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Molecular Workbench – An Interface to the Molecular World
“Molecular Workbench (MW) provides visual, interactive computational experiments for teaching and learning science.
Hundreds of Free Simulations Explore physics, chemistry, biology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology with interactive simulations.”- – By valerie taylor
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NASA – International Space Station
NASA Missions – International Space Station”
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“Everybody learns better when they are having fun! Here at Quiz-Tree.com you will find educational games and quizzes on many subjects, including Math, Reading, Spanish, Geography, SAT, Spelling, Music and more. All activities come with animated interface, fun sounds and other cool features that make learning more enjoyable. “
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Simple Science’s videos on Vimeo
“Simple Science’s videos”
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“The astronauts of the 21st century will continue to work aboard the International Space Station in cooperation with our international partners; help to build and fly a new NASA vehicle, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) designed for human deep space exploration; and further NASA’s efforts to partner with industry to provide a commercial capability for space transportation to the space station.”
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“biographical information on the astronauts. These biographies are prepared by the Astronaut Office of the Johnson Space Center and are provided through the Internet as a public service to the World Wide Web community. “
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BBC News – 7 billion people and you: What’s your number?
“The world’s population hit seven billion recently. After growing very slowly for most of human history, the number of people on Earth has more than doubled in the last 50 years. Where do you fit into this story of human life? Fill in your date of birth below to find out.”
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These apply to aviation and aerospace as well. “Math used in professional auto racing involves every type of math learned in school today. Math is used in every aspect of a race car’s design and performance. Drivers are analyzed using every known math equation possible to determine how good a driver is on the race course. Some math concepts used in auto racing”
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“Math journals provide advantages for students to develop a better understanding of mathematics, with teachers learning their student’s views and beliefs regarding math. “
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Martin Hanczyc: The line between life and not-life – YouTube
http://www.ted.com In his lab, Martin Hanczyc makes “protocells,” experimental blobs of chemicals that behave like living cells. His work demonstrates how life might have first occurred on Earth … and perhaps elsewhere too.
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Timelapse of the sky over the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT)
“The night sky over Australia: new timelapse A new time-lapse video has captured the beauty of the night sky above the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in eastern Australia. It was made by astronomy research fellow Dr Ángel López-Sánchez (Australian Astronomical Observatory and Macquarie University). “I made the video by combining about 3800 frames, each of which I had processed individually,” said Dr López-Sánchez. Each second in the video corresponds to 12 minutes in real time.””
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Vikings Navigated With Translucent Crystals?
“Vikings may have navigated by looking through a type of crystal called Icelandic spar, a new study suggests. In some Icelandic sagas—embellished stories of Viking life—sailors relied on so-called sunstones to locate the sun’s position and steer their ships on cloudy days.”
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Anna Mracek Dietrich: A plane you can drive – YouTube
“http://www.ted.com A flying car — it’s an iconic image of the future. But after 100 years of flight and automotive engineering, no one has really cracked the problem. Pilot Anna Mracek Dietrich and her team flipped the question, asking: Why not build a plane that you can drive?”
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“Explore excellent projects created by ThinkQuest teachers.
You must be logged in to view the projects. “- – By valerie taylor
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“Over 8,000 websites created by students around the world who have participated in a ThinkQuest Competition. “
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Come fly with me – WikiEducator
“Come Fly With Me Activities The 150+ activities explore science through aviation and aerospace concepts. There are activities for a wide range of science curriculum topics and grade levels. Some activities are simple, single lesson plans while others require equipment, preparation and cover a number of sessions. “
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Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration | American Museum of Natural History
“Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration launches visitors into the exciting future of space exploration as it boldly speculates on humanity’s next steps “out there” in our solar system and beyond. The exhibition features a full-size recreation of a lunar habitat, a model of an elevator reaching up into space, a walk-through diorama of the Martian surface, and challenging computer interactive exhibits. See authentic equipment and models of historic spacecraft from select voyages in the past. “
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The Antikythera Mechanism – 2D – YouTube
“More than 21 centuries ago, a mechanism of fabulous ingenuity was created in Greece, a device capable of indicating exactly how the sky would look for decades to come — the position of the moon and sun, lunar phases and even eclipses. But this incredible invention would be drowned in the sea and its secret forgotten for two thousand years.”
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