Topic 9 of 10: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Thu, Jul 15, 1999 (15:40) |
Marcia (MarciaH)
There is nothing more curious than a child. The Earth needs them to be knowledgable and concerned about its survival. This topic will contain web sites and other information to stimulate and encourage them, and to help those involved with children.
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Response 1 of 171: Wolf (wolf) * Thu, Jul 15, 1999 (17:21) * 1 lines
this is a great idea!
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Response 2 of 171: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jul 15, 1999 (17:28) * 1 lines
she's been having several of those lately...
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Response 3 of 171: Wolf (wolf) * Thu, Jul 15, 1999 (20:33) * 1 lines
i know, go marcia, go!! or should i say geaux?
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Response 4 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jul 15, 1999 (21:56) * 1 lines
Now I gotta get to work and post the stuff I promised. Thanks, guys!!!
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Response 5 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jul 16, 1999 (15:08) * 14 lines
Since this is a place for Resources on the Net, let's begin with URLs which are the most coverage of all facets of Earth Sciences and plenty of great hot links.
http://kidscience.tqn.com/msub13.htm
This one is terrific, with both kids, parents and teachers in mind. Loads of great links
http://members.accessus.net/~5phlps/rel_pgs.htm
Another all-purpose site with many categories and links.
http://www.lighthouse.chtr.k12.ma.us/resource/science.htm
And the best kiddies nature webring
http://nav.webring.com/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=natureswonders;list
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Response 6 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jul 16, 1999 (20:07) * 13 lines
This is Science for Kids - wide spectrum of interest
http://vyne.nmhu.edu/outreach/kids/science.htm
Lawrence-Livermore's Fun Science For Kids - loads of links for things to do from a most prestigious institution
http://www.llnl.gov/llnl/03education/science-list.html
Learning Kids Interactive - experiments you can try at home - this is really interesting and fun but you should do these with your children! http://www.learningkids.com/experiment.html
Science for Kids with help for their parents. All sorts of interesting things.
http://waterw.com/~science/index.html
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Response 7 of 171: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (10:38) * 1 lines
you've been busy!
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Response 8 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (11:29) * 1 lines
Keeps me out of trouble =) Thanks for noticing!
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Response 9 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Jul 26, 1999 (14:38) * 2 lines
Plate Techtonics for kids K-12 from the USGS. Excellent graphics.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html
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Response 10 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Jul 31, 1999 (18:02) * 3 lines
Now that weather is in the news and surrounding each of us, the kids might like this page with lots of fun things to do and read about. Parents, too!
http://bookend.met.psu.edu/~kathy/kids/kidzweather.htm
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Response 11 of 171: wer (KitchenManager) * Sun, Aug 1, 1999 (14:19) * 3 lines
and don't forget FEMA for kids...
http://www.fema.gov/kids/
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Response 12 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Aug 1, 1999 (14:38) * 1 lines
Excellent! Thank you for posting that. I am wondering if I should also post the kids resources on the topics to which they are related...Opinion?
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Response 13 of 171: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Aug 1, 1999 (19:17) * 1 lines
go for it!
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Response 14 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Aug 1, 1999 (19:28) * 1 lines
Thanks Wolfie dear. Have done so in Weather...working on others. Good stuff out there for kiddies and their parents (or I would not put it in here!)
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Response 15 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (15:08) * 4 lines
Here is an excellent source of information for teachers (which also means parents) This particular issue is about Natural Disasters and overcoming
science myths (that is what they said!)
http://www.earthsky.com/Teachers/Booklet/natural_disasters.html
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Response 16 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Aug 29, 1999 (00:06) * 2 lines
This web site has Virtual trips through Hawaii and satellite images and all kinds of links for Hawaii locations.
http://www.satlab.hawaii.edu/space/hawaii/
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Response 17 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Aug 29, 1999 (00:34) * 6 lines
Discovery channel has wonderful earth-aware links and images and cams:
http://www.discovery.com/cams/hurricane/hurricane.html
http://www.discovery.com/news/earthalert/990823/earthalert.html
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Response 18 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 12, 1999 (18:38) * 3 lines
WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN THE US - LINKS WITH THE PAST
with maps and links to sites world wide:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/worldheritage/
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Response 19 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 14, 1999 (15:57) * 2 lines
This is the World Heritage website for kids - Our links with the Past. Lost of good things to do and places to go:
http://www.unesco.org/whc/nwhc/pages/kids/main.htm
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Response 20 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 14, 1999 (15:58) * 1 lines
That should read - "Lots of good things to do and Places to Go"
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Response 21 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Oct 25, 1999 (22:22) * 3 lines
A particularly comprehensive site for Volcanoes which includes a kid's site, "ask a volcanologist" site and lots of other links plus a search capability:
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
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Response 22 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Nov 17, 1999 (16:47) * 2 lines
This is NASA's kid site. They are talking about Alien Volcanoes, which is what I am doing right now in Geo 24. It is called Thursday's Classroom:
http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com/index_07oct99.html
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Response 23 of 171: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Nov 17, 1999 (17:24) * 3 lines
What's an example of a live volcano on another planet?
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Response 24 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Nov 17, 1999 (18:07) * 8 lines
Olympus Mons on Mars is 10 miles high! (The largest known volcano anywhere)
Io is erupting (a moon of Jupiter)
Triton is also active (Neptune's largest moon)
All of these can be checked at
http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com/07oct99/alienvolcanoes.html
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Response 25 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Nov 17, 1999 (21:29) * 3 lines
Almost every planet/moon/asteroid is or has been volcanic sometime in its
past. A few are due to accretion or solid pieces slamming into each other with enough force to cold-weld them together. Many dead volcanoes in the
solar system - including our very own moon.
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Response 26 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Nov 18, 1999 (15:00) * 0 lines
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Response 27 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Nov 18, 1999 (23:56) * 27 lines
The caption for the above image:
These views of Jupiter's moon Io in the eclipse of the large planet's shadow are color coded so blue to yellow to red
represents increasing brightness. The bright spots indicate the locations of volcanic vents on Io, which are spewing hot lava.
This image and other data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft indicate that the lava at Pillan Patera (marked Pillan) exceeded
1,700 degrees kelvin (2,600 degrees Fahrenheit) and may have reached 2,000 degrees kelvin (3,140 degrees Fahrenheit).
The hottest eruptions on Earth today reach temperatures of about 1,500 kelvin (2,240 degrees Fahrenheit), but hotter lava
erupted billions of years ago.
The left and middle parts of this picture show a "raw" image presented without processing other than color coding and
labeling. Small, bright pixels and clusters of pixels represent radiation interference. The bright vertical lines are column
blemishes in the imaging detector (CCD). An image of Io was acquired through both a 1- micrometer filter (left) and clear
filter on the Galileo solid state imaging camera system. Both images were exposed on the same frame; however, during the
left exposure, the spacecraft platform moved, causing the exposure to slide toward the clear filter position. The middle view
disc combines the two exposures.
The brightest hot spot at Pillan Patera was saturated in both filters, but the platform motion resulted in a horizontal line
between the Pillan positions. The unsaturated line allows measurement of Pillan's temperature. For further information, see a
report in Science magazine, Vol. 281, July 3, 1998, page 87.
The third view (right) is the processed clear filter data. Diffuse glows, produced by energized particles interacting with gases,
highlight both the rim of Io's disc and active plumes such as Marduk. North is to the top of the picture. The resolution is 14.6
kilometers (9 miles) per picture element (pixel), but camera motion smeared the hot spots over about nine pixels. They
appear bigger than they really are; modeling indicates the actual hot spots are much smaller than the pixels. The image was
taken on June 28, 1997 at a range of 1,440, 000 kilometers (890,000 miles).
JPL manages the Galileo mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, DC.
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Response 28 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Dec 1, 1999 (22:47) * 6 lines
For those who might not have seen this most valuable resource, Let me tell you about Project Gutenberg whose aim is to make all books in the public domain available to anyone with internet access and a modem. You simply access the files and ftp them to your hard drive. Any book! The project in ongoingm but many books are now available. Check it out:
http://promo.net/pg
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Response 29 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 2, 1999 (14:15) * 13 lines
Friday, December 3 NASA and its various websites listed below will carry live from Mars the Polar Lander beamed to Earth from 157 million miles away. The sites will contain weather reports, science data, first sound clips ever beamed to Earth from "out there" and lots of pictures.
