TSGC Fall 2006 - Spring 2007

Mission Mathematics and Related Space Science Activities for Preservice Elementary Grades Students

Tennessee Space Grant Consortium Workshop, Fall 2006 - Spring 2007

Bookmarks

Mission Mathematics II Grades P-2 and 3-5 | Challenger.org and Other Activities | Web Sites of Interest |

Workshop 6 Mathematics, Science, and Children's Literature

Address for this page: http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/tsgc0607.html

Mission Mathematics II Grades P-2 and 3-5

USGS Water Resources of the United States - http://water.usgs.gov/
NASA - Human Space Flight - http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html
NASA - Human Space Flight Gallery - http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/gallery/
Exploratorium - Paper Airplanes - http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/paper/airplanes.html
Alex's Paper Airplanes - http://www.paperairplanes.co.uk/

Challenger.org and Other Activities

Challenger Center Lessons - http://www.challenger.org/teachers/lessons/index.cfm
Challenger Center for Space Science Education - http://www.challenger.org/
HubbleSite - http://hubblesite.org/
HubbleSite - Behind the Pictures - http://hubblesite.org/gallery/behind_the_pictures/
Chandra Coloring and Activity Book - http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/coloring_booklet.html
Java Applet - Color It! - http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/games/coloring_book/index.html
Chandra X-ray Observatory - http://chandra.harvard.edu/index.html
Educational Materials - http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/
De-Coding Starlight: From Pixels to Images - http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/formal/imaging/index.html

Earth Watch (lesson) - http://lesson.taskstream.com/lessonbuilder/v.asp?LID=ppchzvcwcbfkzbzk

Earth Observatory - http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/

For Kids Only - NASA Earth Science Enterprise - http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/

NASA - Terra - The EOS Flagship - http://terra.nasa.gov/

NASA/GSFC - The Earth Observing System - http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/

NASA/GSFC - MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) - http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/

NASA/GSFC - OceanColor Web (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor) - http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/

NASA/JPL - Shuttle Radar Topography Mission - http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/

NASA - Visible Earth - http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
NASA/GSFC - Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Web Sites of Interest

Tennessee Space Grant Consortium - http://tsgc.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - http://calspace.ucsd.edu/spacegrant/
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students - http://www.nsta.org/ostbc
NCES Kids Zone - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/
NCES - Create A Graph - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Online Graph Paper - http://www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/
UTC Challenger Center - http://www.utc.edu/Outreach/ChallengerCenter/
UTC Clarence T. Jones Observatory - http://www.utc.edu/Academic/JonesObservatory/
NUMB3RS - We All Use Math Every Day - http://www.weallusematheveryday.com/tools/waumed/home.htm

Summer 2006 Bookmarks for Grades 6-8

NASA Education and Projects

NASA - http://www.nasa.gov/ or [skip intro] - http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html?skipIntro=1
NASA Education Program - http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Students, grades 5-8 - http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/index.html
Students, grades 9-12 - http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/index.html
Educators, grades 5-8 - http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/5-8/features/index.html
Educators, grades 9-12 - http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/9-12/features/index.html
NASA Human Space Flight (JSC) - http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html
NASA Space Mathematics (JSC) - http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/math.html
Mars Exploration (JPL) - http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/
StarChild (GSFC) - http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Imagine the Universe (GSFC) - http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/homepage.html
Voyager Project (JPL) - http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/
Hubble Project - http://hubble.nasa.gov/index.php
Fundamental Physics of Space (JPL) - http://funphysics.jpl.nasa.gov/adventures/gallery.html
Space Place (for kids) (JPL) - http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
Earth Observatory - http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
NASA Educational Materials by Type - http://www1.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/
JPL Multimedia - http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/
NASA Image of the Day Gallery - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html
NASA Multimedia Downloads - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/downloads/index.html
NASA Human Space Flight Realtime Data - http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.html
Earth Sciences and Image Analysis (JSC) - http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/
Earth from Space (JCS) (with image collection links) - http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs/
NASA Image Exchange - http://nix.nasa.gov/
Cool Sites for Kids (Wallops Flight Facility) - http://www.wff.nasa.gov/pages/coolsites.html
Solar System Simulator (JPL) - http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
TOPEX/Poseidon (JPL) - http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/
Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan (JPL) - http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm
Eclipse Home Page (GSFC) - http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
ISS EarthKAM - http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/
Planetary Photo Journal (JPL) - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html

NASA Centers

NASA Headquarters - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/hq/home/index.html
NASA Field Centers - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/hq/organization/index.html
Ames Research Center - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html
Langley Research Center - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/home/index.html
Johnson Space Center - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/index.html
Marshall Space Flight Center - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/home/index.html
Goddard Space Flight Center - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html
Stennis Space Center - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/home/index.html
Kennedy Space Center - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/home/index.html
Jet Propulsion Laboratory - http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
Glenn Research Center - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/home/index.html
Dryden Flight Research Center - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/home/index.html

GEMS

GEMS Earth and Space Science - https://www2.carolina.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=10151&categoryId=1617&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=1368|1369&pageNum=1&catLevel=2&bottom=Y&top=N
Carolina Biological Supply Company - http://www.carolina.com
Activities and Lesson Plans - http://www.carolina.com/how_do_I/classroom_activities.asp
SETI Institute Online - http://www.seti.org/
Arecibo Observatory - http://www.naic.edu/
Hands-On Universe - http://www.handsonuniverse.org/
Mars Millennium Project - http://www.mars2030.net/
Welcome to the Planets (JPL) - http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Lunary and Planetary Science fact sheets - http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/
Lawrence Hall of Science, Astronomy URLs - http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/sii/URLs/URLs-Astronomy.html
Space Telescope Science Institute Outreach - http://www.stsci.edu/outreach/
Astronomy Society of the Pacific - http://astrosociety.org/
PlanetScapes - http://planetscapes.com/
Solar System Model - http://www.bradley.edu/las/phy/solar_system.html
NASA Quest - http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
Smithsonian Institution - http://www.si.edu/
Build a Solar System - http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/
Astronomy Cafe - http://www.astronomycafe.net/

