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This four-page color brochure describes the science of NASA?s GLAST mission, as well as providing tables that summarize the instrumental parameters and the mission participants. Note: In 2008, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) was renamed Fermi, for the physicist Enrico Fermi.
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This one-page lithograph describes the science of NASA?s GLAST mission and includes a student activity on the back. It is also available for download in PDF format. Note: In 2008, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) was renamed Fermi, for the physicist Enrico Fermi.
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This informational brochure was specifically designed as a fun follow-up take-home activity for teen and adult audiences in informal education venues where they have experienced related space science programming. It allows them to encounter ideas of size and scale in the universe at their own pace.
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This DVD provides an 18-minute introduction to how NASA is observing our ever-changing planet. On the The Dynamic Earth DVD Web page you can download the video as an iPod or iPhone version, as well as an AppleTV/
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Using 3D animation, this video was created to better illustrate the history behind the discussion defining "What is a Planet?" and to outline some of the traits that may be associated with the definition of a planet. (Length: 7:54 minutes)
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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify
and
download
a
microset
of
data,
then
to
use
the
data
to
compare
the
ozone
levels
of
selected
regions
around
the
world.
Students
locate
and
identify
geographical
regions
using
latitude
and
longitude;
then,
in
groups,
students
create
and
analyze
graphs
of
ozone
levels
for
the
identified
...
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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
graphing
a
microset
of
data,
then
using
the
graphs
to
investigate
trends
in
cloud
coverage
over
a
given
locale.
Students
are
provided
content-related
activities
to
enhance
background
knowledge
in
cloud
types,
and
then
are
provided
detailed
instructions
on
how
to
download
data
from
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
and
to
use
Excel
...
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National Science Education Standards (NSES), National Geography Standards: Read
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This
card
game
is
based
on
the
Fermi
mission.
Players
compete
to
be
the
first
to
build
the
Fermi
satellite
and
use
it
to
observe
five
astronomical
targets.
Eighty-six
custom-designed
cards
contain
information
on
the
various
Fermi
components,
science
and
education
teams,
and
astronomical
objects.
In
Stage
I,
the
players
build
their
satellite
by
collecting
component
and
"experience
points"
cards,
and
...
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Black
Holes:
From
Here
to
Infinity
is
a
6-page
illustrated
brochure
that
answers
the
eight
most
frequently
asked
questions
about
black
holes.
It
was
developed
by
the
Education
and
Public
Outreach
group
at
Sonoma
State
University,
with
funding
from
the
EXIST
mission
concept
study
and
the
Gamma-ray
Large
Area
Space
Telescope
(GLAST)
mission.
It
is
available
in
both
English
and
Spanish
and
is
part
of
...
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This
exhibit
uses
text
and
images
to
portray
human
views
of
the
universe,
and
how
they
have
evolved
over
time.
In
recognition
of
the
International
Year
of
Astronomy,
the
exhibit
includes
six
two-sided
panels
that
feature
key
astronomical
discoveries
from
the
past
400
years.
The
exhibit
also
highlights
the
technological
advancements
that
made
these
discoveries
possible.
For
example,
in
turning
his
...
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