Main Mars site will post the latest pictures and updates throughout the 90-day mission: www.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98
JPL's main page has links to the latest Mars project as well as to probes sent to other planets over the last 20 years: www.jpl.nasa.gov
JPL's Mars Educational site which includes activites for children and teachers:
marsnt3.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.html
UCLA, where the primary science team is based, offers a site focusing on the experiments aboard the Mars Volitiles and Climate Surveyor payload.
mars.ucla.edu
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Response 30 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 2, 1999 (14:21) * 0 lines
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Response 31 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 2, 1999 (14:23) * 9 lines
Ok, that was a transcription from a newsapaper article. Let me put them in clickable links:
Main Mars Site : http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98
JPL's main page : http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
JPL's Educational Site: http://marsnt3.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.html
UCLA's site: http://mars.ucla.edu
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Response 32 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 2, 1999 (14:36) * 5 lines
The first link (jpl.nasa.gov/msp98) does not work...try
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98
or
http://marslander.jpl.nasa.gov
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Response 33 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 3, 1999 (17:37) * 2 lines
If anyone else has experienced the frustration of not getting into the JPL site that I have, this may be the reason: 1999-12-02 9,229,982 hits
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Response 34 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 20, 1999 (20:23) * 1 lines
The Space Shuttle is up and orbiting every 90 minutes around the Earth. Check on its visibility from your house (I've seen it many times from the ground in Hilo) http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/temp/ShuttleLoc.html
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Response 35 of 171: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Dec 21, 1999 (09:54) * 3 lines
NASA needs some successes, they've really taken a hit lately.
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Response 36 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Dec 21, 1999 (12:06) * 1 lines
Oh boy, have they. Or is it JPL which has been the problem. They seem to be powers above much government scrutiny, so I hope someone tries to figure out what went wrong - like the last one: mixed signals due to using both the English and the metric system at the same time. And, we were led to believe Rocket Scientists were smarter than the rest of us...Ah well, they are also human.
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Response 37 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Dec 21, 1999 (12:08) * 1 lines
You can watch the Bhuttle capture and repair the Hubble telescope beginning about 8pm Austin time this evening. Same url as above. It was fascinating last time. I expect the same again, and the conversations between the astronauts and ground support are always fascinating.
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Response 38 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Dec 21, 1999 (12:11) * 3 lines
You can watch the Shuttle...on Nasa TV
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/video45m.html
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Response 39 of 171: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 22, 1999 (10:58) * 4 lines
A Bhuttle? Is that like a Buttum?
I hope they get the Hubble working again, NASA so desperately needs a win
right now.
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Response 40 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Dec 22, 1999 (14:22) * 3 lines
Oh Dear (hiding under my keyboard)... I think both of those terms are technical thingies NASA makes my fingers type so I do not divulge secrets they do not wish to get out.
Hubble is tethered and they are busy working on their EVA. I truly hope it is fixable, and I think it is. They just have to replace three of the gyro systems which failed. It is a simple open the hatch, unbolt the old one, bolt in the new one and secure the hatch again x three (or was it four?!)
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Response 41 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 23, 1999 (00:39) * 1 lines
about time I closed this shouting HTML tag
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Response 42 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 24, 1999 (19:30) * 48 lines
Send Page
Friday - 18:54 12/24/99, Spacemen Deliver Christmas Gifts to Hubble
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Space-walking astronauts spent
Christmas Eve delivering the last of a long list of gifts to the Hubble Space
Telescope from admiring scientists and engineers on Earth.
Steve Smith and John Grunsfeld left the space shuttle Discovery's air lock on
Friday for the third of three space walks set for the mission, which found the
Hubble stranded and disabled in space but has restored it to its status as the
finest observatory ever built.
``Ah, John, another beautiful day outside,'' Smith called back to Grunsfeld as
he entered the shuttle's cargo bay, where the four-story Hubble was latched
to a service platform. ``Look at that Earth.''
The two astronauts were working to replace a broken radio transmitter on the
Hubble and install a solid state recorder in place of the telescope's older
reel-to-reel model.
On Wednesday, the same astronauts replaced six navigational gyroscopes,
four of which were broken and had left the 12.5 ton observatory out of service
since mid-November.
Astronauts Michael Foale and Claude Nicollier on Thursday installed a new
central computer and a refurbished guidance sensor.
The crew was scheduled to return Hubble to its own orbit on Saturday,
Christmas Day. Discovery and the seven-astronaut crew are scheduled to
land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday.
So far, all the new equipment aboard the $3 billion Hubble has performed
flawlessly.
This rescue mission has ended the year on a hopeful note for NASA, which
otherwise has struggled through a year of disappointments.
Two Mars probes were lost once they entered the Martian atmosphere, and
only three shuttle missions managed to launch, one of them limping to orbit
after short circuits hit two on-board computers.
The Hubble's failure was a particular concern. The space agency quickly
assembled the crew and patched together a mission plan as the telescope
reached the brink of failure in February.
Discovery's launch, first scheduled for October, was delayed nine times by
mishaps, breakdowns and bad weather, and mission managers worried they
might lose the Hubble if the mission slipped into next year.
Halfway through its 20-year life expectancy, the Hubble has helped to rewrite
the book on the age and size of the universe with the 259,000 images it has
transmitted back to Earth.
Its pictures also have added valuable knowledge on planetary formation and
the long-term effects of comet collisions on planets.
With the repairs completed, senior Hubble scientist Dave Leckrone said the
best days are still ahead for the telescope.
``I predict within the next few years that Hubble will lead the way in giving us
the first really clear understanding (of how) planets are formed,'' Leckrone
said. ``I think there are going to be some interesting surprises.''
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Response 43 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jan 14, 2000 (17:35) * 6 lines
The next total lunar eclipse is coming on January 21, 2000
a Lunar Calculator is located on the site so you can calculate when and how to see it: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/data/docs/LunarEclipse.html
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Response 44 of 171: Wolf (wolf) * Fri, Jan 14, 2000 (17:45) * 1 lines
it will appear on 20 Jan at around 2204 in my area. lasts a long time too.
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Response 45 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jan 14, 2000 (17:53) * 1 lines
I usually put an old carpet runner I save for stuff like this and lie on the driveway and just watch. I can remember one year it was so orange that it appeared 3-D and suspended like a true sphere somewhere between the stars and me. It was incredible and I can still see it in the back of my mind.
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Response 46 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 19, 2000 (17:11) * 99 lines
For Thursday's Total Lunar Eclipse there are wonderful informative pages
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Show-Stopper
The sun, as always, maintains its station. The Earth, on its constant orbit around the brightly burning star, swings into position.
And the moon slides into place behind the Earth.
A lunar eclipse begins.
Conditions are right for a lunar eclipse when the sun, Earth and moon align in a straight row. The Earth, situated between the
sun and moon, prevents sunlight from reaching the orbiting moon as it moves around the Earth's night side.
How It Happens
As Earth orbits the sun, it casts a cone-shaped shadow that extends 850,000 miles into space. A lunar eclipse occurs when a
full moon passes through this shadow, about 239,000 miles from the Earth.
Elements of an Eclipse
Umbra: Earth's dark, cone-shaped shadow. At the point where the moon passes through, the umbra's diameter measures
5,700 miles, more than twice the size of the moon. A trip by the entire moon through the umbra causes a total eclipse. If the
moon only grazes the umbra, then you'll see just a partial eclipse.
Penumbra: A lighter shaded zone on Earth's shadow surrounding the umbra. On occasion, the moon passes through part of
the penumbra but not the umbra. When this happens, a pale, fuzzy shadow will cover part of the moon.
Why don't lunar eclipses occur every month?
