JASON Project in New York State

Links
   • Infinite Potential (2009-10)
  • Resilient Planet (2008-09)

    • Monster Storms (2007-08)

   • Monster Storms (pilot for2006-07)
 •  Mysteries of Earth and Mars (2005-06)
 •  Disappearing Wetlands (2004-05)

Infinite Potential (2009-2010)

This year is all about Energy! Check out these sites:
Note: check the Resources page for Powerpoints and other handouts used during the training

• Energy Hog
• Energy Smart: NYSERDA's great resources
• Junior Energy
• Wind Energy: Activities from Kid Wind
  http://www.kidwind.org/lessons/teachers.html
• Swell Fuel - harnessing the power of the oceans swells!
• Great Lesson Plans for activities involving energy use and design from the American Society for Engineering Education: eGFI
• Also go to our "enviroed" pages for lots of resources on about
  Climate Change

We can learn al lot about energy by studying Roller Coasters.
Check out these links:

• Project Roller Coaster:
  Several activities to learn about roller coasters and speed, including a analyzing data from actual coasters, coaster simulator, and construction of a mini-coaster: Project Roller Coaster
• Making a Mini-Coaster with oaktag:
  See link from Zoom from PBS
• Science & Children article:
  http://www.coe.ufl.edu/Faculty/JonesG/articleCoasters.htm
• Foam Pipe Actitvity - alternate version from the one shown in the training: http://www.nef1.org/roller_coaster_activity.html
• Three Activities:  first  build a coaster to make the fear-o-meter rise, then use the Funderstanding Roller Coaster simulator to build a coaster that works, finally go back and build a coaster with friction level at the max: http://www.udel.edu/sine/students/coasters/
• Building a coaster using wire and a washer:
  http://web.stclair.k12.il.us/splashd/costrexp.htm
• Roller Coasters in the Classroom:  activity using vinyl tubing and bb's:
  http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci193.txt
• Amusement Park Physics. After designing the coaster, it has to pass a "safety inspection" which tells you why each part of your coaster will work or not work.
  http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/coaster/

Rube Goldberg activities:

• From NYC Department of Education, "The Great Rube Goldberg Energy Challenge"
• Another Rube Goldberg activity, for grades 6 - 8
  http://www.prek-12engineering.org/data/d32/RubeGoldberg.pdf
• Best Rube Goldberg Ever! This Youtube video is a great demo in energy transfer!
• Help Tom the Cat catch Jerry the Mouse in this interactive game to design a great mousetrap : Tom's Trap-o-matic

Hydrogen Gas Links:

• Hydrogen gas activity from pbs:
  http://www.pbs.org/saf/1403/teaching/teach4.pdf
• From "how stuff works", how fuel cells work and includes a great video about it (relates well to the labs in the curriculum):
  http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/alternative-
  fuels/fuel-cell.htm
• Great NOVA website that has a terrific and entertaining video about hydrogen fuel cell cars, also a clickable vehicle to see how the technology works, two experts arguing both sides of the issue, and more: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3210/01.html
• Link to Honda website for their hydrogen fuel cell vehicle which they sell in southern California: http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/
• Honda's interactive animation of how a fuel cell vehicle works
  http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/how-fcx-works.aspx
• U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Infrastructure Technologies Program and the NEED Project : "Infobook" activities

Lemon and Potato battery Links:

• Good pictures and description of lemon battery and a lemon battery series. Also has link to pics and instruction for film canister battery using vinegar and a link to a video w/animation explaining basic electricity and another video about building a lemon battery.
  http://hilaroad.com/camp/projects/lemon/lemon_battery.html
• Make a battery from a potato (explains why pot works):
  http://www.miniscience.com/projects/PotatoElectricity/
• 500 lb potato battery?
  http://latteier.com/potato/
• Potato power teacher's guide including pre activity:Potato power teacher's guide including pre activity:

Tsunami Information:

• The Great Wave: this lesson is from the  American Society for Engineering Education. Very similar in context to the "build a hurricane -proof house" from the Monster Storms curriculum

We are starting to collect resources and links - 
Got one to share?
Contact us!

