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December 18, 2012
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The Best Science Sites Of 2012 — Part Two

I’m continuing my mid-year “The Best…” lists ….

You might also be interested in:

The Best Science Sites Of 2012 — Part One

The Best Science Sites Of 2011

The Best Science Sites Of 2011 — So Far

The Best Science Websites — 2010

The Best Science & Math Sites — 2009

The Best Science & Math Websites — 2008

The Best Science Websites For Students & Teachers — 2007

Here are my choices for The Best Science Sites Of 2012 — Part Two (not in any order of preference):

100,000 Stars is a new interactive from Google that is an amazing visualization of the universe. It can only be viewed in Chrome. I liked “taking a tour,” which you can click on in the upper left hand corner.

Here’s a pretty interesting video put together with images taken from the International Space Station:

I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.

The Best Resources For Learning About Felix Baumgartner’s Jump From The Edge Of Space

Science Friday, the popular NPR program, has an amazing amount of resources for teachers, and everybody else, online.

Interactive: how much water is used in the production of different foods? is a useful….interactive from The Guardian. It’s design is somewhat unique.

Google Maps can now take you on underwater tours! It sounds like it’s not quite yet ready for prime-time, but you can read all about its expansion to well-known areas beneath the sea.

All My “The Best….” Lists Related To Science

I published a four-part Education Week series on teaching science.

The New York Times has published an interactive that allows you to see how rising waters might effect major cities throughout the United States.

Feedback is welcome.

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November 18, 2012
by Larry Ferlazzo
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The Future Flooding Of Sacramento?

Our ninth-grade curriculum includes unions on natural disasters and on New Orleans. As part of them, we examine the fact that our city, Sacramento, is now the most likely American city to suffer a catastrophic flood. Several television shows, including The History Channel, have showed animations of what that might look like, and I’ve gathered them into The Best Sites For Showing Sacramento Destroyed By Floods.

The Sacramento Bee has just published some articles on this possibility that I’m adding to that list.

They include:

What if a superstorm strikes Sacramento? Flooding danger puts the capital at risk of a disaster worse than Sandy

Hundreds of Sacramento schools, elder care homes prone to flooding is an interactive map.

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November 2, 2012
by Larry Ferlazzo
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The Person Who Predicted Sandy’s Damage — In 2011

Here’s a 2011 TEDx talk by Jeff Masters from The Weather Underground titled “The 9 biggest weather disasters of the next 30 years.”

I’ve embedded the section on a hurricane hitting New York (If you’re reading this on an RSS Reader, you will have to click through). You can learn about his other predictions by watching the entire eighteen minute video here.

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October 27, 2012
by Larry Ferlazzo
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A Beginning List Of The Best Online Resources About Hurricane Sandy

You might also be interested in The Best Resources On How Hurricane Sandy Is Affecting Schools.

It’s Saturday morning, and Hurricane Sandy, also known as “Frankenstorm,” is projected to reach the United States in a day or two. I thought it might be useful to get a “The Best…” list started and add to it as it progresses.

You might also be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Hurricanes and A Compilation Of “The Best…” Lists About Natural Disasters.

Here are my choices for A Beginning List Of The Best Online Resources About Hurricane Sandy:

The New York Times has a hurricane tracker.

From MSNBC:

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

East Coast prepares for Hurricane Sandy is from CBS News.

Superstorm heads to the Northeast is an Associated Press interactive.

Northeast in crosshairs of possible ‘superstorm’ Sandy is from CNN.

Preparing for Hurricane Sandy Along the East Coast
is from The NY Times photo blog.

Massive Power Failures Expected Across Northeast is also from The Times.

Here’s how Hurricane Sandy looks from space:

NASA had the ISS take another shorter video later:

 

Preparing For Sandy is a NY Times slideshow.

Hurricane Sandy Strengthens and U.S. East Coast Braces is from The Wall Street Journal.

Sandy Sets Sights On East Coast is an NBC slideshow.

Photos: Sandy’s destructive path is from CNN.

Here are two videos from ABC:

Another video from space:

Google has created a Hurricane Sandy crisis site.

Why Sandy Has Meteorologists Scared in 4 Images is from The Atlantic.

Compare Irene to Sandy is from the Wall St. Journal.

The Wall St. Journal has a ton of videos.

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Hurricane Sandy: Live Updates is from The New York Times.

Hurricane Sandy’s Top 5: What You Need to Know is from Weather.com.