The answer is fairly simple. Usually the sun, moon and Earth don't arrange themselves in a straight line. Because the moon's
orbit is tilted about 5 degrees in relationship to the Earth's orbit around the sun, the moon usually passes above or below the
imaginary line that connects sun and Earth. Because of this, the moon usually does not pass through the Earth's shadow.
What It Looks Like
Lunar eclipses generally take place twice a year. The duration of a lunar eclipse depends on the distance between the Earth
and moon at the time of alignment. A total lunar eclipse usually lasts about an hour.
But the moon does not completely disappear. Some filtered sunlight skirts around the Earth's edge and hits the moon.
Observers on the night side of Earth see this light turn the faint image of the moon a dark red. The Earth's atmospheric
particles, such as volcanic ash or pollutants, can further enhance the blood-red moon effect.
Lunar Watch
You don't have to worry about eye damage if you want to enjoy a lunar eclipse. Unlike a solar eclipse, which creates thermal
energy that can badly burn your eyes and cause permanent damage, a lunar eclipse is safe to view. Sky watchers see lunar
eclipses more frequently than they see solar eclipses because a darkened full moon is easily observed from anywhere on the
Earth's nighttime half. To see a solar eclipse, you must be in its narrow path, which never covers more than one-half of 1
percent of the Earth's surface.
Moon Myths
Through the ages, superstitions and myths have fed fears about lunar eclipses. Different cultures have responded in unique and
sometimes deadly ways to cope with the disappearance of the moon.
Here are some human responses to past lunar eclipses:
In biblical times, a lunar eclipse was said to have foretold the death of King Herod, the Roman-backed ruler of Judea.
South American Orinoco Indians feared that the moon would disappear for good during an eclipse. In order to save light,
they would bury burning sticks.
The Incas in Peru believed that the moon could transform a woman's spinning tools into dangerous animals during an eclipse.
In late 1503, Christopher Columbus, exploring the world on behalf of Spain, became stranded with his crew on what is now
Jamaica. Columbus quickly wore out his welcome with the island's natives, and they refused to supply him with fresh water and
food. He told the inhabitants that a powerful god would turn the moon dark red if they did not help him. Columbus knew from his
calendar that a lunar eclipse would appear in February 1504. When the eclipse occurred, the natives quickly provided the
supplies.
A lunar eclipse caused an unnecessary tragedy in 1974. Frightened Cambodian soldiers believed a monkey was eating the
moon and fired their guns to scare it away. In the process, they inadvertently shot and killed 16 people.
Related Links
Editor's note: These links will take you to Web sites with content we do not control or endorse.
Total Eclipse
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
Schedule for upcoming solar and lunar eclipses, from Goddard Space Flight Center
Eclipse Photography
http://www.mreclipse.com/LEgallery/LEgallery.html
Lunar eclipse photo gallery, from MrEclipse.com and Goddard Space Flight Center
Moon Shot
http://www.mreclipse.com/LEgallery/LEphoto.html
Tips on how to photograph a lunar eclipse, from MrEclipse.com and Goddard Space Flight Center
Between Sun & Moon
http://archive.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/Geek/geek990712.html
Brief eclipse explainer, from ABC News
Cause & Effect
http://www.earthview.com/tutorial/causes.htm
How an eclipse takes place, from Earth View
Celestial Observer
http://www.skypub.com/sights/eclipses/eclipses.shtml
Articles devoted to lunar and solar eclipses, from Sky & Telescope
Sources
Goddard Space Flight Center; World Book; Chicago Tribune/KRT; Los Angeles Times; The Boston Globe; ABC News; The
Independent (London); The Times (London); The Dallas Morning News/KRT; Better Homes and Gardens
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Response 47 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 19, 2000 (17:12) * 0 lines
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Response 48 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 19, 2000 (17:18) * 6 lines
(scribbled double posting)
Check http://www.tdo.com/ click on the graphic of the eclipse and a window will open with animated eclipses showing how they occur. Fantastic. So are the other links!
http://www.mreclipse.com/MrEclipse.html
This URL boasts that it is the ultimate eclipse photography source on the web.
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Response 49 of 171: Wolf (wolf) * Wed, Jan 19, 2000 (22:18) * 1 lines
the www.tdo.com link is cool and very informative.....
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Response 50 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 19, 2000 (23:14) * 1 lines
I have the little Flash 4 eclipse animation running around on my desktop. I just love it and wish I could capture it for Geo... Thanks for checking it out!
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Response 51 of 171: Ginny (vibrown) * Fri, Jan 21, 2000 (02:07) * 50 lines
Here are some space links I've collected over the past few years. Not all of these links are specifically for kids, but this seems the best place to post this list.
http://www.kalmbach.com/astro/astronomy.html
ASTRONOMY Magazine
http://www.skypub.com SKY Online - Sky Publishing Corp.
http://www.starhustler.com Star Gazer (From PBS)
http://www.spaceviews.com Online Publication of Space Exploration
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
Espenak's Eclipse Home Page
http://umbra.gsfc.nasa.gov Solar Data Analysis Center
http://www.solar-eclipse.org Solar Eclipse Org
http://www.eclipsechaser.com EclipseChaser
http://www.earthview.com Earth View ECLIPSE Network
http://www.phy.mtu.edu/apod/astropix.html
Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://www.astropix.com Astrophotography
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov National Space Science Data Center
http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov Mars Exploration Program at JPL
http://cmex-www.arc.nasa.gov Center for Mars Exploration
http://www.seds.org Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
http://www.planetary.org The Planetary Society
http://www.coseti.org Columbus Optical SETI Observatory
http://comets.amsmeteors.org Comets and Meteor Showers
http://www.amsmeteors.org American Meteor Society
http://www.imo.net International Meteor Organization
http://web.infoave.net/~meteorobs North American Meteor Network
http://www.leonidslive.com Leonids Live!
http://www.perseidslive.com Perseids Live!
http://leonids.hq.nasa.gov Near-Live Leonid Watching System
http://comet.hq.nasa.gov Near-Live Comet Watching System
http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov Comet Observation
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/comets.html
Comets
http://www.cometwatch.com The Puckett Observatory
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/comet Comet Hale-Bopp (JPL)
http://www.halebopp.com Comet Hale-Bopp
http://www.atmob.org Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston
http://hyperion.haystack.edu MIT Haystack Observatory
http://www.hawastsoc.org Hawaiian Astronomical Society
http://www.eso.org European Southern Observatory
http://www.stsci.edu Space Telescope Science Institute
http://www.windows.umich.edu Windows to the Universe
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
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Response 52 of 171: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jan 21, 2000 (10:06) * 1 lines
Great stuff Ginny!
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Response 53 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jan 21, 2000 (12:40) * 1 lines
Thanks for that, Ginny. Terry, woould you believe this is new to me as regards Ginny. We became friends over mutual love of Arthuriana and things Stonehenge. I'm gonna show her around the Spring as soon as get finished in here. I do have been blessed with a most interesting group of friends...this one in Boston!
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 54 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jan 21, 2000 (12:48) * 1 lines
Ginny is a many-faceted lady - she qualifies as a cyber-babe in that she is employed by Lucent Technolgy. I think she will find many things of interest at the Spring...even Sports. Bahston does have a few teams which make the newspapers from time to time *grin*
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 55 of 171: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jan 22, 2000 (18:27) * 1 lines
Yep, just the Celtics, Red Sox, and Bruins.
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Response 56 of 171: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, Jan 22, 2000 (20:57) * 1 lines
that's some list, ginny!
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 57 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Jan 22, 2000 (21:47) * 2 lines
For those who run through other conferences and happen to see linked geosites, check into Geo 24 and see my son's photos of the recent eclipse. They are worth a detour!
http://206.97.234.70/yapp-bin/restricted/read/Geo/24.97
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Response 58 of 171: Ginny (vibrown) * Mon, Jan 24, 2000 (15:15) * 5 lines
Thanks, Marcia!
Marcia and David also got me interested in volcanoes. My visit to Hilo and Kilauea volcano is still the most exciting trip I've ever taken. (The solar eclipses were pretty close, but not quite the same as seeing an eruption from 40 feet away.)
