 9-12 Lesson 1 - Multiple Matching Sclerosis: To learn more about the nervous system of the human body by using vocabulary matching. Lesson 2 - Cold Finger, Hot Finger: To test the students' perception of hot and cold. Topic 3: Microscopic Astronauts When astronauts travel into space, they carry trillions of microbes with them. Since these tiny lifeforms are an important part of human life, NASA is working to find out how microgravity affects them. The answers will not only help us better understand microbes, but will have benefits for humans, as well. K-4 Lesson 1 - A Bag Of Tasty Microbes: To observe yeast growth. Lesson 2 - Trillions Of Microbes: To learn to read and write large numbers. 5-8 Lesson 1 - Comparing Viruses And Bacteria: To learn how viruses differ from bacteria. Lesson 2 - Moldy Mayhem: To observe and measure mold growth on different types of bread. 9-12 Lesson 1 - Yeast Food: To determine the proper conditions for yeast to feed and grow. Lesson 2 - Biology Books About Bacteria: To learn more about three specific types of bacteria. ********************************************************************* CATCHING DIGITAL CHEATERS Learn how to write proper quotations, citations, bibliographies. 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