JASON 2009-10
Infinite Potential
Powerpoint Resources
Literature Novels -
the selections for this year
Just Beyond the Classroom Programs:
suggestions
to align with the Energy theme:
More to Come...!
JASON 2008-09
Resilient Planet
Speaker Day Presentations
(12/04/08)
 Jane Jackson from the
North Shore Alliance talks
about Invasive Species on Long Island
(PPT Presentation)
Teacher Training Handouts
Controls
for Digital ROV Game (single PPT slide)
 Controls
for Digital ROV Game ( printable Word document)
Mission
Statement Goals - overview of the 5 Missions
One
oyster can filter 50 gallons (single PPT slide)
 Mission
4 Lab : Oysters to the Rescue -
this is a revised
version created by our
trainer Kathy Coffey ( PDF document)
Whale
Sounds are heard for the first time in NYC
MORE to COME!
JASON 2007-08
Monster Storms Resources
for 2007-08
Teacher
Training PPT- overview of the new JASON
Teacher Training PPT-
Mission 2
Teacher Training PPT-
Mission 3
Water Cycle Game:
follow a drop of water
through the water cycle .
Many thanks to our JASON colleagues at West
Texas A& M
University for this modified activity originally from
Montana University.
Water
Cycle Game using Random Cubes
Water
Cycle Activity Tally Sheet
Random
Cubes template from Enchanted Learning
Energy
and the Water Cycle Demo
Wind Barb Activity: some
modifications from our trainer:
Build
an Anemometer -
thanks to our JASON Project
colleagues at the University of Texas at
Brownsville/
Texas Southmost College, for
the instructions for this activity.
Mission
1 Wind Barb Activity -
"Try this Challenge from NASA"
Mission
1 Wind Barb Challenge Activity answer key
Weather
Station Symbols
GLOBE's
Cloud Protocols: this PPT
was developed from
screen shots from the GLOBE website - register to access
the full animations!
http://gpdi.globe.gov/advance/cloud/GLOBE-Clouds24_
content.html
Cloud
Spotter Wheel
Speaker Day -
Bill Monahan's Presentations
The
3-dQ PPT:
the quadrat is a meter cubed and a great tool for
collecting your weather data.
Full instructions can be found at the Wright Center's website.
For an explanation of the
Program - click here
Weather
101 - Part 1: all the fact about weather you'll need to
answer your students questions!
Weather
101 - Part 2: Climate Change and Global Warming
Forms for 07-08
District
Registration Form (PDF)
Teacher
Registration Form (PDF)
Training
Timeline (PDF)
Monster Storms Resources from 2006-07
Free site for
downloadable graph paper
Protractor
for anemometer activity
Hail Storm PPT
(Thanks to Orange Ulster BOCES for
this great resource!)
Photos
of Katrina Over Mississippi
Hurricane
PPT
Hurricane
Rescue Story
Blue
Beauty - NEW!
Frozen
Niagara Falls - NEW!
Talking Weather Flags Activity
When Flags Could
Talk
Weather
Predications
Just
Flags
Prepare for the JASON Event at the
Cradle of Aviation!
Hurricane
on the Bayou - Teacher Guide
Guest Speaker Day Power Points
Weather
101 -
Guest Speaker, Bill
Monahan made a
presentation on weather facts, questions, and more!
Weather
Forecasting
- Bill's second presentation!
Snow Spotter Program
School
Application and Contest
Snow Spotter Network
http://www.weatherworksinc.com/SNOWFALL.HTM
Aquatic Study Resources
Fish
Cards for osprey game
Nature
Journal
Osprey
Game
Wetlands
Coloring Book - great graphics!
Resources
from Past JASON Expeditions!
Mars Resources:
Power Points:
Fall
Coordinators Meeting Introduction PPT - (shown
9/20/05)
Lander
Examples for Safe Landing Activity 1.3
and info on
ordering the "Uber Flyer"
War
of the Worlds - this power point
includes the famous
Orson Welles audio segment.
Speaker Day -
November 10, 2005
Speaker
Day Agenda
Please note that our speaker, Dr. Ken
Kremer,
recommends the following web sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/overview/
http://planetary.org/mars/mars-facts.html
http://planetary.org/mars/mer.html
MSIP Photos (Mars Student
Imaging Project) that were
"targeted" by the attendees during
this past summer's JASON
Institute in cooperation with Arizona State
University. Sites are
listed by the Team Names. There are two paired
images - one in "context" to give the big picture and the second is the
actual
targeted image (after the image loads it will minimize - hover
over the image until a "button" appears to re-enlarge)
-
Teacher Image Information
-
Context
PDCS Crater -
PDCS Crater
-
Context Impact
- cdms & the Rovers -
Impact - cdms & the Rovers
-
Context Deep Mount -
Deep Mount
-
Context Team Perseverance -
Team
Perseverance
-
Context
Argos4 - Argos4
-
Context X Marks the Spot
-
X Marks the Spot
The Wright Center's PPT
presentation on Mars (from Tufts Univ.): This presentation
is full of pictures to help tell the story about what we know today
and what we thought we knew about Mars! It includes current
photos of Mars, thermal images, old science fiction interpretations and
more. It has been divided
into three parts. A presentation notes
document is also available.These are LARGE files and may take
approximately a minute to download (but worth the wait!)
- Presentation
Notes
- Mars...Part 1
Mars...Part2
Mars...Part 3
Handouts:
Primarily
JASON
Globes of Mars and Earth:
-
Mars Icosahedron
http://www.solarviews.com/cap/ico/icomars.htm
 -
Mini Mars Globes
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Gallery/MapsAndGlobes/mars.
html#MarsViking
- Earth
Origami Balloon
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/origamiearth.pdf
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November 30 - December 3, 2006,
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Outdoor
and Environmental Education Resource Directory
Disappearing Wetlands 2004-05
Introduction
to Disappearing Wetlands (PPT)
Nutria:
How many are too many? (PPT)
"Let
the River Run" activity (PPT)
Speaker
Day PowerPoints - see "News" on the Outdoor Ed.
pages of
this website
Wetlands
website links
Texas
Instruments Explorer Loan Program
Connecting Hurricane Katrina to
Disappearing Wetlands
PowerPoint
that was provided by the Louisiana DOE
tracking the devastation of the hurricane.
Article
to support last year’s Expedition. It is really chilling
to see how our prediction and fictitious
hurricane really
came close to reality this year.
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