I found the Arthurian note in the books conference (not to mention some of the other conferences on Spring). Yikes! I can really spend a lot of time here; reminds me of the notes conferences when I worked at Digital.
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Response 59 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Jan 24, 2000 (16:25) * 4 lines
Hi Ginny! They are already salivating over your Bahstahn connections in the Sports conference. Spend time here? I LIVE here! From 6:30 am till about 8 pm HST I am in here mucking about with some of the most fascinating minds in the entire world. They keep me hopping and making sure I am posting the straight stuff! Volcanoes are on Geo 2. Enjoy! Just wait'll you see my marble wallpaper and neat graphics as well as photographs...as soon as Spring's move is complete...
Sorry I noted your employment incorrectly. You ARE still with Lucent Technologies, are you not?!
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Response 60 of 171: Ginny (vibrown) * Tue, Jan 25, 2000 (10:38) * 5 lines
Hi Marcia! I do work for Lucent Technologies now. I first worked for Digital (DEC), then a small software company called Gradient Technologies, and now Lucent Technologies.
I have to admit I'm not a big sports fan. I used to watch the Red Sox until 1986, and I watched the playoffs last year (different names and faces, but still the same old Red Sox). I did see a couple of Celtics games in the old Garden while Larry Bird and the others were still playing.
Can't wait to see what everything looks like when Spring is put together again...
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Response 61 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jan 25, 2000 (13:23) * 1 lines
If you go into Geo 14, which is the Weather channel on the Spring, a lot of the graphics are still functioning because they are updating (auto-magically) weather maps of various sorts and of every place I can get them. We have regulars who have bookmarked their regional ones and check almost daily. Good people, those! (I am jumping up and down with joy just knowing you are posting here!)
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Response 62 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jan 25, 2000 (13:26) * 1 lines
BTW, with those cyber-credentials, Terry just might latch onto you! There are lots of conferences you are gonna relate to here. I am continuously amazed and delighted with the range of topics which interest me - some I never thought I would have considered.
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Response 63 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Mar 9, 2000 (19:34) * 17 lines
THURSDAY'S CLASSROOM for March 9, 2000: Solar Activity Heats Up! This
week's episode of Thursday's Classroom focuses on the recent spate of solar
activity and what NASA scientists are doing to improve space weather
forecasting. In addition to the usual lesson plans and activities for
primary school students, the March 9 episode includes six advanced
activities for high schoolers. Please visit for details.
Thursday's Classroom
SPACE WEATHER NEWS: Predicting solar activity can be tricky, but space
weather forecasters have found a new way to anticipate the future. A
technique called helioseismic holography will allow scientists to see
active regions on the far side of our star before they rotate around
to face Earth. FULL STORY at
SOHO Sees Through the Sun
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Response 64 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Mar 10, 2000 (19:44) * 13 lines
Space Science News for March 10, 2000
NASA's durable Galileo spacecraft is joining forces with Saturn-bound
Cassini on a mission to study Jupiter's magnetosphere -- the biggest thing
in the solar system. How big is it? If Jupiter's magnetosphere were
visible, it would appear to be larger than the Sun or Moon in spite of its
great distance from Earth. This story also includes plasma wave sounds
recorded by Galileo in 1996 as it sailed past Jupiter's largest moon
Ganymede. Galileo will swing past Ganymede two more times before the end
of 2000.FULL STORY at
The Biggest Thing in the Solar System
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Response 65 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (17:39) * 14 lines
Space Science News for March 14, 2000
NASA has renamed the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft for
planetary science pioneer Gene Shoemaker. FULL STORY at
NEAR Shoemaker
SPACE WEATHER NEWS NOTE: A large sunspot near the center of the solar disk has developed a comlicated magnetic field that could lead to significant
solar flares. Flares or coronal mass ejections from this region will
likely be directed toward Earth. For details and updates visit
SpaceWeather.com
Solar updating image is available at http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/read/geo/24.41
Note the large sunspot visible just left of middle where the equator would be on earth.
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 66 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Mar 19, 2000 (13:25) * 0 lines
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Response 67 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Mar 19, 2000 (13:26) * 8 lines
Space Science News for March 19, 2000
As the Sun sets at the south pole on March 20, 2000, Earth will join two
other planets in the solar system where it is northern Spring. FULL STORY at
Sunset at the South Pole
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 68 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Mar 20, 2000 (16:10) * 9 lines
Thursday's Classroom for March 20, 2000
This week's episode of Thursday's Classroom is about Spring on Earth and
other planets. Educational lesson plans and activities include a scavenger
hunt for signs of Spring, solar system Easter eggs, math exercises
involving temeratures on Earth and Mars, a reprise of the Fall favorite
"S'more Seasons," and much more.
Thursday's Classroom
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 69 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Mar 21, 2000 (22:26) * 2 lines
The Earth weighs around 6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Response 70 of 171: Cheryl (CherylB) * Wed, Mar 22, 2000 (16:36) * 1 lines
Unlike Saturn, which is so light it would float in water. If you could find enough water to put it in.
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Response 71 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Mar 22, 2000 (17:33) * 1 lines
Ah...there's the rub... Saturn is one huge planet. Not as huge as Jupiter which is just a few mgatons shy of being a star all by itself...
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Response 72 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Mar 23, 2000 (23:02) * 113 lines
Until we get a craft conference, here are some activities involving rocks for kids and fun adults: http://www.hmns.mus.tx.us/hmns/educator/sq_gems98.htm
Minerals used everyday – clay or bentonite (ceramics, deodorant, coffee creamer), chalk,
salt, graphite (pencils)
Minerals around the classroom
Where would we be without minerals?
Vocabulary:
Cleavage – The way certain minerals break at weak points due along their internal crystal
structure. Thousands of tiny facets can be cut into diamonds and other gemstones because we
know how they break or cleave.
Mineral – A solid substance that is inorganic, has a crystalline structure and occurs in nature.
A mineral can be composed of only one element or it can be a combination of elements. Gold,
silver, and copper are minerals. Zinc is not a mineral because it never occurs in nature except in
combination with other elements. Those combinations, however, are minerals.
Element – Any substance--solid, liquid, or gas--that is composed of only one type of atom.
Rock – Rocks are aggregates of minerals. That means they are mixtures in which the individual
components are "clumped" together rather than "blended." (Like the tossed salad as opposed to
the melting pot analogy of the people of the United States. A chocolate chip cookie is another
good analagy). Granite, for example, is a rock made of the minerals quartz, feldspar, and mica.
Take a look at a piece of granite and you can see all three minerals.
Crystal – The geometric shape formed when the atoms combine to form a mineral. Every mineral
species has a certain crystal structure. That means that every single crystal of every single
diamond has the same shape.
Activity 1: Plaster Casting
Plaster is made by dehydrating gypsum. Gypsum contains a lot of water. When gypsum is
heated, the water evaporates and what is left is a white powder. When you mix the powder with
water & let it dry, it hardens. (But the molecules don’t arrange themselves back into the same
crystal structure.)
Ancient peoples learned to throw gypsum into a fire and heat it until the water evaporated. Then
they mixed the left over ash with water to make plaster. They used the plaster to decorate
buildings and other objects. The ancient Egyptians, Romans & Greeks all used plaster. A
human skull decorated with plaster was found in a cave in Europe indicating that plaster has
been used for many thousands of years.
What You Do:
Mix up some plaster of Paris to make footprints, leaf prints, or pour it into molds.
Activity 2: Make a "Precious Jade" Carving
Jade or Jadeite is precious to many cultures including the Chinese, and the Aztec, Maya, and
other mesoamerican people. It is prized because of its beauty and carvability. Extremely
intricate details can be carved into jadeite because of its microscopic crystal structure. It does
cleave or break along its crystal structure, but because the crystals are so small, we seem to be
able to cut it any way we want. Incidentally, the Chinese consider any equally carvable stone
such as lapis lazuli & nephrite to be jades.
Add vermiculite to plaster to make a soft, carvable "stone." Vermiculite is the mineral mica that
has been heated until it expands or pops—kind of like popcorn.
