http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:42 PDT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:42 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=87021 Core Sample (see attached ppt)Mars Core Sample Animation Clip (See attachment) Activity - Areology, The Study of Mars (See Attachment)Objectives:The student will have the opportunity to:*Examine a simulated Martian surface core sample.*Learn how an unknown core sample can be identified by matching it with a known sample.*Discover how surface core samples can tell us about the history and make-up of Mars.California Content Standards8th - 4e & 9-12th - 1c http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84077 game type where we answer questions about planets, go from rags to riches http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82019 Sumanas develops custom tutorials and animations in a variety of formats for a variety of disciplines including; astronomy, biology and statistics. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=328700 Make a Star Finder. Learn your way around the night sky by finding some of the constellations. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=328782 This lesson has been designed as a comfortableintroduction to describing meteorites. It helps students become better observers by making a connection between the familiar (candy bars) andthe unfamiliar (meteorites). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87040 This activity will show students how to make their own topographic maps. This is an activity in which you have a sealed card board box with holes in the top. The holes must be placed as rows and columns in the top of the box. You can make however many holes that you want, the more holes the more accurate the map will be. You have the students try to figure out the topography of the area inside the box. They have use pencils to stick inside the holes, and then measure how far down the pencil goes inside the box. Then they can either write down each measurement or plot the rows and points on a piece of paper and make a topographic map themselves of how the area looks inside the box. I will have another link availible to view the maps and show how to perform the assignment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84080 interactive practice vocabulary of stars and galaxies by matching squares http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=561887 This site provides a wealth of material for introductory astronomy courses. There are lab assignments with explanations and comments to the instructor. There is material for courses such as Fundamentals of Astronomy, Observing the Sky, Solar System, Stars, Stellar Evolution, Galaxies, Cosmology. Many are available in .doc or .pdf format. Links are also provided to lecture resources, homework assignments, videos, and even exams. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90803 The program, "xspace" is a space physics educational software package. It is designed to introduce students to space physics concepts and to be used as exercises for class homework or assignments. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86562 This suite of activities helps teachers and students to evaluate astrological claims. It includes charting the birthdays of U.S. presidents, comparing horoscopes in different newspapers, and a mixed-up horoscope activity. Also included on the site is a skeptical article about astrology and a bibliography of resources. This site is part of Project ASTRO, partially funded by NASA's Office of Space Science, which links astronomers and teachers in ongoing partnerships in 11 regional sites around the country.