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A Mind Apart
(or maybe not)

The senior Integrated Science course at Delaware Valley Friends School
has as its over-arching theme the concept of change in the universe.

Introductory Video

Resources on the Internet

	Galaxies to Planets			Primates to Humans			Corn to Steel
Cool Cosmos Explore the hidden world of infrared astronomy. There's a lot more out there than "meets the eye." Cosmic Videos and Animations NASA has a lot of free stuff. Looking for the Big Bang - WMAP Galactic collisions Plane NASA Planetary Database NASA Planetary Photojournal Terrestrial Impact Crater - slideset What you see is NOT what you get... Our perception is limited by the sensory receptors on our retina! There is a lot out there that we can't percive without the help of technology. Solar System simulator Are you the center of the universe? Is the Earth? Is the sun? YOU can change your frame of reference!! More toCome			Evolution for Teachers A complete course for teachers AND a resource for the classroom. WebQuest-Hominid Fossils Don't accept this challenge unless you want to explore!... The Tree of Life A growing tree describing the diversity of living things. Just for Fun (Brain Teasers) Just for fun. Start thinking about thnking... 3-D Primate Skulls How different are we from our nearest relatives? How are we the same? Dispersal Map We began in Africa...How did we fill the earth? ...Another Migration Map A different point of view. Laetoli Footprints Observation and Inference: What were behaviors of ancient humans? We can't make direct observations of ancient humans, so what was their life like? How can we possibly know how ancient life behaved? Lucy A discovery in Hadar, Ethiopia Want to learn more about how your brain works? More to come			Ancient Technologies When was the first "hard disk" used for storing information? Prehistoric Technology Learn how the Ancient Anasazi made pottery. Gallery of Computation Mandelbrot Explorer What is creativity? How can creativity exist in mathematical formulae? How does the harmony of complexity emerge from simplicity? Who Killed the Electric Car? A new movie from Sony Entertainment. ...Plus the truth behind the conspiracy! Chopsticks and Energy Conservation The first eating utensals were invented during an energy crisis! Chopsticks and Forks Eating in Microgravity Where does technological innovation come from? Why do different cultures "invent" different technologies to solve the same problem? Is there a "right way" to do things? More to come