| Satellites
/ Space Junk - There are currently about 12 000 space objects
orbiting the Earth. Of these objects about 3 000 are functioning
satellites but the rest is debris. This 'space junk' consists of
retired satellites and rocket bodies left over from earlier launches.
I find that people don't really get a feeling of how much junk is
up there until they see this visualisation. |
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| The
Voyage of the Beagle - One of the most famous and controversial
voyages of all time. Step through the voyage through extracts from
Darwin's diary. |
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International
Space Station & Hubble Space Telescope Locator - Where
are the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope
at the moment? Watch these spacecraft orbit the Earth in real
time and where they have been in the last hour.
I love leaving
these files on so the students can appreciate the nature of orbits
as well as the relative speed of each orbit.
Investigation:
How can we work out if this software is accurate enough to use
it to let us know when the Space Station is visible to us here
on the ground?
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Volcano
of the World
- Find the locations, interesting facts and photographs of all the world's
volcanos. You might be surprised how many there are.
View
the Outbreak and Spread of Epidemics - e.g.H1N1
(Swine Flu) - Avian
Flu
Infant
Mortality - An Earth overlay that compares infant mortality
rates throughout the world.
Latest
Earthquakes - Download the file for the last 7 days and you
can explore the location of earthquakes, their magnitude and the plate
boundaries. I find that students gain a new appreciation for how often
earthquakes occur on our planet when you explore this file over a couple
of weeks.
