A Multimedia History of Glacier Bay, Alaska - Read what a NASA glaciologist has learned about glaciers and how their formation could be related to climate change. Learn about how glaciologists and visualization specialists at NASA worked together to produce fantastic special effects that help scientists explain their research. (Added: 10-Jun-1999 Hits: 2636) [Spider search][grade levels: 9-12|post-secondary]

 Blue Planet - Blue Planet, 1990, was filmed by astronauts from five Space Shuttle missions. This IMAX film dramatically reveals the forces affecting the Earth's ecological balance: volcanoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and, ultimately, humankind. NASA CORE Item #002.2-15V. Length: 42:00. Recommended level: grade 4-adult. (Added: 20-Apr-2001 Hits: 4120) [Spider search][grade levels: 3-5|6-8|9-12|adult|post-secondary][pop]

 Catch the Wind: the QuikSCAT Video - Video that tells the story from inception to launch of NASA's quick scatterometer project (QuikSCAT), which gives a behind-the-scenes look at engineers, scientists, and technicians working together to solve problems and successfully accomplish goals. Available from: NASA CORE in late 2001 (Added: 2-Nov-2001 Hits: 1506) [Spider search][grade levels: 3-5|6-8]

 Data, Analysis and Measurement: Ahead, Above the Clouds - NASA CONNECT is a series of free, 30-minute, standards-based instructional distance learning programs for students in grades 5-8. Each program is accompanied by an educators' guide describing a hands-on classroom activity, and a Web-based component that reinforces the learning objectives and extends the lesson into a technology-rich environment. In "Ahead, Above the Clouds" students learn about hurricanes and how meteorologists, weather officers, and NASA researchers use measurement and data analysis to predict severe weather such as hurricanes. See also NASA CONNECT Video Program at: http://connect.larc.nasa.gov (Added: 2-Nov-2001 Hits: 1609) [Spider search][grade levels: 3-5|6-8]

 Discovery Online - Live Cams! - This web site, created by the Discovery Channel Online, provides live video (cam) shots of places of Planet Earth (such as volcanoes, hurricane tracker etc.) and Space (such as closeups of the Sun etc.) There are also live shots of various travel destinations and animals! (Added: 17-Jun-1999 Hits: 2335) [Spider search][grade levels: all]

 Earth Observation Images on Laser Videodisc - Over 150,000 astronaut photos of the Earth are currently available on two 12-inch laser videodiscs. These images can be used to enhance Earth science teaching from kindergarten to graduate school. Seen in these photos are volcanic eruptions, transatlantic duststorms, continental-scale smoke palls, deforestation grids in the rain forests of Brazil, the bleeding of Madagascar's red soil out the Betsiboka Estuary, plankton blooms tens of miles long, the rise of the Great Salt Lake, the fall of the Aral Sea, and the effects of El NiÒos-from droughts in Australia to floods in California. Disc 1 (CORE Item #400.0-60) covers the first 44 Space Shuttle missions (1981 - 1991). Disc 2 (CORE Item #400.0-61) continues with the next 13 missions (1992 - 1993) and, in a few thousand press release images, extends the record back in time from the Space Shuttle in 1993 through Skylab and Apollo and Gemini to Mercury in 1961. Each disc comes with a Guide to Images booklet and IBM-formatted diskettes, containing data records. Recommended level: elementary-adult. (Added: 20-Apr-2001 Hits: 1451) [Spider search][grade levels: 3-5|6-8|9-12|adult|post-secondary]

 Educator Resource Center - The Educator Resource Center at the Goddard Space Flight Center serves educators in the eleven northeastern states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and the District of Columbia. Located at the Goddard Visitor Center, the Educator Resource Center is a place where educators can come and use NASA resources to develop their aerospace education programs. Here educators research, gather ideas and duplicate audiovisual materials. Materials available at the resource laboratory reflect NASA's research and technology development and relate to such curricula areas as astronomy, Earth science, aeronautics, mathematics, physical science and life science. Teachers in disciplines other than science and mathematics are encouraged to explore ways in which aerospace materials may be incorporated into their classroom lessons. (Added: 23-May-1999 Hits: 3710) [Spider search][grade levels: all][pop]

 Electronic Theater Presentations - Large screen format digital theater presentations displaying new NASA Earth science data sets in high resolution are available to technical and non-technical audiences. Presentations demonstrate new information technology tools, techniques, and digital presentation approaches. Approximately 20 presentations are offered annually around the country and the world to audiences totaling 30,000 members of the international science and technology community. At least 3 months notice is preferred for scheduling. Contact: Fritz Hasler or Barbara Summery, Code 912, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771; Phone: (301) 614-6270; Email: hasler@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov (Added: 19-Apr-2001 Hits: 1010) [Spider search][grade levels: all]

 EOSDIS Outreach Materials - EOSDIS Outreach Materials include brochures, CD-ROMs, Posters, Folders, Postcards, Global Portrait, and Bookmarks (Added: 23-May-1999 Hits: 1588) [Spider search][grade levels: all]

 Forces of Change - Forces of Change is a comprehensive program being developed by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, through funding from NASA and other donors, to explain the geological, environmental, and historical processes that have shaped our world. It will consist of a permanent exhibit in the Museum, a traveling exhibit, publications, interactive computer programs, and public programming which will include a lecture series and electronic classroom courses. The cornerstone of the Forces of Change program is a permanent exhibit in the National Museum of Natural History scheduled to open early in 2001. The 5,400 sq. foot display will examine the forces of change that have shaped and sustained the Earth since the beginning of geologic time. The goal of the exhibit will be to inform visitors about the history and present condition of our environment as the world prepares to enter the 21st century. The exhibit will be a marriage of traditional and high-tech approaches to learning about Earth systems and managing our precious natural resources. Upon entering, visitors will encounter the Earth Systems Monitoring Station, a multi-media display of remote-sensing imagery, real-time data links, historic evidence and other techniques that demonstrate how the Earth is affected by geological, environmental, and human changes, and how all of these processes are interconnected. A rotating case study area will highlight regional themes, changing every two years and allowing visitors to learn about how global forces have affected specific parts of the planet. The inaugural section on Antarctica will illustrate how the relatively pristine landscape of this remote continent serves as a living laboratory for scholars around the world interested in studying the processes of global change through geologic time. Other regional studies under consideration are the North American Grasslands, Hawaii, the Chesapeake Bay and Amazonia. In addition to the exhibit, Forces of Change will be available in a variety of formats - videos, CD-ROMs, and posters - for use in: classrooms, municipal buildings, malls, and airports. A traveling exhibit on agriculture in the North American grasslands will circulate through libraries nationwide and a richly illustrated coffee-table book, published by National Geographic, will further articulate the programs themes. Contact: Barbara Stauffer, National Museum of Natural History, Office of Exhibits, 10th and Constitution, Washington, DC 20560 -0101; Phone: (202) 357 -2377; Fax: (202) 786 -2567; Email: stauffer.barbara@nmnh.si.edu (Added: 19-Apr-2001 Hits: 2735) [Spider search][grade levels: all]

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