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Resilient Planet

Mission 1: Invaders- A Constant Ecological Battle

• Cycling Carbon:  Carbon Goes Round and Round: http://earthlearningidea.pbwiki.com/Earth%20as%20a%20System
• Local Invasive Species: The Asian Shore Crab has truly invaded
  the beaches on the north shore of LI - here is a link that
  notes that: http://maine.gov/dmr/rm/asian_shore_crab.htm

• Troublesome Mussels:
  http://news.aol.com/article/troublesome-mussels-invade
  -utah-lake/254987

Mission 2: Survivors- Securing a Niche

• Reef Relief: is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to
  Preserve and Protect Living Coral Reef Ecosystems through local,
  regional and global efforts. http://www.reefrelief.org/
• Marine Sanctuaries: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/
  Flower Gardens: http://flowergarden.noaa.gov/
• More to Come!

Mission 3: Paradise Lost - A Fragile Environmental Recovery

Estuaries:

• Estuaries.gov: Great Site - everything you wanted to know
  about estuaries! - lesson plans, activities and more:
  www.estuaries.gov
  Estuaries 101 Curriculum

Oyster Farming:

• The NYC Oyster Farm Project
   http://keep.typepad.com/nyc_oyster_gardening_prog/

• Restoring NY's Oysters: great article with video clips
   http://scienceline.org/2008/09/10/env-olson-oysters/1/

• Field Guides http://keep.typepad.com/OGP_
  08/oysterorganismguide.pdf

• Field ID Chart http://keep.typepad.com/OGP_08/nycogpidchart.pdf

• Birth of a New Oyster Reef

Sediments and Soils:

• Soil Permeability
  http://earthlearningidea.pbwiki.com/Resources%20
  and%20Environment

• Why Does Soil Get Washed Away? http://earthlearningidea.pbwiki.com/Resources%20
  and%20Environment

• Watch the Video!
  http://earthlearningidea.pbwiki.com/Video%20
  demo%20-%20Soil%20erosion

• Sediments o the Move: http://earthlearningidea.pbwiki.com
  /Earth%20Energy

Mission 4: Paradise Found

Apex Predators: link to about owls and pellets:

• http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Barn_
  Owl_dtl.html #food
  This is a link to the page on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s site
  about Barn Owls (the kind of owl pellets we dissected).  Gives a lot of comprehensive information about the Barn Owl, and the site has similar information about other bird species.

• http://enature.com This site is from the National Wildlife Federation
  and has a lot of photos, audio and other resources on nearly all the major groups of North American wildlife, as well as some trees and other plants. 
  You can even download a free Field Guide to your area listing all of the
  species found around your school.

• http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/# This site has great “virtual pellet dissection”,
  along with photos and information on bird skulls, feathers, beaks and
  even bird poetry.

• www.owlpages.com General owl info site, includes links to other owl
  sites as well as pages on a wide variety of owl20topics and questions.

• www.barnowltrust.org.uk This British site that has excellent
  information on adaptations and biology of barn owls and illustrates
  how the species is found worldwide

• http://www.eagle-bluff.org/Owl%20Pellets.pdf This is a 15 page
  Activity Guide and page 14 is a dichotomous key for skull id!

• Where to Buy Owl Pellets:
    • http://www.obdk.com/index.html
    • http://www.carolina.com
    • http://www.pelletsinc.com
    • http://www.owlpellets.com
    • http://www.acornnaturalists.com
    • http://www.pelletlab.com
    • http://www.pellet.com
    • http://www.nature-watch.com

Mission 5: The Rescue - Protecting the Biosphere

• Marine Mammals: News for NOAA about ship strikes and whales http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080825_
  shipstrike.html
• Water - a disaster: this PowerPoint shows the impact of using
  individualized water bottles
• Where do Plastic Bags Go? This PPT will lead to great discussion
  and hopefully personal action! http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
  AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016
• Whales heard for the first time in waters around New York City The
  Bioacoustics Research Program, a unit within the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
  develops digital recording equipment, computer software and algorithms
  that are used by scientists around the world to study animal communication
  and to monitor the health of wildlife populations.  Last spring, the team
  launched a real-time listening network (www.listenforwhales.org) to
  reduce the collisions between whales and ships in Massachusetts Bay.
• Whale Songs: Listen to the whale song and identify the whale species.
  Whale Songs

