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N E W S L E T T E R # 7 N O V E M B E R 7, 1 9 9 5
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Passport to Knowledge is sponsoring two electronic field trips for the 1995-96 school year. We are in the last and critically important phase of the Live from the Stratosphere--reflection, analysis and integration. We are also looking forward to using what we are learning from this process to prepare for Live from the Hubble Telescope in the Spring. This newsletter is organized around resources from:
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which together create a field trip to the frontiers of science. In this
newsletter, there will be two parts to each section. The <
"Live from the the Hubble Space Telescope."
The [[second]] part focuses on the on going activities in the final phase of
"Live from the Stratosphere."
<<<<<< The Future begins... "Live from the Hubble Telescope" >>>>>>>>>
To find our more about the next science adventure, visit our
WORLD WIDE WEB site at:
http://passporttoknowledge.com/hst
To receive regular information, updates and newsletter about the upcoming
live from the Hubble Telescope project through electronic mail,
send a message to:
To take part in "THE GREAT PLANET DEBATE," you will need to join the
discuss-hst discussion list. To do this send a message to:
You can also visit the SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE, in Baltimore --
virtually, of course. Its computers have thousands of spectacular images
take by the Hubble telescope and information about the each of the planets
we are considering as well as stars galaxies, black holes, quasars...
the entire universe.
THEIR WORLD WIDE WEB ADDRESS IS:
YOU CAN GOPHER BY USING:
OR TRANSFER FILES BY FTP, USING:
We hope you will join us as we continue to explore new regions of our universe!
[[[[[[[[ The Present...."Live from the Stratosphere" ]]]]]]]]]]
<<<<< The Future begins... "Live from the Hubble Telescope" >>>>>
Teachers can help student to think about the future as they reflect on what
has been accomplished.
You and your students can be part of the discussion that determines which of
four planets will be the focus of the Hubble Telescope. Science involves
using information to make decisions and we want you and your students to be
part of the decision-making process.
As in most decisions, there are advocates for different possible outcomes.
There are four possible planets that could be viewed given the time and
place constraints of the Hubble telescope. There are:
On the televised program, The Planet Debate, you will find out who will be
"PLANET ADVOCATES" and "PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS," to work with your
students online to develop research plans to view a particular planet.
Heidi Hammel, from MIT, who will be our Planet Advocate for Neptune shares
her thoughts on student involvement in the decisions:
You students will be co-investigators developing plans to influence the
decision. Then together as a team we will evaluate the different plans and
come to consensus about which planet to view and more importantly why.
This is an important part of doing real science. PLEASE JOIN US!
[[[[[[[ AND THE PRESENT...."LIVE FROM THE STRATOSPHERE" ]]]]]]]]]]
NOW IS THE TIME TO HELP YOUR STUDENT REFLECT ON WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED
The Teacher's Guide has a number of suggestions and teachers discuss-lfs
have been sharing many ideas for how to help students organize what they
have learned. From research on past projects, the teachers that were most
enthusiastic about student gains almost all involved their students in
teaching others. In some cases, it was the parents, in other cases it was
another grade of students who had not been a part of the adventure.
the Information Infrastructure and Technology Applications program of
NASA's Office of High Performance Computing and Communications, the NASA
Astrophysics Division, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Education, and
PBS K-12 Learning Services. It is also supported, in part, by the National
Science Foundation.
Live From the Stratosphere is a Passport to Knowledge project. The
video programs are a co-production of GEOFF HAINES-STILES PRODUCTIONS
and MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION. "Night Flight to the Stars" is
co-presented by WNET/New York.
We are asking you and your students to complete the evaluation
forms for this project. We will need *everyone* to help with evlaution.
Even if you did not use the program with students, we want to know how
you participated and your evalution of the resources.
PLEASE, when you have finished your work on Live from the Stratosphere,
complete the evaluation forms for teacher and students and send them to:
If you cannot find your evaluation forms, don't worry. We will send them
online later this week. We would like to have everyone fill them out. If
there are questions that are not appropriate to your situation,
just leave them blank or explain your situation.
We need to know who has followed this project and what impact it has had
on learning. We are interested in learners of all ages. So please, when
you see the evaluation form, next week, complete it and return it plus
any other comments or suggestions you might have to help us evaluate this
project to:
evaluate-lfs@quest.arc.nasa.gov
PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE IS FUNDED, IN PART, BY
the Information Infrastructure and Technology Applications program of
NASA's Office of High Performance Computing and Communications, the NASA
Astrophysics Division, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Education, and
PBS K-12 Learning Services. It is also supported, in part, by the National
Science Foundation.
