Education and Multimedia

1. Leonardo da Vinci Codex Leicester Educational Software  (site info) Leonardo da Vinci's Educational Software "The Codex Leicester" Notebook by Corbis is Out of Print but On Sale at this Site. Included are Astronomical Observations, Science Experiments, Paintings, Artworks Gallery, and Magic Bar called a Codescope to translate his pages from Old Italian into English in Real Time. http://art4sale.netfirms.com 2. Astronomy Multimedia Presentations  (site info) created at the University of Florida's Astronomy Department. They are free to download as PowerPoint presentations or to view using a web browser and (optionally) the RealPlayer plugin. http://www.astro.ufl.edu/public/multimedia/ 3. CERES Project  (site info) Through funding from NASA, faculty at Montana State University and classroom teachers from across the nation have developed an extensive library of on-line and interactive K-12 science education materials for teaching astronomy. [online, muiltimedia] http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/ 4. Eclipsing Binary Simulator  (site info) Application to visualize the orbit and synthetic light curve of binary star systems. Includes information about this phenomenon, screenshots of the program, list of features and free download. http://www.cosmion.net/software/ebs/ 5. Planet Tracker  (site info) Classroom-oriented software to teach the concepts of planetary motion. [commercial, demo available - DOS] http://www.davidchandler.com/pltrack.htm 1-5 of 18. Next »