Geosphere
Site Name | The Evolution of Life in 60 Seconds |
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Site Author | Claire L. Evans |
Suggested By | Robert DeMarco |
Description | “A wild YouTube video that shows the "Evolution of Life in 60 seconds" ... biology related, with many big earth science events. It puts the spacing between events in perspective nicely.” |
Site Name | Share Your Fossil Finds |
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Site Author | Encyclopedia of Life |
Suggested By | Virginia Malone |
Description | “A link on a website that allows you to share your fossil finds and view the finds of others.” |
Water
Site Name | Ocean Currents: get that Clownfish back Home |
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Suggested By | Barbra Scapellato |
Description | For this K-8 activity: “An activity in which a little clownfish, was caught in the Great Barrier Reef, northeast of Australia. He was sold and flown to New York City. He has just escaped and jumped into the Atlantic Ocean. Help him get back home! His only chance is to swim with the ocean currents back to his home in the Coral Sea.” |
Site Name | Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami |
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Suggested by | Hannah Nazci |
Description | “These are before/after photos of the reactors in Japan – courtesy of NY Times – just scroll the bar in the middle – the photos are layered. Might help students get the magnitude of this situation – it seems like many of them are reacting like this is a movie (mine are middle school, so maybe it’s even harder for them).” |
Weather
Site Name | Six Ways to Use NASA’s Global Change Website |
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Site Author | NASA |
Suggested By | Pete Saracino |
Description | “This three-page, interactive PDF file gives step-by-step instructions for six ways to use NASA’s Global Climate Change Website in your classroom.” |
Space
Site Name | What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth? |
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Site Author | James Drake |
Suggested By | John Nelson |
Description | Scientist James Drake is the man responsible for grabbing the publicly-available images showing North and South America. They are taken from The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth a site that has made over a million images of earth available for the viewing public. The manned space station from which the pictures were taken travels at a rate of over 17,000mph in its journey around the earth and features a gym, two bathrooms, and the floor space equivalent of a 5 bedroom house. “ |
Site Name | Shoot a Comet into Jupiter Interactive |
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Site Author | SL-9 |
Suggested By | Nicole Sosnoski |
Description | “A great interactive about comet SL-9 & Jupiter, complete with hit or miss comet games.” |
Site Name | Astrophotography |
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Site Author | Thierry Legault |
Suggested by | Greg Hofer |
Description | Thierry Legault has taken some very interesting photographs including the International Space Station transiting the sun and the full moon. The thin new moon crescent taken in daylight is very interesting! |
Site Name | How Far Away Is The Moon? A Misconception Revealed |
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Site Author | Veritasium |
Suggested By | Virginia Malone |
Description | This is a quick reminder of the importance of understanding scale in our studies of space. Like the Private Universe this short clip shows how many people have a lack of understanding of certain concepts. Some of the people apparently have some background in physics, but still miss the concept of scale. |
Environmental
Site Name | Chemistry of 9/11 Dust |
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Site Author | DIY Chemistry |
Suggested by | Christine Hunt |
Description | A look at the chemistry of the 9/11 dust plume. The video moves quickly so you’ll need to pause frequently to absorb relevant facts. |
General
Site Name | Earth Revealed |
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Site Author | Intelecom |
Suggested by | Bill Dicks |
Description | “A list of 26 videos which run approximately 28 minutes and provide information about what goes on inside the earth, including the physical processes and human activities that shape our planet. From earthquakes and volcanoes to the creation of sea-floor crusts and shifting river courses. The visuals explain plate tectonics and other geologic concepts and principles.” |
Teaching
Site Name | Modeling Instruction |
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Site Author | Jane Jackson |
Suggested By | David Smith |
Description | “Modeling Instruction is an instructional strategy built on Socratic dialog. There are many resources at that site. Modeling Instruction itself is primarily focused on physics and chemistry, but the technique has broad applicability. The core of the approach is to take a phenomena, have students design investigations and collect data, then have students develop a model from the phenomenon. The models are conceptual and also mathematical (both graphs and equations). Students build their models on desktop whiteboards and then share them with the class. This is where the Socratic part happens, in the way the instructor facilitates this sharing.” |
Demo
Title | Radioactive Decay |
Contributor | Teresa Lawrence |
Description | “I use popsicle sticks. On one side of the stick I write C-14, on the other N-14. I begin with 16 sticks. In one half-life 8 of the sticks are turned over, 5700 yrs has passed. I have a chart for them to fill out that has them calculate the number of years that pass, and the percent of C-14 decay and percent of N-14 formation. After that, they graph the two lines to get that wonderful parent/daughter graph we all know and love.” |
Computer Tips
Site Name | Generation Yes Blog |
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Site Author | Word Press Entries |
Suggested by | David Smith |
Description | “A blog filled with tons of posts with thoughts about empowering students with technology.” |
Humor
Site Name | Watermelon Special Fruit Carving |
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Site Author | Takashi Itoh |
Suggested by | Tim Wozniak |
Description | “Hundreds of photos of beautifully carved watermelon. Pictures can be enlarged to show great details.” |
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