Early Elementary Science Curriculum - K-2 Interactive Science Program 11 class activities with sensors you didn’t know your phone had Mobile devices can do more than we imagine! Rebecca and Chrystian Vieyra developed apps for classrooms to tap into their sensors. (Google Hangout screenshot) Smartphones and tablets are powerful devices that people use every day to make their lives easier. They’re even smarter than we give them credit for. For example, many devices have: an accelerometer that measures acceleration forcesa magnetometer that measures magnetization/magnetic fieldsa light sensor that measures the strength of lighta gyroscope that measures orientationa hygrometer that measures moisture in the atmospherea thermometer that measures ambient temperaturea barometer that measures atmospheric pressurea proximeter that detects when something is close Try to put a series of instruments together like that in your classroom and the price tag will make it next to impossible. That’s where Rebecca Vieyra and her husband, Chrystian, come in. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. This wasn’t the end of the conversation! Related
Zoo Atlanta Hangouts On Air Hangout with us! We’re planning our Hangout lineup for 2014, and are excited about participating in Google's Connected Classrooms with our Virtual Field Trips. If you are an educator interested in participating in a Virtual Field Trip be sure to check out the Connected Classrooms link. We'll list out our Hangout schedule here as they become finalized. Stay tuned! Participating in a Hangout If you are interested in participating watch our Google+ page to RSVP to the event. Technical Guide to Hangouts on Air (PDF) Recent Hangout On Air Panda Twins' First Birthday HangoutJuly 15, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. Celebrate the twins’ first year on their birthday on July 15. Lun Lun the giant panda gave birth to twins on July 15, 2013. You’ll hear firsthand from keepers Jen Webb, Heather Roberts and Shauna Dankberg as they recall their favorite moments of Mei Huan and Mei Lun’s first year. Join in on the birthday fun! Zoo Atlanta's Hangouts On Air Sloth Week Hangout June 24, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. Public audience
Animal Web Cams at the National Zoo The National Zoo is home to 2,000 individual animals of nearly 400 different species. Our best known residents are our giant pandas, but great apes, big cats, Asian elephants, birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, aquatic animals, small mammals, and many others can be found at the Zoo. You can take a virtual visit to the Zoo any day of the week by tuning into our live web cams, which feature many of the Zoo's animals. Watching Asian small-clawed otters: A family of otters, parents and offspring, live on Asia Trail. Watching clouded leopards at the Zoo: Clouded leopards live at Asia Trail. Watching clouded leopards at the Zoo's Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia: The cam features a male and female that were paired at a young age to create a bonded pair for future breeding. Watching fishing cats: Fishing cats live at Asia Trail. Watching lions: The Zoo is home to male and female lions. Naked mole-what? Watching apes: Several orangutans live at the Zoo.
Khan Academy Deep Below Antarctic Ice, Lake May Soon See Light hide captionWhile a team of Russian scientists were drilling ice core samples from their Vostok base in Antarctica, new satellite imagery revealed the outline of a lake the size of New Jersey buried two miles underneath the ice. Scientists have been drilling through the ice and are now just 100 feet away from breaking into the third largest lake on the planet. Earth Observatory/NASA Russian scientists are on the verge of punching a hole into a vast Antarctic lake that's buried under more than two miles of ice. If the Russians break through, they may tap into and disturb a primitive and pristine ecosystem that has been untouched for millions of years. Lake Vostok is actually the third largest lake in the world, measured by the amount of water it holds. In fact, they had no idea there was a lake there when they built their Vostok camp more than 50 years ago. "The Russians went to the magnetic South Pole in 1958 because they missed the race to the rotational South Pole," Bell says.
A Learning Center for Young Astronomers The StarChild site is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr. Alan Smale (Director), within the Astrophysics Science Division (ASD) at NASA/GSFC. StarChild Authors: The StarChild Team StarChild Graphics & Music: Acknowledgments StarChild Project Leader: Dr. Laura A. Whitlock Curator: Responsible NASA Official: If you have comments or questions about the StarChild site, please send them to us.
Solar System Scope Explore the Sky . Your Sky Tonight Our star chart is designed to get you out learning the night sky within a matter of moments. Just set it for your time and location, make a few tweaks if you like for personal taste, and print it out. For stargazing, pick a location that's as free as possible from bright local lights, and give yourself at least half an hour outdoors so that your vision becomes fully dark-adapted. It's also easy to customize the star chart for use with binoculars or a small telescope. First, check your location. Then pick a direction. Field of view: Our chart defaults to a naked-eye field, so if you're learning constellations or spotting planets, leave the chart on that setting. Display options: For most purposes starting out, you may wish to leave these as they are. Equatorial Grid shows lines or right ascension and declination—the longitudes and latitudes of the sky. When you've got the chart you want, just click for a print version, print it out, and head outside to see nature on its largest scale!
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