Live From the Stratosphere is a Passport to Knowledge project. The
video programs are a co-production of GEOFF HAINES-STILES PRODUCTIONS
and MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION. "Night Flight to the Stars" is
co-presented by WNET/New York.
COME FLY WITH US, COME FLY, COME FLY THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY, INTO THE
STRATOSPHERE... INTO SPACE, AND INTO THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION!
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<<<< The future begins now... >>>>>
We invite you to help design the next adventure:
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A 1/2 hour introductory video for
L I V E F R O M T H E H U B B L E T E L E S C O P E
Program 1: "The Great Planet Debate"
Thursday, November 9th 10:30-11:00am
Eastern on PBS satellite:
Testar 401, Transponder 8
The program will describe the unique opportunity facing teachers
and students over the next two months: to decide how to allocate three
orbits of the Hubble committed by SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE
INSTITUTE (STScI) to Passport to Knowledge (see pages 59 & 60 of the
Live from the Stratosphere Teacher's Guide for more information.)
By December 15th, 1995, The Passport to Knowledge team-- including each of
you-- must reach consensus about which planet to observe and give this
information to the STScI staff. Following the program there will be online
discussions, plans, proposals and decisions as we all work together to
reach
consensus on:
WHICH PLANET THE HUBBLE SHOULD OBSERVE...
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After the decision is made in December, the STScI staff will work
throughout January and February to design the experiment. Two live
"electronic field trips" will then climax the year, welcoming students
into some of the most cutting-edge science of the 20th century.
As with all Passport to Knowledge projects, the live, interactive video will
be supported by extensive online materials, and print resources suggesting
hands-on discovery activities. Extended educational rights of one year
after original broadcast apply.
[[[[[[[[[ The Present.... ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
VIDEOTAPES now available from NASA for all of the Live from the Stratosphere
programs:
NASA CORE, Lorain County JVS
15181 Route 58 South, Oberlin, OH 44074
Phone: 216-774-1051, ext 293 or 294; Fax: 216-774-2144
Programs will be rebroadcast on NASA Television.
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IN THE MESSAGE BODY WRITE:
subscribe updates-hst
IN THE MESSAGE BODY WRITE:
subscribe discuss-hst
http://www.stsci.edu
www.stsci.edu
ftp.stsci.edu
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Online Collaborative Projects |
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We are still looking for students to send us their Star Census Data reports.
Look online for the progress in this collaborative activity. Many of you
responded to the first level of this project and we are hoping that you will
continue to have your students involved in this collaborative adventure.
There is more information on the web page for those that still want to join
in for this activity.
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ASKING SCIENCE QUESTIONS /
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Passport to Knowledge makes it possible for inquiring minds get the answers
to the questions that they have. Here is one of the many questions that
have been sent to "Live from the Stratosphere" and the response that was
received.
*?* STUDENT QUESTIONS WILL CONTINUED TO BE ANSWERED UNTIL NOVEMBER 17TH *?*
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We hope the student gallery of learning will inspire your student to share
what they have learned with others. Please send materials to share in the
student gallery, to Marc Siegel:
email: marc@quest.arc.nasa.gov
Postal mail (on disk if possible) to:
Marc Siegel
NASA Ames Research Center
Mailstop T-28H, Moffett Field, CA 94035
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PLEASE COPY THIS DISK SERVICE is a service to help those
with minimal access to the Internet. Online materials are
copied to disks that can be received through postal mail:
B & R Samizdat Express
P.O. Box 161
West Roxbury, MA 02132
http://www.tiac.net/users/samizdat
seltzer@samizdat.com
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JUPITER
NEPTUNE
PLUTO
URANUS
I think a project like this is a great way for
students to see how scientists make decisions...
how scientists really work on a day-to-day basis...
When the students are looking at the various options
they have, whether it's Neptune, Pluto, Jupiter or
Uranus, they are going to be asking 'What is the
most interesting thing I can do?' And that is what
science is all about, that's what scientists do all
the time. They think, I want to study this, what's
the best way to do that, what's the right way to do the
observation, how can I best use my observing time to
answer a question. That's what science is all about,
and that's what this project is going to allow
students to do.
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& One of the best ways to learn something &
& is to agree to teach it someone else &
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