Sub-Orbital Space Flights & Satellite Exploration
This is Part I / IV of a Powerpoint presentation that can be downloaded at sciencepowerpoint.com This video is one part of a Earth Science teaching unit for students in grades 5-10. Each few seconds represents one slide on the actual Powerpoint Presentation. The entire unit covers Earth System History and Astronomy Topics. This unit includes an interactive and engaging Powerpoint Presentation of over a 1000+ slides with built in class notes (Red Slides), lab activities, project ideas, discussion questions, assessments (Quiz Wiz), challenge questions with answers, links to great educational websites, videos, and much more. Text is in large print (32 font) and is placed at the top of each slide so it can seen and read from all angles of a classroom. A shade technique and color coding of text helps increase student focus, and allows teacher to control pace of the lesson. Also included is a 13 page assessment / bundled homework that chronologically follows the slideshow, as well as a 10 page modified assessment, and 12 pages of class notes with images are also included for students who could benefit from them. Answers keys to the bundled homework and activities are provided for support professionals, teachers, and home school parents. 39 video shorts (FLV files) are provided and a slide within the slideshow cues teacher / parent when the videos are most relevant to play. Video shorts usually range from 2-7 minutes and are included in organized folders. Two Powerpoint review …
Tags: dinosaurs, Earth, Triassic, Geology
Although it is called “The Belt Meteor Crater”, this is actually a sinkhole. A cavern formed in the Madison limestone (not far below the surface). Eventually, layers of sandstone directly above the limestone collapsed into the cavern. The sinkhole was used by Native Americans as a “buffalo jump.” For more information, go to www.formontana.net and then select #76 from the list. The Belt Meteor Crater is located on private land in the Great Falls area.
Tags: rod, limestone, shonkin, belt
Julie Payette slideshow mixed with poetic quotes. The quotes were written and copyrighted by: Shawna Lee. All Rights Reserved @ 2008. The photos were copyrighted by NASA. I have no affiliation with the photos whatsoever. The song, “The Silence Of The Heart” by: MECCA You can find MECCA on MySpace at: www.myspace.com The autographed photo at the end of the video is indeed my own! I was lucky to obtain it from Ms. Payette herself via postal mail. I was about ready to launch myself up into space with happiness after I received it. =) Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the video! It took me awhile to complete. PS – To purchase a copy of my book, “A Salute To Space Explorers,” please visit: www.myspace.com
Tags: astrophysics, OneTrueMedia, astronomy, Julie
www.ted.com So the Mars Rovers didn’t scoop up any alien lifeforms. Scientist Penelope Boston thinks there’s a good chance — a 25 to 50 percent chance, in fact — that life might exist on Mars, deep inside the planet’s caves. She details how we should look and why.
Tags: talks, technology, science, Life
Jonti Horner talks about the history of comets and why things hitting the Earth aren’t always bad. He asks if Jupiter is the big bully of the solar system and whether it may have protected the Earth from impact. Jonti is a Research Fellow in Astronomy at The Open University. www.open.ac.uk www.open.ac.uk –
Tags: planet, milton_keynes, astronomy, science
Don’t plan a visit to the inner layers of planet Uranus anytime soon – unless you don’t mind being crushed and boiled alive! A Traveler’s Guide to the Planets: Neptune and Uranus : TUE FEB 16 9P et/pt : channel.nationalgeographic.com
Tags: Science & Technology: Space, helium, cryogenics, planetary orbit
An Incredible new theory of a growing earth.
Tags: new, ADAMS, astrophysics, science
The American Geological Institute (AGI) is a nonprofit federation of 45 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 120000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in our profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society’s use of …
Tags: Sedimentology, magnetic, gravity, agi
The American Geological Institute (AGI) is a nonprofit federation of 45 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 120000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in our profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society’s use of …
Tags: Geology, Sedimentology, mathematics, magnetic
must continually adapt. Host Bill Nye gives an inside look at planet Earth, from its inner core to its protective magnetic field. Discover how earthquakes and volcanoes help explain plate tectonics and the dynamic geology of oceans and continents. Learn how the Earth’s atmosphere gives scientific insight about weather and climate, and look at forms of radiation and the potential dangers from harmful gases and geologic changes. Want this for your home or classroom? store.discoveryeducation. …
Tags: volcanoes, geography, nye, tectonics