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Ms. Raboin's Art Human Space Flight Project
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CONTEST INFORMATION
2011 Human Spaceflight Contest
http://www.aviationartcontest.org/art/
GENERAL WEBSITES
The Art Institute of
Chicago’s Art and Astronomy
http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/sciarttech/2b.html
Features the “[…]large public sculptures surrounding the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, and […] the small astronomical objects in the Art Institute’s collection.”
Canadian Space Agency
http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/index.html
Supported by Canada's federal space agency, “this site contains news and information about CSA, the civil space industry, and space exploration[…].” *
CollectSPACE
http://www.collectspace.com/
“[…] community website for space history enthusiasts and space artifact collectors through original news reporting, collecting guides, […] *
Cornell University’s
Astronomy and the Arts
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/astroart.php
“[…] devoted to all forms of Art which are inspired by or include references to Astronomy.”
European Space
Agency
http://www.esa.int/esaHS/index.html
Provides general information about human spaceflight as well as a multi-media gallery of images, video, and animations
Exploring the Planets
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/etp.htm
“This online exhibit from the National Air & Space Museum ‘highlights the history and achievements of planetary explorations, both Earth-based and by spacecraft.’ Exhibit includes text and photographs from NASM's collection.” *
International Space Station
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/
“Everything you wanted to know about the International Space Station […] [with] a clickable mapped picture of the space station explains the function of each module.” *
JSC Digital Image
Collection
http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/index.html
This collection of more than 9000 NASA press release photos spans the American manned space program, from the Mercury program to the STS-79 Shuttle mission.
Milestones of Flight
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal100/gal100.html
“The National Air and Space Museum 'Milestones of Flight' gallery exhibits some of the major 'firsts' in aviation and space history. These are the machines that made the dream of flight possible.” *
NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Provides news, missions, multi-media (video & images), and general information about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA’s Human
Spaceflight History Portal
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/hsf_history.htm
NASA Human
Spaceflight Programs
http://history.nasa.gov/humansp.html
NASA’s JSC Digital
Image Collection
http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/
“This collection of more than 9000 NASA press release photos spans the American manned space program, from the Mercury program to the STS-79 Shuttle mission.”
NASA's Life Sciences
Data Archive (LSDA)
http://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/
“NASA's Life Sciences Data Archive (LSDA) contains information and data from space flight experiments funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This archive contains information about experiments conducted from NASA's first experiments during the 1960s to the present time.” *
National Earth Science Teachers Association’s Windows to the Universe http://www.windows2universe.org/space_missions/manned_table.html
Provides the history of manned space missions and general history about human spaceflight
National Geographic’s Space Homepage http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/
View space photos, watch space videos, and gather information on space topics
Review of U.S. Human
Space Flight Plans Committee's Photo Stream from Flickr.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_hsf/
Some amazing photos from the U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee
Astronomy Image
Gallery
http://www.astronomy.net/astroimages/
Smithsonian National
Air and Space Museum
http://www.nasm.si.edu/
Provides “ […]online exhibits and images of the museum’s collections, as well as news, upcoming events, and general information about the museum.” *
Space Online—Florida
Today
http://www.floridatoday.com/space
“Up-to-date space news, special reports, and launch information.” *
Space Race: an
Exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/gal114.htm
“This online exhibit from the National Air & Space Museum examines the Cold War-era 'Space Race' between the United States and the Soviet Union. Exhibit includes text and photographs from NASM's collection. “ *
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space http://seds.org/
“SEDS(Students for the Exploration and Development of Space)is an independent, student-based organization which promotes the exploration and development of space. SEDS pursues this mission by educating people about the benefits of space, by supporting a network of interested students, by providing an opportunity for members to develop their leaders.”
We Choose the Moon
http://wechoosethemoon.org/
“Contains video, animation, mission audio, and archival photographs. The site is divided into the eleven stages of the journey.” *
* Annotations for the following websites provided by IPL2
VIDEO AND IMAGE DATABASES (NOTE: If prompted, use info on password sheet to log in)
United Streaming
http://my.discoveryeducation.com/
Provides video and images of key events in the history of space flight
Directions for Use: After logging in, click My Content from the black navigation bar at the top. Then, select the Space Flight option on the left side. Double click video segments and images to access them.
Curriculum Video on Demand
http://streaming.factsonfile.com/portalplaylists.aspx?cid=1882&aid=3091
Provides video of important topics in space exploration and technology
Directions for Use: Use the main search bar to perform searches for “spaceflight”, “space shuttle”, “space exploration”, “aerospace technology”, “space technology”, “space”, etc.
DATABASES (NOTE: Use password sheet to log in when off campus)
GALE PowerSearch
Provides ability to search 4 databases at one time, including Gale Virtual Reference Library, Student Resource Center, Educator’s Reference Complete, and Opposing Viewpoints
Directions for Use: After logging in, click PowerSearch. From the orange navigation bar at the top, click Browse Subjects. Then, type “Space Exploration” or “United States National Aeronautics” in the search bar on the left side. Click any of the subject terms provided or to expand your options, click the “View Subdivisions”
Global Issues in Context
Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues as well as video and other media
Directions for Use: After logging in, click “Browse Issues and Topics” on the blue navigation bar at the top. Then, choose the “Science and Technology” icon. Click “Space Exploration” from the list of topics.
Science in Context
Offers topic overviews, pictures, and illustrations as well as the latest scientific developments covered in articles and links to quality web sites
Directions for Use: After logging in, click “Topics” on the grey navigation bar at the top. Then, choose “Space Exploration” or “Spacecraft” from the list of topics.
World History in Context
Among other resources, includes primary sources and images for the study of world history
Directions for Use: After logging in, click “Topics” on the grey navigation bar at the top. Then, choose “Space Race” from the list of topics.
