http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 08:57:10 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 08:57:10 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=738933 'Orbit Architect allows you to interactively design and explore satellite orbital geometry through the multi-touch interface of the iPad. You can manipulate a satellite orbit using pinch and rotate multi-touch gestures, see the effects on the orbit and its ground track in real-time, and animate the results. As you change the orbit, dynamic diagrams will illuminate the meaning of each orbital parameter. Finally, the results can then be emailed to yourself or to a friend.'This is a free app. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=693684 'NASA's Spacecraft 3D is an augmented reality (AR) application that lets you learn about and interact with a variety of spacecraft that are used to explore our solar system, study Earth, and observe the universe. Using a printed AR Target and the camera on your mobile device, you can get up close with these robotic explorers, see how they move, and learn about the the engineering feats used to expand our knowledge and understanding of space. Spacecraft 3D will be updated over time to include more of the amazing spacecraft that act as our robotic eyes on the earth, the solar system and beyond!Please look forward to interacting with even more iconic NASA missions in future updates!This app requires a camera.'This is a free app http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=693690 'The Rosetta spacecraft approaches Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Using its thrusters, Rosetta goes into orbit around the comet nucleus. Now you, the player, get to take over the spacecraft in its mission to learn about the mysterious comet. First, you must drop a lander on the nucleus. To land it in an optimum location, your timing must be excellent!Then, you begin to observe and record interesting events as they occur: craters or cracks opening up in the comet’s surface, water or gas jets erupting, solid chunks of rock and ice flying off, the coma and tail growing brighter. It’s a very busy and exciting place! As solid chunks fly off, you must also avoid them by speeding up or slowing down the spacecraft. At certain times Earth comes into radio view and, when at the proper location in orbit, you must transmit the spacecraft’s data to Earth. Also, the lander transmits its data, which you must also capture and relay to Earth with your next transmission.All these accomplishments earn you points. Accumulate as many points as possible during the fixed game period. Earn bonus points by taking a short, optional comet quiz at the end of a game. Beat your best score or compete with your friends!'This is a free app http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=693714 'A sea of critical real-time weather data floods into the satellite’s memory grid. A storm full of tornadoes is brewing! The Sun is about to blast out a huge solar flare that could destroy satellites! To save lives and protect expensive instruments, the GOES-R weather satellite must not lose any of the data it is collecting. You can help! Bundle like data types together and store them safely before the data grid overflows. In Satellite Insight, colored blocks falling into columns on a grid represent small pieces of data. When three or more same-colored blocks are touching, tap to select, then tap on the GOES-R satellite to store. Data blocks fall slowly at first, but speed up quickly. Each speed-up also brings a power-up tool you can use at any time to help clear the grid. But if the data piles up past the top of the grid, the game ends. Keep it going as long as you can and try to beat your best time!'This is a free app http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=673496 'Explore the Solar System in this to-scale virtual simulation! Two-finger swipe left or right slows down and speeds up the progression of time. Double-tap to show and hide the orbital paths of the planets.Planets are 20 times closer to the Sun and 100 times larger than in reality. This is the final course project of the Computer Graphics class at the University of New Brunswick. It was written by Ash Furrow and Corey Ferguson.'This app costs $2.99 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=670967 ״You don't have to be a rocket scientist to launch a NASA spacecraft with NASA's Rocket Science 101 (RS101)! Select your favorite NASA mission and build a rocket to send the spacecraft into orbit. As you take the RS101 challenge, you can learn more about thrilling missions and the various components of the launch vehicles, how they are configured and how they work together to successfully launch a NASA spacecraft. NASA's Launch Services Program (LSP) does the same things for real rockets and exciting spacecraft missions every day - now it's your turn!About LSP:NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) leads the agency in providing access to space for the exploration of our home planet, solar system and the universe. LSP is located at the Kennedy Space Center and acts as a broker to match unmanned payloads with specific launch vehicles for customers to ensure mission success. The principal objectives of LSP are to provide safe, reliable, cost-effective and on-schedule processing, mission analysis and spacecraft integration and launch services for NASA and NASA-sponsored payloads. To learn more about LSP, rockets and NASA missions go to: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/index.htmlThis is a free app http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=670984 ״Note: This is the iPad specific version of Pocket Universe, and the graphics are currently not optimized for the NEW iPad with Retina display. In fact, the universal version will actually look better! I will be releasing a big update to this version in the next few months.The iPad version of the best-selling iPhone Astronomy App, Winner of Mac World's 2009 App Awards (Education). Pocket Universe for iPad has been rewritten from scratch, but is still the ideal astronomy app for those keen to learn about the night sky. The unique display is generated dynamically depending on your location and time, and then rendered in 3D for a super fast response - flick the sky and it spins around you. Pocket Universe is a brilliantly simply star map that's always up-to-date and accurate. If you want your kids to learn the constellations, or to impress a date with the names of the stars, this is the only app you need.Simply hold up your iPad in front of you, and the view will be exactly what you see - but with names and information at your fingertips. Move the iPad around to see the view change in real-time. Key Features• Easy-to-use astronomy application, which focuses on helping you answer the question "What's that in the sky?״• Special "Show Me" mode will guide you to named stars, planets, constellations as well as the brightest galaxies and nebulae. • "Tonight's Sky" and "Objects and Events" will keep you up-to-date, and give you suggestions for what to look for when you head outside.• Constellation Quiz to help you learn your way around the sky.• Links to Wikipedia articles for the latest in-depth information.• 3D Solar System rendering.• Responsive customer support and frequent updates and new features.״The cost of the app is $2.99 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=642860 ״Eyes on the Solar System" is a 3-D environment full of real NASA mission data. Explore the cosmos from your computer. Hop on an asteroid. Fly with NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft. See the entire solar system moving in real time. It's up to you. You control space and time.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=622475 The Jules Verne Voyager has a wealth of interactive maps of solar system planets. The UNAVCO university consortium server compiles data to create maps using a Java applet.Planet and selected moon maps include information derived from satellite missions, impact information, latitudes/longitudes, and planetary features. A sampling of Earth maps include topography, crustal stress, tectonic plates, and development of the ocean floor. Moreover, maps can be overlaid. For instance, the Earth's fault lines can be be combined with earthquake, and moment tensor maps. Once created, maps can be saved in gif format or given a reference URL. Pan and zoom functions can be used on maps. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=606173 A set of three easy-to-use Java applets for illustrating princples in physics and astronomy.- Spiral Galaxy Rotator: For displaying the formation of spiral arms in galaxies- Wave Play - allows students to superpose various 1D waveforms- 1D Schroedinger Solver "An application that uses the JSci libraries to solve the one-dimensional time-independent Schrödinger equation for a handful of built-in potentials.״