Here are links to recommended resources that support topics covered in IST 1 - A Short History of Nearly Everything
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Reading Guides
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Day 1 - The Universe
Chapter 1 - How To Build A Universe
Chapter 8 - Einstein's Universe
Chapter 9 - The Mighty Atom
Chapter 11 - Muster Mark's Quarks
Day 2 - Solar System
Chapter 2 - Welcome to the Solar System
Chapter 16- Lonely Planet
Day 3- Earth
Chapter 5 - The Stone Breakers
Chapter 12 - The Earth Moves
Chapter 14 - The Fire Below
Chapter 17 - Into the Troposphere
Day 4 - Life
Chapter 19 - The Rise of Life
Chapter 22- Goodbye To All That
Chapter 25 - Darwin's Singular Notion
Chapter 26 - The Stuff of Life
General
"Earth to Space: Explorations: An Educator's Guide" by Jeff Rodgers (pdf file)
"A Short History of Nearly Everything" (Powerpoint file, not annotated)
Physics & Cosmology
"A Short History of the Universe (or How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch)" (pdf file, not annotated)
"Stars, Galaxies and the Structure of the Universe" (pdf file, not annotated)
Just Six Numbers, By Martin Rees (external link)
Color & Light (video introduction)
"How Stuff Works - How Light Works" (thorough introduction to the properties of light and color)
Solar System & Astronomy
Stellarium - free, customizable "planetarium" for your home computer
Distance Scale Model of Our Solar System (pdf file)
Size Scale Model of the Solar System An excellent resource from the Exploratorium
Our Solar System circa 2009 (jpeg picture file)
Phases of Earth's Moon (gif picture file)
Understanding Moon Phases
"Solar System Formation & Extrasolar Systems" (pdf file, not annotated)
Extrasolar Planet Catalogue
PlanetQuest (JPL 3-D New Worlds Atlas)
Earth Science
The PaleoMap Project must see for info on the Earth's changing surface
"The Geologic Time Scale in Historical Perspective" from the University of California Museum of Paleontology
"Early Earth & Plate Tectonics" from National Geographic
USGS Latest Earthquakes - realtime earthquake tracking
Earth History Timeline Activity (pdf file)
"Earth as a Habitable Planet" (pdf file, not annotated)
"Water Water Everywhere, But Not A Drop To Drink" hands-on activity showing percentage of salt vs fresh water (pdf file)
Life Science
"Life's Little Essential" by Peter Tyson. Everybody knows that liquid water is necessary for life, at least as we know it. But just why exactly?
"The Beginnings of Life on Earth" by Christian de Duve
"The Cambrian Explosion: Tooth and Claw" by Roberta Friedman. Scientists ponder the causes of the Cambrian Explosion.
Evolution Resources
Final Project
Understanding By Design Lesson Plan Format (PDF, Word)
Email Final Project to Judy Griffin