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NASA Connect - Geometry of Exploration: Water Below the Surface of Mars (2004)
NASA Connect Video containing six segments as described below. NASA Connect Segment involving students participating in an activity to measure and calculate ellipses. The activity explains ellipses and their...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; Mars; Geometry; Pythagoras Theorem; Ellipses; Mars Millenium Project; Mars Microprobe; Orbits; calculate; Student Activity; Johannes Kepler; Mars Microprobe; Mars Navigation; Water; NASA Online Activity; Life On Mars; Navigation to Mars; Spacecraft; NASA Viking Mission; Geometry in Navigation; Pythagoras; Pythagoras Theorem; Right Triangle;
Duration: 28:30
Downloads: 3353
 
NASAConnect - Tools of the Aeronautic Trade (2004)
NASA Connect Video containing five segments as described below. NASA Connect Video that explains aerodynamic forces that affect aircraft performance and how these forces relate to each other. NASA Connect...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; Aerodynamics; Drag; Metric System; Standard System; Wind Tunnels; Aerodynamic Force; Lift; Weight; Thrust; Student Activity; Shape; Mass; Wind Speed; Measurement; Length; Time; Mile; Inch; Meter; Decimal; FoilSim; Simulation Software; SEMAA School; SR-71 Blackbird; Test Plane; Measuring Tools; Flow Visualization; Turbulence;
Duration: 28:30
Downloads: 2392
 
NASAConnect - Recipes For the Future (2004)
NASA Connect Video containing five segments as described below. NASA Connect Video answering questions from emails and call-ins. Two experts sit in to answer questions about future space vehicles,...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; Composite Material; Chemistry; Scientific Process; Testing; Experimentation; Polymer; Fiber; Space Vehicles; Panel of Experts; X-33; X-34; Unpiloted Test Vehicles; Experiment; Students Activity; Strength; Deflection; Reinforcement; Stress Cracks; Maximum Deflection; Processes; Lightweight material; Testing New Material; Room Temperature; Extreme Temperature; Durability; Chemical Change; Physical Change; New Materials; Recipes;
Duration: 28:15
Downloads: 2245
 
NASAConnect - Plane Weather (2004)
NASA Connect video containing five segments as described below. NASA Connect Video that explains how meteorology, specifically icing, effects the ground operations of aircraft. Explores research being conducted to study...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; Meteorology; Aircraft; Weather; Aviation; Precipitation; Wind Tunnels; Icing; Icy runways; Research; Aviation Safety; Satellites; Forecasts; National Airspace System; Student Activity; Friction Coefficient; Ice; Weather Channel; Pilot;
Duration: 29:20
Downloads: 1744
 
NASA Connect - Measurement, Ratios, and Graphing: Safety First (2004)
NASA Connect Video containing five segments as described below. NASA Connect Segment that explores the safety of airports. The video explains the Federal Aviation Administration's primarily responsibility is maintaining...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; Graphs; Measurment; Ratios; Airports; Aviation Safety; Simulator; Student Activity; Federal Aviation Administration; Regulations; Aircraft; Interactivity; Air Traffic Control; Aviation; Calculation; NASA Program; Runways; NASA Research; Technology; Math; Science;
Duration: 28:30
Downloads: 1583
 
NASA Connect - Rocket to The Stars (2003)
NASA Connect video containing four segments as described following. First segment of Rocket to the Stars defines work and energy using the concepts of force, motion, distance, mass, height, and...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; Rocket to the Stars; Jennifer Pulley; Energy; Work; Force; Distance; Motion; Joule; Potential energy; Kinetic energy; KE: Gravitational Potential Energy; GPE; Conversation of energy; Program Hands on Activity; Dr. Anita Krishnamurthi; Prometheus; Jupiter's Moons; Propulsion Technology; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Reaction; Nuclear Fission; Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz; VASIMR; Variable Specific Impulse; Magnetoplasma Rocket; Plasma; States of Matter;
Duration: 28:33
Downloads: 1646
 
