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Ask the
Space Scientist
Grades: K-12
Ongoing? Yes
This site has answered over 24,000 questions from students around the
world since August 1995. Visit this site to find answers to questions
like: Did
ancient peoples really predict solar eclipses? and How
are satellites prevented from crashing into each other? Or better
yet, ask your own question!
Earth to Mars Chats
Grades: 4-12
Ongoing? No
Here's an example of how synchronous (real time) chat can be used in
electronic appearances. This site features the transcripts of five
chats dealing with the Mars Pathfinder mission and other planetary
events. You will find that the students' questions are very
specific, and the scientists' answers are succinct.
Eyewitness
Grades: 4-12
Ongoing? Yes
"Eyewitness" accounts of fifty historical events will provide
students with a deeper understanding of history. Enticing vignettes,
with titles such as Battlefield Tragedy, The San Francisco Earthquake,
and On Safari, will make wide-eyed students feel like they're really
conversing with people from the past.
The
Kidwriters Writing Studio
Grades: K-12
Ongoing? Yes
Students (and occasionally, professional authors) use real-time and
asynchronous communication to discuss their writing.
The Secret
Thoughts of Samuel Wimbush
Grades: 6 -12
Ongoing? Not sure
Here you'll find a series of whimsical short stories written by British
author Tom Clipper. Visitors are encouraged to e-mail the author
with questions, thus classifying this site as an "electronic
appearance."
The Shuttle/Mir
Online Research Experience
Grades: 4 -12
Ongoing? No
NASA experts' biographies and field journals help "encourage
students' interest in science and technology." Most of the
discussions, activities, and resources focus on the Mir Space Station
and U.S.-Russia relations.
Space Scientists
Online
Grades: 4-12
Ongoing? Yes
Students will be thrilled to chat online with real scientists from NASA
and top-rate universities about everything from exobiology to space
rocks. The site also has archives of previous chats.
A Visit with
Dr. Francis Crick
Grades: 9-12
Ongoing? No
This site features a transcript of an interview with the co-discoverer
of the structure of the DNA molecule. While this electronic
appearance does not allow students to e-mail the Dr. Crick, they will
get a chance to learn his thoughts on the discovery, in his own words.
Women of NASA
Grades: 4-12
Ongoing? Yes
Through profiles and weekly web chats, students get a glimpse of the
integral role of women in America's space program. Students will
get a chance to "meet" women of a range of ethnic and cultural
backgrounds, in both English and Spanish.
Writer's
Corner On-Line Chat with Zlata Filipovic
Grades: 4-12
Ongoing? No
This page contains a transcript of a synchronous (real time) chat
between English-speaking students and Zlata Filipovic, a fourteen-year
old Bosnian girl who, in her book Zlata's Diary, wrote of the war in her
country. The participants' bubbling warmth and compassion
transformed this formal electronic appearance into a celebration of
friendship. |