From: Jan Wee <jwee@mail.arc.nasa.gov>
Subject: NASA-TV Re-Broadcast of "Countdown" scheduled!
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 16:34:40 -0600
Dear discuss-lfm members, =20 Finally, the news that many of you are awaiting... NASA-TV will re-broadcast the Live From Mars debut program "Countdown" on December 17,23, and 31st per the December 13th-31st=20 schedule below. =20 Satellite Coordinates and schedule for NASA-TV --- DECEMBER EDUCATION FILE SCHEDULE - NASA TV NASA TV: Spacenet-2, C-Band, T5, Ch. 9, 69=B0 W, 3880 MHz, horizontal polarization, audio 6.8 MHz. 2-3 pm 5-6 pm 8-9 pm 11 pm-12 am 2-3 am All times Eastern NASA TV may pre-empt scheduled programming for live agency events. Jan Wee=20 >>>>>NASA-TV SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER 13-31, 1996 ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 13 Fri Project Mathematics! Polynomials Level: Grades 9-12 (25:00) Shows examples of polynomial curves that appear in real life. Uses animation to build a systematic description of polynomials by degree, including linear, quadratic and cubic curves. Space Flight: The Application of Orbital Mechanics Level: Grades 9-12 (35:00) Details planetary motion or orbital mechanics. Explains Kepler's and Newton's Laws plus terminology including perigee, apogee, eccentricity, orbital inclination, launch window, etc. ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 16 Mon Liftoff to Learning: Toys in Space II Level: Grades K-12 (37:00) Astronauts invite students to experiment with simple toys in their classroom and hypothesize how the toys will operate on orbit. Scenes of toys operating in space serve as data for students to test their hypotheses. Project Mathematics! The Story of Pi Level: Grades 9-12 (22:00) Provides a historical perspective showing how the number pi appears in formulas for round objects and in contexts that seem to have no relation to geometry. ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 17 Tue Live From Mars Program I "Countdown" (rebroadcast of live performance) Level: Grades 5-12 (57:30) "Countdown" introduces a new series of "Passport to Knowledge" electronic field trips. Live From Mars Program I takes students behind closed doors at Cape Canaveral to see NASA's Pathfinder spacecraft close-up, just days before its successful early December launch, and invites students and teachers to follow Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor online via the Internet and with hands-on discovery activities throughout the next two school years. ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 18 Wed Liftoff to Learning: Tethered Satellite - Forces and Motions Level: Grades 9-12 (21:12) Demonstrates the principle behind a unique scientific satellite that the Space Shuttle deployed into space attached only by a thin line. Crew members on this joint mission between the United States and Italy describe the many physical principles involved, such as angular momentum, center of mass, and more. Global Quest Level: Grades K-12 (11:45) Describes use of the Internet in the classroom. Show how the information superhighway connects information, people and places. Includes examples and interviews with scientists, teachers and students. Global Quest II: Teaching With the Internet Level: Educators (22:14) ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 19 Thur A Lightning Field Trip Level: Grades 5-8 (30:00) Explains the principles behind what lightning is and how it is generated. Investigates the effects of lightning on Earth and in the atmosphere. Liftoff to Learning: Space Basics Level: Grades 5-8 (20:55) Answers basic questions about space flight including: how spacecraft travel into space and remain in orbit; why astronauts float in space; and how spacecraft return to Earth. Viewers learn how English scientist Isaac Newton formulated the basic science behind Earth orbit more than 300 years ago. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: The Best is Yet to Come Level: Grades 5-12 (8:00) Encapsulates the come-from-behind human endeavor of restoring the Hubble Space Telescope to its original scientific potential. Interweaves visually striking moments and stories told by the engineers and astronauts. ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 20 Fri The Serendipity Machines Level: Grades 9-12 (30:00) Highlights innovative NASA spinoffs including: a more modern braking system for San Francisco cable cars; development of a new firefighting suit; and a portable medical treatment system. Project Mathematics! Sines & Cosines, Part II Level: Grades 9-12 (28:30) Focuses on the law of cosines and the law of sines. Applications are described in astronomy, navigation, and surveying by triangulation. Outlines history of surveying instruments, from the ancient dioptra to satellites. ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 23 Mon Live From Mars Program I "Countdown" (rebroadcast of live performance) Level: Grades 5-12 (57:30) "Countdown" introduces a new series of "Passport to Knowledge" electronic field trips. Live From Mars Program I takes students behind closed doors at Cape Canaveral to see NASA's Pathfinder spacecraft close-up, just days before its successful early December launch, and invites students and teachers to follow Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor online via the Internet and with hands-on discovery activities throughout the next two school years. ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 24 Tue Project Mathematics! Sines & Cosines, Part III Level: Grades 9-12 (28:30) Relates an angle's sine and cosine with chord length on a circle. Derives formulas for finding the sine and cosine of a sum of two angles. Applications include wave addition. Introduction to Astronomy Village Level: Grades 9-12 (15:30) Lessons in using the CD-ROM based multimedia program Astronomy Village: Investigating the Universe, which provides teachers and students with ten complete investigations in astronomy intended to complement and extend the science curriculum in 9th and 10th grade classes. Liftoff to Learning: The Atmosphere Below Level: Grades 5-12 (16:00) Shuttle astronauts investigate Earth's atmosphere from space. Experiments focus on infrared detection of atmospheric remnants from volcanic eruptions, ozone concentration levels, and global warming. ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 25 Wed Holiday - no broadcast ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 26 Thur Space Flight: The Application of Orbital Mechanics Level: Grades 9-12 (35:00) Details planetary motion or orbital mechanics. Explains Kepler's and Newton's Laws plus terminology including perigee, apogee, eccentricity, orbital inclination, launch window, etc. Global Quest II: Teaching With the Internet Level: Educators (22:14) ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 27 Fri Frogs in Space Level: Grades 5-12 (11:30) Describes the frog embryology experiment flown onboard the Space Shuttle for the purpose of studying the adaptive development of living organisms to the microgravity environment. Project Mathematics! Polynomials Level: Grades 9-12 (25:00) Shows examples of polynomial curves that appear in real life. Uses animation to build a systematic description of polynomials by degree, including linear, quadratic and cubic curves. Liftoff to Learning: Microgravity Level: Grades 5-12 (23:24) Astronaut Jan Davis narrates this exploration of the effects of microgravity, explaining the reasons for traveling into space to achieve it, and how scientific research conducted in microgravity benefits us. ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 30 Mon Liftoff to Learning: Go for EVA Level: Grades K-8 (14:00) Atlantis Astronauts demonstrate how spacesuits allow astronauts to operate scientific apparatus, assemble equipment, pilot the Manned Maneuvering Unit, take pictures, and service satellites and space hardware. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: The Best is Yet to Come Level: Grades 5-12 (8:00) Encapsulates the come-from-behind human endeavor of restoring the Hubble Space Telescope to its original scientific potential. Interweaves visually striking moments and stories told by the engineers and astronauts. Liftoff to Learning: Toys in Space II Level: Grades K-12 (37:00) Astronauts invite students to experiment with simple toys in their classroom and hypothesize how the toys will operate on orbit. Scenes of toys operating in space serve as data for students to test their hypotheses. ____________________________________________________________________________= ____ December 31 Tue Live From Mars Program I "Countdown" (rebroadcast of live performance) Level: Grades 5-12 (57:30) "Countdown" introduces a new series of "Passport to Knowledge" electronic field trips. Live From Mars Program I takes students behind closed doors at Cape Canaveral to see NASA's Pathfinder spacecraft close-up, just days before its successful early December launch, and invites students and teachers to follow Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor online via the Internet and with hands-on discovery activities throughout the next two school years.