From: Gilles Poitras (gilles@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Sat Jul 20 2002 - 12:28:52 PDT
Message-Id: <l03130301b95f6a6fb119@[192.174.2.157]> Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 12:28:52 -0700 From: Gilles Poitras <gilles@exploratorium.edu> Subject: - Learning Studio - week of July 14
Next week I will be sending this report out late as I will be in Baltimore
attending Otakon 2002 (http://www.otakon.com/) during the weekend and will
not have access to email. So expect the next report on the 30th when I
return to work.
WEB PAGE OF THE WEEK:
Climate Prediction Center http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
Short term forecasting with an emphasis on weather related risks. Lots of
informative graphics with great classroom potential.
SCIENCE NEWS:
Electronics' Final Cost
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/jul/recycling/index.html
An NPR story on the environmental costs of old electronic devices which
often contain toxic materials including heavy metals.
Alaskan Glaciers Melting Faster
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2137000/2137205.stm
A BBC report on research by Dr Keith Echelmeyer, of the University of
Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and others on the rate of glacial
melting in Alaska.
Extra Breastfeeding 'Prevents Cancer'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_2136000/2136824.stm
Another BBC report this time on a massive study of the relation between
more breast feeding significantly reducing the risk of cancer.
UPDATED WEB GUIDES:
Astronomy
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ls/infosources/AstronomyInfo.html
PRINTED, NEW ACQUISITIONS:
1. Atmosphere of Freedom : sixty years at the NASA Ames Research Center /
Glenn E. Bugos.
General collection circ.
TL 862 .A4 B84 2000
A gift to the Learning Studio from NASA as a thank you for my pointing out
some problems on one of their web pages.
On to more math books:
2. Mathematical circus : more games, puzzles, paradoxes & other
mathematical entertainments from Scientific American : with thoughts from
readers, afterthoughts from the author, and 105 drawings & diagrams /
Martin Gardner.
QA 95 .G289 1981
3. Mathematical magic show : more puzzles, games, diversions, illusions &
other mathematical sleight-of-mind from Scientific American / Martin
Gardner ; with repartee from readers ; afterthoughts from the author.
General collection circ.
QA 95 .G288 1978
NEW INTERNET eTEXTS:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ls/infosources/eBooks.html
Additions for the week of July 14
New Books and Pamphlets:
1. 3.2.1.Liftoff: An Educator's Guide with Activities in Science,
Mathematics, Technology and Language Arts
EG-2002-02-001-JSC
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/3-2-
1.Liftoff/3.2.1.Liftoff.pdf
2. Aeronautics: An Educator's Guide with Activities in Science,
Mathematics, and Technology Education
EG-2002-06-105-HQ
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Aero
nautics
3. Build It With Spacewalks
EW-1999-12-02-JSC
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Buil
d.It.With.Spacewalks
4. Consider a Career in Aerospace
EW-2000-02-132-HQ
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Cons
ider.a.Career.in.Aerospace
5. Earth & Mars-As Different As They Are Alike
EW-2001-02-009-JPL
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Eart
h.and.Mars
6. Elevations and distances in the United States. 2001.
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS19629
7. Exploring the Extreme Poster
EW-1999-10-003-DFRC
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Expl
oring.the.Extreme
8. International Space Station
EW-1998-09-130-HQ
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Inte
rnational.Space.Station
9. Kennedy Space Center Annual Report 1997
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/annrpt/annrpt97.pdf
10. Kennedy Space Center Annual Report 1998
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/annrpt/annrpt98.pdf
11. Kennedy Space Center Annual Report 2000
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/annrpt/annrpt00.pdf
12. Kennedy Space Center Annual Report 2001
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/annrpt/annrpt01.pdf
13. The Kennedy Space Center Story
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscstory/ksctoc/kscstory.htm
14. A Key to Discovery
EU-1999-09-01-JSC
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/A.Ke
y.to.Discovery
15. KSC Press Site News Media Handbook
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/media/handbook.pdf
16. Mars Pathfinder Poster
EW-1997-08-128-HQ
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Mars
.Pathfinder.Poster
17. Mechanics of Granular Materials 5-8
EB-2002-03-52-MSFC
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Mech
anics.of.Granular.Materials/Mechanics.of.Granular.Materials.5-8.pdf
18. Mechanics of Granular Materials 9-12
EB-2002-03-53-MSFC
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Mech
anics.of.Granular.Materials/Mechanics.of.Granular.Materials.9-12.pdf
19. Microgravity-Fall Into Mathematics
NW-2000-01-13-MSFC
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Fall
.Into.Mathematics
20. NASA Student Involvement Program Poster
EW-2002-007-135-HQ
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/NASA
.Student.Involvement.Program.Poster
21. On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The
Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
First Edition
by Charles Darwin
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/origin.html
22. On-Line Biology Book
by Michael Farabee
http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html
23. Once and Future Moon
EW-1999-10-154-HQ
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Once
.and.Future.Moon
24. Pathfinder
EW-1999-04-003-DFRC
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Path
finder
25. Status of technology and digitization in the nation's museums and
libraries : 2002 report.
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS19451
26. Superstars of Modern Aeronautics
Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude Series
EW-1998-07-126-HQ
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Supe
rstars.of.Modern.Aeronautics
27. Superstars of Spaceflight
Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude Series
WED-120
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Supe
rstars.of.Spaceflight
28. Taking the Measure of the Universe
EW-2000-08-008-JPL
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Taki
ng.the.Measure.of.the.Universe
29. Tools of the Trade
EW-1999-03-001-DFRC
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Tool
s.of.the.Trade
30. The Wright Way-Innovation Through Engineering
EW-2000-11-134-HQ
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Inno
vation.Through.Engineering
31. The Wright Way-The Process of Invention
EW-2000-11-133-HQ
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/The.
Process.of.Invention
New Bibliographies/Indexes:
1. The NASA Astrophysics Data System
http://adswww.harvard.edu/index.html
2. NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS)
http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/NTRS
3. Space Systems Laboratory Publications
http://www.ssl.umd.edu:7473/SSL_Library/FMPro?-db=SSL%20Library&-lay=Everything&
-format=publications.html&-view
New Periodicals:
1. Advances in Physiology Education
http://advan.physiology.org/
2. bmj.com - electronic BMJ ( British Medical Journal ) [Jan 1994-]
http://bmj.com/
Gilles Poitras gilles@exploratorium.edu
Learning Studio, Exploratorium Museum
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