Volume 10, Number 24

June 20 2005 Vol. 10, No. 25 THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS Deep Impact: Amateur Observers' Program Teachmath.org | The FunWorks DEEP IMPACT: AMATEUR OBSERVERS' PROGRAM http://deepimpact.umd.edu/amateur/index.shtml Deep Impact is a NASA Discovery mission that will crash into comet Tempel 1 in July 2005. According to the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), "After a voyage of 173 days and 431 million kilometers (268 million miles), NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft will get up-close and personal with comet Tempel 1 on July 4 (EDT)." Continue reading the entire press release JPL here: http://deepimpact.umd.edu/press/050609jpl.html What Will We See? http://deepimpact.umd.edu/mission/wwws.html Frequently Asked Questions include "Why do scientists want to impact a comet?" http://deepimpact.umd.edu/faq.html For related K-12 educational resources, including mathematical Mission Challenges, visit: Education http://deepimpact.umd.edu/educ/index.html Mission Challenges http://deepimpact.umd.edu/disczone/challenge.html The Planetary Society, a nonprofit, nongovernmental space advocacy group, has other information about the mission, and invites entries in the Great Crater Contest: Just how big a crater will Deep Impact make on Tempel-1? http://www.planetary.org/deepimpact/contest_enter.html -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- TEACHMATH.ORG http://teachmath.org/teachmath/ The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has launched a new website to provide information for those who are considering a career as a mathematics teacher. The site includes these sections: - Why Be a Math Teacher? - How to Become a Math Teacher - Why Certified Math Teachers Are in Demand - Resources for Math Teachers - Steps Students Can Take Right Now -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- THE FUNWORKS http://www.thefunworks.org Are you a teacher looking for real-life examples of how people use science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts in their careers? Are you an after-school program instructor looking for career education resources? Are you a counselor, parent or adult of influence looking for ways to help motivate and engage a young boy or girl in math or science? The Career Resources Network project is pleased to announce the launch of "The FunWorks," a career exploration digital library for middle school youth (ages 11-14 yrs). Designed to capture imaginations and direct youth toward careers in STEM, the FunWorks is funded by the National Science Foundation as part of its National Science Digital Library. The FunWorks has been developed by the Gender, Diversities & Technology Institute at Education Development Center Inc., in collaboration with a youth design team. \|/ Webcast Wednesday, June 22, 2:00 PM, U.S. Eastern Time (ET) Receive a guided tour of the site, hear from project staff, industry experts and some of the many children who were involved in the site's design. To subscribe and receive webcast details, please email: funworks@mailman.edc.org -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE: The Math Forum @ Drexel http://mathforum.org/ Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Problems of the Week http://mathforum.org/pow/ Mathematics Library http://mathforum.org/library/ Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Teacher2Teacher http://mathforum.org/t2t/ Discussion Groups http://mathforum.org/kb/ Join the Math Forum http://mathforum.org/join.forum.html Send comments to the Math Forum Internet Newsletter editors Donations http://www.drexel.edu/ia/mathforum/ Ask Dr. Math Books http://mathforum.org/pubs/dr.mathbooks.html _o \o_ __| \ / |__ o _ o/ \o/ __|- __/ \__/o \o | o/ o/__/ /\ /| | \ \ / \ / \ /o\ / \ / \ / | / \ / \

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