What You Need:
Green tempera paint, 2 scoops plaster of Paris, 3 scoops Vermiculite, water,
Small milk carton, Carving tools: Plastic spoon, knife, stick, nail,
What You Do:
1.Mix the plaster, paint & vermiculite in a bucket or large bowl. Add about two scoops of
water and stir until it looks like thick gravy. Pour the mixture into the milk carton & let
harden. It will be ready to carve in about half an hour.
2.Peel away the milk carton & start carving. (Hint: you can keep the plaster soft enough to
carve for 2-3 days if you keep it wrapped in a plastic bag.)
3.When finished, let it dry for 2 weeks.
Activity 3: These Words are Crystal Clear
Gems are prized for their rarity and beauty. Precious gems are some of the rarest, although,
they must also be durable. Who would want a ring made out of something that wouldn’t last, no
matter how rare or beautiful it is? Diamonds are considered one of the most precious, not
because they the rarest, but because they are the hardest substance we have on earth. Like
they say, diamonds are forever. Quartz may form some very pretty crystals, but because it is the
most common mineral on Earth, it isn’t very valuable.
What You Need:
Table salt, oven, paint brush, black construction paper.
What You Do:
1.Add 3 teaspoons of salt to 1/4 cup water
2.Preheat the oven to 150 degrees F. (Always ask an adult to help you use the oven).
3.Write a message on the black construction paper with the salt water & brush. Stir the
solution before making each letter.
4.Turn the oven off & place the paper on a shelf in the oven.
5.Let the paper heat for 5 minutes or until it dries.
What Happens:
The water evaporates leaving the shiny white crystals of salt spelling out you
message. Remember salt is the mineral Halite.
For more activities and information on crystals & crystal structure, see the Science Quest
Treasures of the Mineral Kingdom episode learning activities.
Activity 4: Granite Paper Building Blocks
Stone is the natural choice for building, The Egyptian pyramids (limestone) and ancient Greek &
Roman temples (limestone, sandstone, & marble) have stood for centuries. The Taj Mahal is
made of white marble, the White House is made of a light-colored Virginia sandstone, and the
Texas State capital is made of pink Texas granite.
Even manmade materials like brick and concrete begin with minerals. Brick is made from clay
and concrete is a mixture of limestone, sand, gravel, and water. It was invented by the Romans
who used it to build famous landmarks such as the Coloseum.
Granite is an attractive, colorful rock used to build important buildings and monuments. It is
made of three minerals: mica, quartz, and feldspar.
What You Need:
White paper, colored pencils or crayons, sidewalk, concrete block or other rough cement
surface, photograph or piece of granite.
What You Do:
1.Brush off loose dirt from the concrete.
2.Choose three crayons or pencils the same color as those in your photograph or piece of
granite.
3.Place the paper on the concrete & color the entire sheet with one of the lighter colors.
4.Move the paper slightly and color with a different color. Move the paper again & color with
the third until your paper looks like the granite. (Hint: hold the paper & color evenly.)
5.Use your "granite" paper for notepads, stationary or gift wrap.
Activity 5: Wire Jewelry
Precious Metals
Metals are minerals that, instead of breaking, can be hammered into flat sheets, bent or molded
into all kinds of useful things from weapons to pots & pans. The discovery of metalworking--first
copper, then bronze, and finally iron—had such an effect on the advancement of civilization and
technology that we divide history into the Copper Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age.
Metals are also excellent conductors of electricity. That means they carry an electric charge or
signal from one point to another.
What You Do:
Bend copper, silver or even brightly colored plastic-coated wire into bracelets, or
rings.
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Response 73 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Mar 23, 2000 (23:10) * 64 lines
Foucault Pendulum
These days, everyone knows the Earth spins on its axis. But for
centuries, scholars searched for scientific proof. That proof came in
1851 when the French physicist Jean Bernard Leon Foucault
discovered that a pendulum's swing plane would change according to
the Earth's rotation. The pendulum is suspended on a 63-foot cable
that extends through the three floors of the new wing. At Houston's
latitude, the Foucault pendulum swings through 180 degrees (half a
circle) in a 24 hour period. This display is a larger version of the one
Foucault demonstrated in the Paris Observatory. Informational displays
next to the pendulum provide a more in-depth explanation of pendulums.
Fascinating Foucault Facts
In the mid-nineteenth century, the French physicist J. B. L. Foucault first
demonstrated that the plane of a swing of a pendulum appears to rotate or precess.
At the Museum, the pendulum's swing advances between two adjacent star points
every 4 hours. Because it knocks over pins on both ends of its swing, all pins are
knocked over in just over 1 day.
Mass: 180 lbs (81.6 kg)
Length of Cable: 61.6 feet (18.8 m)
Period: 8.71 seconds
Swing angle: 5 degrees
Swing displacement: 65 inches (1.65 m)
Latitude of the museum: 29 degrees 46 minute North
What causes the pendulum to knock over pegs?
The earth rotates under the pendulum. The same Coriolis effect that turns the winds
and water going down a drain causes the pendulum's swing to advance to the right
(eastward as it swings northward and westward as it swings southward) in the
Northern Hemisphere. At the North Pole, the pendulum would make a circle every 24
hours. In Houston, it takes just over 48 hours for the pendulum to complete one circle.
At the Equator, the pendulum does not precess at all.
What keeps the pendulum swinging?
The earth's gravity and a magnet keep the pendulum from slowing down and
stopping. The earth's gravity pulls the pendulum down toward the bottom of its swing
arc. The pendulum is traveling fastest as it crosses over the center star. The
pendulum's momentum carries it past the center point. At each swing, air resistance
and friction between cable strands and at the cable hinge slow down the pendulum.
To keep the pendulum swinging, a ring-shaped electromagnetic collar around the top
of the pendulum cable turns on as the pendulum crosses the center point of its swing.
An iron armature, mounted on the cable just inside the collar is attracted outward
toward the magnetic collar. This pull gives the pendulum the energy it needs to keep
swinging.
How could you make the pendulum swing back and forth faster?
The length of the cable determines the pendulum's period. A shorter cable would
make it swing faster. This very exact period, regardless of how wide the swing is,
makes a pendulum a good time keeper for a clock. Until atomic clocks and quartz
oscillators were invented, pendulum clocks were used to provide an absolute time
base.
The pendulum can also be used to measure the local pull of gravity. The period of a
pendulum depends on the length of the cable and the local acceleration due to
gravity. (period = 2*pi*square root(length/gravity) ) The local gravity is 32.2 ft/sec2 pr
9.8m/sec2.)
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Response 74 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Mar 23, 2000 (23:18) * 3 lines
There is nothing quite like sitting quietly on the floor of a great museum and watching a huge Foucault pendulum swinging independently of the earth. Its motion keeps it steady back and forth motion while you and the rest of the Earth rotates under it. As it swings through its arcs and pegs rotate into its path, it knocks them over. I know of no other way to feel the earth rotate beneath you and see the effect of that rotation. I helped set one up at a Chemistry-Physics Open House in college and even our small one did exactly the same thing. The above pendulum is electronically kept in motion.
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 75 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Mar 23, 2000 (23:22) * 1 lines
http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/pendulum/default.htm is a wonderful site with interesting links for kids and explanations and pictures. I am still looking for a good picture of this pendulum - one of the most noticeable is the very long string on which it is suspended. Ours was hung in a stairwell of about 4 stories.
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Response 76 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Mar 25, 2000 (14:11) * 110 lines
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Response 77 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Mar 30, 2000 (18:04) * 18 lines
NASA Science News for March 30, 2000
Next Thursday, April 6, three planets and the thin crescent Moon are going
to put on a memorable sky show when the quartet converge inside a circle 9
degrees across. The grouping is just the prelude to a grander alignment of
planets on May 5, 2000. Is doom at hand, as many mystics assert? Find out
by reading the FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast30mar_1m.htm
Planets
for Dessert
Also, for kids and kids-at-heart, a younger person's version of this
article is available at the NASA Kids web site:
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/news/2000/news-planetalign.asp?se
The
Planets Line Up
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Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 78 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Mar 31, 2000 (15:20) * 16 lines
Thursday's Classroom for March 30, 2000
This week's episode of Thursday's Classroom explores planetary alignments.
