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In this hands-on activity, students explore the relationship between angular width, actual size, and distance by using their finger, thumb and fist as a unit of angular measurement. They should learn to relate angular width to actual size using distance; quantify the relationship between angular width and distance; and understand why the Sun appears smaller from Pluto than from Earth.
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This
article
from
Astrobiology
Magazine
reports
on
the
discovery
of
water
in
"cold"
regions
of
space.
Using
data
from
the
European
Space
Agency's
Infrared
Space
Observatory,
astronomers
have
determined
that
water
is
abundant
in
these
cold,
or
quiescent
regions
of
space
where
there
are
no
stars,
and
that
the
majority
of
it
occurs
as
ice
with
a
small
amount
of
water
vapor.
It
is
thought
that
these
cold
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NASA
Investigators
working
with
Mars
Odyssey
data
may
have
discovered
remnants
of
snow
packs
that
have
created
a
system
of
gullies
in
crater
walls
and
other,
more
unusual
places
such
as
ridge
crests,
sand
dunes,
and
hilltops.
Readers
of
this
journal
article
can
learn
about
the
snow
packs
and
their
potential
to
collect
and
shelter
water
beneath
themselves,
possibly
providing
a
favorable
environment
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This
lesson
plan
details
an
activity
designed
to
put
students
in
the
role
of
scientists
in
analyzing
the
geological
processes
that
occur
on
terrestrial
planets
-
i.e.
Earth
and
Mars.
Students
will
use
images
from
NASA?s
Thermal
Emission
Imaging
System
(THEMIS)
camera
onboard
the
Mars
Odyssey
spacecraft
to
evaluate
the
geologic
history
and
present
conditions
on
Mars.
This
activity
will
enable
students
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This
resource
is
part
of
the
Science
Education
Gateway
(SEGway)
project,
funded
by
NASA,
which
is
a
national
consortium
of
scientists,
museums,
and
educators
working
together
to
bring
the
latest
science
to
students,
teachers,
and
the
general
public.
This
activity
introduces
students
to
planetary
research.
Using
some
of
the
most
famous
and
interesting
images
of
the
Solar
System,
students
learn
to
focus
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This
on-line
project
is
part
of
the
Center
for
Improved
Engineering
and
Science
Education
(CIESE)
program,
which
has
developed
internet
activities
for
the
elementary,
middle,
and
high
school
level
student.
Students
measure
the
temperature,
record
the
number
of
minutes
of
sunlight
per
day
over
a
predetermined
week,
and
determine
their
global
coordinates.
Each
class
then
posts
their
data
to
this
web
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In this lesson, students learn about meteors, meteorites, and comets by reading and discussing a related New York Times article about the Leonid meteor showers and the methods that scientists are using to learn from these meteors. Students then create and observe a comet in their classroom.
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This
site
is
designed
to
engage
students
in
grades
7-12
in
activities
that
focus
on
collaboration
and
communication
strategies.
These
activities
will
strengthen
student
understanding
of
and
ability
to
use
collaborative
processes
and
communication
practices
to
clarify,
conceptualize,
and
make
decisions.
Students
will
compare
the
risks
of
varying
courses
of
action
that
confront
scientists
and
engineers.
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Students
investigate
the
challenges
of
living
and
working
in
Antarctica
and
the
technologies
that
help
researchers
meet
those
challenges.
This
six-day
unit
includes:
teacher
tools
(downloadable
readings,
breakdowns
of
tasks,
teacher
strategies,
grading
sheet
and
rubric),
an
online
activity
(students
review
the
preparation
materials
given
to
researchers
traveling
to
Antarctica),
classroom
activities
...
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This
guide
to
organisms
and
environmental
issues
of
the
Chesapeake
Bay
and
Mid-Atlantic
Coast
addresses
restoration
and
protection
of
bay
habitats,
bay
grasses,
harmful
algae,
bay
monitoring
efforts,
and
organisms
that
live
in
the
bay.
There
is
also
education
section
that
features
materials
for
teachers,
students
and
volunteers,
frequently
asked
questions
about
the
bay,
and
a
set
of
links
to
related
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