NASA's STS-135 mission of the Space Shuttle lifted off its pad in Florida successfully, today, July 8, 2011. More than a million people were there to witness the liftoff. Here is a video I made of the launch and commentary.
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STS 135 Eve of Last Launch of the Space Shuttle
Four astronauts will board the Space Shuttle tomorrow morning for the last ride on America's Space Shuttle program. More than one million people will view the launch of STS-135 at the NASA Kennedy Center, and millions more on the Web and TV. You follow the mission...
Science-As-Inquiry, 2nd Edition, Published
Science-as-Inquiry, 2nd Edition has been published by Good Year Books. It is available for purchase here. The text that follows the image of the book is part of the Introduction of the book. Science As Inquiry, 2nd Edition weaves together ideas about science...
Science 2.0 Resources
There were some interesting resources identified in this Summer's edition of The Science Teacher. In a column entitled Science 2.0, the authors bring our attention to The Synapse, a network connecting hundreds of biology teachers worldwide. Developed by Sean Nash just...
Science 2.0 Resources
There were some interesting resources identified in this Summer's edition of The Science Teacher. In a column entitled Science 2.0, the authors bring our attention to The Synapse, a network connecting hundreds of biology teachers worldwide. Developed by Sean Nash just...
Summer Science Film Festival
The Learning Network of the New York Times sponsored a series of films in their Film Festival that focused on "classroom worthy" documentaries. One of the days was devoted to science, and the feature film, Footprints (synopsis shown below) is available to you free...
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