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This
resource
is
part
of
the
Science
Education
Gateway
(SEGway)
project
which
is
a
national
consortium
of
scientists,
museums,
and
educators
working
together
to
bring
the
latest
science
to
students,
teachers,
and
the
general
public.
It
makes
use
of
text,
photographs,
scientific
illustrations,
and
animations
to
describe
the
origin,
characteristics,
and
history
of
comets,
as
well
as
the
extinction
of
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This
Discovery
Channel
website
explores
the
features
of
our
universe.
There
are
three
sections
covering
various
aspects
of
the
universe,
as
well
as
a
section
for
teachers
with
tips
for
using
the
website
in
the
classroom.
The
Stargazers
section
discusses
the
top
ten
astronomers
who
have
contributed
to
our
current
understanding
of
the
universe:
Kepler,
Galileo,
Brahe,
Copernicus,
Hubble,
Einstein,
Newton,
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This
section
of
the
Windows
to
the
Universe
web
site
provides
information
and
images
about
space
missions
including
detailed
information
about
manned
and
unmanned
spacecraft,
satellites,
history
of
missions,
and
tables
listing
missions.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
develop
an
innovative
and
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Mars
Exploration
is
a
Windows
to
the
Universe
Exploratour
and
provides
information
and
images
about
Mariner
missions,
Viking
missions,
Mars
Observer,
Mars
Surveyor
Program,
Mars
Pathfinder,
Mars
Global
Surveyor,
Mars
Polar
Lander
and
Climate
Orbiter,
Mars
2001,
and
Mars
2003.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
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Activities
at
this
site
include
modeling
pixels
with
graph
paper,
investigating
parallax,
and
calculating
the
distance
modulus
of
Cepheid
variables.
Background
material
includes
a
discussion
about
various
telescopes
and
other
remote
sensing,
and
the
difference
between
brightness
and
magnitude
of
stars.
Students
are
instructed
to
add
the
words
radio
telescope,
black
hole,
Milky
Way
Galaxy,
light
year,
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In
this
six-day
unit,
students
examine
historical
maps
of
Antarctica
and
research
early
explorers
to
gain
perspective
on
how
cartography
and
our
understanding
of
the
globe
have
changed.
Throughout
the
unit,
students
collect
their
findings
in
a
portfolio.
Teacher
tools
for
this
unit
include
individually
downloadable
readings,
detailed
daily
breakdowns
of
tasks,
teacher
strategies
for
using
the
activities,
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This
article
provides
an
eyewitness
account
by
a
photographer
who
traveled
with
Robert
Falcon
Scott
on
his
last,
ill-fated
Antarctic
expedition.
The
excerpt
includes
biographic
information
about
Herbert
G.
Ponting,
a
travel
writer
and,
arguably,
the
finest
photographer
to
have
worked
in
Antarctica,
his
account
of
the
sights
and
sounds
of
Antarctica's
shoreline,
including
the
icebergs
and
whales
he
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In
this
activity,
students
work
in
groups
to
research
Galileo
Galilei,
Johannes
Kepler,
Hans
Lippershey,
or
James
Metius,
scientists
who
all
made
advances
related
to
the
telescope.
Each
group
will
share
results
by
making
a
presentation
to
the
class.
Then
the
class
will
decide
who,
if
anyone,
they
think
should
be
given
credit
for
inventing
the
telescope,
and
why.
They
will
then
summarize
their
findings
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Because
of
the
tilt
of
Earth's
axis,
Polaris
(the
North
Star)
maintains
a
consistent
location
in
the
northern
skies
as
observed
from
our
vantage
point
here
on
Earth's
surface.
The
observed
height
of
Polaris
above
the
horizon
(altitude
in
degrees
of
arc)
is
equal
to
latitude.
Because
of
this
relationship,
navigators
have
taken
advantage
of
Polaris
for
at
least
2000
years.
In
this
activity
students
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"Pieces of Science" is an online gallery of sixteen educational resources related to a collection of historical science objects. This section deals with the Apollo 10 mission. The history of the mission, gravity, and mission facts are covered. Curriculum ideas for ages 5-14 are given, as well as additional resources and labs. On-line activities include games and interactive docking activities.
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