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August 27, 2001
Solar Sailing
http://www.planetary.org/solarsail/index2.html
In October, 2001, the Planetary Society and Cosmos Studios will launch Cosmos
1, the world’s first solar sail. It
will orbit Earth every 100 minutes at an altitude of 530 miles. Unlike other satellites, Cosmos 1 will
slowly increase its altitude using eight lightweight panels to catch the
“solar wind” – photons of light that will hit the panels and push Cosmos 1
along. This website has something for
everyone as the project moves toward launch.
Learn why and how the project is being done as you discover the
details of preparation. When Cosmos 1
is launched, you or your class can become part of the tracking team – Cosmos
1 will be visible through binoculars.
Science classes can collect data and be part of the reporting team
that will determine the efficiency of using the solar wind to propel ships
through space – such as a mission to Mars.
August 20, 2001
High School Football Season
http://www.scbeachvacation.com/cgi-bin/prepsked/main.pl
Are you ready for some football? This
site provides schedules, scores, standings, and much more for the 2001 South
Carolina High School Football Season.
You can keep up with all the games all season long. You can also see the list of this year’s Top
50 Players, the Top
80 Teams of the modern era, and more.
You can also follow the season through SC Prep Football, a website
dedicated to promoting the game, the players, and the coaches around the
state. More information and resources
are available at the SC High School League
web site.
August 13, 2001
Bucket Buddies
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/bucketproj
Are the organisms found in pond water the same all over the world? In this
Internet project, students in grades 1-5 can identify organisms in a water
sample, compare their findings with other participating classes, and look for
relationships and trends in the data collected by all project participants. If you don't want elementary school
students mucking about in a pond, there are instructions for teacher
collection of samples. Register now, and be prepared to send pond sample
identification findings by October 22, 2001. This site contains a great list
of links to help students identify local macro-invertebrates. There are also some great lesson plans for
related projects. Bucket Buddies is
developed and managed by the Center for Improved Engineering and Science
Education (CIESE).
August 6, 2001
DISCUS: South Carolina’s Virtual Library
http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/discus
DISCUS provides access to resources for all South Carolina citizens. Those resources may be accessed from schools,
public libraries, and homes. The
reference resources include the full text of articles from about 3,100
magazines, newspapers, and professional journals; the full text of reference
books, pamphlets, and news wire services; basic information on over 150,000
public and private companies; and abstracts of articles from several thousand
additional periodicals and newspapers.
DISCUS also provides access to three Grolier online encyclopedias
(appropriate for learners of all ages), SIRS (which includes social,
scientific, arts, and other topics, with full-text articles from a wide
variety of sources for a diverse age range of users), the Biography Resource
Center + The Complete Marquis Who's Who (a comprehensive source for
biographical information), and What Do I Read Next? (a guide to recommended
fiction and nonfiction for children and adults). This site can be used by teachers and
students for classroom research and by parents who are helping their children
with projects and papers.
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