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Through research articles, inquiry-based activities,
videos, games, and other multimedia, students investigate and analyze emerging
technologies designed to meet the needs of an energy-hungry planet.
Through their Missions, students will:
- Determine whether an earthquake's energy could
transform into a tsunami
- Develop a plan for providing energy to an
area struck by a natural disaster
- Propose a plan to responsibly use 400 years
of stored coal
- Address a large power outage and work to restore
power
- Design an energy efficient module that will
allow humans to live in outer space
Available in print and free online editions,
Operation: Infinite Potential is designed to fit within school
districts' core curriculum. It provides at least five to nine weeks of material
with suggested lesson plans, extensions, interdisciplinary connections,
and other teacher resources.
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The Operation: Infinite Potential
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Student Edition
This 120-page,
full-color magazine introduces the host researchers and
Argonaut teams, and provides the science background knowledge
and the tools to help students solve each Mission challenge.
It also contains a "getting started" tutorial, reference
charts, a glossary, and interdisciplinary connections.
Download a curriculum sampler with articles, lab activities,
and more
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Teacher Edition
This 144-page,
two-color manual includes facsimile Student Edition pages,
wrap-around teacher notes, lesson plans, extentions, worksheets,
and resources.
Download a curriculum sampler with teacher guides, standards
information, and more |
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Videos
This 60 minute DVD introduces
teachers and students to some of the world's top explorers
and key science concepts. Our video content is seamlessly
woven throughout the curriculum, offering a gateway into
the exciting world of exploration and adventure.
Learn more about
Operation: Infinite Potential videos
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Online Resources
The JASON Mission
Center Web site contains online curriculum, Digital Labs
and games, teacher classroom management tools, and online
community features. Students and teachers can explore the
limitless possibilities of the world of JASON with their
free JASON Mission Center account.
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Digital Labs and Games
Available
inside the JASON Mission Center, Digital Labs and games
allow students to explore the work of Operation: Infinite
Potential through an exciting gaming environment. Learn
more about Coaster Creator, JASON's Digital Lab exploring
potential and kinetic energy.
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Join the JASON Mission Center now to get started!
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Mission 1: Critical Current - Defining Energy
Host Researcher:
Dr. Janet Green
Space Weather
Physicist
NOAA, Boulder, CO
Mission:
Explore energy in its many forms.
National Science Education Standards Alignment
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Mission 2: Waves of Change - Calculating Transfers
and Transformations
Host Researcher:
Dr. Vasily Titov
Director, NOAA
Center for Tsunami Research
NOAA, Seattle, WA
Mission:
Understand how energy is transferred and
transformed in predictable ways.
National Science Education Standards Alignment
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Mission 3: Power to the People - The Current
State of the Grid
Host Researcher:
Dr. Larry Shadle
Research Group
Leader, Model Validation Research Group
National Energy Technology
Laboratory, Morgantown, WV
Mission:
Investigate
how we currently meet our energy and power needs.
National Science Education Standards Alignment
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Mission 4: Energy Independence - The Quest
for Sustainable Resources
Host Researcher:
Dr. Martin Keller
Director,
BioEnergy Science Center
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge,
TN
Mission:
Evaluate the future role of alternative
energy resources.
National Science Education Standards Alignment
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Mission 5: Energy Security - Powering Our Future
Host Researcher:
Constance Adams
National Geographic
Emerging Explorer and Space Architect
Houston, TX
Mission:
Create a blueprint for a secure energy future.
National Science Education Standards Alignment
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