The Moon, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars will put on a beautiful sky show
April 6 when the quartet converge in the western sky after sunset.
The grouping is just the prelude to a grander alignment on May 5.
Is catastrophe at hand, as many doomsayers predict? "No way!"
say scientists.
Educational lessons and activities include "Sky Orienteering" (how to
view the April 6 alignment), "Doomsday Desserts" (skywatching snacks
for the big event), "Alignment of the Decimals" (a math exercise
involving interplanetary gravity) and more.
VISIT http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com
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Response 79 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Mar 31, 2000 (20:16) * 7 lines
NASA Science News for April 1, 2000
On April Fools Day, 2000, NASA researchers are questioning
the fate of five high-flying sweet treats that disappeared
after a meteor balloon flight in April 1999.
FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast01apr_1m.htm
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 80 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Apr 1, 2000 (13:58) * 107 lines
Discovery Channel Online - 1 Apr 2000
1. NEW WORLDS FOUND!
Two more planets have been discovered just outside our solar system. Get the scoop on these and the skinny on what else is going on out there in the wide-open universe.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/exp/universe/amazingspace/am_main.html
2. HAS MARS SEEN THE LAST OF US?
Mistake upon mishap upon miscalculation ... Are the secrets of the Red Planet not ours to know?
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/features/marspolar/marspolar.html
3. WATCH "CROCODILE HUNTER" ANY TIME YOU WANT !
Shocking, wild and chock-full of crocodiles, gators, pythons and wild pigs! Visit the Discovery Store if you can't get enough of "TV's wild man." You'll find a great selection of videos with all of Steve Irwin's exciting adventures, so get close -- REALLY close! http://shopping.discovery.com/jumpzone/entry.html?ai=39099415&ti=9000000&ps=733774
4. THE IRISH ELK DONE IN BY HIS ENORMOUS ANTLERS.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000328/animals_elk.html
5. SEE THE REAL AMAZON AT "PICTURE OF THE DAY."
Sure, you may know it as one of the most famous brand names on the Internet, but we're here to show you the real, actual, authentic Amazon River, running through Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/picture/picture.html
6. INSIDE THE CIA.
You're officially cleared (at least as far as we're concerned) to check out the inner workings of America's spy factory.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/stories/history/cia/cia.html
7. TRASH OR TREASURE? YOU MAKE THE CALL.
Can you tell a priceless heirloom from a worthless piece of junk? Give us your verdict, then see what the professional appraiser had to say http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/stories/history/treasures/treasures.html
8. BREED ALL ABOUT IT: THE VIDEOS.
Which dog is considered the ultimate house pet? What's the oldest known purebred? Find these answers and much more when you visit the Discovery Store. With videos on almost 20 popular breeds, you're sure to find the history and unique characteristics of your favorite family pet.
http://shopping.discovery.com/jumpzone/entry.html?ai=39105612&ti=3000389
9. ANCIENT PERSIAN ARMY DISCOVERED?
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000327/history_persianarmy.html
10. WE'RE THE LIVE CAM CAPITAL OF THE WEB. NEED PROOF? HERE'S A SAMPLER:
NEW YORK CITY TAXI
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/taxi/taxi.html
SAN FRANCISCO
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/sanfran/sanfran.html
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/tsquare/tsquare.html
ORANGUTAN
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/orang/orangmain.html
BIRD FEEDER
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/bird/bird.html
CHEETAH
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/cheetah/cheetahmain.html
NAKED MOLE-RAT
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/rat/ratmain.html
DAYTONA BEACH
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/daytona/daytona.html
BALTIMORE HARBOR
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/bharbor/bharbor.html
PENGUIN
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/penguin/penguinmain.html
VOLCANO
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/sthelens/sthelens.html
11. PREP YOURSELF FOR SURGERY!
OK, you aren’t the one performing the procedure. Still, you need to take a proactive stance when it comes to preparing for surgery. From telling your doctor about all medications and supplements (even herbal teas), to boosting your immune system with proper nutrition -- you can help ensure a good outcome and a speedy recovery.
http://www.discoveryhealth.com/DH/ihtIH/WSDSC000/20707/23833.html
12. NAME THAT PLANE.
You might say that the fun is flying, as aviation buffs from all around the world test their knowledge. Are you up to the challenge? http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/games/plane/plane.html
13. LAUGH AND LEARN WITH CHRISTOPHER LOWELL.
The reigning design inspiration guru is certainly not above teaching with a chuckle, a giggle or even a downright guffaw. Download the videos here!
http://dsc.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/dscdaytime/christopherlowell/lightenup/lightenup.html
14. EASY SOLUTIONS TO THE "HARD TO BUY FOR."
How many times have you been baffled shopping for someone you love? The Discovery Store has the solution. From our video collection, exploration tools and unique home decor to great travel gear and jewelry designed by nature, you're bound to find just the right gift! http://shopping.discovery.com/jumpzone/entry.html?ai=39111809&ti=1000000
15. CAN THE MILITARY LEARN FROM A BUTTERFLY?
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000329/animals_butterfly.html
16. YOUR MILLION DOLLAR SMILE ... LITERALLY?
Cosmetic dentistry is no longer limited to bleaching and bonding. It's expanded into laser gum contouring, porcelain veneers, and even a procedure called a “smile lift." We'll fill you in on how much you’ll have to fork over for the perfect pearly whites, and if they’re really worth it. http://www.discoveryhealth.com/DH/ihtIH/WSDSC000/20770/23918/274145.html?d=dmtContent
17. THE DEADLY DRINK OF POE AND VAN GOGH.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000327/misc_absinthe.html
18. GESUNDHEIT! BATTLE CRY OF THE ALLERGY WARS.
Spring has sprung, and with it a host of seasonal allergies. This season, be prepared with our allergy guide. You can check the pollen count in your area of the country, get helpful medical advice, and even find allergy-safe recipes.
http://www.discoveryhealth.com/DH/ihtIH/WSDSC000/7945/7945.html
19. THE LATEST "MY DISCOVERY" PRIZE PAK WINNER IS:
Rita Voltin from Poulsbo, Wash.
What did she win? A Discovery.com baseball cap, TLC E.R. scrubs top, Animal Planet T-shirt and Travel Channel insulated mug. Log in to "My Discovery," go to "Modify My Profile," and make sure that the optional information is filled in, and you could be next! http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/MyDiscovery/login.html
20. ON TV: ANIMAL PLANET, SUNDAY, CROCODILE HUNTER: SUBURBAN KILLERS.
In Australia, the gentle breezes may just hide the hissing of deadly snakes.
http://animal.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/tvschedule/episode.jsp?episode=670241010
21. ON TV: TRAVEL CHANNEL, MONDAY, LONELY PLANET: ARGENTINA.
Justine Shapiro has adventures in store for you, and they're all about gauchos, tangos and penguins. Now we ask you, where else are you going to find a mix like that?
http://travel.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/tvschedule/episode.jsp?episode=771954030
22. ON TV: TLC, TUESDAY, ON THE ROPES.
Three young inner-city boxers try to prove that hard work and dedication can overcome even the most trying circumstances in this Academy Award-nominated film.
http://tlc.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/tvschedule/episode.jsp?episode=550352000
23. ON TV: DISCOVERY CHANNEL, WEDNESDAY, SURVIVE IV.
A blizzard, a plane crash and a man dives off a bridge to rescue a person he's never met.
http://dsc.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/tvschedule/episode.jsp?episode=20327007
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Response 81 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Apr 8, 2000 (14:11) * 150 lines
Sat, 8 Apr 2000 15:08:48 GMT
From: Discovery Channel Online
Subject: Eco-Challenge, Rogue Iceberg & Your Animal Videos at Discovery.com
Here are our picks for some of the coolest things going on in your world this week ...
