Atmospheric Sciences resources will be tailored to display and explore the unique meteorology of the Pacific Northwest and the Puget Sound region with live data. Science, engineering, and exploration themes from the Mars Pathfinder Mission are being integrated in descriptive modules and LIVE data from the Mission will be presented. The University of Bradford has been working for a number of years on the development of low cost robotic and remote telescopes. Robotic telescopes are also useful in education where students can send observations to the telescope from their classroom and pick up the results the next day. The Hands-On Universe is an education program sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy that helps high school students perform genuine astronomical research in their classrooms.
Teacher training is required prior to access to curriculum material.
After receiving thousands of letters from children who were excited by his discovery, Dr. Ballard and a team of associates dedicated themselves to developing ways that would enable teachers and students all over the world to take part in global explorations using advanced interactive telecommunications. They do this by approaching the learning of science more like the doing of science, and by employing a broad range of communication and collaboration technologies. Africa Quest Take a virtual expedition to the Rift Valley in Africa. The live expedition runs from October 5 to November 13, 1998. Other expeditions offered at other times during the year include Galapagos Quest, Asia Quest, and Maya Quest.