Information for Homeschoolers -Duke Energy. The EnergyExplorium is a fabulous facility with exhibits that are valuable lesson tools for a variety of subjects. Lesson plans and materials are available at the EnergyExplorium and can be downloaded below. In addition, the EnergyExplorium hosts several special Homeschoolers Days throughout the year. Information on upcoming days and registering for those events can be found here and on our 'events' page. Register soon because our limited spots fill up fast! If you would like to be added to our homeschooler's distribution list to receive news about programs and events at the EnergyExplorium, please click here and include your name and e-mail address. Your information will be kept confidential. Coloring Pages (pdf, 135 KB) Class Activities and Lesson Plans Elementary and Middle School High School Games Bingo (pdf, 54.7 KB) Taboo (pdf, 55.7 KB) Crossword (pdf, 41.3 KB) Cool Energy Facts (pdf, 2.53 MB) Science Experiments Energy Education Websites.
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Kids' Science - Recycling, Illusions, Space, Science Fair Fun and More - Kaboose.com. Dr. Arbor Talks Trees. The World's New Natural Wonders. China Danxia Xinhua/Xinhua Press/Corbis Each year, the United Nations unveils a list of the world's most stunning natural attractions, called World Heritage sites, and chances are, you've never heard of them—Papahanaumokuakea, anyone? The designation shines the spotlight on a handful of hidden gems, while also protecting them from man.
Over the past 28 years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has identified more than 180 of these natural wonders across 77 countries. These "World Heritage Sites" are deemed "unique, irreplaceable, and authentic. " The esteemed club includes the likes of the Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, and Victoria Falls among other iconic sites. This summer, the UN agency added some particularly picturesque landscapes to its list.
The region known as China Danxia spans six subtropical areas approximately 310 miles southwest of Xi'an, home of the terra-cotta warriors. Phoenix Islands Protected Area, Kiribati Papahanaumokuakea, Hawaii. Spacecraft snaps close-up images of comet. By the CNN Wire Staff November 4, 2010 10:00 p.m. EDT Comet Hartley 2 passes just 435 miles from spacecraftEPOXI Deep Impact is the first spacecraft to have visited two cometsScientists hope to learn more about comets from close imagery (CNN) -- A spacecraft survived the closest encounter ever with a comet on Thursday, tracking it just 435 miles from the comet's nucleus.
Mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, broadcast live coverage of the event on NASA Television's Media Channel. The agency's EPOXI Deep Impact spacecraft was expected to use two imagers and an infrared instrument to acquire data about a tiny comet named Hartley 2 as it traveled at speeds of more than 27,000 miles per hour. Scientists are still working to determine whether there was any damage to the spacecraft as the peanut-shaped comet passed by. New images of passing comet NASA performs comet fly-by They hope to learn to more about comets from five images detailing the close approach.