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3... 2... 1... Liftoff! Educator Guide
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Abstract: Introduces children to the International Space Station (ISS), the most complex international scientific endeavor in history. Activities focus on the purpose and construction of the ISS, the history of rockets, and the role of rockets in space station assembly. Activities emphasize hands-on involvement, ... More »
Amazing Space
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Abstract: Amazing Space consists of web-based educational presentations for young children about space, which were developed at the Space Telescope Science and Technology Institute. Teachers teamed up with scientists and engineers from the institute and staff members from the Office of Public Outreach to develop ... More »
America's Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier
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Abstract: tells the story of America's journey to the moon. The creation of NASA, the Apollo vehicles, and the January 1967 tragedy are part of the story. On July 20, 1969, as the Eagle lunar module approached the moon, it became clear that the computer had chosen an unacceptable landing site -- a boulder-strewn ... More »
An artistic view of outer space
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Abstract: This is an art lesson easily integrated by art specialists or classroom teachers into any thematic unit that involves space, the solar system, or science fiction and is adaptable for students in grades 2 through 6. It incorporates the use of art materials such as oil pastels and compasses and the design ... More »
Architectural Design: Intentions, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Second undergraduate design studio. Introduces a full range of architectural ideas and issues through drawing exercises, analysis of precedents, and explored design methods. Skills developed in conceptualizing, articulating, and representing architectural ideas and making aesthetic judgments about building ... More »
Architectural Design, Level II: New Orleans Studio, Spring 2006
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Abstract: The project for this studio is to design a demonstration project for a site near the French Quarter in New Orleans. The objectives of the project are the following: To design more intense housing, community, educational and commercial facilities in 4 to 6 story buildings. To explore the "space between" ... More »
Architecture Studio: Building in Landscapes, Fall 2005
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Abstract: This subject introduces skills needed to build within a landscape establishing continuities between the built and natural world. Students learn to build appropriately through analysis of landscape and climate for a chosen site, and to conceptualize design decisions through drawings and models.
Architecture Studio: Building in Landscapes, Fall 2005
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Abstract: This subject introduces skills needed to build within a landscape establishing continuities between the built and natural world. Students learn to build appropriately through analysis of landscape and climate for a chosen site, and to conceptualize design decisions through drawings and models.
Astronomy and Space
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Abstract: looks at research into fundamental questions: Where did everything come from? What is the universe made of, and how does it work? What is our place in the cosmos? Are we alone? Learn about the Big Bang, dark matter, superstrings, and Einstein's general theory of relativity. See images of galaxies, sunspots, ... More »
Astronomy & Space Classroom Resources
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Abstract: provides lessons and web resources from the National Science and Technology Digital Library. Learn about amateur telescope making, black holes, UFOs, astronomy research, myths and misconceptions about astronomy, space weather, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the structure and evolution of the universe.
Beijing Urban Design Studio, Summer 2006
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Abstract: This is the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Urban Design Studio, which is a joint program between the MIT and Tsinghua University Schools of Architecture and Planning. The goal of the studio is to foster international cooperation through the undertaking of a joint urban design and planning initiative ... More »
Coordinate systems in physics
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Abstract: Coordinate system is a mathematical construct to measure distance and direction in relation to a system of rigid bodies. The connection to rigid bodies is a crucial consideration for drawing a coordinate system, with out which coordinate system has no meaning in physics.
Creative Space: Fifty Years of Robert Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop
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Abstract: features works by the master printmaker and by his collaborators, students, and friends. Blackburn (1920 - 2003) changed the course of American art through his graphic work and the Printmaking Workshop, which he founded in New York City in 1948. His experiments in color lithography helped fuel the explosion ... More »
Dance Theory and Composition, Fall 2003
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Abstract: Explores aesthetic and technical underpinnings of contemporary dance composition. Basic compositional techniques discussed and practiced with an emphasis on principles such as weight, space, time, effort, and shape. Principles of musicality considered and developed by each student. Working together, ... More »
Earth from Space
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Abstract: presents selected photos of features and processes of the earth, including cities, as seen by astronauts from space. Photos are from the NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography database, which contains more than 375,000 images.
Ecuador Workshop, Fall 2006
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Abstract: This is a project to assist in the design, drawing, modeling and hopefully constructing of a small Community Children’s Center near Guayaquil, Ecuador. For the last year, Nicki Lehrer, from MIT’s Aero/Astro Department, has been organizing efforts to build the project. The goal of the workshop is to provide ... More »
ELEC 302 State Space Systems Overview
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Abstract: The Mars Global Surveyor, built by Lockheed Martin and launched by NASA, orbits our nearest planetary neighbor on a mission to map the surface of Mars and catalog scientific data . The Surveyor spacecraft left Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard a Delta-7925
Exploratorium Online
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Abstract: features dozens of online learning activities and exhibits. Make a mold terrarium, pinhole projector, telescope, or hair hygrometer. Explore the brain, biodiversity, Antarctica, DNA, frogs, structures, or illusions. Learn about magnetism, electricity, motors, eyeballs, perception, Mars, chocolate, seasonings, ... More »
Food and Power in the Twentieth Century, Spring 2005
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Abstract: In this class, food serves as both the subject and the object of historical analysis. As a subject, food has been transformed over the last 100 years, largely as a result of ever more elaborate scientific and technological innovations. From a need to preserve surplus foods for leaner times grew an elaborate ... More »
Foundations of Cognition, Spring 2003
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Abstract: Advances in cognitive science have resolved, clarified, and sometimes complicated some of the great questions of Western philosophy: what is the structure of the world and how do we come to know it; does everyone represent the world the same way; what is the best way for us to act in the world. Specific ... More »