Cynthia Vaskis

SLM521 Spring 2004

Web Quest Assignment – Part 3

4/21/04

File: webresrc.htm

Most of the resources listed below are also listed in the Process Part number’s web page along with its questions related to the Web site.

Space Exploration with Robotics Information

Bush’ plans for robotic and human space exploration – Bush’s plan for both robotic and human deep space exploration.

http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/esq._20040408.html

Mars Quest – Take a tour of the rovers on Mars and see what they see. Learn about the mission on Mars happening right now.

http://www.marsquestonline.org/mer/

Educator’ Guide to Robotics Spacecraft – Robots: Like Us! – Read the author’s view about how robots and humans are similar and different.

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/edu/robotsc.htm

NASA Mars Exploration Real Time Images

Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Multimedia – You can view the images from the cameras on the two robotic machines on Mars called Rover and Opportunity. I think everyone who loves space exploration would have this as a Favorite web site. This page is for all ages to enjoy.

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/images.html

Future Robotic Military

Bush’s plans for robots in the military – Read about Bush’s plan for robotic military personnel in the future.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/FD10Aa01.html

Web sites to visit in real life to see robotic object movement

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/space/psa04/index.html

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/space/robotdesign/

NASA Telerobotics Program

http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/telerobotics.shtm

Cybernet –This is the Cybernet company home page.

http://www.cybernet.com/

Cybernet – Future Defense systems

http://www.cybernet.com/products/index.html#defense

Cybernet Systems Robotics Resources

http://www.cybernet.com/products/robotics.html

NASA Space Telerobotics Program – Cool Robot of the Week

http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/coolrobots.html

Humanoid Robotics Group at MIT

http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/humanoid-robotics-group/

NASA Research – look for robotics in Houston

http://www.nasa.gov/about/research/index.html

NASA’s Diplomats

http://www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/f-ssa.html

Example Robot Models

Robot Helper Design Challenge - Tour the International Space Station video

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/space/robotdesign/

NASA Space Telerobotics Program – Major projects in robotics

http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/projects.html

Build your very own Mars Pathfinder Spacecraft Model!

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/mpf/education/cutouts.html

The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon

http://www.ri.cmu.edu/

Robotics Conferences Topics in France

http://www.laas.fr/DARS04/scope.html

IEEE-RAS/RSJ International Conference on Humanoid Robots

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/ri-seminar/www/2004.April.9.html

Robotics Institute Seminar, April 9

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/ri-seminar/www/2004.April.9.html

Lunar Rover Initiative

http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/projects/lri/

Mars Pathfinder Education and Outreach

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/mpf/education/educoutr.html

Mars Team Online – An abridges/Guided Tour

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars/tourguide/start.html

Mars Pathfinder Mission – Education & Outreach

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/mpf/education.html

Mars Pathfinder top menu page

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/index0.html

Official Mars Pathfinder Web Site

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/

Mars Pathfinder

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/past/pathfinder.html

Real Robots

http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/realrobots.html

From Robot Geologists to Human Geologists on Mars

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/spirit/a8_20040113.html

Space Shuttle to deliver robot arm to Alpha - International Space Station (ISS)

http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/03/29/shuttle/

Build Your Own Pathfinder model

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/mpf/education/cutouts.html

NASA in the News – The Vision for Space Exploration

http://www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/explore_main.html

Kennedy Space Center Science and Technology Home Page

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/

The NASA competition games web sites (FIRST) under Part 4 have video clips that the teacher might want to select to download before hand.

Central Florida Regional First Robotic Competition at UCF

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/first/ucf-regional-2004/

FIRST Robotics Competition from Atlanta, GA

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/

Robotics Education Project - FIRST

http://robotics.nasa.gov/first/2004/nationals.htm

2004 Championship Event

http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/chevents.htm

Slashdot FIRST Robotics Championship Underway

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/17/1334209

FIRST

http://www.usfirst.org/

NASA Educational page

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/mpf/education/cutouts.html

An email address to talk to someone at NASA about its programs

rvaughan@mpfnav2.jpl.nasa.gov

Space Camp

Everything space... all in one place! – Space Camp

http://www.spacecamp.com/spacecamp/

News Articles, Seminars

Carnegie Mellon University robotic seminar

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/ri-seminar/www/2004.January.23.html

CNN.com - Private space race nears finish line - Mar 29, 2004

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/29/space.prize.ap.ap/index.html

Mars Can You Hear Me Now Mars Astrobiology Magazine Search for Life on Mars

http://mars.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=350&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Mars Horizon, the Big Plans Mars Astrobiology Magazine Search for Life on Mars

http://mars.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=338&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

NASA planning steps to moon, Mars - (United Press International)

http://www.robotbooks.com/battlebots.htm

NASA Planning Steps To Moon, Mars

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/nasa-04h.html

USATODAY.com - NASA goes lunar Robot craft, human outpost plans

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-03-04-lunar-outposts_x.htm

Bush's new focus forces Langley, other NASA offices to shift gears (HamptonRoads.com-Pilot Online)

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=65130&ran=85516

VOANews.com

http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?ObjectID=5DCED3B4-DFE7-4C81-85D8203B97E66D9E&Title=Mars%20Rovers%20Still%20Working%20Hard&db=voa

NASA planning steps to moon, Mars - (United Press International)

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040227-020000-7936r.htm

Bush Space Policy Responses

http://www.nasawatch.com/misc/01.09.04.bush.html

MSN Encarta - Space Exploration

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556756/Space_Exploration.html#p19

Transterrestrial Musings

http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/003370.html

Mars Exploration Rover Martian Soil

http://www.martiansoil.com/archives/cat_mars_exploration_rover.php

NSSDC Master Catalog Spacecraft

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=2003-027A

Turning robots into a well-oiled machine

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-04/nsf-tri041204.php

SciScoop News

http://www.sciscoop.com/section/news

Articles on internet

Spaceflight Now Breaking News ESA's space station transport ship gets go-ahead

http://spaceflightnow.com/store/books/commcheck.html

Astronomy Now Store - Books - Comm Check...The Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0306/17esaatv/

Astronomy Now Store - Books - Comm Check...The Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia

http://spaceflightnow.com/store/books/commcheck.html

Feature NASA & Linux

http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8989/ur0403j/

Electronic Design Development tools help rovers get to Mars-(TechScope electronics technology at work and at play)(Brief Article)

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m3161/20_51/108008670/p1/article.jhtml

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63077,00.html?tw=rss.TEK

Some Government Standards for technology

NSES National Science Education Standards

NCTM National Council of Teachers on Mathematics Standards

ITEA International Technology Education Association Standards for Technological Literacy

ISTE International Society for Technology in Education Standards