General

• Bridge to the Pine Barrens: The Long Island Pine Barrens Society
   has created an interactive website  to help students learn about
  their local history, the environment in their backyards, and most
  importantly, the power of advocacy and activism. The site features
  mini-video lessons, original illustration, photos galleries, games
  and more: www.bridgetothebarrens.org
• FOSS Website: http://www.fossweb.com Sign up for the middle
  school science modules, and you can access a nice interactive about ecosystems around the world. Go to Populations and Ecosystems,
  then click on Ecoregions,  to find an interactive map.  Click on the
  name of each kind of ecosystem to highlights each ecosystem is. 
  That area of the map will show more information, including abiotic
  and biotic info and the ability to get PDF files with info about each
  ecosystem's info. 
• Long Island Sound Resources
  - CT Sea Grant publicatio:  http://www.seagrant.uconn.edu/lisinjar.pdf
  - Secrets of the Sound:
  http://www.seagrant.uconn.edu/lisinjar.pdf

• Meet the Greens: This is an Activity Guide for adults who work with
  9 to 12-year olds. It springs from a project called THE GREENS,
  which is a PBS Web site that encourages kids to explore sustainability
  and take action wherever they can.  The new Activity Guide pairs hands-on activities to deepen kids' understanding of topics like recycling and global warming with campaigns
  to reduce junk mail and get drivers to stop idling cars. Download or order
  a print copy of the free Guide at http://meetthegreens.pbskids.org/features/

• We Can Change - Be an Eco Hero: Try some of the Virtual Labs, too! http://www.wecanchange.com/resources/student-resources/
  meet-agents-change/

• International Census of Marine Life: There is an international project to
  catalog all life in the ocean.  In so doing, there have been hundreds of
  new species discovered.  Here's an article about it, along with some
  beautiful photos. http://www.coml.org/

• Marine Bio Kids
  http://marinebio.org/MarineBio/MindGames/index.asp

• More to come!

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Monster Storms - added links for 2007-08

• Beaufort Wind Scale Dial: download this dial from Miami Museum
  of Science
  for use during weather observations.
  http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/windscale.html
• Met Ed Meteorology Education and Training: This site provides free
  registration for online, interactive courses on weather-related topics. http://www.meted.ucar.edu/comm_k12.htm
• NOAA / National Weather Service activity: Head in the Clouds using
  the Cloud Spotter Wheel:
  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/synoptic/ll_clouds1.htm
• Mapzzles - tons of links for maps, puzzles, games and more..... http://www.mapzzles.com/links.htm

Monster Storms-  a pilot program for 2006-07

By Unit:
Exploration 1- Exploring Weather ( Air and Air Pressure)

• Its a Breeze:  http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/air_pressure/index.html

• How NASA studies Air:  http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/air.htm

• Understanding Weather: http://www.fi.edu/msp/weather/basics2.html

• Barometers
  - http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/airpressure.html
  - http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/barometer.html
  - What does it mean when a Barometer is Rising or Falling?
    http://science.howstuffworks.com/question13.htm

• Air Pressure: An overview of air pressure, with links to some good websites, some with interactive components. 
  http://www.centennialofflight.gov/2003FF/pressure/index.htm

Exploration 2 - Air and Water

• "Better Hair through Chemistry" - Hair Hygrometer - history, activity,
  hygrometer blueprint
  http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/hair_activity.html

• Clouds
  -  http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/
  -  Plymouth State University Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique:
     http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html/
  - Cloud charts and a "cloud wheel" that students can make (this was
    given out at the training, too, but there's even more info to see on this 
    site about clouds and other weather info and a  variation on cloud in
    a bottle called cloud in a jar. 
    http://www.wildwildweather.com/clouds.htm

Exploration 3 - Chasing Tornados

• Weather Eye: Thunderstorms: A Recipe is an interactive online lesson that
  teaches about thunderstorms and the many features of thunderstorms.
  It takes an entertaining and humorous approach to teaching students about
  thunderstorms by referring to them as a "dish" on a weather menu.  http://weathereye.kgan.com/expert/tstorms/teachers.html
  Other lesson plans and activities, too

• Tornadoes - The Fujita Scale
  http://www.fema.gov/kids/intense.htm#tornadoes

• JetStream: the National Weather Service Online School for Weather.  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/
  JetStream Matrix with all topics:
  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/matrix.htm

