STS

It's Out There! Internet

UCI Future of Science Conference, October 24, 1998

• Virtual Stethoscope- McGill University
  Hear and see breathing patterns.
  
  
• Screening Physical Exam- A.J. Chandrasekhar, Loyola University MedicalCenter, Chicago
  Over 100 physical examination techniques, from head to foot!
  
  
• Molecular Diagnostics - Genetic Testing- University of Pittsburg Medical Center
  Choose your test and arrange for analysis.
  
  
• GeneCards - Human Genes, Proteins, and Diseases- Weizmann Institute
  Find the latest information.
  
  
• Visual Human - Male- Data Express
  Select your slice.
  
  

UCI 18th Summer Science Institute: Science, Technology, and Society (STS), Aug 18, 1998

• Cryptology Lessons- K. Dunham
  Ciphers, Codes, Morse Code, Transposition Cipher, Vigenere Table, Etc.
  
  
• Wireless Field Test for Education Project- National Science Foundation and Old Colorado City Communications
  "For a mini-demo of wireless in action click on the DEMO line to the left."
  
  
• DNA Computers- I. Brandt
  Introduction and links.
  
  

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• Lecture Demonstration Program at UC Irvine- Physics, UCI
  "The LDP web site provides a catalog of drawings and verbal descriptions of apparatus used to teach physics at the University of California, Irvine. Demonstrations are classified according to the Physics Instructional Resource Association (PIRA) scheme, and cataloged ..."
  
  
• Exploration Zone- Chevron Petroleum
  Chevron Museum & Chevron Learning Center: Crude Oil; Refinery; Prospecting; Service Station and more.
  
  
• Electric Transportation- Southern California Edison
  "Imagine... an open highway. A sandy beach. Rolling mountains. And you, humming quietly along in your electric vehicle. Leaving the air as clean as you found it. Getting back to the thrill of driving."
  
  
• Exploratorium Snackbook- Exploratorium
  "These pages are full of Snacks...but they're not the kind you eat. They're the kind you can learn from and have fun with. Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniature versions of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium. "
  
  
• Physical Sciences Resource Center- AAPT
  Demos, Activities, Curriculum
  
  
• U.C. Berkeley Physics Lecture Demonstrations- Physics, UC Berkeley
  Index and Ordering Form
  
  

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• Forensic Science- Checkers International, Inc.
  "These web pages were created to provide the layperson with an easy understanding of what forensic science entails. With a large number of homepages on the net for forensic organizations, no one seems to have taken the time to explain the basics or to make them easily understood. Below, you will find brief explanations of some of the main disciplines within Forensic Science." Contact Page for Questions - Knowledge Solutions
  
  

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  Links for Special Topic Areas:
  Health
  • U.C. Berkeley Physics Lecture Demonstrations- Physics, UC Berkeley
    Index and Ordering Form
    
    

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  UCI 18th Summer Science Institute: AERODYNAMICS & SPACE TECH, Aug 11, 1998

  
  
  
  • FoilSim: Wind Tunnel Simulation (Java Applet)- NASA
    [Select - Preview FoilSim Online] "FoilSim developed at the NASA Lewis Research Center, is interactive simulation software that determines the airflow around various shapes of airfoils. The Airfoil View Panel (shown below) is a simulated view of a wing being tested in a wind tunnel with air moving past it from left to right. Students change the position and shape of the wing by moving slider controls which vary the parameters of airspeed, altitude, angle of attack, thickness and curvature of the airfoil, and size of the wing area." Main Page for NASA Aerodynamics
    
    
  • Applied Aerodynamics: A Digital Textbook (Demo Version)- Desktop Aeronautics, Inc.
    More than 13 Chapters, some with simulations and calculators and model building.
    
    

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  • 1903 Wright Flyer Simulation (Shockwave)- Open University, England
    "The simulator requires a Shockwave plugin, and is not for the memory-impaired browser" A 500 kb Shockwave program.
    
    

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    UCI 18th Summer Science Institute: Physics of Toys, Aug 11, 1998

    
    
    
  • Visualize Science (Requires Shockwave) - Explore Science
    Interactive simulations of: Inclined Plane; Air Track; See-Saw Torque; Free Fall Lab, and much, much more!!!
    
    
  • Ballistic Simulator (Java Applet)- Singapore Museum
    "This virtual experiment is designed to let the student measure the relation between muzzle velocity (which determines projectile energy), gravitational potential and the effects of frictional drag caused by wind speed blowing opposite to the direction the projectile is moving in. "
    
    
  • Amusement Park Physics-
    Design your own roller coaster! Examine other rides.
    
    
  • Mechanics- University of Oregon
    Inclined plane; ballistic cannon, etc.
    
    

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  NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program, Feb 19-20, 1998

  
  
  
  • Thermodynamic Equilibrium for a Gas (8 Java Applets)- Virtual Laboratory, University of Oregon
    "This applet is designed to simulate the diffusion process which occurs when gases of different temperatures are mixed. To activate the mixing click one time on the red vertical bar that separates the two chambers. After a few moments, the bar will turn green and the gases will start to mix and share their energy. The counters in the respective chambers indicate the number of particles in that chamber. The thermometers will start to change temperature as the mixing process is occurring. Eventually both chambers will reach the same temperature."
    
    
  • Blackbody Radiation (Java Applet)- Virtual Laboratory, University of Oregon
    Compare two blackbody spectra.
    
    
  • The Virtual Laboratory Home Page- Virtual Laboratory, University of Oregon
    More than 10 Java Applets.
    
