North Star chronicles the exceptional journey of Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, a young, Quebec-born …
North Star chronicles the exceptional journey of Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, a young, Quebec-born Innu astrophysicist leading a massive research project at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Drawing on a worldview rooted in a love of nature, as well as her talents as a science communicator, Laurie shares her passion for the study of celestial objects.
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The Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program has antennas around the world …
The Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program has antennas around the world and satellites in space to help guide and exchange important information for all NASA spaceflight missions. Astronauts, mission controllers, and scientists rely on SCaN to transmit message from Earth to space and back in order to communicate.
Download the activity below to decode the secret message!
"Learn about outer space, leading scientific exploration, new technology, earth science basics, …
"Learn about outer space, leading scientific exploration, new technology, earth science basics, & more with science videos & news from Science Channel."
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Solar System explores the world around Earth, particularly the planets and the …
Solar System explores the world around Earth, particularly the planets and the asteroid belt. Students will discover interesting facts about each planet, including their orbit and rotation times and the elements from which they are made. They will also learn the order of the planets and be able to compare and contrast them.
This hands-on project is an impactful way to show students how truly …
This hands-on project is an impactful way to show students how truly immense our solar system is! You get to decide if you want your model to show scale planet sizes or the scale distances between planets. You can combine a planet-size model of one scale with a distance model of another scale. But if you want size and distance to be the same scale, you’ll need to spread your model across at least half a mile! Specific directions on how to calculate size/distance scales are included.
Despite its apparently steady glow, the Sun is a churning mass of …
Despite its apparently steady glow, the Sun is a churning mass of superhot plasma that regularly produces powerful flares and storms that can knock out power and communication systems on Earth. This Lab explores what makes the Sun so volatile and gives you access to the same data, images, and tools that scientists use to predict solar storms.
Tomatosphere™ offers an excellent opportunity to have your students think and act …
Tomatosphere™ offers an excellent opportunity to have your students think and act like scientists as they practice their inquiry skills and develop understandings of the nature of science and the concept of a fair test.
In the spring, participating classrooms receive two packages of tomato seeds. One package contains seeds sent into space or treated in space-simulated conditions. The other contains untreated "control" seeds. Students plant the seeds and conduct experiments to explore the effects of the space environment on the germination of tomatoes. Through Tomatosphere™, students learn how to conduct a scientific experiment and compare the number of seeds that germinate for the two groups of seeds.
While completing the Tomatosphere™ program, students investigate how to supply space exploration missions with life-support requirements—food, water, oxygen and a way to consume the carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts—while also discussing the many issues and research involved in space exploration.
Teachers can expand on the basic Tomatosphere™ Seed Investigation by connecting it to studies of plants, space, nutrition, math or the environment, depending on grade and curriculum.
"Tomatosphere™ offre une excellente opportunité pour permettre à vos élèves de penser …
"Tomatosphere™ offre une excellente opportunité pour permettre à vos élèves de penser et agir comme des scientifiques tout en pratiquant leurs compétences en recherche et en développant leur compréhension de la nature de la science et du concept d'une expérience équitable.
Au printemps, les salles de classe participantes reçoivent deux paquets de graines de tomates. Un paquet contient des graines envoyées dans l'espace ou traitées dans des conditions simulées d'espace. L'autre contient des graines "témoins" non traitées. Les élèves plantent les graines et réalisent des expériences pour explorer les effets de l'environnement spatial sur la germination des tomates. Grâce à Tomatosphere™, les élèves apprennent comment mener une expérience scientifique et comparent le nombre de graines qui germent pour les deux groupes de graines.
Pendant le programme Tomatosphere™, les élèves étudient comment fournir aux missions d'exploration spatiale les besoins en support de vie tels que la nourriture, l'eau, l'oxygène et un moyen de consommer le dioxyde de carbone expiré par les astronautes, tout en discutant des nombreux problèmes et recherches liés à l'exploration spatiale.
Les enseignants peuvent étendre l'Investigation de base sur les graines Tomatosphere™ en la reliant à des études sur les plantes, l'espace, la nutrition, les mathématiques ou l'environnement, en fonction du niveau et du programme d'études."
Students learn about the phases of the moon by acting them out. …
Students learn about the phases of the moon by acting them out. In 30 minutes, they will act out one complete, 30-day, moon cycle.
*Materials required: -pencil or wooden skewer (one per student) -white styrofoam ball, 5 centimetres or larger (one per student) -light source, such as a lamp (shade removed) with a bright, clear, incandescent bulb (100 watts or higher)
A channel focused on science, featuring videos and playlists covering topics such …
A channel focused on science, featuring videos and playlists covering topics such as science experiments, optical illusions, aliens, human behavior, mathematics, artificial intelligence, art, and many other fascinating subjects.
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