• Storm Chaser "Test"  
  http://movies.warnerbros.com/twister/cmp/swirl.html

• Waterspout Over the LI Sound: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8350990872512893637

Exploration 4 - Tracking Hurricanes:

• For the "Build a Better Building" Activity :  - Hurricane Season 2006: this is a
  great site to go along with this curriculum activity - shows an animation
  with the damage that occurs for each level of hurricane.
  http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_national/hurricanes/
  index_categories.html

• Hurricane Bingo: Online interactive hurricane bingo. http://seacoos.org/Community%20and%20Classroom/hurricane-
  classroom/bingo-online

• How Hurricanes Work - a three part explanation of hurricanes with many
  related links. http://www.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm

• The Hurricane of '38
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/hurricane38/

• How Katrina flooded New Orleans-  This timeline graphic shows how
  Katrina flooded the New Orleans area
  http://www.nola.com/katrina/graphics/flashflood.swf

• Hurricanes - The Saffir Simpson Scale
  http://www.fema.gov/kids/intense.htm#hurricanes

• NASA Links:
  Hurricane Resource Page: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html
  Science News for July 26, 2006 - Where do hurricanes come from?
  Researchers are flying across the Atlantic to catch the mighty storms in the act of being born. The data they collect could lead to better
  forecasting and a deeper understanding of hurricanes.  See the article: Birthplace of hurricanes
  Hurricane word search:
  http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/wordsearch.html
  NASA resources: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/multimedia/
  index.html
  Lightening and Hurricanes http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2006/
  hurricane
  _lightning.html
  Technology Used to Study:
  Satellites, aircraft and more

• NOAA's Hurricane Website
  http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/
  NOAA multimedia: videos and clips: http://www.climate.noaa.gov/index.jsp?pg=./education/hurricanes/
  multimedia.jsp
  http://www.climate.noaa.gov/index.jsp?pg=./education/hurricanes/
  multimedia.jsp
  Structure of Hurricane:: http://www.climate.noaa.gov/index.jsp?pg=./education/hurricanes/
  materials.jsp
  http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/prepare/structure.htm

• Online Tracking Map from the Sun-Sentinel, South Florida - similar to the
  hurricane digital lab, this site allows you to pilot the location of active storms;
  enter you own coordinates; use the 'storm archive' to see the path of any
  storm since 1900.
  http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/custom/sfl-inttrackmap,0,1486873.htmlstory

• Tropical Twisters - Find out what a tropical twister is, how it moves, how
  destructive they can be, and try the hurricane word search.
  http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/

• Weathervine - media resources, some are free downloads
  http://www.weathervinemedia.com/

Exploration 5: Preparedness & Recovery

• Hurricane Strike!: http://meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/strike/index.htm
  Kids site:
  http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/dangerwx/hurricane1.htm
  http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/

• FEMA for Kids
  http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm

• Federal, State and Local Governemt Disaster plans websites:
  - FEMA:
  - NYS: http://www.semo.state.ny.us/index.cfm
  - Nassau County:
    http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/OEM/prepare/
  disastersp.html
  - Suffolk County: http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/webtemp3.cfm?dept=48&id=2642
  - Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/prepare/makeaplan.html

General:

• Channel One Network  «- tons of resources, simulations and games on many subjects but check these pages about Natural disasters: http://channelone.com/news/specials/disaster/

• Learn About Weather «- increase your weather knowledge! This site
  has great resources and tutorials about weather.
  http://www.weatherknowledge.com/learn.html

• Snow Spotter Network
   http://www.weatherworksinc.com/SNOWFALL.HTM

• Weather Classroom - a great site sponsored by the Weather Channel with
  resources and "Ask a meteorologist"...and more
  http://www.weatherclassroom.com/

• Weather Contest!
  http://www.weathercontest.com/learn.html

• Weather Activities:  a great site of weather related activities including some
  of the ones from the curriculum, like "cloud in a bottle" - but this time it is
  presented as a mystery to crack!
  http://weathereye.kgan.com/index.html

