outreach ideas
North Korea’s rocket capabilities
by Tony on Apr.14, 2013, under outreach ideas
This infographic was supplied by Space.com shortly after that last launch of a North Korean missile, but its worth looking back at tod.ay to better understand that country’s capabilities or lack of.
Space.com also took a brief look at the origins of the North Korea launch program. Soviet in nature through Egypt and Iran. Read more here.
Source: SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration
math from the news, calculations from the meteor over Chelyabinsk, Russia
by Tony on Mar.01, 2013, under education, math, nasa, outreach ideas
Scientists think that the meteor that lit up skies over Russia originated in the asteroid belt
On Feb. 15, 2013, a small asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere over Chelyabinsk, Russia. Estimates put the asteroid at ~17 meters in diameter with a mass of ~11,000 metric tons and traveling ~18 km/sec. This NASA created math activity can be used in classrooms to use a real world headline making event in their math lessons.
Physics of Santa
by Tony on Dec.25, 2012, under outreach ideas
Credit: http://visual.ly/users/voltiercreative
math / physics games that teach graphing in a practical way
by Tony on Aug.29, 2012, under math, outreach ideas
Super Ultimate Graphing Challenge
Here’s a nifty math and physics games that teaches graphing in a practical way. Be sure to point out to your students that gravity is not a factor here.
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NASA Image of the Day
Pavlof Volcano From Station
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) photographed this striking view of Pavlof Volcano on May 18, 2013. The oblique perspective from the ISS reveals the three dimensional structure of the ash plume, which is often obscured by the top-down view of most remote sensing satellites. Situated in the Aleutian Arc about 625 miles (1,000 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage, Pavlof began erupting on May 13, 2013. The volcano jetted lava into the air and spewed an ash cloud 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) high. When photograph ISS036-E-2105 (top) was taken, the space station was about 475 miles south-southeast of the volcano (49.1° North latitude, 157.4° West longitude). The volcanic plume extended southeastward over the North Pacific Ocean. › Additional information/larger images. Image Credit: NASA
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