{"id":202,"date":"2019-03-30T05:43:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T12:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2019-06-14T14:31:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T21:31:25","slug":"omni-globe-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/omni-globe-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"OmniGlobe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The OmniGlobe is an educational installation developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/arcscience.com\/\">ARC Science<\/a>. It is an interactive spherical display which can project images and animations of planet surfaces and can visualize phenomena like real-time weather, plate tectonics, ice coverage over time, ocean currents etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"random-accordion-id-154\" class=\"accordion-shortcode  accordion-container\">\n<h3 ><a href=\"#see-more-0\" >See More...<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"see-more-0\" class=\"accordian-shortcode-content \" ><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These globes are installed in universities and museums worldwide and Canada\u2019s first OmniGlobe was installed in UBC\u2019s very own <a href=\"https:\/\/pme.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pacific Museum of Earth<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In addition to general viewing during museum hours, private 30-minute tours can also be booked. The materials provided here can be used in conjunction with the tours or independently as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #random-accordion-id-154end of accordion shortcode -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!4v1558911142824!6m8!1m7!1sCAoSLEFGMVFpcFBEdHMzMkEzcFU4Y2VLVkZWTmdYTFZtSWtoTGV1V3J4c2lXcUZG!2m2!1d49.26242673293497!2d-123.2522950554925!3f197.01158918111918!4f-18.39686173441426!5f0.4000000000000002\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Naming convention: T# denotes documents with information for the instructor. ST# denotes documents to be used by both students and teachers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"random-accordion-id-244\" class=\"accordion-shortcode  accordion-container\">\n<h3 ><a href=\"#moon-stories-1\" >Moon Stories<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"moon-stories-1\" class=\"accordian-shortcode-content \" ><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 300px;\" width=\"480\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 70%;\"><strong>The Moon<\/strong>: Earth\u2019s solitary natural satellite, was our navigator and timekeeper for generations. It has been the subject of study for centuries, from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galileo_Galilei\">Galileo<\/a> first noticing the heavenly body\u2019s imperfections in 1609 with a <a href=\"https:\/\/theamericanscholar.org\/galileos-spyglass\/#.XQM1aohKhPY\">stolen spyglass<\/a>, till <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neil_Armstrong\">Neil Armstrong<\/a> set his foot on its surface in 1969 only to confirm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5C5_dOEyAfk\">Galileo\u2019s Law of Free Fall<\/a>. The moon remains a source of wonderment and fascination to this day, and we are expected to return to it again as soon as 2024, when, NASA says, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/13\/us\/nasa-moon-2024-trnd-scn\/index.html\">a woman will set her first step on the moon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interesting facts:<\/strong> The Moon is not only the name of Earth\u2019s natural satellite, but is also the common name for all natural satellites orbiting other planets. In our solar system, Jupiter is the planet orbited by the most moons: 63 moons! Notice, when speaking about our moon, we capitalize it - the Moon, while speaking of other moons, we use the lower case.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><br \/>\n- T1 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1c0pkwYWF1gPvcRxxRs7kC4dAG1fAEOcm\">Overview<\/a><br \/>\n- T2 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1M2vUKzp8j_LFMKnIHv9wtjABBU9uLwM7\">Workshop<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Worksheets<\/strong>:<br \/>\n- ST1 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1f3y1hdVNF7haLzA3-BQ11tvrQRr0H-cX\">About the Moon<\/a><br \/>\n- ST3<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1fISJxmft28nQFofFJ-i7SfqZNZPCLw-0\">Moon Phases<\/a><br \/>\n- ST4,5 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1DF8nEm0wl6K35hS9-ahP9CUbNf3HbODN\">Observing the Moon<\/a><br \/>\n- ST6 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1y_N8tTMw6aAyRAWMdbzusgEzB_xkJ_hD\">Other Moons<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Web Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\n- <a href=\"https:\/\/moon.nasa.gov\/\">NASA<\/a><br \/>\n- <a href=\"https:\/\/lunarexploration.esa.int\/explore\">ESA<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 ><a href=\"#mars-2\" >Mars<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"mars-2\" class=\"accordian-shortcode-content \" ><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 300px;\" width=\"480\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 70%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mars<\/strong>, the Red Planet, is one of the major locations in the search for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Life_on_Mars\">extraterrestrial life<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For years, mass media told us stories of Martians visiting the Earth, but it was us who made the first trip across the great expanse when <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viking_program\">NASA\u2019s Viking 1 &amp; 2 <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">landed on the planet\u2019s surface in 1976. Since then, numerous probes have been sent to study the lay of the land, each trip raising our confidence in one day settling on