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Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception
“The Exploratorium isn’t just a museum, it’s an ongoing exploration of science, art, and human perception—a vast collection of online interactives, web features, activities, programs and events that feed your curiosity.”
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☮ Music: a Mathematical Offering ☮
“Music: a Mathematical Offering”
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“Welcome to Extreme Biology!
This site is maintained by Ms. Baker and her high school biology students. We live in the Northeast U.S. and blog about anything biology-related.”- – By valerie taylor
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Spirit of Innovation Awards – Conrad Foundation
“Challenging high school students to create innovative products using science, technology, and entrepreneurship to solve real-world, 21st century problems.”
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BBC – A History of the World – Home
“This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. You’ll find 100 objects”
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46 Fabulous Photos of Endeavour’s Last Ever Spacewalk
“Today NASA astronauts completed their final spacewalk, the last ever for Endeavour. During the 16-day mission, Endeavour and its crew completed NASA’s part in the construction of the International Space Station. This was the 36th shuttle mission to the ISS and this was the last spacewalkers that Endeavor will ever carry to space.”
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Many Variables in a New York Math Museum – NYTimes.com
“He believes that tens of thousands of visitors will flock to his Museum of Mathematics, to open in Manhattan next year, and leave invigorated about geometry, numbers and many more mathematical notions. “
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787 wing load test
Up bending effort to break it… Here is the link to watch the whole load test. Incredible!
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“the night sky and the Ocean.
Taking series of images and combining them into a time lapse video sequence made it even more interesting. I have since experimented with all-night time lapses, panning motion, etc.”
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The Biology of Music | Extreme Biology Blog
“A group of researchers from Duke Medical School, led by a professor named Dale Purves, did research that showed different types of music has different affects on people. Dissonance (a minor type of sound) leads to unpleasant emotion while consonant music (major, happy music) leads to pleasure.”
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30 Years of the Space Shuttle – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com
“30 Years of the Space Shuttle”
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“3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material. 3D printers are generally faster, more affordable and easier to use than other additive manufacturing technologies. 3D printers offer product developers the ability to print parts and assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties in a single build process. Advanced 3D printing technologies yield models that can serve as product prototypes.”
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” This course teaches students in high school in advanced physics courses the concept of waves as seen in sound. A solid understanding of calculus is a prerequisite.”
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NASA – Space Shuttle — A Mighty Machine
Visit the commemorative NASA space shuttle education site and read about some of the education projects that flew on Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia, Discovery and Endeavour. Learn about educators who became astronauts. Trace the history of the shuttle and learn about the resources created during 30 years of space shuttle missions.
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amazing robotic songbirds made in early 1800s
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Video: The Final Flight
“At 11:26 ET Friday, space shuttle Atlantis flew up in the sky toward the International Space Station, marking an end of an era: It was the last aircraft to launch as part of NASA’s space shuttle program.”
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NASA preps last Shuttle flight: Can the U.S. really endure a manned space hiatus? | SmartPlanet
“A sampling of recent press coverage highlights some of the reality behind the final Shuttle mission.”
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The Incredible Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany | Amusing Planet
“The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany that connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittelland Canal, and allows ships to cross over the Elbe River. At 918 meters, it is the longest navigable aqueduct in the world. “
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Posted from Diigo. The rest of Look Up! Educator Network group favorite links are here.
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