LaRC Bookmark set - These five bookmarks are distributed at education conferences and include Aerosols, Clouds, Biomass Burning, Ozone, Natural and Human Impacts.(At site URL, click on link for education.)
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Oceanography from the Space Shuttle - Oceanography from the Space Shuttle is a pictorial survey of oceanic phenomenon visible to the naked eye from space. Originally published in 1989, it is now out
of print and only available on this web site. Thumbnail images give a preview of each chapter's photographs.
(Added: 23-May-1999 Hits: 821) [Spider search][grade levels: unspecified]
PUMAS (Practical Applications of Math And Science) - PUMAS (Practical Applications of Math And Science)
a collection of one-page examples of how math and science topics taught in K-12
classes can be used in interesting settings, including everyday life. The examples are written primarily by scientists and engineers, and are
available to teachers, students, and other interested parties via the PUMAS Web Site. Their goal is to capture, for the benefit of
pre-college education, the flavor of the vast experience that working scientists have with interesting and practical uses of math
and science. PUMAS is an on-line journal of brief examples illustrating how math and science concepts taught in pre-college classes are actually used in everyday life.Ý PUMAS offers a way for researchers to make a substantial contribution to education with a relatively small investment of time and effort.
PUMAS examples may be activities, anecdotes, descriptions of "neat ideas," formal exercises, puzzles, or demonstrations, written primarily by scientists, in any style that serves the material well.Ý They are intended mainly to help K-12 teachers enrich their presentation of science and math in the classroom.Ý The PUMAS web site provides wide distribution; the site receives over 3,000 hits per week, on average.
Teachers can search the PUMAS collection based on curriculum topic, grade level, or subject.Ý They can select relevant examples, and develop ideas of their own about how to integrate the material into their lesson plans.
All examples are peer-reviewed by at least one scientist with a relevant background, and at least one teacher at an appropriate grade level.Ý Once accepted, an example is a citable reference in a refereed science education journal, and may be listed in your resume.
Interested in participating?Ý The examples are available to everyone via the PUMAS web site.Ý The project also needs teachers at all grade levels, scientists, and engineers to volunteer for the pool of PUMAS reviewers.Ý And the project is always looking for good examples of the Practical Uses of Math And Science.
Contact:Ý Ralph Kahn, editor and founder, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MS 169-237, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA; Phone: 818-354-9024; FAX: 818-393-4619; Email: ralph.kahn@jpl.nasa.gov
(Added: 14-Jun-1999 Hits: 977) [Spider search][grade levels: 3-5|6-8|9-12|K-2]
Remote Sensing Tutorial CD - This CD-ROM is a tutorial approach to learning about the role of space science and technology in monitoring the Earth's surface and atmosphere. As you work through the tutorial, you will come to understand how remote sensing is applied to studying the land, sea, and air making up the environments of our planet. Not only will you gain insight into past uses of aerial photography and space imagery as records of the Earth's geography as well as the future plans for more advanced monitoring systems, but you should develop skills in interpreting these visual displays and data sets both by direct inspection and by computer processing.
This CD-ROM is current as of January, 1999, and does not contain the latest version available on the web site http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/
(Added: 22-May-1999 Hits: 905) [Spider search][grade levels: post-secondary]
Studying the Earth's Environment from Space (SEES) - This site is organized in a modular style based
on Earth science topics studied by scientists
with environmental data collected by satellites.
Currently, four modules are being developed.
They are listed at the right. The Stratospheric
Ozone and Global Land Vegetation modules are
ready for use.
SEE)
http://See.gsfc.nasa.gov/
SEE focuses on enabling the use of NASA Earth science information and data for formal and informal
education. This program develops educational products for high school and undergraduate educators and
for students at these levels. It also works with organizations and individuals involved in informal education
throughout the U.S. to jointly produce useful educational and public awareness materials that utilize
NASA's Earth science knowledge and expertise.
Contacts: Blanche Meeson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Sciences Directorate, Code 900,
Greenbelt, MD 20771; Email: bmeeson@see.gsfc.nasa.gov or Carla Evans, Goddard Space Flight Center,
Earth Sciences Directorate, Code 900, Greenbelt, MD 20771; Email: cevans@see.gsfc.nasa.gov
(Added: 26-May-1999 Hits: 1644) [Spider search][grade levels: 6-8|9-12|post-secondary]
Understanding Our Changing Planet: 1999 Earth Science Enterprise Fact Book - In 1991, NASA launched a comprehensive program to study the Earth as a system, now called the Earth
Science Enterprise. By using satellites and other tools to intensively study the Earth, we hope to expand
our understanding of how natural processes affect us, and how we might be affecting them. Such studies
will yield improved weather forecasts, tools for managing agriculture and forests, information for
fishermen and local planners, and, eventually, the ability to predict how the climate will change in the
future. This booklet provides an overview of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise. (In PDF format)
(Added: 20-Apr-2001 Hits: 616) [Spider search][grade levels: unspecified]
