School   ** Hawaii Netwark Learning Communities In Hawai`i and nationally, skills in math, science and technology are vital to the future success of our students. At the same time, the need to protect our environment is reaching critical levels. HNLC merges these needs in an innovative leadership development program and online support network designed to help Hawaii's teachers and students prepare for the future while preserving the cultural and ecological lessons of the past. HNLC is a cooperative effort by the Hawai'i Department of Education, the University of Hawai'i Information & Computer Sciences Department, many community partners, and the teachers and students at 60 rural public schools throughout the islands. Thanks to generous support from the National Science Foundation, Hawaii's teachers now have access to an exciting professional development program, an online network of educational support, and local knowledge from mentors and community partners. They can develop and share inquiry-based lessons in math, science and technology that are rooted in the local environment and culture to inspire their students. HNLC's mission to empower Hawaii's rural students is driven by strategies supporting NSF's drivers for educational reform.

Science   ** Nishi Harima Astronomical Observatory Park Nishi Harima Astronomical Observatory Park It is the lifelong learning institution which can do genuine article experience on the theme of the universe and human being. I can have you to come into contact with, to be familiar and learn the nature which surrounds us including the universe, and directly. Accommodations, the dining-room, the open space, the walk way, etc. are improved by making an astronomical observatory into a core, and various events are prepared and I am waiting for coming of you.   ** Earth and Moon Viewer Viewing the Earth You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe.   ** Lenticular Cloud Lenticular Cloud is a lens shaped cloud. I saw the biggest one when I went to Mauna Kea in Hillo Hawaii last November.   ** Nature Shift! Linking Learning To Life What is NatureShift? NatureShift is a Technology Innovation Challenge Grant (TICG) program, funded by the Department of Education in 1997 to the partnership of Grand Forks Public Schools and Dakota Science Center.   ** Almanac Almanac and Astronomical Phenomenon   ** Lenticular Cloud Formations new! Here is a simple little "cartoon" schematic of how a lenticular cloud forms. Note the wavelike path of the air as it flows over the mountain.   ** Smithsonian Museums new! The world's largest museum complex and research organization. Composed of 14 museums and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and 2 museums in New York City, the Smithsonian's exhibitions offer visitors a glimpse into its vast collection numbering over 142 million objects.   ** Science Museum new! The United Kingdom   ** Fly-through of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey new! The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey team is a large international collaboration involving more than 30 scientists from 11 institutions. One of the main aims of the survey is to learn more about the three-dimensional structure of the Universe.   ** The Sloan Digital Sky Survey new! The Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the most ambitious astronomical survey project ever undertaken, will bring this modern practice of comprehensive and quantitative mapping to cosmography, the science of mapping the universe and determining our place in it.