Real Science...Real Scientists...Real Time
by Tim McCollum
Charleston Middle School, Charleston, IL
Near & Far Sciences
for Illinois - Astronomy Session
Staerkel Planetarium
February 26, 2000
"The learned are
equipped to live in a world that no longer exists. The learners will
inherit the future."
Dr. David
Thornburg
"Network science
projects perform activities essential to the practice of science -
taking measurements according to structured protocols, both
contributing to and drawing from scientific databases, analyzing and
interpreting data, and communicating and discussing their
conclusions....with other students, teachers, and
scientists."
Barbara Means
Forward to Network
Science: A Decade Later
Effective integration
of web based technologies allows the learner to:
1. Create ( Real-time
learning opportunities )
Hurricane Floyd
Hurricane Floyd - NIH Image
False Colored
MOLA
Model
Actual
MOLA Digital Images
MOLA Shot
Counter
Soda
Bottle Magnetometers
Space
Weather
DataStreme
2. Collaborate ( Other
students, other schools, scientists )
Fall
Equinox Project
Great
Planet Debate
Chatting
with a Scientist
3. Communicate ( With
students, parents, and teachers )
Picture
of the Week
Class
Home Page
EIU/IMSA
Summer AD'Ventures
The potential for use of
the web in K-12 classrooms:
1. Learners as creators,
not just consumers of information
2. Learners as
collaborators, the "global classroom"
3. Learners as
communicators of knowledge
NASA
Quest
Passport to Knowledge
(P2K)
Live
From Antarctica
Live
From the Stratosphere
Live
From the Hubble Space Telescope
Live
From Antarctica II
Live
From Mars
Live
From the Rainforest
Live
From the Sun
Live
From the Storm
