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This section of sciencelines will share information
about on-line resources. We'll also include information about
projects in which you and your students may want to participate.
If you locate some outstanding sites you wish to share, please
contact the Teacher Resource Center.
If you do not currently have access to the Internet, you do
have options. Come use the ENC Demonstration Site computers in
the Teacher Resource Center.
A2Z Science and Learning Store is available for your convenient
shopping from your computer at http://www.a-two-z.com/.
A2Z is organizationally and graphically enjoyable. You can use
either the product index, the room index or go into the main store.
You'll find many learning "toys" and books most of which
are applicable to science or mathematics. Go into the "Room
Index" and use the A-Z list of topics from architecture to
"Z news," the newsletter. Topics include minerals, bats,
yesterday (History B.C. - before computers) and many more. The
newsletter for December features holiday giving topics such as
gifts by denomination, safety concerns and award-winning gifts.
How convenient!
You and your students can visit Mount Wilson Observatory
on the forefront of observational astronomy and astrophysics in
the San Gabriel Mountains outside of Pasadena, California by going
to: http://www.mtwilson.edu/.
In addition to the "Historical," "Science"
and "What's New" segments, you can take a virtual tour
of the Observatory. The tour allows you to visit buildings on
the site. You can see and read about anything from the monastery
and the library to the 60" telescope and snow telescope.
In the education section the Telescopes in Education project has
student projects at an easy intermediate and advanced level as
well as a constellation quiz.
Amateur Astronomy Online is designed for "anyone who
likes to gaze up at the night sky and study the heavens"
and may want to move step by step into more advanced skills of
observation. Links to start charts, skymaps and software for astronomical
observation are just the beginning of resources at this site.
References to books on astronomical observation will move you
further along. Projects for learning more about the galaxies can
be used by students and are designed to also show scientific process.
Astrophotography is touched as well. This site is well-constructed
and useful but don't expect to be current with the "Astronomy
site of the day." Link to: http://ddi.digital.net/~mtmccall/.
NPR Science Friday Kids Connect will spark debates of current
science issues or you may choose to use it as a source for problem-based
learning. If you can use Real Audio, you can access the complete
programs from past weeks. In addition, the segment titled "This
week's show . . ." has a "science curriculum" which
includes student questions, projects and resources that include
books and Internet sites. "Science Friday" is an archive
of past weeks' programs, however the "science curriculum"
on some does not include the projects. Try it at: http://www.npr.org/sfkids.
Exploring the Planets Cyber-Center is a simulated research
center at the National Air and Space Museum to explore the mysteries
of the Solar System. Connect at: http://ceps.nasm.edu:2020/SII/SII.html.
The Center is designed to allow the user to experience the excitement
of planetary research and show how scientists study planets millions
of miles from earth. You will find activities for the classroom
here where students select images of the solar system and make
observations. Questions and logs are used both before and after
using the computer. Their observations are then compared to the
researcher's descriptions.