Readers’ Photographs of Hurricane Sandy is from The New York Times.

Here’s the latest image of Sandy from space (via The NY Post):

Hurricane Sandy from Space on Twitpic

Here’s a picture of Atlantic City, New Jersey — underwater. Here’s another one.

Hurricane Sandy: View From Above is from The New York Times.

CNN has a main Sandy page.

Here’s an image from New York City (via Reuters):

Great Reuters photo showing why those of us in New York state... on Twitpic

This slideshow from The NY Times isn’t from Sandy, but it is about “Extreme Weather.”

This is a Coast Guard video of their rescuing sailors from the HMS Bounty replica in the midst of Sandy:

Here’s the latest NASA video:

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Hurricane Sandy in Photos is from The Atlantic.

How to stay safe during Hurricane Sandy: 7 tips is from The Week.

Here’s a video of a 1938 hurricane that hit the Northeast — without warning — and killed 600 people:

The Frankenstorm Floods This Morning’s Front Pages is from Slate.

Photos: Sandy’s destructive path is from CNN.

Here’s a slideshow from NBC News.

Here’s a CNN video:

Storm surges expected to contribute to devastating flooding is an Associated Press interactive.

The New York Times has a collection of Sandy-related videos.

Inside Out: Umbrellas Gone Wild is a slideshow from NPR.

Hurricane Sandy Hits East Coast is a Wall Street Journal slideshow.

Superstorm Sandy: every verified event mapped and detailed is from The Guardian.

In the Eye of the Storm: Capturing Sandy’s Wrath is a photo gallery from TIME.

Teaching Hurricane Sandy: Ideas and Resources is a great post from The New York Times Learning Network.

Eight Classroom Resources to Help Teach About Hurricane Sandy is from Edutopia.

Sandy: New York devastation mapped is from the BBC.

Here’s an expanded Associated Press interactive.

The New York Times has several interactives.

Hurricane Sandy by the Numbers is a useful infographic

Dan Rather Showed the First Radar Image of a Hurricane on TV is from The Atlantic.

How to Help in the Aftermath of Sandy is from The Atlantic.

Hurricane Sandy: After Landfall is a photo gallery from The Atlantic.

Hurricane Sandy: The Superstorm is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe.

 

Devastation in New Jersey is a NY Times slideshow.

Hurricane Sandy: View From Above is also from The Times.

Region Crippled by Hurricane Sandy is another Times’ photo gallery.

Aerial Photographs of the Damage in New Jersey

Hurricane Sandy Aftermath Pictures of the Day

Surveying the Damage Along the Jersey Shore

Interactive: Slide To See Before And After Sandy is from NPR.

Sorting the Real Sandy Photos From the Fakes is from The Atlantic.

Superstorm Impact is from The Associated Press.

Staten Island, After the Storm
is a Wall St. Jrnl slideshow about where I grew up….

Here’s a CNN timelapse video:

Here are some more images from The Associated Press.

The Person Who Predicted Sandy’s Damage — In 2011

Making It Personal – Visualizations To Teach Hurricane Sandy

October 14, 2012
by Larry Ferlazzo
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The Best Resources For Learning About Felix Baumgartner’s Jump From The Edge Of Space

Felix Baumgartner has made it safely back to earth. Here are a few quick links about his jump — most also include multimedia features:

Skydiver breaks record for manned balloon flight at 23 miles high is from NBC.

Daredevil Jumps, and Lands on His Feet is from The New York Times.

Jumping From the Stratosphere is a NY Times slideshow.

The space adventure you can’t miss is from CNN.

Here’s a gif of his jump.

There he is!! Everything perfect. #SpaceJumpLIVE on Twitpic

Here’s an interactive from his main site.

The Telegraph has a nice interactive.

Here’s a BBC video and article.

Skydive from space: everything you need to know – interactive is from The Guardian.



Felix Baumgartner: Daredevil’s Supersonic Leap Breaks Three Records
is from ABC News.




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October 6, 2012
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Natural Disaster Videos

Here are videos I’m adding to various Natural Disaster-related “The Best” lists. My colleague Lara Hoekstra suggested some of them. Many probably won’t go through an RSS Reader, so you’ll have to go directly to the blog to see them:

I’m adding these to The Best Resources For Learning About Tornadoes:

I’m adding these videos to The Best Sites For Learning About Hurricanes:

Here are new additions to The Best Sites For Learning About Earthquakes:

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