From: "editor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: October Newsletter Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 04:06:01 -0400 (EDT)
ScienceMaster Newsletter ScienceMaster Learning Science Through Technology Newsletter for October 2002 Visit us at <http://www.sciencemaster.com>http://www.ScienceMaster.com ---------- WEB SITE NEWS AND COMMENTARY The Days Are Growing Shorter Autumn always gets me in a reflexive mood. Maybe it's because kids are back in school, or because there's a hint of crispness in the air, (even here in California). But I think it's mostly due to the fact that the days are growing shorter. Our connectedness to the cycle of the seasons is deep within all of us. We are attuned to such changes in ways we may not even be conscious of. It may be because Halloween is coming; but perhaps more it's because we sense the change of the seasons at a much deeper level. ---------- Time's Also Growing Shorter For A Special Price Time's running out to try ScienceIQ at a special price. Don't miss the opportunity to try this new Cool Science Fact of the Day service for the special price of only $19.95 for an entire year's subscription! If you love science, but don't have alot lof time, ScienceIQ is for you. Get fascinating and engaging science facts sent to your email daily, and have access to an extensive archive of science facts online. Want to learn more? Follow the link. But hurry. Time is running out. ---------- SCIENCE NEWS AND LINKS Tonight's Sky Going out stargazing tonight? Want to get a preview? Then visit Tonight's Sky, a feature on the Earth & Sky Radio Series website. Earth & Sky is an award winning daily science radio series heard by millions of listeners. While you are there, check out a whole range of information on discoveries in earth science, astronomy, environmental science. <http://www.earthsky.com/Features/Skywatching/today.html>[more] ---------- What's On TV? On October 2nd, NASA TV plans to broadcast the first live video from a space shuttle's fuel tank as it soars into Earth orbit on the belly of Atlantis and falls back again. Space shuttle Atlantis (STS-112) is slated to blast off from Cape Canaveral on a mission to visit the International Space Station. For the first time ever, a camera attached to the shuttle will record the ascent and transmit images live to NASA TV. The point of view will be similar to the launch scene in Apollo 13. The camera will be mounted near the top of the shuttle's burnt-orange external fuel tank (ET). It will look down toward Atlantis's nose, the 40 degree field of view encompassing most of the fuel tank, one of the white solid rocket boosters (SRBs), and the shuttle itself. <http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/26sept_goosebumps.htm>[ more] Right: A Saturn V moon rocket lifts off pad 39A in Cape Canaveral on July 16, 1969. Text and Image Courtesy of Science@ NASA http://science.nasa.gov/default.htm ---------- Blue Marble Using a collection of satellite-based observations, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface, oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a seamless, true-color mosaic of every square kilometer (.386 square mile) of our planet. These images are freely available to educators, scientists, museums, and the public. Preview images and links to full resolution versions - up to 21,600 pixels across - are located on this new NASA site. <http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/>[link] Text and Image Courtesy of Earth Observatory NASA http://science.nasa.gov/default.htm ---------- Mathematics Models This site offers a great example of how visualization can help students learn math concepts. The material is a companion to 4th-8th grade curriculum used in the webmaster's middle school math classroom. Each page on this site accompanies a lesson from that curriculum. The Math Alive! curriculum (formerly known as the Visual Mathematics curriculum) is a hands-on, concept-building curriculum that stresses exploration and discussion. Teachers are free to use or link to these materials. <http://home.europa.com/~paulg/mathmodels/math_models.shtml>[link] ---------- More Incredible Images Two of NASA's Great Observatories have produced their own action movie. Multiple observations made over several months with the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope captured the spectacle of matter and antimatter propelled to nearly the speed of light by the Crab pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star the size of Manhattan. <http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/19sep_crabmovie.htm>[more] Right: A composite (Hubble+Chandra) image of the inner regions of the Crab Nebula. Text and Image Courtesy of Science@ NASA http://science.nasa.gov/default.htm ---------- Earth From Space One of NASA's most exciting and rewarding science enterprises is the exploration of our own world, Earth. How does our Earth system work? How do the oceans, land, and atmospheric processes affect each other? What role does humanity play in the future of our environment? For better or worse, we are part of the Terran ecosystem! Looking down from NASA's space platforms gives NASA's Earth Science researches a perspective that allows analysis of global issues. As fact replaces belief, knowledge will grow. NASA has several websites that follow this theme. Here are a couple to get you started: Earth From Space --> <http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/>http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/ NASA's Earth Obervatory --> <http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/>http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ Above: Thermal Image of downtown Atlanta, Georgia/Text and Image Courtesy of NASA ---------- The ScienceMaster Newsletter is a free publication of ScienceMaster It is opt-in only. We NEVER spam. If you are on this list, it is because you subscribed at <http://www.sciencemaster.com>http://www.ScienceMaster.com or have purchased or downloaded products or information from us in the past or requested inclusion. Feel free to duplicate this mailing in its entirety to forward to a friend! All contents copyright © 2002 ScienceMaster.com and The KGM Group, Inc. To subscribe: <http://www.smallbizmailer.com/x?oid=04910e>click here ************************************************************************* NOTE: Gleason Sackmann is the owner and host of this list. 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