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Interested in Earth and space science? Take a look through Windows to the Universe.
Located online at http://www.windows.ucar.edu/, Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system that's available to the general public.
The Windows to the Universe World Wide Web site presents current information about the Earth and space sciences through a rich array of documents, images, movies, animations, and data sets all of which explore scientific knowledge about our solar system, the universe, and the physical sciences.
This unique, graphically appealing site also highlights the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and human experience making your view through Windows to the Universe a truly educational and enlightening experience.
Window to the Universe has several key aspects. Content is available at three levels of sophistication intended to reflect elementary, middle, and high school levels. The site is highly focused on making the information attractive, accessible, and interesting to users within each content level. Information is presented in both framed and unframed versions online, allowing users of the site an opportunity to tailor the presentation in a way that's most intuitive for them.
Content on the site is guided by the curriculum needs of pre-college classrooms, as expressed in science content standards documents such as National Science Education Standards and the Michigan Essential Goals and Objectives for Science Education.
At Windows to the Universe, Web site visitors can explore Earth and space through traditional articles or through tours which constrain users to follow a concept to its conclusion.
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Also Available in CD-ROM
A supplementary Windows to the Universe CD-ROM allows greatly improved access speeds for the Web site, especially for users with slow Internet connections. The CD-ROM contains most of the graphics, movies, audio clips, and multimedia presentations, but still requires connection to the Internet. The CD-ROM allows users to obtain new and updated information immediately from the Web site as it is being added to the Web site. With the Windows to the Universe CD-ROM, users get the dual benefits of the fast access provided by the CD-ROM and current updated information via the Internet.
To find out more about Windows to the Universe and the CD-ROM, visit http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
Windows to the Universe is a project at the University of Michigan funded by NASA through the NASA Office of High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC), NASA's Learning Technologies Project (LTP), the Remote Sensing Database Applications program, and the NASA Space Physics Division.
Curator: Randolph Kim
Responsible NASA Official: Mark
Leon
Last Updated: 07/02/2002