NASA Connect - Good Stress (2004)
NASA Connect video containing five segments as described in the following. First segment of Good Stress explains the three types of stress: physical, mental and emotional. The first segment next...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; Good Stress; Muscles; Bones; Stress; Jennifer Pulley; Types of Stress; Data; Data Analysis; Graphs; Scatterplot; RJ; Beth Shepard; Types of Muscles; Skeletal Muscle; Smooth Muscle; Cardiac Muscle; Voluntary Muscle; Involuntary Muscle; Leland Melvin; Program Hands on Activity; Box and Whiskers Plot; Stem and Leaf Plot; Graphs; Plots; Program Review; Dr. Marguerite Sognier; Bone Structure; Healthy Bones; Bone Loss;
Duration: 29:36
Downloads: 1399
 
NASA Connect - Ancient Observatories: Timeless Knowledge (2005)
NASA Connect video containing four segments as described below. NASA Connect segment explaining the foundations of astronomy and the how the Earth moves relative to the sun. This segment explains...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; Archaeoastronomy; Geometry; Angles; Obtuse; Acute; Right; Sun; Earth; Four Seasons; Summer; Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer Solstice; Fall Equinox; Winter Solstice; Spring Equinox; Gnomon; Sundials; Student Activity; Shadows; Navajo; Petroglyphs; Mayan; Zodiac; Mayan counting system; Roman Numerals; Mathematics; Ancient Observatories; AO;
Duration: 28:31
Downloads: 2275
 
NASA Connect - Measurement, Ratios, and Graphing: 3,2,1 Crash (2000)
NASA Connect Video containing five segments as described below. NASA Connect segment exploring how NASA scientests use measurement, ratios, and graphing to help test aircraft at the Impact Dynamics Research...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; Measurement; Ratios; Graphing; Impact Dynamics Research Facility; Technology; Crash Tests; Area; Crashworthiness; Digital Data Collection System; Vertical Test; Acceleration; G Force; Milliseconds; Human Vertical Tolerance; Edutour; Digital Tour; NASA Langley; Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility; Nauticus; Web Activity; Propulsion Activity; Test Carriage; Track; Arrestment System; Force; ALDF; Tires; Wheels; Brakes; Testing; Research; Visual Method; Solution; Hydroplaning; Crosswind; Yaw Angle; NASA Dryden; Convair 990; Surface Type; Wet Friction; Tire Wear; Student Activity; Effervescent Non-combustible Dragster; Dragster; Propulsion Device; Test Track; Effervescent; Fuel; Simulation; Bar Graph; Line Graph; Scatter Plot; Lunar Landing Research Facility; Gantry; National Aeronautics Space Administration; Grid; Aeronautics;
Duration: 28:30
Downloads: 754
 
NASA Connect - Functions and Statistics - International Space Station - Up To Us (2001)
NASA Connect Video containing six segments as described below. NASA Connect segment exploring the International Space Station. The video explains the basic facts and statistics about the ISS. NASA Connect...

Genre: Educational
Keywords: NASA Connect; International Space Station; ISS; Solar Arrays; Space Stay; Atlantis; Destiny Laboratory; Research; ISS Components; Student Activity; Budget; Thermal Radiators; Photovoltaic Arrays; Docking Port; Habitation; Lab Modules; Truss Segments; Core Module; Attitude Control Thrusters; Robotic Arm; Mass; Experiment; Web Activity; Computer Simulation; Orbital Mechanics; Technology; Motion; Acceleration; Force; Planets; Moon; Gravity; Steady Motion; Orbital Radius; Speed; Time; Space; Bone Loss; Microgravity; Zero-G; Research Environment; Body Fluids; Blood Stream; One-G; Means; Median; Standard Deviation; Space Shuttle; Orbit; Russian Space Agency; European Space Agency; Japanese Space Agency; Canadian Space Agency; Zarya; Unity; Bridge Module; Service Module; Online; 3-D; Virtual;
Duration: 28:30
Downloads: 1390
 
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