Mission Mathematics

NCTM catalog entry - http://my.nctm.org/eBusiness/ProductCatalog/productsview.aspx?id=108,
NASA Quest - http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
Space Telescope Science Institute - http://www.stsci.edu/
Amazing Space - http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Heritage Hubble Project - http://heritage.stsci.edu/
Airport Taxi Diagrams - http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/taxi/
National Geographic Online - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Challenger.org

Challenger Center Lessons - http://www.challenger.org/teachers/lessons/index.cfm
Challenger Center for Space Science Education - http://www.challenger.org/
Mapping Channels and Craters on Mars - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmars/channels.html
Mississippi River Delta - http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?dsname=Wikipedia&dekey=Mississippi+River+Delta
UTC Challenger Center - http://www.utc.edu/Outreach/ChallengerCenter/

Chandra

Chandra X-ray Observatory - http://chandra.harvard.edu/index.html
Educational Materials - http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/
De-Coding Starlight: From Pixels to Images - http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/formal/imaging/index.html

Plotting Constellations and WebQuests

Plotting Constellations and WebQuest (TSGC 2005) - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/tsgc2005.html

Java Applets

Powers of Ten (CERN) - http://microcosm.web.cern.ch/microcosm/p10/english/welcome.html
Powers of 10 (FSU) - http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
Java Applets and Curriculum Standards (mosly mathematics) - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/actm04.html
Java Applets for Science - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/javasciencelinks.htm

Standards

Benchmarks for Science Literacy - http://www.project2061.org/tools/benchol/bolintro.htm
National Science Education Standards - http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics - http://standards.nctm.org/
Tennessee Curriculum Standards - http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/standards/index.html

Other Links

Tennessee Space Grant Consortium - http://tsgc.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - http://calspace.ucsd.edu/spacegrant/
UTC Clarence T. Jones Observatory - http://www.utc.edu/Academic/JonesObservatory/
Sudekum Planetarium (Adventure Science Center, Nashville) - http://www.sudekumplanetarium.com/
AstroCapella: Astronomy by Music! - http://www.astrocappella.com/
Space.com - http://www.space.com/
Mount Wilson Observatory - http://www.mtwilson.edu/
Palomar Observatory - http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarpublic/index.html
Nine Planets - http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
NOAA - http://www.noaa.gov/
Science on the Web: Web Activities Using Scientific Data (B. Poppe, D. McAllister, and L. Richardson) - http://sec.noaa.gov/Activities/index.html
Franklin Institute Space Science Hotlist (several links) - http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/space.html
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students - http://www.nsta.org/ostbc
Online Graph Paper - http://www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/

Workshop 6 Mathematics, Science, and Children's Literature

The Set Game Company Homepage - http://www.setgame.com/
Another version of Set - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/sethandout.xls
Stuart J. Murphy - MathStart Books - http://www.stuartjmurphy.com/ - Mall Mania, The Sundae Scoop, Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop.
Charlesbridge - http://www.charlesbridge.com/ - Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi; See Math and Counting link to find the Sir Cumference Math Adventures series and other books; See Math and Counting link to find Math Concepts, including the book, Equal Schmequal.
Ann Whitehead Nagda - http://www.annnagda.com/ - Tiger Math.
Greg Tang Home Page - http://www.gregtang.com/ - Math for All Seasons.
David M. Schwartz - http://www.davidschwartz.com/ - If You Hopped Like a Frog.
Lifting a Lion (TI) - http://education.ti.com/educationportal/activityexchange/Activity.do?aId=5169
The Math Learning Center/Bridges in Mathematics K-5 - http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/
Star - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/camta04origami.html - Conference handouts at bottom.
Mathematics and Literature Booklist - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/alpha_ie_s01_spr_to_HH.xls
Conference Presentations for Mathematics and Children's Literature - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/tetc2005pres.htm
Ellison - Square Root Fun - http://www.ellison.com/creativeideas/?p=detail&idea=8965&cat=1&subcat=5
Burger King - http://www.burgerking.com
Joy of Baking/Cookie Recipes - http://www.joyofbaking.com/cookies.html
The Children's Place - Clothing for Kids - http://www.childrensplace.com/
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students - http://www.nsta.org/ostbc
Online Graph Paper - http://www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/
Tennessee Space Grant Consortium - http://tsgc.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/
NCES Kids Zone - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/
NCES - Create A Graph - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Origo - Fantastic Folding Feats - http://www.origomath.com/media/pdf/pd/fantastic_foldin_feats_US_06.pdf
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics - http://standards.nctm.org/
Tennessee Curriculum Standards - http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/standards/index.html
NCTM Illuminations - http://illuminations.nctm.org/
Project Interactivate - http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
International Standard Paper Sizes (A0-A10 metric paper) - http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html
What is Metric Paper? - http://www.cyffredin.co.uk/Magic%20A%20PaPER/What%20is%20Metric%20Paper.htm
Corrected Interger War handout - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/Integer%20War.doc
Corrected Attribute Eggs handout - http://oneweb.utc.edu/~deborah-mcallister/EasterEggs.doc

Created 05/26/2006, last modified 04/22/2007.
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