Literature Connections

• Night of the Twisters: 
  -   Good biography of author Ivy Ruckman:
     http://www.authorfest.org/authors/ruckman/
  -  This supplemental unit to Night of the Twisters, was developed as part
     of the  Schools of California Online Resources for Educators
     (SCORE) Project:
     http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/twist/nighttg.html
  -  "Night of the Real Twisters” website about the night of the twisters
      in Grand  Island, including a stories from that day, the day after, and
      10, 15 and 20 years later, some interesting facts, the science
      of tornadoes, etc.:
      http://www.gitwisters.com/

• The Cay
  -  Lesson plans for The Cay and links to good websites with lesson
     plans and  activities to study the book:
    http://www.mce.k12tn.net/survival/cay/cay.htm
  -  Author Theodore Taylor’s website:
      http://www.theodoretaylor.com/bio.htm

• Science Guide: A guide to activities that invite librarians to combine the joy of  reading with the excitement of science-based activities and experiments.
  http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow/pdf/sciguide.pdf

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Mysteries of Earth & Mars Website Links

The study of space would not be complete without
the NASA portal!  http://www.nasa.gov

Also try these: (a"«" indicates one of our favorites!)

• Amazing Space «
  Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use. Here you can find out what light and color can tell
  you about stars, learn about the objects that make up the Solar
  System, or train to be a scientist by enrolling in the "Hubble Deep Field Academy."
  http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/education/amazing-space/
• Astronaut Information on the World Wide Web
  This page is sponsored byf the Astronaut Office at NASA/Lyndon B.
  Johnson Space Center.
  http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/more.html
• ASU Mars Education  «
  Arizona State University’s website list great resources for student
  programs including the Mars Student Imaging Project (MSIP) and
  downloads for teachers including robotics.
  http://marsed.asu.edu
  http://msip.asu.edu/
  http://marsed.asu.edu/activities.php
• Center for Mars Exploration «
  You'll be able to use images from this site for Unit 2. A GREAT
  resource! See also "Mars Exploration Concept Maps"
  http://cmex.arc.nasa.gov/CMEX/index.html
• Drive a Rover ««
  This site has GREAT animations that allow you to investigate
  Mars from a rover's perspective
  http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/m2k4/driverover/frameset.html
• Drive on Mars ««
  Explore Mars...Virtually!
  http://www.driveonmars.com/
• Edspace  «
  A great site filled with information on living in Space
  http://edspace.nasa.gov/livespace/
• Explore Mars ««
  You and your students will enjoy this interactive Mars Habitat
  http://www.exploremarsnow.org/
• Georgia JASON website «
  Our JASON friends in Georgia have created these great resources and links!
  http://www.gajason.org/PastExpeditions/Earth_and_Mars/
  Resources.htm

• Google Mars
  An excerpt from the site: " This map of Mars, published by Percival Lowell in 1895, was the result of many years spent carefully studying the Red Planet through his telescope. Now you can do the same through your web browser. In collaboration with NASA researchers at Arizona State University, we've created some of the most detailed scientific maps of Mars ever made".
  http://www.google.com/mars/about.html

• Imagine Mars «
  The website is a portal to lesson plans and resources for K-12 students to design a futuristic mars community including arts,
  scientific and cultural elements.
  http://imaginemars.jpl.nasa.gov/index4.htm

• JPL Mars Mission Homepage «
  Great resources, pictures, and the latest information on Mars exploration
  http://marsweb.jpl.nasa.gov
  Funzone For Kids: ««
  http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/funzone_flash.html

• Mars Exploration Concept Maps «
  GREAT resource! Tons of links and even movies. This will help you
  direct your students into research areas that relate to this year's
  expedition.
  http://cmex.arc.nasa.gov/CMEX/table.html

• Mars Exploration Rover Mission
  This site has everything about the rover missions to mars with “up-to-date” status and pictures.
  http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html

• Mars in 3D ««
  There are numerous sites that offer great 3D images and animations! Here are just a few: You'll need 3D glasses to view:
  -http://www.science.widener.edu/mars3d/
  -http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/mars-3d-gallery.html
  -http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/3d/
  -http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/MarsMillennium/mars_
   image.html
  -http://www.marsunearthed.com/Contents/Contents.htm
  Free 3D glasses!: http://www.3dglasses.net/free3dglasses.htm ($1shipping)

