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Page 191 Would you like to go on an expedition to the sea floor? New species of plants and animals are found on almost every trip. | ||
| Dive and Discover | ||
| Join an expedition off the Pacific Northwest coast. Many more expeditions await you from this web site. ( http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/expedition8/index.html ) | ||
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| Extreme Life in the Deep | ||
| See inside a tubeworm and observe an array of creatures so strange-looking that they seem a work of the imagination. ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/life/ ) | ||
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| Animal Gallery of the Deep | ||
| Click through three pages of animals that make the sea floor their home. Look at colourful still pictures or watch video clips. ( http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/nemo/explorer/bio_gallery/biogallery1.html ) | ||
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| Dive! | ||
| Board an ROV (remotely operated vehicle) and descend to the ocean floor. (This site is not designed for modem users.) ( http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/nemo/dive/diveformats.html ) | ||
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| A MARVE(ellous) Adventure | ||
| Join MARVE (the Marine Virtual Explorer) for a simulated dive. Your computer requires Shockwave and QuickTime software for these explorations. ( http://pangea.stanford.edu/projects/marve/ ) | ||
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Page 193 Watch an astronaut drink tea with chopsticks. Discover how honey and peanut butter behave in space. | ||
| Microgravity Meals | ||
| Gravity affects more than you might think. At this NASA web sitesyou can observe how lower gravity conditions affect simple tasks like drinking and cleaning up. ( http://science.nasa.gov/ppod/y2003/07apr_hightea.htm ) | ||
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| Mystery in a Cup of Tea | ||
| Honey and water at this NASA web site demonstrate the effects of gravity. ( http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/09apr_tea.htm ) | ||
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Aboriginal peoples throughout the world have many legends about the solar system. Find out more about traditional observations and interpretations. | ||
| Time, Sun and the Stars | ||
| Aboriginal stories intermingle with science in this view of the sky. A careful reading of this web page will give you a clearer understanding of the Earth’s relationship to the Sun and the stars. ( http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starkno3.html ) | ||
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| Cosmic Quest | ||
| Discover astronomy through the eyes of Aboriginal cultures from North America and Australia. ( http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Cosmos/index_en.html ) | ||
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| Ancient Astronomy | ||
| Explore this introduction to ancient views, Aboriginal and Western, of the sky. ( http://www.spacetoday.org/SolSys/Earth/AncientAstronomy.html ) | ||
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Page 209 What is the connection between firecrackers and modern spacecraft? You can find out by researching the history of rocketry. | ||
| Rocketing through Rocket History | ||
| Span history, geography, and cultures as you trace the development of technologies that have taken us to the Moon and beyond. ( http://www.spaceline.org/history/1.html ) | ||
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| Rocket History | ||
| Find out about rockets from the people who know them best: NASA. ( http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sgoddard.htm ) | ||
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Page 219 What would you tell another world about life on Earth? Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 carry messages in case they someday reach a distant civilization. Each spacecraft has a copper disc with scenes, greetings, music, and sounds from Earth. Find out what is included on the disc. | ||
| Voyager’s Interstellar Mission | ||
| Read about the Voyager mission and access the sights and sounds Earth is sharing with the universe. ( http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/goldenrec.html ) | ||
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