STEM: using photoshop

Today I taught the STEM camp class how to copy and paste an image from the web, paste into a PS file, create new layers on top of it and draw using a brush.

STEM: Space: DeGrasse Tyson Raps about Multiverses

Check out this rap by Neil deGrasse Tyson about the universe, multi-verses, black holes, etc...

(4 mins)

http://io9.com/listen-to-neil-degrasse-tyson-funk-the-universe-513364320

':

STEM: Tech Art: Mirage Animated Film (9:19)

The short animated film about a boy, his dog, and a magical conch is so good it's bananas! It was made by two animation students and with the funding from School of Visual Arts (psst - that's where I went to school!)

See what happens when an ecosystem gets disturbed by a magical element.

http://io9.com/this-marvelous-student-film-is-as-polished-as-a-feature-513600793

STEM: Tech Art: Microscopic Worlds

These objects might not be recognizable if you could see them really close up!

http://sobadsogood.com/2013/06/11/heres-20-startling-images-naked-to-the-human-eye/

STEM: Tech Art: Time-Lapse Earth

This incredible time-lapse movie taken from the International Space Station of earth is one of those beautiful movies that will make you love our world. Check it out!

http://fstoppers.com/timelapse-from-space-will-leave-you-humbled

STEM: Tech Art: Prankster Busstop

See this story about some really creative people who Photoshop people as they wait for a bus, and then the folks waiting see that their image is on the busstop ad. Pretty funny and clever!

http://gizmodo.com/prankster-photoshops-people-into-ads-while-they-wait-fo-511927575

STEM: Robotics

Botsport TV
http://botsport.tv/

Robot Soccer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg4FWN4vx0c

Auto Factory Robots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R46x6k2wieU

Honda Autonomous Robot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGQRcdTPGSw

Mule Robot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtRnzlO7m_M

Bike Riding Robot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT3vfSQePcs

Six Legged Work Robot Based On Insects

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=kMF83m8lNrw&feature=endscreen

Anna Conda Firefighting Robot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kFpG_xfymg

NASA introduces it’s new robot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPQfhUArjI

STEM: Prehistoric World

Dinosaur Skeleton Jigsaw Game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/skeleton_jigsaw/

Fakes and Mistakes Game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/fakes_mistakes/

Dig and Deduce Game

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/neanderthals/dig.html

CAVE ART

The Paleolithic Painted Cave of Lascaux

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29S8nbHHnuo

The cave art of Chauvet Cave. Turn on the sound, the music is great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcAwlnhRn2g

Virtual Tour of Cave Art – For older kids

http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/#/en/03_06.xml

Activity: Use sticks and black paint to Draw, paint, color your own cave art to communicate something to your clan

DINOS

Activity:  Draw a dino following the online interactive instructions

Interactive Lesson on How To Draw A T-Rex

http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/grade2/newunitpages/fossils/how_to_draw_dinosaurs.html

Watch a video of a T-Rex attacking other dinos and feeding it’s young (4 mins)

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/dinosaurs/trexattack.html

How did dinos become extinct?

Video:  Dinosaur Extinction Video (2 mins)

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/dinosaurs/dinosaurextinction.html

Dinosaur Interactive Gallery

http://www.abc.net.au/dinosaurs/dino_playground/gallery/default.htm

A better website to view images of dinos of all kinds from artist Shiraishi

http://www.dinosaurpicturesonline.com/1_dinosaurs.htm

Game: Jurassic Fight Club

http://www.history.com/games/action-adventure/jurassic-fight-club/play

EVOLUTION

Video: Origins of Life (10:50)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/origins-life.html

Activity: Monster Game

Create monsters by choosing different eyes, ears, noses, etc and release them into the wild to see how they do. Different features may not be appropriate for all environments.

http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/society/schools/primary/darwin/monster.aspx

Activity: Draw, color, paint an image of an animal evolving. How will it change?

EARLY MAN

Activity: Understanding Standing Up

The bones of a chimpanzee and human are mixed up. Sort the bones into the correct boxes with this interactive game.

http://www.becominghuman.org/node/building-bodies

Rock Art Game

http://rockart.ncl.ac.uk/interactive/learningjourneys/interactive_learningjourneys_game.htm

Dirt Detective Game

http://www.history.org/kids/games/dirtDetective.cfm

STEM: Nutrition: Health Risks of Obesity

Excerpt:

The number of people with obesity in the UK has more than trebled in the last 25 years. Doctors now say that the condition is reaching 'epidemic' proportions. Why are they so concerned?

Read below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/21702372

STEM: Prehistory: Exctinct Lizard Named After Jim Morrison

Excerpt:

A newly described 6ft lizard that roamed South East Asia from 36-40 million years ago has been named after The Doors singer Jim Morrison.

The choice of name Barbaturex morrisoni is a play on the late frontman's epithet "The Lizard King".

Read the whole article below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22764946

STEM: Nutrition: Trendy Veggies

Crazy Colored Veggies are on the rise. The health benefits in the pigments are naturally occurring. Carrots were originally purple or yellow and by selective breeding they are mostly orange today. In the 1600s people found orange ones and those were bred to dominate.