• Mars from Earth
  This site shows daylight and night on Mars, Mars maps...and more!
  http://www.marsbase.net/m/mars-from-earth.php
• Mission to Mars
  The Mission To Mars challenges students to design a Mars Crew Exploration Vehicle that will safely carry the crew from Earth to Mars and provide detailed weather and geologic information to determine the best landing site.
  http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/9-12/features/F_Exploration_Earth_Moon_Mars_Beyond.html 
• NASA Mars Exploration Curriculum Modules - Free Downloads! «
  Exploring Mars Grades 4-10
  The Great Martian Floods and The Pathfinder Landing Site  Grades 4-10
  The Grand Canyon of Mars And How It Formed Grades 6-12
  Is There Water On Mars? Grades 9-12
  For the full list and other activities: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/education/modules/webpages/
  modulepage.htm
• New Signs of Recent Glaciers, Volcanoes and Flowing Water on Mars
  http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050316_
  mars_geology.html
  Fresh detail and more images suggesting Mars has been active in the
  recent geologic past were released 3/16/05.

• The Nine Planets
  This site is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
  Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information.
  http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp

• Office of Space Flight
  This site has the latest NASA news, information on astronauts and cosmonauts.
  http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/
• Planetary Society
  Dedicated to exploring the solar system and seeking life beyond Earth
  http://planetary.org/mars/mars-facts.html
  http://planetary.org/mars/mer.html
• Return to Mars «
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mars/
  Now you can be part of this historic adventure: Watch Pathfinder’s
  fiery plunge and beachball landing, peer across the dusty Martian surface, take a virtual ride on the Sojourner rover, or spin the Sojourner around for a 360-degree look.
• Rock Around the World
  A chance to have a rock from your school yard or neighborhood analyzed by the Mars Space Flight Facility with their spectrometer - just like the one used on the rover!
  http://ratw.asu.edu
• Scientists Struggle to Digest Surprises from Europe's Mars Craft
  Europe's Mars Express spacecraft is casting new light on the past and present status of the red planet, wowing scientists with an impressive set of distinctive observations and in some quarters promoting a tinge of jealousy.
  http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050316_mars_
  express.html

• Space Views - Pathfinder Arrives at Mars
  Check out some in-depth articles and take a quiz on the Mars Pathfinder.
  http://www.seds.org/spaceviews/pathfinder/

• Solar System Exploration
  Everything about our solar system!
  http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm

• Solar System Simulator
  This site allows you to choose a “flyby” destination as seen by various orbiters.
  http://space.jpl.nasa.gov

• Teacher, student and school district designed web sites ««
   -  This one is from a former teacher argo from Oregon ( thank you Heather
       Renz!)
      http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/patrick/renz/jasonmars.htm
    - And this one is from Hillary Renz - the Oregon Argo for this year's 
      expedition - she has some great expedition site photos posted
      http://home.bendbroadband.com/redmondblaze/argo.html
   - The West Islip School district has "one-stop shopping" for some great
      JASON links
      http://www.wi.k12.ny.us/links/science.htm#Jason

• Virtual Soar System «
  This site from National Geographic allows you to journey through outer space and discover the wonders of our solar system in a spectacular 3-D environment. Take a flyby tour of the sun and each planet in its orbit, observe planets and extraterrestrial weather patterns up close, and more. You'll need to download a free software.
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/

• Students Can Simulate the Search for Life Using New Geology Mission Module
  Grades 5-8 will enjoy the recently released Geology Mission multimedia module on the Astro-Venture Web site.  Astro-Venture is an interactive, multimedia Web site in which students role-play NASA careers, as they search for and design a planet that would be habitable to humans. http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov

• THEMIS Image Gallery «
  A great website to use with activities from Unit 2. Students can select images by themes such as canyons, craters, sand dunes, dust storms, etc.
  http://themis.asu.edu/image_gallery/

• Why colonize the Moon before going to Mars?
  NASA scientists give their reasons. FULL STORY at: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/18mar_moonfirst.
  htm?list1138008

• Windows to the Universe
  A great site that includes teacher resources and interactive games for kids
  http://www.windows.ucar.edu
  
  More coming - stay tuned!

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Field Trip Suggestions to Support the Earth/Mars Expedition:

• Nassau BOCES Earth Balloon,  Starlab,  and Aquatic Field Study Programs

Call 516-396-2264 for more information or to book these programs.

