====== FACT OF THE WEEK ======

=== How Does A Train Stay On The Track ===
{{ youtube>y7h4OtFDnYE?640x360 |How A Train Stays On The Tracks}}
  * IF UNABLE TO ACCESS YOUTUBE VIDEO (requires Flash) TRY:[[http://viewpure.com/y7h4OtFDnYE|How A Train Stays On The Tracks]]
  * Also see this web page: [[http://www.railway-technical.com/whlbog.shtml|Train Wheel Science Explained]]

====== NEWS: ======
2016-FEB-16 - Added new [[:teaching:stem:home|STEM teaching section]] and link to [[http://steampunks.org|SPEAMpunks 2016 Conference]]

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=== Video 1.Is 'Coding' the engine that will drive future prosperity? ===
  * IF UNABLE TO ACCESS YOUTUBE VIDEO TRY VIEWPURE:[[http://viewpure.com/6XOOXvXc640|Is 'Coding' the engine that will drive future prosperity?]]

{{ youtube>6XOOXvXc640?640x360 |Is 'Coding' the engine that will drive future prosperity?}}

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2017-DEC-14 - Big Data Sets & Projects (public access):
  * Public Data [[https://www.planet.com/products/education-and-research/|Daily access to high resolution imagery anywhere in the world]]
  * Directory of large data sets: http://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-large-datasets-open-to-the-public
  * Australian Government: https://www.govhack.org/2015-data/
  * GFW - Introduction: http://www.openculture.com/2014/03/new-google-powered-site-tracks-global-deforestation-in-near-real-time.html
  * Global Forest Watch: http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/mar/10/google-earth-engine-maps-forest-watch-deforestation-environment
  * http://earthjournalism.net/resources/geojournalism-handbook/basic-environmental-data-sources-for-mining-information
  * Google Public Data Sets: http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory
  * Google Earth Engine: https://earthengine.google.org/#intro
  * http://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-big-data-projects-that-could-help-save-the-planet/
  * OpenData: http://linkedscience.org/data/linked-brazilian-amazon-rainforest/
  * Amazon Public Data: https://aws.amazon.com/public-data-sets/

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