Not only are they fun to look at and eat but they are loaded with anti-oxidants which are important to protect our bodies from stresses.

Watch this interesting video about these trendy veggies

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Technology+and+Science/ID/2388963986/

STEM: Prehistory: Wooly Mammoth De-Exctinction

Excerpt:

Q: Could extinct species be brought back to life?

That was the fantasy of the classic film, Jurassic Park, but a Hamilton researcher thinks it can actually be done. Hendrik Poinar, professor of evolutionary genetics at McMaster University, is working on a process called "de-extinction." He's mapped the genome of the woolly mammoth.

Friday morning he spoke with CBC Radio's Matt Galloway before his appearance at a Toronto festival called Subtle Technologies. Here's an edited and abbreviated transcript of that interview

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/06/07/hamilton-poinar-wooly-mammoth.html

STEM: Nutrition: Lab Grown Meat Hits The Grill

Excerpt:

A hamburger patty made from lab-grown meat — or "schmeat" — is expected to be unveiled and grilled later this month at an event in London that is highly anticipated by animal rights activists and other backers.

"The vision for this burger is really to attract support, to attract funding," said social sciences researcher Neil Stephens in an interview with CBC'sThe Current host Anna Maria Tremonti. "And I'm sure it will because it's a very enticing idea for many people."

Read the whole article below

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/06/06/technology-schmeat-in-vitro-meat-burger.html

STEM: Space: Truck Size Asteroid Misses Earth

Asteroid Size of Small Truck Buzzes By Earth

Excerpt:

An asteroid the size of a small truck zoomed past Earth four times closer than the moon on Saturday, the latest in a parade of visiting celestial objects that has raised awareness of potentially hazardous impacts on the planet.

NASA said Asteroid 2013 LR6 was discovered about a day before its closest approach to Earth, which occurred at 12:42 a.m. ET about 105,000 km over the ocean south of Tasmania, Australia.

The 10-metre-wide asteroid posed no threat.

Read the article below

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/06/08/asteroid-buzzes-earth.html

STEM: Mars Rover Opportunity Discovers Watery History on Mars

Excerpt:

After almost 10 years of roaming the red planet, the Opportunity rover has made a new discovery that offers scientists more clues about Mars's watery history.

NASA researchers announced Friday that a rock that was examined by the rover last month, and which they named Esperance 6, contains clay minerals, pointing to the existence of water on ancient Mars.

Read the whole article below.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/06/07/tech-mars-opportunity-rover-anniversary.html

STEM: Ecosystems: Jellyfish on the Rise

Excerpt:

The rise of jellyfish populations in many of the world's oceans may be more than just an inconvenience for swimmers who want to take a dip.

The rapid growth over the last few decades of these creatures is a sign of the planet's deteriorating marine health, according to expert Lisa-ann Gershwin.

In her new book Stung! On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean, Gershwin says that these "enchanting and lovely" invertebrates are in fact harbingers of the health of the oceans.

"They're an indicator that something is out of balance,” she told Bob McDonald, host of CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks. “So they’re kind of the canaries in the coal mine, if you will. Except whereas a canary dies when something’s wrong, jellyfish flourish when something’s wrong.”

Read the whole article about the ocean's ecosystem being unbalanced by following the link below

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/06/07/tech-jellyfish-bloom-quirks.html

STEM Camp: SPACE

Space week links to educational films and games

Watch Lunar Rover video (1:30)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5cKpzp358F4

See what phase the moon was in when you were born!

http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html

Apollo 11 Onboard Film. 1969. (1:35:00)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDvsjwRgexs

Universe: Constellations (44:28)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WX1PcOOIQI

Star Gazing Game

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/star-gazing/

Mars Rover : (12 mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZYnIsLNz3c

Mars Video Shots from Rover (17 mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6glstqMc50

Space Janitor Game

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/actiongames/space-janitor/

Explore Mars

http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/visitorcenter/orientationmap

I See Ice Educational Game

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/i-see-ice/#/review/i-see-ice/game.html

Eyes In Space Video (14:18)

Eyes in Space examines galaxies and asteroids, dark matter and the expansion of the universe. Learn about near-collisions with asteroids and the most fundamental questions of human existence, as astronomers take us far beyond our planet, solar system and galaxy.

http://vimeo.com/3766858

NASA Apollo Mission To The Moon (16:17)

Documentary that uses all footage owned by NASA

http://vimeo.com/58174719

Keck Observatory (10:30)

Exactly how big is our universe, and what place do we have in it? Come explore the Keck Observatory, where the human mind is opened to a vast realm of new possibilities

http://edutube.org/en/video/keck-observatory

Colonizing The Moon (10:00)

http://edutube.org/en/video/moon-colonization

Black Holes (5-6 mins)

Is time travel possible? The density of black holes leads to a gravitational pull that streches and warps space-time around it. Similarly, cosmic strings have immense density and bend space-time.

Richard Gott speculates about the possibility of time travel through fast moving cosmic strings.

http://edutube.org/en/video/black-holes-and-time-travel-national-geographic