    

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  • Thermoelectric Device (Java Applet)- S. Peterson, Vanderbilt University
    "This is an interactive simulation of a thermoelectric device. The temperature and voltage values at positions along each material arm can be obtained by clicking and dragging the cursor on each material. Hot and cold side temperatures, as well as the load resistance values, can be changed ..."
    
    
  • Feedback and Temperature Control - C.D.H. Williams, U. of Exeter, UK "This is an introduction to the effects that feedback can have on systems. I have chosen an oven controlled by a PID temperature controller to use as a case study but the behaviour described is characteristic of many systems that employ feedback. There is a detailed interactive simulation of the oven-controller system for you to experiment with."
    
    

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  • Digital Circuit Simulator (Java Applet)- I. van Rienen
    "You can choose many example schematics, from simple to advanced. If you want, add some components to the loaded schematic or press the 'new' button and draw your own schematic. You can choose from many components!"
    
    
  • Interactive Electronics (Java) - Hewlett-Packard AC Circuits, Analog Electronics, DC Circuits, Digital Electronics, Frequency-Selective Circuits, Instruments, etc.
    
    

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  • Reverberation Time in a Room Calculator - The Acoustics Group, South Bank University, UK Your choice of materials for the walls and the floor, etc.
    
    

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  • Tribology � friction! (Java Applets) - W.G. Sawyer, Rensselaer Pulytechnic Institute Slick-and-Stick, Lubrication, Scotch Yoke, etc.
    
    

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  National Teacher Training Institute (NTTI) April 18 & 19, 1997

  
  
  

  Preliminary Check

  • Examine Your Internet Connection Speed- OnLive! Technologies
    Get your IP address here as well as the speed of your connection.
    
    
  • Examine Your Browser: WWW Viewer Test Page - Lawrence Livermore National Lab
    Viewers are the helper applications that augment your browser and help it display text, 3-D images, movies, audio files, etc. Sometimes they are called plug-ins.
    
    
  • Is your browser Javascript capable? - Y.- L. Wong
    Do you see the JavaScript calculator?
    
    
  • What browser are you using? - BrowserWatch
    Statistics and Plug-ins. Latest news and update lnks.
    
    
  
  
  

  Now for Lesson Plan Creation!

  Create a Lesson Plan with one of these resources:

  Some types of useful resources on the WWW part of the 'Net that could be incorporated into your Lessons/Lesson Plans:
  
  Dictionaries
  Catalogs
  Collections of images
  Raw Data
  Databases
  Calculators
  Simulations
  Movies
  Live Broadcasts
  Live videocam
  Live 2-way video/audio
  Tutorials-static/dynamic
  Cooperative Group Projects
  Student Reports
  Lesson Plans
  

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  • Sunrise/Moonrise
    
    
    
  • Pharmacy Database
    
    
    
  • Variety of Science Simulations (JavaScript)
    
    
    
  • View of Earth from Sun/Moon
    
    
    
  • Real and Virtual Whales
    
    
    
  • Greenhouse Info
    
    
    
  • Embryo Eye Development Movie Simulation
    
    
    

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  Some Recommended Sites for Education

  
  
  
  • WebElements
    
    
    
  • Views of the Solar System
    
    
    
  • Globe Data (NASA)
    
    
    
  • Sunrise/Sunset
    
    
    
  • Geological Time Machine
    
    
    
  • FROG: Virtual Dissection Kit Tutorial
    
    
    
  • Images of Insects and their Relatives
    
    
    
  • Drug Database
    
    
    

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  Medical Technology - The Human Eye

  
  
  
  • Excimer Laser Vision Correction
    
    
  • Sense and Perception - B. Marmie, University of Colorado 3D pictures, optical illusions, perception tutorials, auditory perception, other illusions.
    
    
  • Stereograms! - M.H. Myers Selected images from flowers to a whirlpool to hidden writing in small format.
    
    

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  Communication Technology - The Internet/WWW

  
  
  

  ASSIGNMENT: Part One

  You are to prepare to purchase a new 1996 automobile. Go to Jim Martindale's award winning "The Reference Desk" to find your car (DO NOT USE a search engine!!!). Go to the manufacturer's home page to select your car, model, interior, and other options, i.e., specify exactly what you want. Then go to the bottom of Jim's auto link section and check the car price from the three sources.
  
  

  ASSIGNMENT: Part Two

  The first 7 links below take you to a Javascript calculator; the 8th link takes you to a calculator that tells you where the GPS satellites are that can be seen by your handheld GPS receiver. All these calculators and about 150 more are listed on Jim Martindale's on-line calculators page . Try out five of these links.
  • Units Conversion (in Javascript) What country is this resource from?
    
    
  • Moon and Planets Positions (in Javascript) Enter date on first line and click mouse on SHOW!
    
    
  • Allele Frequencies (in Javascript)
    
    
  • Molecular Weight and Atomic Percentage (in Javascript)
    
    
  • GPS Satellites in View (NOT in Javascript)
    
    

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  • Test Your Internet Connection- OnLive! Technologies Get your IP address here as well as the speed of your connection.
    
    
  • WWW Viewer Test Page Viewers are the helper applications that augment your browser and help it display text, 3-D images, movies, audio files, etc.
    
    
  • Hexadecimal Color Codes See the colors and the codes.
    
    
  • Searching for Information on the Internet All you want to know about search engines.
    
    

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  • Real-Time Position of a Satellite [Select: A Realtime Plot] Update every ten minutes to see the satellite's position change.
    
    
  • Global Positioning System Overview - P.H. Dana, University of Texas, Austin
    
    

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