Lessons

Since 1997, ASPIRE has been creating interactive online science lessons and labs to be used by teachers in the classroom with their students. These lessons have been written by teachers, created by web-developers and programmers, while working with research scientists from the High Resolution Fly’s Eye Group at the University of Utah. This collaborative effort has produced a body of labs and lessons unique to the Internet.

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Flash MX
	Title		Description
	Bread Board project		A basic black box breadboard project. This project will create a programmable LED or series of LEDs which can then be programmed to change color. Basic electronics, programming and concepts about persistence of vision are covered in this lab
	Gas Particles in Motion		Relating volume, temperature, and pressure. A classic ASPIRE lab re-written for Flash.
	Kinetic Energy		Relating mass, speed and energy. A classic lab re-written for Flash
	Refraction Demos		4 Flash demonstrations that show how light refracts through prisms and raindrops
	Shoot the stars		How do scientists know if stars are moving towards us or away from us? Use Doppler in this virtual lab to shoot stars and see what happens
	Sun Angle		Why doesn't it get warm at the North Pole like it does at the equator, even though it has 24-hour days?

Flash 5
	Title		Description
	Cosmic Zoom		Zoom in from the far reaches of the galaxy by powers of ten.
	Lunar Phases		Learn about the lunar phases.
	Lunar Phases (español)		Aprenda sobre las fases lunares.
	Our Atmosphere		Learn about the atmosphere.
	Scientific Method		The scientific method and its application to astronomy
	Seismic Waves		How do scientists know what the core of the Earth looks like? Learn more about seismic waves and find out.
	Star Life Cycle		Learn the full life cycle of a star.
	Tides		Learn about the Earth's tides.
	Wave Basics		Learning the basics of waves... amplitude, wavelength, and frequency.

Java 1.2
	Title		Description
	Force and Motion		The effect of force on velocity and motion.
	Gas Particles in Motion		Relating volume, temperature, and pressure.
	In Search of Cosmic Rays		Learn how to find cosmic rays.
	Kinetic Energy		Relating mass, speed, and energy. (Java 1.2)
	Machines		Simple and Complex Machines
	Night Sky Viewer		See the night sky anywhere on Earth!
	Scientific Notation		Learning to use large numbers.
	Seasons Activity		Use a sundial to observe seasonal changes.
	Seasons Exercise		Use seasons to determine your location.