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| Showcase: When Continents Collide
Author: Lynn Pardon
School: Frank Vessels Elementary
District: Cypress Elementary
County: Orange
Year: 2008
Video games have the potential to redefine education as we know it, and our 6th grade team will harness that addictive nature and convert it...
Added on 7/3/2008 by Student Technology Showcase
Duration: 2.62 minutes
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| Showcase: My science video
Author: Ed Townsend
School: Spring View Middle
District: Ocean View
County: Orange
Year: 2008
Students are creating science videos. Includes script writing, storyboarding, shooting, and editing. Students will direct, produce, write, film, act, and ...
Added on 7/3/2008 by Student Technology Showcase
Duration: 2.17 minutes
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| Showcase: AlphaSmart NEOS in K!
Author: Erica Bisaccia
School: Robert C. Fisler Elementary
District: Fullerton Elementary
County: Orange
Duration: 00:01:34
Year: 2006
Description
Kindergarteners use digital cameras and AlphaSmart NEO keyboards to capture and record classroom o...
Added on 7/3/2008 by Student Technology Showcase
Duration: 1.58 minutes
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| Phoenix Mars Mission Weekly Update: May 25 - June 1, 2008
A video interview with Brent Bos about Phoenix's first week on Mars. Created by Jacob Egan.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Launched in Aug...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 5.82 minutes
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| Phoenix Mars Mission: A Tour of the Science Operations Center
Phoenix Mars Mission presents A Tour of the Science Operations Center.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Launched in August 2007, the Phoenix...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 16.10 minutes
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| Up from the Ashes: The Phoenix Mars Mission
This 8-minute video features Phoenix Mars Mission Principal Investigator Peter Smith talking about the origins of the mission and what the objectives and goals of the journey are. The video was produced by The University of Arizona's office of External Re...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 7.95 minutes
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| Mars: The Search for Water, the Search for Life
This 10-minute clip, titled "Mars: The Search for Water, the Search for Life," looks at some of these images and compares them to similar features found on the Earth and addresses possible consequences of finding liquid water on Mars.
This video is bro...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 7.72 minutes
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| Mars: Looking for Life in All the Right Places
Find out how NASA scientists are gathering exciting clues that will help them pick the best spots to search for possible signs of life beyond Earth.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 3.30 minutes
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| Phoenix Mars Lander: Hunting for Habitats
Literally going where no spacecraft has gone before, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will visit the north polar region of Mars.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a missi...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 3.03 minutes
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| NASA's Destination Tomorrow
Watch Phoenix Principal Investigator, Peter Smith, talk about NASA's next Mars mission.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Launched in August ...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 5.97 minutes
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| Footage from Kennedy Space Center of Phoenix Launch
Footage from Kennedy Space Center of Phoenix Launch on Aug 4, 2007.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Launched in August 2007, the Phoenix Ma...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 4.63 minutes
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| Phoenix Launch Animation
This animation visualizes the launch of the ULA Delta II Rocket carrying Phoenix on August 4th, 2007. The animation was created by the Digital Image Animation Laboratory at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mis...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 2.52 minutes
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| Phoenix Landing - Nerves and Joy
This video includes highlights from the entry, descent and landing phase as Mars Phoenix Lander touched down on the Red Planet on May 25, 2008.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first unive...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 3.87 minutes
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| Guided Tour of Mars Landing
Rob Manning, chief engineer for JPL's Mars Program, walks us through a simulation of the Mars Phoenix landing.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars. ...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 8.05 minutes
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| Phoenix EDL Animation
This animation featuring a heads-up display shows second-by second the entry, descent and landing of the Phoenix Mars Lander on May 25, 2008. The animation was created by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Solar System Visualization Project.
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 8.15 minutes
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| Mars Lander: Entry Descent and Landing
It was a real nail-biter on May 25, 2008, for engineers, as the Phoenix spacecraft performs a series of challenging maneuvers right before it lands on Mars.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is t...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 5.12 minutes
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| Mars Landing Challenge - Big Science Ahead
Scientists plan intriguing research, once Phoenix lands safely on Mars.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Launched in August 2007, the Phoeni...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 4.22 minutes
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| The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Cruise Phase
The word "cruise" implies that this is an easy phase of the mission, however nothing could be further from the truth.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 4.47 minutes
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| Phoenix Mars Lander - Countdown to Launch
On Saturday August 4, the Mars Phoenix spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Launched in August...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 4.18 minutes
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| The Challenges of Getting to Mars - Transport for Launch
Getting the Phoenix spacecraft from its "birthplace" in Colorado to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida is no easy task.
This video is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a ...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
Duration: 4.40 minutes
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| Podcasts
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| Feather Biology
Dr. Biology and his co-host, a student from Dunbar Elementary School get a close-up view of bird feathers. The pair interview biologist Kevin McGraw an expert on animals coloration who studies birds to unlock their secrets. They learn about the many ways ...
