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Journey to Mars - NASA
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Find everything you need to know about the most recent mission to Mars and NASA's plans for future missions. ...more
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Find everything you need to know about the most recent mission to Mars and NASA's plans for future missions.
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Share with students using a projector or interactive whiteboard as a whole class, or create a link at a computer station for students to explore on their own. Ask students to reflect on their learning using a blog like Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links. This blog creator requires no registration.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The International Space Station - NASA
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Follow the latest news from the International Space Station from the official NASA site. Information includes research and technology, crew information, and the latest X (formerly Twitter)...more
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Follow the latest news from the International Space Station from the official NASA site. Information includes research and technology, crew information, and the latest X (formerly Twitter) updates. Other features include video and image updates.
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Include the Space Station site with your other space resources. Consider using a bookmarking tool like Symbaloo, reviewed here to organize and curate resources for sharing with students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SETI - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home - University of California at Berkeley
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This site is the homepage for a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Based at U.C. Berkeley, this site...more
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This site is the homepage for a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Based at U.C. Berkeley, this site explains how radio telescopes to listen for narrow-bandwidth radio signals from space. Such signals are not known to occur naturally, so a detection would provide evidence of extraterrestrial technology. This site offers software to become part of the project.
tag(s): space (248)
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Participation in the project requires downloading software and establishing a username on the site. Check with your administrator to be sure that your school computer will support the program.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BLOSSOMS Video Library - MIT
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Find online video lessons and free resources on this MIT site. BLOSSOMS features great STEM videos as well as links to other STEM resources on the site. Find great resources ...more
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Find online video lessons and free resources on this MIT site. BLOSSOMS features great STEM videos as well as links to other STEM resources on the site. Find great resources that focus on the use of science and math knowledge to bring these topics to life. View a variety of topics such as Using Geometry to Design Simple Machines, Galaxies and Dark Matter, and Classifying Animals by Appearance Versus DNA Sequence. On each video page, click the link to view the video, read a summary of the information, and even download the transcript, teachers guide, and images that are used for the video. Downloads are available in Word or Adobe Reader format. Interested in the topic? Use the links at the bottom to view other sites and resources.
tag(s): engineering (141), STEM (370)
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Use as some great starters to a unit where students can question what needs to be understood to solve the problem. Brainstorm questions, research information, or use these as starters for daily lessons. Provide time for students to view videos and report their understandings via a blog or report. Create student reviews of videos to be placed on a blog and allow for commenting on the videos and the reviews themselves.
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