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Awards DescriptionssciLINKS is am endeavor by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to connect textbooks to useful online content. A direct connection from a concept on the textbook page is made to materials exploring that concept in cyberspace, leading readers to the kinds of materials the NSTA professional educators believe work best in the classroom. Two of the SOLAR Center activities been selected: Once a web site is selected, the NSTA places its URL in a database, correlates it to the National Science Education Standards, and writes a brief description that identifies one or more of its salient characteristics. When a reader (a teacher, student, or even parent) of a sciLINKed textbook comes across a sciLINKS icon in their textbook, they know that the content on that page has been enhanced with online content specifically connected to a single concept. The reader goes to the free sciLINKS web site, and they type in a code found on the pages of that text, and the sciLINKS search engine reports the pages their teachers selected. When a user selects one of these sites, a new browser window opens, points to the selected web site, and connects the reader directly to the content provider, i.e. the SOLAR Center. For more information.
"Your site is one of 20
that has been awarded "Best of 1997" and has been featured in Education World's
Special Edition "Best of 1997"! We carefully re-examined all of the 240 sites
that we reviewed over the past year, and chose yours as [one of the 20] best
of the year!" "This site has educational information, resources, and educational activities relating to the sun. Users can learn about the sun's magnetic field, sunspots, and what's happening inside the sun. The site uses information from the Solar Oscillations Investigation (an international project to study the interior structure and dynamics of the sun) and data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. Although the data come from advanced scientific projects, this site is set up for a general audience. It includes activities, a scavenger hunt, quizzes, folklore about the sun, a question and answer section, and an area for "Solar Art." The site also has a glossary to explain the more difficult terms and a page of links to outside resources. A wealth of information on one subject! Science teachers should visit this one!"
"Created by Stanford University, This site presents a collection of fun educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data. Students can explore the Sun's tangled magnetic field, its turbulent surface motions, the dramatic sunspot cycle, and even what magic happens in the solar interior, where instrumental eyes cannot penetrate. Especially useful and noteworthy are the folklore stories, great quotes, and legends about our nearby star, which could add considerable depth to any curriculum on our solar system."
"Your Web site, Stanford SOLAR Center, is being recognized with the Dr. Matrix Award for Science Excellence from "Dr. Matrix' Web World of Science." "Stanford SOLAR Center" is also being honored with prominent display as a select site at http://www.nr.infi.net/~drmatrix/award.htm with the categories: Astronomy & Space Science, Exploration and Reference, and Student Resource. "Sites receiving this award are distinguished by the quality of their content alone. A flashy Web site will not receive this award if its content lacks interest and integrity. A simple Web site will receive this award if it serves the interests of discovery, mental enrichment and thoughtful enjoyment. This award doesn't go to "cool" sites. It goes to the great sites. It's not a daily or weekly award, but an award based on presence, here and now. It is given in gratitude, with no other request but that you keep doing what you're doing. "I think that the best commentary I can make is that your site gets one of my awards hands-down. It's a veritable gold mine of interesting information and exploration. The SOLAR Center will go a long way towards enriching exploration on the Web."
"The Stanford SOLAR Center provides educational activities about the Sun based on data from the SOHO mission. There are activities, basic information, solar artwork (including images and illustrations of data), and an opportunity to ask questions of solar physicists, among other features. This site is an excellent resource for students wishing to learn more about the Sun."
"Everything you could ever possibly want to know about our nearest star is contained on this extremely effective and well presented site. Designed very much to be of value from an educational point of view and to be accessible to all, this excellent site is well worth a visit."
"Stanford Solar Center - This thorough and well-organized web site contains activities, images, a glossary, and other resources related to the sun. A great site to learn about the sun's magnetic field, sunspots, solar physics, and more."
"The solar investigations people at Stanford University are providing Solar On-Line Activity Resources for the joy of solar science exploration. They've done a good job with this large site, offering news, activities, quizzes, solar facts and folklore (fascinating!), tons of science and space links, solar art, and much more."
StudyWeb Academic Excellence Award from StudyWeb and Lightspan
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