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Celestia Star Navigation

Celestia is a free space exploration simulation program. The advantage of Celestia over other satellite imagery programs is that in addition to seeing the Earth’s surface, you can zoom in on moons, stars, and planets. The user controls what they see. The user guides for Celestia are very thorough and available in four languages.

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Concept Demonstration: Global Climate Data

Geo.me Solutions has created a fairly in-depth mapped display of global climate data. The map  is a Google Map containing placemarks that when opened reveal current weather data as well as historical weather data. In some cases there is data dating back three hundred years. The data is recorded from more than 1,500 weather stations around the globe. You can browse through the data sets by clicking on placemarks on the map or you can enter a search for a specific location.

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Wunder Rotunda Learning Adventures

The Wonder Rotunda is designed to open the eyes of youngsters to the wonders of our world, much the way world’s fairs and expos did for prior generations. Fifteen learning adventures in a theme park setting get kids thinking about our world, finding things that they’re passionate about, and exploring how they might make their mark some day.

Set on an island in New York Harbor, the Wonder Rotunda’s interactive, animated adventures cover topics as diverse as tropical rainforests, African wildlife, marine life, the human body’s digestive system, money and business, American government, nutrition, globalization, film making, classical music, performing and visual arts, space exploration and, making a difference in the world. The learning adventures move briskly and with excitement, while affording youngsters the option of probing more deeply where they have the interest.

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Sort and Analyze DNA Yourself!

This fun online simulator interactively takes you through the process of sorting DNA through Gel Electrophoresis with a few clicks of a mouse. It’s the thrill of a lab experiment without the mess!

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Periodic Table Tetris

This fun game uses the style of the classic video game Tetris to help students memorize the periodic table of elements. To play the game, students use their keyboard’s arrow keys to move element blocks into the proper place. The game has three levels for students to progress through.

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Calculate your Carbon Footprint

Inevitably, in going about our daily lives – commuting, sheltering our families, eating – each of us contributes to the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change. Yet, there are many things each of us, as individuals, can do to reduce our carbon emissions. The choices we make in our homes, our travel, the food we eat, and what we buy and throw away all influence our carbon footprint and can help ensure a stable climate for future generations.

Use The Nature Conservancy’s carbon footprint calculator to measure your impact on our climate. Our carbon footprint calculator estimates how many tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases your choices create each year.

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