Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Fun in the snow! Fwd: Science at the Olympics

Hope you're all enjoying the break.  Some very cool videos about the science of winter sports.  Enjoy!

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From: Amy Gollenberg
Date: Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 1:40 PM
Subject: [COEEA] Fwd: Science at the Olympics
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Hopefully kids of all ages are being inspired by the events in Sochi to get active outside in the winter! Here are some pretty cool stuff to share with students over the next 3 weeks!

The USGS has put together some information that includes water use, land use, climate, minerals, and geothermal energy use of the 2014 Olympic Games. 

http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/olympics-2014-let-the-science-begin/

National Science Foundation helped develop these with a team from NBC Learn. They've put together a series of videos illustrating how science and engineering is being used at the Winter Olympic Games as part of their "Science of Sports" feature.

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Amy Gollenberg
Science Education Program
Center for 21st Century Skills at EDUCATION CONNECTION
355 Goshen Road, P.O. Box 909
Litchfield, CT  06759-0909



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Connecticut Outdoor & Environmental Education Association



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