Added on 6/11/2008 by Ask a Biologist
Duration: 30.72 minutes
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| Wickedly Cool Plants
Dr. Biology and his co-host, a student from Dunbar Elementary School, explore some of the more unusual plants of the desert and beyond. The pair interview biologist Raul Gutierrez who has been studying Devil's Claw. If that is not a wickedly cool name - w...
Added on 6/11/2008 by Ask a Biologist
Duration: 25.72 minutes
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| Math Biology
Dr. Biology visits with two young mathematicians that also have a love for biology. Cassie Pawling and Genevieve Toutain talk about how their passion for numbers have blended with biology as well as how they have gotten where they are and future plans. Be...
Added on 6/11/2008 by Ask a Biologist
Duration: 31.03 minutes
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| Bee Movie Maker
Bee Movies are not just for Hollywood. Dr. Biology catches up with bee movie maker and neurobiologist Brian Smith who uses film and video to unlock the mystery behind bees and how they sense and communicate with the environment. This movie director may no...
Added on 6/11/2008 by Ask a Biologist
Duration: 43.85 minutes
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| Stinging Mystery
It's a mystery, at least until you try to guess what animal children book author Conrad Storad is describing at the beginning of this episode. Joining Conrad is physiologist Michael Quinlan. Together they give us all the gory details behind this desert dw...
Added on 6/11/2008 by Ask a Biologist
Duration: 28.00 minutes
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| Bugs in Space
Blast off with microbiologist Cheryl Nickerson and her high flying experiments on board the space shuttles. Learn how microbes grow in space and how this research will help not only astronauts, but also you and I on planet Earth. Did we mention race cars ...
Added on 6/11/2008 by Ask a Biologist
Duration: 26.73 minutes
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| Alan November Keynote Speech
CTAP Region 1 is pleased to be able to post Alan November's Keynote address delivered at the LACOE 21st Century Skills Symposium. This was made possible with permission from Promethean. Alan November makes us think about how we can teach 21st Century skil...
Added on 4/30/2008 by Jeff Haugen
Duration: 1.15 hours
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| Images
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| Phoenix Mars Mission Lander
This image of the Phoenix Mars Mission Lander is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Be sure to click on the UA Phoenix Mars Mission album to view a larger coll...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
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| Mars Odyssey
This image is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Be sure to click on the UA Phoenix Mars Mission album to view a larger collection of resources:
http://www.k1...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
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| Sand Dunes
Death Valley sand dunes
Added on 5/19/2008 by Paul Burns
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| BWET Field Trip -- Super Pod
Over 1,000 dolphins herding fish -- gulls and pelicans know where to find easy fishing!
Added on 3/13/2008 by Catharine Reznicek
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| BWET Field Trip -- Dolphin
Along the way to the island we ran into a super pod of dolphins ~ 1500 all together.
Added on 3/13/2008 by Catharine Reznicek
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| BWET Field Trip
Excursion to Frenchy's Cove on Middle Anacapa Island -- Channel Islands National Park
Added on 3/11/2008 by Catharine Reznicek
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| Documents
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| Phoenix Mars Mission NASA Facts
This handout is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Launched in August 2007, the Phoenix Mars Mission is the first in NASA's Scout Program. Phoenix is designed ...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
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| Phoenix Mars Mission: Water and Life Fact Sheet
This Water and Life Fact Sheet is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Launched in August 2007, the Phoenix Mars Mission is the first in NASA's Scout Program. Ph...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
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| Phoenix Mars Mission: Overview Fact Sheet
This Mission Overview Fact Sheet is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a mission to Mars.
Launched in August 2007, the Phoenix Mars Mission is the first in NASA's Scout Program. ...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
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| Visit Mars on the Web
Thanks to the Internet you can view and download images from all of the Mars missions, as well as information and images of other planets, our Sun, and other Solar System bodies!
This handout is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
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| Mars Exploration Debate Student Role Card
Your class will debate whether future Mars exploration should be continued with robotic missions or human missions. Your group should defend the opinions described on this card.
● Work with your group to prepare a speech defending your position.
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Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
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| Mars Exploration Debate Teacher Guide
Students debate whether future Mars exploration should be continued with robotic missions and/or human missions.
This learning module is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a missi...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
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| Phoenix Mars Mission: Dirty Ice Snow Cones Learning Module
This is a fun activity regarding water ice on Mars to use for a science booth, summer camp, or family science night.
This learning module is brought to you by Phoenix Mars Mission and the University of Arizona, which is the first university to lead a m...
Added on 6/19/2008 by UA Phoenix Mars Mission
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| Thacher
Thacher flyer
Added on 5/9/2008 by Jeff Smith
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