Abstract:
Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system covering the Earth and Space sciences for use by the general public. Windows to the Universe has been in development since 1995. Our goal is to build an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience. Our site is appropriate for use in libraries, museums, schools, homes, and the workplace. Students and teachers may find the site especially helpful in their studying (and teaching!) Earth and Space sciences. Because we have users of all ages, the site is written in three reading levels approximating elementary, middle school and high school reading levels. These levels may be chosen by using the upper button bar of each page of the main site.
We include updates to Windows to the Universe on a regular basis, so we invite you to revisit the site regularly to see our resources grow and change. Most recently, we have been working on revising our Geology section of the site, and have been translating the whole web site into Spanish. We are very interested in your comments and suggestions for the site, and we encourage you to use the comments form to pass your ideas on to us.
FARMING
BIOTA
BOUNDARIES
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ECONOMY
ELEVATION
ENVIRONMENT
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
HEALTH
IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
INLAND WATERS
OCEANS
PLANNING CADASTRE
SOCIETY
TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES/COMMUNICATIONS
Use Constraints
If you are a student or teacher, we grant you permission to use images and text from our site for "educational" or "research" purposes (as long as you're not making any money from using our images or text!). If you do use our images throughout your project, please do put that each image is "Courtesy of Windows to the Universe, http://www.windows.ucar.edu". Please use this page to include Windows to the Universe in your bibliography.
If you are from a non-profit organization and will be using our images for non-profit, educational use, we grant you permission to use images from our site that a) do not have a credit line b) have a credit line "Windows Original" c) have a credit line that includes NASA, JPL, NOAA, Hubble Space Telescope or USGS. For cases a) and b) please do put that the images are "courtesy of Windows to the Universe, http://www.windows.ucar.edu" throughout the course of your work. For a full reference, please use our copyright line: The source of this material is Windows to the Universe, at http://www.windows.ucar.edu/ at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). c1995-1999, 2000 The Regents of the University of Michigan; c2000-01 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. All Rights Reserved.
If you are interested in an image that doesn't fit these criteria, you must inquire about the image using our comments system. When asking about use of a particular image, please include the page title and the image credit line so we know which image you are asking about.
If you are from a for-profit web site or company, please contact us before using any of our images (please include page title and credit line, so we know which image you are asking about).
If you have any questions about linking to our site or use of images from our site, we would be glad to answer your question. When asking about use of a particular image, please include the page title and the image credit line so we know which image you are asking about.
Please see our disclaimer page for more information.
Name:
ROBERTA
M.
JOHNSON
Phone:
(303) 497-2590
Fax:
(303) 497-2598
Email:
rmjohnsn at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
Director of Education and Outreach
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
National Center for Atmospheric Research
PO Box 3000 City:
Boulder
Province or State:
Colorado
Postal Code:
80307
Country:
USA
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS
Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2004-03-12
SERF Last Revision Date:
2005-08-02
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