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July Specials
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Get 10% off all orders* over at
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Save 10% on purchases* at ScienceKit.com
with coupon code SKIT710.
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*Coupon are valid July 1st through July 31th and do not apply to Telescopes, GPS or Cameras.
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Did You Know?
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 The
record altitude for a single kite was set on August 12, 2000 by Richard Synergy
in Kincardine, Ontario. His kite achieved an altitude of 14,509 feet (that's nearly 3 miles high) based on the onboard altimeters!
A complete report of this astounding feat can be found at the Toronto Kite Fliers website. Although
there are doubts, the highest unofficial "classic" kite altitude record is said
to be 31,955 feet by a train of 8 kites over Lindenburg, Germany, on August 1, 1919.
It is still on Germany's record books to this day!
Whether you're a child or a child at heart, Edmund Scientific has a unique selection of Kites
when you're looking for the extraordinary!
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Earth Science Resources for
Free Science Fair Projects |
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World Wind by NASA |
 World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging
Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind
lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really
there.
Virtually visit any place in the world. Look across the Andes, into the Grand Canyon,
over the Alps, or along the African Sahara.
This software is free from NASA,
and makes Google Earth look like a toy!
The download is over 60MB's, so you'll need a fast connection. |
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DLESE - Digital Library for Earth System Education |
 DLESE (pronounced
"Duh-lees-ee") is the Digital Library for Earth
System Education, a geoscience community resource that supports teaching
and learning about the Earth system. It is funded by the National Science Foundation
and is being built by a community of educators, students, and scientists to support
Earth system education at all levels and in both formal and informal settings.
This is the motherload of Earth Science information! Just put what you are
looking for in their search box, and you will find loads of information for your free science fair projects. In fact, many of the articles even look like science
projects! One nice feature of their search function is that you can filter
the results by academic level and many other things that will help you target your
search.
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Geology.com |
Geology.com is a great site to get a broad overview
AND an in-depth look at all things geological. Two areas on the site stand
out in particular. The first is the
Geology Dictionary which has concise definitions, images and short articles
about the most commonly used geological terms.
The other area of note is the Earth Science Current
Events - Geology News. This tracks up to date news and information in the
world of Earth Science. All in all, Geology.com
is a good place for information and ideas to help with your free science fair projects.
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Mineralogy Database |
The Mineralogy Database contains 4,442 individual
mineral species descriptions with links and a comprehensive image library. This
searchable database
is the motherload of mineral data!
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