• Cradle of Aviation:  http://www.cradleofaviation.org

• Vanderbilt Planetarium: http://www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/

• Rose Center for Earth and Space @ the American Museum of Natural History: http://www.amnh.org/rose/haydenplanetarium.html

• Challenger Centers:
  - Buehler Center in Paramus, NJ: http://www.bcsc.org/
  - Lower Hudson Valley Center in Suffern, NY: http://www.lhvcc.com  

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• America's Wetlands: This one has a free guide and some activities for students. Also wetland "tours" with Mr. Bill http://www.americaswetland.com/index.cfm

• Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program
  Online education resource module.
  http://estuarylive.btnep.org/default.asp?id=26

• BBC--Dead zone may boost shark attacks
  A huge "dead zone" of water that has spread across the Gulf of Mexico may be contributing to an unusual spate of shark bites along the Texas coast.
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3534658.stm

• Disappearing Wetlands Resources on the JASON Georgia site
  A collection of links and publications related to the Disappearing Wetlands expedition.
  http://www.gajason.org/Wetlands/dw_ga_connections.htm

• Ducks Unlimited
  A resource site for wetlands education.
  http://www.greenwing.org/dueducator/noncssdu_educator.html

• Education materials from EPA
  http://www.epa.gov/teachers/order-publications.htm     
   The site provides a list of free EPA educational documents you
  may wish to order.  

• Happy Tails to You
  A newspaper article from the Acadiana Advertiser (Lafayette, LA) describes efforts to curb the nutria, an exotic animal native to South America.
  http://www.theadvertiser.com/news/html/A0D96B9E-9B33-4609-8C30-FA02A730E174.shtml

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• Insta-Gator Ranch and Hatchery Education Foundation
  Educational materials for K-12 students, compiled by the Fur & Alligator Advisory Council, a division of the Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Department.
  http://www.insta-gatorranch.com/Educational%20Material.htm

• Interactive Coastal Habitat
  Let your fingers (and your mouse) do the walking through this interactive coastal habitat, which is part of the University of Delaware, Graduate College of Marine Studies.
  http://www.ocean.udel.edu/kiosk/mural.html

• JASON XV web page, by Heather Renz, Teacher Argonaut
  Links to wetlands websites for students and teachers, wetlands in the news, list of books that relate to this year's JASON theme.
  http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/patrick/renz/jason/wetlands.htm

• Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration
  The Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force website contains information and links relating to coastal restoration projects in Louisiana.
  Breaux Act Newsflash:
  http://www.lacoast.gov/news/press/all.asp
  PowerPoint presentation on coastal Louisiana (bottom of page):
  http://www.lacoast.gov/education/classroom/index.htm

• Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium WeatherCams
  http://weather.lumcon.edu/weathercams/

• Marsh Mission
  An artistic educational journey into the vanishing wetlands of Louisiana.
  http://www.marshmission.com/

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• MSNBC--A river journey, from brook to behemoth
  Join MSNBC for a trip from the river's headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico
  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5518656/?GT1=4529

• Nab the Aquatic Invader
  Be a sea grant super sleuth! A fun kids' activity that includes a "nutria suspect".
  http://www.sgnis.org/kids/

• National Geographic - October 2004 article, "Gone with the Water" about disappearing wetlands in the Bayou: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/
  feature5/index.html

• Strange Dead Bird
  Can you solve the science mystery?
  Main site:
  http://btc.montana.edu/sciencemystery
  Special site for teachers:
  http://btc.montana.edu/sciencemystery/lessonplan.htm

• Stony Brook University - great resources from our local university!
  http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/
  Spartina marshes:
  http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/spartina.html

• TerraFly
  Enjoy a bird's-eye view as you virtually "fly" over any place in the United States.
  http://www.terrafly.com/

• Texas Instruments JASON Project Evaluation Loan Program
  Get in on the action with your JASON Loan Kit, including TI
  technology for an exciting hands-on activity.
  http://education.ti.com/us/resources/borrow/jason.html

• The Watershed Game - One of the original "digital labs" from previous JASON expeditions but still a great resource  and fun for your students.
  You can find it in the Field study section on TJO but here is the direct link: http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/watershed/
  watershed2.html

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See also a collection of environmental links on our Outdoor Education web pages http://www.nassauboces.org/enviroed/links.htm#watershed