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This booklet includes 31 problems that involve a variety of math skills, including scientific notation, simple algebra, and calculus. Topics covered include black holes, ice on mercury, a mathematical model of the solar interior, sunspots, the heliopause, and coronal mass ejections, among many others. (8.5 x11, 28 pages, 11 color images, PDF file)
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This
booklet
contains
11
problems
and
nine
?Extra
for
Experts?
challenges
that
require
the
student
to
determine
the
scale
of
an
astronomical
image
involving
the
lunar
surface,
Mars,
planets,
stars
and
galaxies.
With
a
millimeter
ruler,
students
use
provided
textual
information
to
determine
the
image
scale
(e.g.
kilometers
per
millimeter)
and
then
identify
the
smallest
and
largest
features
in
the
images
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This
booklet
includes
19
problems
that
explore
the
topic
of
radiation
and
human
exposure
to
its
different
forms.
The
problems
span
math
abilities
from
basic
multiplication
and
unit
conversions,
to
algebra
and
calculus.
For
example,
students
learn
about
the
various
natural
radiation
dosages
to
which
they
are
exposed
daily,
work
quantitatively
with
authentic
radiation
dosage
units
to
estimate
the
total
...
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This
astronomy
program
is
designed
for
middle
school
children
in
out-of-school-time
settings.
The
program
explores
basic
astronomy
concepts
(like
invisible
light,
telescopes)
and
focuses
on
the
universe
outside
the
solar
system
(stars,
galaxies,
black
holes).
By
offering
programming
on
these
topics
outside
of
the
classroom,
where
schedules
are
less
constrained,
Afterschool
Universe
engages
students
...
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This
Web
site
contains
information
for
both
partners
(those
with
their
own
telescopes)
and
associates
(those
who
wish
to
use
a
network
telescope.)
The
purpose
of
the
Global
Telescope
Network
(GTN)
is
to
use
small
telescopes
to
obtain
ground-based
observations
of
high-energy
objects
of
interest
to
Swift,
GLAST
(renamed
Fermi
in
2008)
and
XMM-Newton
missions.
It
is
used
both
by
formal
educators
working
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This
series
of
curriculum
support
materials
and
classroom
activities
explores
how
our
understanding
of
the
nature
of
the
Universe
has
changed
during
the
past
100
years.
Students
examine
the
process
of
science
through
the
stories
of
the
people
and
the
discoveries
that
caused
our
understanding
to
evolve
from
a
static
universe
to
a
Universe
whose
expansion
is
accelerating.
The
series
illustrates
the
...
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This
building-wide
science
enrichment
program
consists
of
a
series
of
posters
and
accompanying
questions
designed
to
pique
student
interest
in
science
concepts
and
their
application
to
the
world
in
which
we
live.
Accompanying
each
poster
are
question
sheets
of
increasing
difficulty
levels
that
students
answer
and
submit
at
a
designated
location
(collection
box,
office,
etc.).
Random
prize
drawings
...
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This
poster
outlines
the
components
of
the
Solar
System?s
heliosphere,
with
a
heliosphere
boundary
image
on
the
front
and
introductory
information
about
the
parts
of
the
heliosphere
boundary
on
the
back.
This
poster
supports
a
full-length
planetarium
show
about
the
IBEX
mission
and
the
boundary
of
the
Solar
System.
Each
short
activity/
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This
poster
outlines
the
major
mission
highlights
of
the
Interstellar
Boundary
Explorer
(IBEX)
mission,
a
Small
Explorer
Earth-orbiting
spacecraft
that
is
designed
to
map
the
distant
boundary
between
the
solar
wind
from
our
Sun
and
the
interstellar
medium.
The
poster
aims
to
answer
the
following
questions:
?
What
is
IBEX
and
what
is
it
exploring?
?
How
does
IBEX
explore
the
boundary
of
our
Solar
System?
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This
lithograph
outlines
the
major
mission
highlights
of
the
Interstellar
Boundary
Explorer
(IBEX)
mission,
a
Small
Explorer
Earth-orbiting
spacecraft
that
is
designed
to
map
the
distant
boundary
between
the
solar
wind
from
our
Sun
and
the
interstellar
medium.
This
lithograph
supports
a
full-length
planetarium
show
about
the
IBEX
mission
and
the
boundary
of
the
Solar
System.
Each
short
activity/
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