- Exercise 1: Using GoogleEarth in the Classroom
- Exercise 2: Exploring a Theme in the News - Astronomy
- Berkeley's At Home Astronomy Hands-on Science Experiements for the Whole Family
- HubbleSite: Explore Astronomy A site featuring SkyWatch Podcast, Tonight's Sky,Black Holes, Piercing the Sky, Way Out, and Cosmic Collision
- Amazing Space An interactive site that explores galaxies, black holes, comets and other celestial objects
- NASA Kids Club Reliable information on space-related topics, as well as games, WebQuests, and chats with NASA experts
- NASA's World Wind World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Usingt satellite imagery and topography data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in 3D, just as if you were really there
- NASA's Cassini Mission to Saturn
- BlackHoles: Gravity's Relentless Pull
- StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
- NASA's Imagine the Universe This site is intended for students age 14 and up, and for anyone interested in learning about the universe
- In Arizona
- Exercise 3: Gathering Data from the Internet and Graphing Data
from the CIA World Factbook
- Explore CIA Factbook for several countries
- Decide on data you wish to compare acrosss countryies
- Gather data and record in Excel™
- Create appropriate titles
- Graph your data using at least three different types of graphs
- Decide which graph displays your data in the most visually meaningful way
- Save your file using your first initial and last name to the Class Server in the folder called CIA Factbook
- Share your graph with classmates
- Email your file to Dr. Christie, who will then add all graphs to her Web site.
- Exercise 4: Exploring Internet Sites
- Use this model in your classroom with your students!
- Final Treat for the Day!
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