If your email doesn't hyperlink these addresses, just copy this one address into your Web browser and click your way through this week's highlights.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/webletter/webletter.html
1. IT'S ECO-CHALLENGE ARGENTINA.
Go behind the scenes of the adventure race that make triathlons look like powder-puff derbies, with course maps, team rosters and conversation pipelines to the racers themselves.
http://dsc.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/ecochallenge/ecopatagonia/reports/ecopatagonia.html
SPONSOR MESSAGE:
Isuzu's Geared Up Sweepstakes. Click here for your chance to win!
http://www.isuzu.com/eco_sweeps_mail.htm
2. THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH.
For some people, the perfect vacation is no day at the beach. Robert Young Pelton has been to the brink, and now he's back with a guide for those who dare follow him.
http://travel.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/wmdangr/wmdangr.html
3. SPACE CAPITALISM: A MIR FORMALITY.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000404/space_mir.html
4. SEND US YOUR FUNNIEST ANIMAL VIDEOS.
Have you seen a pigeon who thinks he's a duck? Do you know a squirrel who looks like Regis? Well, catch them on video and there may be fame for your subject and (not quite a) fortune for you.
http://animal.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tunein/funniest/funniest.html
5. A SECOND GIANT ICEBERG IS ON THE LOOSE.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000404/enviro_iceberg.html
6. POMPEII: THE DAY THAT HELL ARRIVED.
The volcano spewed from the bowels of the Earth so quickly, some people died before they had time to scream.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/features/pompeii/newfindings.html
7. CREATE YOUR OWN ECO-CHALLENGE.
Visit the Discovery Store now to find a great selection of products that help you explore your world! The Eco-Challenge boutique offers a wide variety of products, from tools and outdoor gear, to expedition wear and binoculars.
http://shopping.discovery.com/jumpzone/entry.html?ai=39099415&ti=3000696
8. THE SECRET TO A LONG LIFE ... THE X CHROMOSOME.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000404/health_genes.html
9. A CARNIVORE NO MORE?
Have you thought about exchanging your beef for beets and your chicken for chick peas? Check out our guide to going veggie, and learn the benefits and basics of eating a balanced, meat-free diet.
http://www.discoveryhealth.com/DH/ihtIH/WSDSC000/20707/23907.html
10. VISIONS FROM THE AMAZON RIVER.
"Picture of the Day" features a whole new set of incredible images from the Amazon River, running through Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/picture/picture.html
11. THE PYRAMID BUILT FOR A QUEEN.
The discovery of a 4,000-year-old tomb with all the majesty usually reserved for kings has researchers wondering what made Queen Ankh-sn-Pepi so special.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/guides/ancientworlds/egypt/egypt.html
12. WHOOPING CRANE TURF WAR AVERTED.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000404/animals_cranes.html
13. BUILD A ROLLER COASTER.
Think you could design a scarier coaster than the professionals? Here's your chance to try your luck.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/exp/rollercoasters/build.html
14. DOING YOUR BABY A SOLID.
Which comes first, cereal or pureed carrots? When should you start feeding your baby solid foods, and what should you try first? Take our quiz and learn what foods to introduce to your baby at each stage of development.
http://www.discoveryhealth.com/DH/ihtIH/WSDSC000/20730/24082/275833.html?d=dmtContent
15. HERE COME GIANT COMET TAILS.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000406/space_comet.html
16. VIDEO TIPS AND TRICKS FROM CHRISTOPHER LOWELL!
Think you're not creative? Visit the Discovery Store and find a great selection of videos from decorating guru Christopher Lowell. Learn secrets for transforming your bed and bath into a personal oasis. And discover how easy it is to decorate your home with creativity and flair.
http://shopping.discovery.com/jumpzone/entry.html?ai=39099415&ti=3000368
17. VICTORY IN THE FEET.
Reflexology teaches that the soles of the feet are a map of our entire body. Different areas of the foot correspond to different organs, glands and body parts. Click here to learn if the key to beating illness lies in your sole.
http://www.discoveryhealth.com/DH/ihtIH/WSDSC000/20770/23918/275188.html?d=dmtContent
18. LIVE CAMS: WHAT IN THE WORLD?
For years Discovery Channel has encouraged you to "explore your world." Now we bring you an open window to that world.
TIGER
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/tiger/tiger.html
MANATEE
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/manatee/manatee.html
WEDDING
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/wedding/wedding.html
EAGLE
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/eagle/eagle.html#top
SEAL
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/seal/seal.html
BABY GORILLA
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/gorillas/gorillas.html
LIBERTY BELL 7
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/liberty/liberty.html
PUPPY
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/puppy/puppymain.html
GOLF
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/hhgolf/hhgolf.html
SHARK
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/shark/sharkmain.html
TIMES SQUARE
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/timessquare/timessquare.html
PANAMA CANAL
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/pancan/pancan.html
19. WHAT ARE THESE KEEPSAKES WORTH? YOU TELL US.
Can you tell a priceless heirloom from a worthless piece of junk? Give us your verdict, then see what the professional appraiser had to say.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/stories/history/treasures/treasures.html
20. HATE, VIOLENCE, RACISM: WILL THEY EVER END?
Check in on Discovery Channel's year-long initiative examining the seeds of evil in humans and looking for solutions.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/stories/history/hateviolence/hateviolence.html
21. WHY ARE WE VIOLENT?
Join the live show online and on Discovery Channel, Friday, April 14, at 7 p.m. ET, to find out what experts around the country have to say. Send your questions for the panelists.
asklive@online.discovery.com
22. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO FIGHT HATE AND VIOLENCE?
We're looking for stories about what you and your friends around the country are doing to prevent hate and violence in your communities. Send us a brief summary.
solutions@online.discovery.com
23. CAN'T PASS UP A GOOD BARGAIN?
Save big when you shop at the Discovery Store Outlet. With prices slashed up to 60%, you'll find something for those you love ... or treat yourself! Shop now for the best selection, because quantities are limited.
http://shopping.discovery.com/jumpzone/entry.html?ai=39111809&ti=3000671
24. LIFESTYLES: NOW THAT'S LIVING!
Let Lifestyles cheer you on, lift you up and help you out, like your personal coach! Whether you're looking for love, weight loss or the perfect recipe, Lifestyles is here for you. Now with 13 areas for inspiring ideas and advice on parenting, crafts, beauty, gardening and more.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/lifestyles/lifestyles.html
25. WE'RE TALKING DINOSAURS, AT SCIENCE LIVE!
Send in your questions now for the dino denizens, then stop by on Wednesday at 8:10 p.m. ET to see the show in live streaming video.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/sciencelive/sciencelive.html
26. ON TV: DISCOVERY CHANNEL, SUNDAY, ECO-CHALLENGE ARGENTINA, PART I.
It was already the most grueling adventure race that most of the 51 co-ed teams from 31 countries had ever seen. Then came the hurricane and blizzard.
http://dsc.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/tvschedule/episode.jsp?episode=21954000
27. ON TV: ANIMAL PLANET, MONDAY, JACK LONDON'S "CALL OF THE WILD."
Follow the adventures of Miles, Emma, Stanton and Buck in Animal Planet's new series based on the literary classic.
http://animal.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/tvschedule/episode.jsp?episode=675502005
28. ON TV: TRAVEL CHANNEL, TUESDAY, THE LAND OF FEAR.
The very word pushes our primal survival buttons ... Sahara.
http://travel.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/tvschedule/episode.jsp?episode=775622001
29. ON TV: TLC, WEDNESDAY, STAR FLEET.
What will space travel be like in the near future? Well, science fiction may have a little more influence than you'd have thought.
http://tlc.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/tvschedule/episode.jsp?episode=548068000
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 82 of 171: Ginny (vibrown) * Thu, Apr 13, 2000 (00:40) * 3 lines
Boy, I the Discovery Channel has been busy lately! I guess I've been missing a lot of good science programs now that I no longer have cable TV.
That April Fool's day article about the high-flying peeps is a scream! (Notice they don't fly, so much as plummet...)
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 83 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Apr 13, 2000 (01:05) * 1 lines
David's father sent me that peeps article. Yes, they do tend to plummet and leave a sticky mess behind...
