http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:19:23 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 06:19:23 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=86953 News and information site about the sun-earth environment http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86755 The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information. Meets the California Content Standards grade 8; 4. c & e and grade 9-12; 1. d & e http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85863 Images of Earth and space, with simple captions in large type, suitable for printing on a color or B&W printer and displaying in the classroom. Images are categorized based on common teaching units. Categories include solar system; earth (geography and mapping, oceans, volcanos, weather); stars, galaxies, and nebulae; astronauts; rockets, space shuttles, space station, and rovers; plus others to be added. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86427 Build your own mountain of clay or Play-Doh ®, then make a topo map of it. Then read about the largest structure ever to fly in space and how it made a topo map of the whole world. Teaches how topo maps are made and how to read them. Explains how radar is used from space to make topo maps of Earth. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85856 Mapping the Surface of a Planet is intended to fit within your existing Earth science curriculum, rather than in addition to it. This Teacher Guide presents tips that you can use to make Mapping the Surface an engaging educational experience for your students. The background information presented on pages 1-6 is intended to be given to each student or student team. The three activities (one using data from each instrument on board Mars Global Surveyor) are best set up as stations through which student teams can rotate, but can also be used as a whole class activity. Each team should have a printed copy of all three activity sheets, but the image itself can be placed at the appropriate station. Of course, if resources permit, each team can be given a complete set of images. If students do have their own copies, it is suggested that you allow the students to circle features they have found in each image, writing notes about their observations directly on the image. Vocabulary words are printed in bold text throughout the background material. Definitions can and should be obtained from the context, ratherthan presented as simply a list of words. In this way the students not only learn the targeted vocabulary, they are also given the opportunity to practice comprehension skills. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85864 An annotated, topical guide to science fiction novels and stories based on good astronomy and physics ideas. Find the best stories involving black holes, exploring Mars, space travel where Einstein's ideas are used correctly, exploding stars, asteroid impacts, etc. Useful for science teachers and science fiction buffs. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85866 The Sun-Earth Media Viewer is a Flash-based interactive tool kit built to support NASA/SECEFs major public outreach initiatives. The viewer allows users to watch real-time NASA satellite images of the Sun and the Earth. A thumbnail viewer lets them explore and compare solar and terrestrial data from a variety of NASA missions and ground-based observatories. In addition, the viewer contains video interviews with scientists and other expert. Computer-generated visualizations and additional NASA footage are also available. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86578 Volcanoes on Another World: Jupiter's Moon Io is display artwork (Duratrans with velcro) in 7 art pieces, including a 4-foot diameter enlargement of Io, suitable for posting on an 8x10 foot carpeted display. Comparing Io to Earth's size and volcanic activity, it also tells the story of the Galileo spacecraft's daring exploration of Io in late 1999 and early 2000, and highlights the major discoveries. Five pieces of the display have been converted to PDF format for use as teaching content. It can be downloaded from this Directory. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85865 Read about dust storms on Mars, the Crab Nebula, Centaurus A, Supernova 1987A, or the death of stars with Amazing Space's science content reading materials. The stories, illustrated with Hubble images, contain timelines, history and scientific information. Suggestions for classroom use are included. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85908 At Home Astronomy is a website that contains ten hands-on space science and astronomy activities for the entire family. Investigate shadows, measure the position of the Sun in the sky, build a lunar settlement, create a scale model of the solar system, and more!