Jona’s
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A major portion of this
course involves the search for online resources. You are not unlike the '49ers,
prospecting for gold, but your treasure is a site that you will mine again and
again. Name and list the URL of some of your "golden" sites. Tell how
you found them, what is located there, and why we might want to take a look.
Share the "wealth" with your group!
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Hi Jona,
Since I am interested in Math and Science - Space Applications I have listed my
"favorites" in my web link bibliography. My favorite web site for
math functions is the Wolfram site which has a complete set of definitions and
animated pictures for some functions (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/about.html).
My favorite site for space applications is the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) Web site because you can access all of their stuff from
there (http://www.nasa.gov).
I am particularly interested in the Hubble telescope Web site. Have you seen
the latest pictures from February 2004 where they see back into time the
farthest yet (possibly near to the birth of the universe)? They can be
downloaded and added to your background screen (use the right button on your
mouse to select Set as Background) but the resolution gets diluted and fuzzy
when you try to cover too much screen space with them
(http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/).
Since the images are public domain, you could make your own greeting cards or
posters to give to your family or friends with a color image from the Hubble on
the cover if you have a good color printer.
I had some views of Mars from orbit as my screen background for awhile. I think
the biggest thing this class has done for me is to get me to look at what's out
there on the Net. I used to just play solitaire a lot but now I can't wait to
look for new photos from the Mars' rovers, Spirit and
NASA TV is going all digital and we will be able to
watch the space missions from our own computer screen. Our family lived in
Now you can get it on the Internet via NASA TV. Look further down the page on the
web site listed below for the Human Space Flight (HSF) page and select NASA TV
via Real Player or Windows Media Player. A small WindowsMedia.com window comes
up with what NASA is currently watching. They switch around to different things
like views of the Martian landscape from the rovers or from the Space Station
toward Earth but it's all "spacey to me" (I
love it!) (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html).
Some educational sites with NASA are http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/NASA.News/NASA.Television.Schedules/Education.Schedule/
and http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ that
might be good for science teachers to show to their grade school students. I
haven't reviewed them much yet but plan to show my kids at home because I think
some sites have games that also teach knowledge about outer space.
Well, now you know some of my interests. How about everyone else?
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Hi Jona,
It appears that everyone is busy elsewhere so I'll just talk to you for now. I
have enjoyed surfing around the space application sites and have found many
interesting things I will look into after this class is over. In case you
haven't heard, there is a new IMAX 3D movie on the Space Station coming out
soon and the Air and
Well, I'm off to catch some shut eye because I'll be back at it again tomorrow.
See you,
Hi Jona
and green group 2 on
I have been fascinated by all of the data on the Mars Mission and how they even
have videos about how the rovers move across the terrain. You can find it at http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
under [all videos]. Then you go to "
" video to download. It may take awhile if you don't have DSL (Digital
Subscriber Line).
It is a cute video about how the rovers were programmed to move autonomously
across the terrain avoiding large rocks and steep slopes. It would be a great
thing to show in science or math class about robotics. The video is only about
3 to 4 minutes long but has some neat funny graphics about the rovers. I
suggest downloading it at least an hour two hour ahead of time.
Well, everyone must be busy with other assignments or on Easter vacations so
I'll check back later....