ISS Update: Suitport Testing
ISS Update commentator Lynnette Madison interviews Joel Maganza, Test Director, about thermal vacuum chambers and unmanned and human-testing with the Suitport. Questions? Ask us on Twitter @NASA_Johnson and include the hashtag #askStation. For the latest news about the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/station.
Science Bulletins:Scientists Radio-Track Orchid Bees
For decades, biologists dreamed of radio devices small enough to outfit on insects so they could precisely track their movements. In recent years, tiny transmitters have been developed and applied to beetles, dragonflies, and crickets—and now, orchid bees. The experiment, which was conducted by researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, reveals the lengths that these pollinators will go to to reach the orchids that attract them.
Science Bulletins:Satellites Detect Forest Hotspots
New maps based on satellite observations of Earth reveal forests across the globe—where they are, and where they are declining. The boreal biome—the band of conifer forest in high latitudes—shows the greatest proportion of tree loss between 2000 and 2005, mostly due to lightning-induced fires. Of all nations, Brazil's forests saw the steepest decline. It is a hotspot of logging and fire-induced clearing in the tropical forest biome. The maps, which were produced by scientists from South Da
Science Bulletins: Discovering the Ocean's Microscopic World
The Census of Marine Life is a sweeping 10-year effort to catalog life in the ocean. Four of its fourteen field projects focus on the tiniest sea creatures—microbes, larvae, zooplankton, and burrowers—which are the most numerous of marine species. In fact, the number of microbial species in the ocean is estimated to be 1,000 times greater than the rest of the planet's known biodiversity. This Bio Bulletin highlights this research effort in celebration of the International Year of Biodiversit
Science Bulletins: Ocean Parks Offer a Marine Lifeline
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is home to one of the world's largest networks of marine protected areas. Like other marine reserves, large segments of the Great Barrier Reef have strict rules against human activities, such as fishing and polluting. New research shows that protected areas can help stop the decline of aquatic life-including fish and corals-and sometimes even increase their numbers. The evidence suggests that designating protected regions is an effective way to improve the outlook
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Detailed description of the three domains of numbers and operations (Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Number and Operations in Base Ten; and Numbers and Operations -- Fractions)
• Arithmetic as a rehearsal for Algebra (2mins)
Using Stations to Explore Algebra Expressions
Lesson Objective: Student groups rotate among tasks to make sense of expressions. Questions to Consider: How could you use this easy and effective activity with another math concept?How does the rotation with Mr. Walker efficiently allow for identifying and addressing learning gaps?How and what can students learn from each other as they work through each rotation?Common Core StandardsMath.A.SSE.1
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Manual Testing Of Windows 8 Metro Style Applications In this video, Brian Keller will show you how you can use Microsoft Test Manager 2012 - part of the Visual Studio 2012 family of technologies - to test Metro style applications on Windows 8. When testing applications in this manner, Microsoft Test Manager will automatically capture rich diagnostics from the Windows 8 machine. This can include video of the tester interacting with the application, or a new rich action log which gets produced in HTML
National Geographic Kids - Rana Guarda Agua (en español)
¡Imagínese! Una rana que puede sobrevivir sin agua o comida durante dos años. Esta pequeña rana australiana hara lo que sea por sobrevivir en tiempos difíciles. Utiliza su cuerpo como una cantimplora, sus ancas como palas y su piel como un capullo. (2:06)
Introduction to ScreenChomp (Free Screencasting app on iPad)
Here is a quick look at ScreenChomp, a free screencasting app for the iPad. This informative video labels each part of the Screen Chomp program and shows how to use the program. This is a great professional development resource to help enhance technology instruction in the classroom. (2:11)
Popplet iPad Demonstration
This video gives visual step by step directions to creating a popplet. There are endless ways this graphic organizer could be used in the classroom. This is a great professional development resource to help enhance technology in the classroom. (4:24)
Mo wandeling : Stadswandeling Gent Deze wandeling leidt je door het historische centrum van Gent. Tijdens de wandeltocht geven we jou info over de geschiedenis van Gent én ook over verschillende diensten en andere MO-aspecten die we op onze weg …
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Genome Variation Server Introduction
This is an introduction to the Genome Variation Server at the University of Washington sponsored by GVS. You can get more freely available training materials on GVS including a longer introductory tutorial (40 minutes), slides, handouts and exercises at OpenHelix GVS Tutorial or visit the resource at GVS
Baseball as America
This Web site, created to complement the Baseball as America exhibit, looks at how this sport has changed along with the country. It includes the following sections:Our National Spirit examines why the label "national pastime" has grown increasingly accurate over time. Ideals and Injustices considers the game's troubling legacy of segregation and why the sport is seen as "doorway to American culture" by many immigrants. Sharing a Common Culture looks at how the game and its heroes have become a
Black Smoker Expedition
This expedition Web site chronicles the adventures of scientists, engineers, and educators as they collect a black smoker sulfide chimney from the ocean floor.
Planetary Mysteries
This fun Web article is part of OLogy, where kids can collect virtual trading cards and create projects with them. Here, they explore the "mind-boggling mysteries" of our solar system. The article opens with a quick review of what we know about our solar system and how we've gathered that information. Students then "explore the mystery" of each planet within our solar system, which is presented though fun facts, evidence, theories, and NASA missions. The article ends with a nine-question quiz th
Meet the PaleontOLogists
Meet the OLogists is part of OLogy, where kids can collect virtual trading cards and create projects with them. Here, they can learn more about three kids and one scientist whose curiosity focuses on paleontology: Anna, a 10-year-old from Washington state who collects knowledge along with fossils. Max, a seven-year-old from Connecticut who has made a collection of clay dinosaurs. Reva, an 11-year-old from New York who especially likes the meat-eating dinosaurs. Mark Norell, a paleontologist who