the surface. In June 2018, we had to say goodbye to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opportunity_(rover)\">Opportunity<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a faithful rover which served for over a decade on the planet\u2019s surface. The latest mission: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/InSight\">NASA\u2019s InSight<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">landed on Mars to conduct geological and seismic surveys. Talk of humans on Mars has been getting louder as companies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/\">SpaceX <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have begun planning missions for as soon as the <a href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/news\/8449\/nasas-mars-2020-will-blaze-a-trail-for-humans\/\">2020s<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Interesting facts:<\/strong> Mars is home to the largest mountain in the solar system. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olympus_Mons\">Olympus Mons<\/a> is a 21 km tall volcano on the surface of Mars. It is over two and a half times taller than <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Everest\">Mount Everest<\/a>. The name <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mars\">Mars comes<\/a> from the Roman...<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><br \/>\n- T1 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1T1CWuWRcGuf2JXurhrzRXFPt_ifLMRhk\">Mars and Life<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Worksheets:<\/strong><br \/>\n- ST1 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1Pe0-yDAHc20fM_lneCL6uRaBg1TYHB7s\">Drake Equation<\/a><br \/>\n- ST1 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1J4A0iuXLEnwiq4X_6qQcIYfGllH_7AJ5\">Solar System<\/a><br \/>\n- ST2 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1EIbW6Gst2wl2nL_emhJCQyvjFNLlwXcA\">Phase Transitions<\/a><br \/>\n- ST3 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1v6-ObzmfsBOHTllvcwbKau8VAV3rkLMk\">Magnetism of Mars<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Web Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\n- <a href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/\">NASA<\/a><br \/>\n- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronomy\/mars\/default.asp\">CSA<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 ><a href=\"#natural-disasters-3\" >Natural Disasters<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"natural-disasters-3\" class=\"accordian-shortcode-content \" ><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 300px;\" width=\"480\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 70%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nature never hesitates to demonstrate its awesome power over the inhabitants of the Earth. Different physical and atmospheric phenomena cause devastating shows of force like earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and longer term effects like droughts, ice cap melting, wild fires, and continuous climate change. Knowing about these phenomena is important to reducing their impact on life and in time, perhaps even mitigating them entirely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Scientists study <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/effects\/\">the effects of climate change<\/a> not only to understand these natural phenomena but also to be able to minimize or prevent their effects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interesting facts<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.nwf.org\/eco-schools-usa\/become-an-eco-school\/pathways\/climate-change\/facts.aspx<\/p>\n<p>For Gr. H. gasses you can point to PhET sim https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/en\/simulation\/legacy\/greenhouse<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Web Resources:<br \/>\n- <a href=\"https:\/\/disasters.nasa.gov\/\">NASA<\/a><br \/>\n- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/natural-disasters-weather\/\">NatGeo<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 ><a href=\"#solar-system-4\" >Solar System<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"solar-system-4\" class=\"accordian-shortcode-content \" ><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 300px;\" width=\"480\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 70%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Solar System is our little neighborhood in the Milky Way, that we share with a number of unique inhabitants. From searing, rocky planets to frigid gas giants, the Solar System is home to eight large planets and numerous other smaller bodies like asteroids and planetary moons. Only a handful of satellites have travelled of the Solar System, but that is expected to change as knowing more about the Solar System can inform us about our origins as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interesting facts:<\/strong> Surprisingly to many, the orbit of the Earth around the Sun is almost circular. So what then causes the seasons? The <a href=\"https:\/\/spaceplace.nasa.gov\/seasons\/en\/\">seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis or rotation<\/a>. To learn more about it, check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learner.org\/resources\/series28.html\">A Private Universe Project by Annenberg Foundation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another interesting fact is that it takes the sunlight about 8 minutes to travel from the Sun to the Earth: - 150,000,000 km. The speed of light is about 300,000 km\/s.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">Web Resources:<br \/>\n- <a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/\">NASA<\/a><br \/>\n-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #random-accordion-id-244end of accordion shortcode -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OmniGlobe is an educational installation developed by ARC Science. 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