Exploring Science on the Internet 2009-10

Science Resources: Florida Earth Space Text book Resources 1. E-Encyclopedia Put in a keyword 2. Science Encyclopedia Put in page number from book. 3. Earth Science Resources from Glencoe 4. Earth Science Visualizations 5. Great Web Resources for Making School count 6. Wow Factor Projects

Internet Research sites · Florida High Media Center - Student Resources · Google Directory Science Research Sites CITING RESOURCES Works Cited (Bibliography) Guide - MLA Crossword Puzzle Maker

Date added	Current sites 2009-10	Students are encouraged to submit sites for Mrs. McQuone to add here. Bring the web address and why you think the site is worth of being published.
Sept 18	Fun sites found in class on Friday copy and paste sites into your browser address box.
	http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/playspace/games/spacedoctor/space_doctor.shtml
	http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/playspace/games/jigsaw/launch.html
	http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/
	http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/playspace/games/jigsaw/jigsaw.shtml
	http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/sun/solareclipse.shtml
Sept 16	Find all on-line earth science textbook resources. Pick earth.msscience.com Pick Student Center On left side, pick the desired Chapter. Then choose one lesson or activity.
Sept 17	Current View of Night Sky  Type in your zip code or the zip of FSUS 32311 Choose different views by checking and unchecking boxes on the left.	WOW Factor! 5 points go the first student who writes what he/she learned on this site. Expires Sept 21
Sept 17	National Geographic Photo of the Month
	Whitney Clavin 818-354-4673 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov News release: 2009-141                                                                      Sept. 17, 2009 Planck Snaps Its First Images of Ancient Cosmic Light PASADENA, Calif. - The Planck mission has captured its first rough images of the sky, demonstrating the observatory is working and ready to measure light from the dawn of time. Planck - a European Space Agency mission with significant NASA participation - will survey the entire sky to learn more about the history and evolution of our universe. The space telescope started surveying the sky regularly on Aug. 13 from its vantage point far from Earth. Planck is in orbit around the second Lagrange point of our Earth-sun system, a relatively stable spot located 1.5 million kilometers (930,000 miles) away from Earth. "We are beginning to observe ancient light that has traveled more than 13 billion years to reach us," said Charles Lawrence, the NASA project scientist for the mission at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "It's tremendously exciting to see these very first data from Planck. They show that all systems are working well and give a preview of the all-sky images to come." A new image can be seen online at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/planck/firstlight20090917.html . Following launch on May 14, the satellite's subsystems were checked out in parallel with the cool-down of its instruments' detectors. The detectors are looking for temperature variations in the cosmic microwave background, which consists of microwaves from the early universe. The temperature variations are a million times smaller than one degree. To achieve this precision, Planck's detectors have been cooled to extremely low temperatures, some of them very close to the lowest temperature theoretically attainable. Instrument commissioning, optimization and initial calibration were completed by the second week of August. During the "first-light" survey, which took place from Aug. 13 to 27, Planck surveyed the sky continuously. It was carried out to verify the stability of the instruments and the ability to calibrate them over long periods to the exquisite accuracy needed. The survey yielded maps of a strip of the sky, one for each of Planck's nine frequencies. Preliminary analysis indicates that the quality of the data is excellent. Routine operations will now continue for at least 15 months without a break. In this time, Planck will be able to gather data for two full independent all-sky maps. To fully exploit the high sensitivity of Planck, the data will require a great deal of delicate calibrations and careful analysis. The mission promises to contain a treasure trove of data that will keep cosmologists and astrophysicists busy for decades to come. Planck is a European Space Agency mission, with significant participation from NASA. NASA's Planck Project Office is based at JPL. JPL contributed mission-enabling technology for both of Planck's science instruments. European, Canadian, U.S. and NASA Planck scientists will work together to analyze the Planck data. More information is online at http://www.nasa.gov/planck and http://www.esa.int/planck . JPL is managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
	NOAA Hurricanes
	Mapping the Your Own City	Earth Space Review 0708
	Chapter 2 Practice Questions
	Answer questions on magnetism
	Chapter 11 Flashcards
	Weather websites
	Exploration Podcast http://www.explorationpodcast.com/
	NOAA Hurricanes
	Weather Map Word Assignment
	Weather Map Power Point Assignment WOW factor
			Crossword Puzzle Maker
	THE AMAZING RACE IN SPACE
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