Helpful Bookmarks for School and Beyond...

Castillo's Links

Science

JPL Webcasts

Astronomy

NASA - Office of Education Home

Moon Observation Project

Chemistry

Loose in the Lab.com

Chem4Kids.com: Atoms: Structure

Rader's Chem4Kids.com

Chemistry: WebElements Periodic Table

This is the home page of WebElements, chemistry's periodic table (periodic chart) of the elements on the World-Wide Web. Find information about elements such as hydrogen, copper, gold, and uranium here.

Robotics

Competition

KISS institute (botball)

MIT's Autonomous Robot Design Competition

FIRST LEGO League

FIRST LEGO League is an international program for children which combines a hands-on, interactive robotics program with a sports-like atmosphere using the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System

Lego

LEGO Gears

Curriculum Resources

Robots 101 at The ROVer Ranch

Research

Local Interest

JPL Robotics

MOBILITY AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Richard Volpe, Manager Gabriel Udomkesmalee, Deputy Manager Welcome to the JPL Robotics website! Here you'll find detailed descriptions of the activities of the Mobility and Robotic Systems Section, as well as related robotics efforts around the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. We are approximately 100 engineers working on all aspects of robotics for space exploration and related terrestrial applications. We write autonomy software that drives rovers on Mars, and operations software to monitor and control them from Earth. We do the same for their instrument-placement and sampling arms, and are developing new systems...

CalTech Robotics

Center For Engineering Educational Outreach

Center for Engineering Educational Outreach

Physics

Exhibits Collection -- Amusement Park Physics

This interactive exhibit, part of the Exhibits Collection, explores how the laws of physics play a role in the design of amusement park rides. Activities in the exhibit invite visitors to design a roller coaster and determine the outcomes of bumper car collisions. The exhibit also includes related Web sites.

Elephant and Feather (Free Fall)

PH@school: CA Sci Exp: Focus on Physical Science: Chapter 1 Internet Activities

AUSD

Foothills Middle School

CastilloClassPage

AUSD SubFinder

AUSD Intranet

AUSD GroupWise

AUSD Classlink