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 84 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Apr 14, 2000 (14:49) * 12 lines
hursday's Classroom for April 13, 2000
This week's episode of Thursday's Classroom examines one of the
biggest mysteries of modern astrophysics: What causes distant cosmic
explosions that astronomers call "Gamma Ray Bursts?" Lessons
and activities include "Gamma Ray Playing Cards" (a card game about
the electromagnetic spectrum), "Gamma Rap!" (proof that high energy
astronomers are hip), "High Energy Math Problems" and more....
Please visit http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com !
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 85 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Apr 15, 2000 (15:21) * 125 lines
April 15, 2000
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/webletter/webletter.html
1. WALKING WITH DINOSAURS ... PREPARE TO BE STUNNED.
http://dsc.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/stories/dinos/dinos.html
2. WERE DRAGONS REALLY DINOSAURS?
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000412/history_myths.html
3. THE CLOSEST CALLS IN SPACE TRAVEL.
Thirty years ago we heard: "Houston, we have a problem." Here are more of the nearest-misses in the history of space exploration.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/features/spaceescapes/spaceescape.html
4. WATCH ECO-CHALLENGE ANYTIME YOU WANT.
You saw the thrilling, suspenseful action on Discovery Channel; now take home the video that captures it all! Competitors penetrate dense forests, navigate wild rapids, kayak a glacial fjord and climb a 12,000-foot summit mantled by ancient glaciers, all while braving the intense Patagonia terrain and weather. Visit Discovery Store to order your copy today.
http://shopping.discovery.com/jumpzone/entry.html?ai=39099415&ti=3000696
5. CRANE CHICK MISSING.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000412/animals_crane.html
6. NEW KIDS ON THE WEB.
Add your bundle of joy to our gallery!
http://tlc.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tlcdaytime/babystory/newkids.html
7. BRAINY BEES BEAT BRAWNY BEES.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000412/animals_bees.html
8. UP CLOSE TO AN ASTEROID.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000412/space_near.html
9. NAPOLEON INVADES EGYPT!
This multimedia feature about the great emperor's Egyptian campaign goes online Tuesday, but as an insider you can get a "sneak preview" now!
http://tlc.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tlcpages/napoleon/napoleon.html
10. HATE ON THE INTERNET: HOW FAR IS TOO FAR?
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/stories/history/hateviolence/onlinereporting2.html
11. DINO DETECTIVES AT DISCOVERY KIDS ONLINE.
Hey, parents! If your kids are dinosaur fans, tell them to check out dinosaurs at Discovery Kids Online. They can take the dino trivia quiz, collect dino trading cards and send prehistoric e-cards to friends!
http://kids.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/dinos/dinos.html
12. WANT TO LEARN ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING? GO TO THE NORTH POLE!
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/briefs/20000411/enviro_arctic.html
13. TWINS! WE NEED YOU!
Do you share a bond no one else understands? Perhaps a secret language or ESP? Bizarre matching outfits? We're looking for stories about the unique experiences of twins. Please email us your most amazing anecdotes, and include a picture, too.
Twins_TLC@discovery.com
14. THE CROCODILE HUNTER IS ALIVE AND WELL.
Despite persistent rumors of his untimely demise, Steve Irwin continues to interact personally with wildlife like no one you've ever seen before.
http://animal.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/animalpages/crocpages/croc.html
15. CHAT LIVE WITH CHRISTOPHER REEVE.
Join Christopher Reeve on Wednesday, April 19, at 9 p.m. ET, as he takes your questions about living with a spinal cord injury and the amazing research being done on spinal cord regeneration. http://www.discoveryhealth.com/DH/ihtIH/WSDSC000/20725/23718.html
16. TENNIS CAM, ANYONE?
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/cams/hhtennis/hhtennis.html
17. HAVANA: THE ONLINE WALKING TOUR.
http://travel.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/ideas/grtcities/cuba/cuba.html
18. KATHY SCHROCK HAS THE BEST INFO ON THE INTERNET.
http://school.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/schrockguide/index.html
19. TRASH OR TREASURE? YOU MAKE THE CALL.
Can you tell a priceless heirloom from a worthless piece of junk? Give us your verdict, then see what the professional appraiser had to say.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/stories/history/treasures/treasures.html
20. WHEN DINOSAURS REIGNED: TAKE THE ULTIMATE JOURNEY BACK IN TIME!
State-of-the-art digital effects and animatronics combine to form the living, breathing images that put you in the scene of a virtual lost world of "Walking With Dinosaurs." Visit Discovery Store and bring the most expensive documentary ever created into your home!
http://shopping.discovery.com/jumpzone/entry.html?ai=39105612&ti=9000000&ps=165340
21. GIFTS FOR YOUR FEARLESS FLYERS.
Is there an aviation buff in your life? You'll find authentic aircraft replicas from World Wars I and II at Discovery Store, and a complete line of aviation apparel and home decor to keep your loved one "flying high."
http://shopping.discovery.com/jumpzone/entry.html?ai=39111809&ti=3000618
22. RIDE WITH EMERGENCY VETS.
They can't get a medical history, and they can't ask where it hurts.
http://animal.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/animalpages/e-vets/e-vets.html
23. OY! PASS THE LOW-FAT GEFILTE FISH.
Can't imagine lightening Aunt Miriam's traditional Passover recipes? After indulging in our interactive Seder meal, you may think twice about those matzo balls. To avoid schlepping around extra pounds, click here to learn how to skim the fat from your Seder.
http://www.discoveryhealth.com/DH/ihtIH/WSDSC000/20707/11144.html
24. EARTH ALERT: A PLANET IN CHAOS.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/earthalert/earthalert.html
25. NEW AMAZING SHOTS FROM THE AMAZON RIVER AT "PICTURE OF THE DAY."
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/picture/picture.html
26. PANORAMA PHOTO: OPERA ON THE AMAZON.
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/news/picture/picture.html
27. SOLVE THE HISTORY MYSTERY AT "MISSING LINK."
http://www.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/games/missinglink/missinglink.html
28. EVERYBODY FENG SHUI TONIGHT!
Having a bit of bad luck? Well, perhaps you should replace that tired picture of your ex with a houseplant -- at least that's the advice given by experts in the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui. Get tips on where you should place your couch to create the best energy flow.
http://www.discoveryhealth.com/DH/ihtIH/WSDSC000/20707/23844.html
29. ON TV: TLC, SUNDAY, "DARING CAPERS" MARATHON.
The plot to plunder an armored car, a great train robbery ... You're (vicariously) one of the gang in on the swindle.
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30. ON TV: DISCOVERY CHANNEL, MONDAY, THE MAKING OF "WALKING WITH DINOSAURS."
Science meets movie magic to bring the ancient dinosaurs into your living room.
http://dsc.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/tvschedule/episode.jsp?episode=22248000
31. ON TV: ANIMAL PLANET, TUESDAY, EXTRAORDINARY ELEPHANTS.
Follow the adventures of two elephant families, one in Africa, one in India.
http://animal.discovery.com/ex/ad/newsletter/tv/tvschedule/episode.jsp?episode=673884001
32. ON TV: TRAVEL CHANNEL, WEDNESDAY, THE RIVER DINOSAUR.
The Nile crocodile has one unusual quality ... He targets humans for prey.
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Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 86 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Apr 19, 2000 (13:39) * 8 lines
NASA Science News for April 19, 2000
Lt. Col. Cady Coleman talks with Science@NASA about what it's like
to be an astronaut and how a passion for high school chemistry led her to
become one. FULL STORY at
http://www.spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast19apr_1m.htm
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 87 of 171: (sprin5) * Wed, Apr 19, 2000 (21:46) * 1 lines
That's good, because most women aren't going in to technology or computer science. Women, I believe, only make up 25% of the techie population.
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 88 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Apr 19, 2000 (23:13) * 3 lines
Really!
Hey you guys with clear skies, I expect you to give a full report on the Lyrid meteor shower - I posted it on Geo 14.
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
Response 89 of 171: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Apr 22, 2000 (14:20) * 0 lines
Topic 9 of 10 [parent]: Geosites for Kids: Resources with Children in Mind.
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