NLSI Partners with NASA CORE for Braille Book distribution
NLSI has partnered with NASA’s Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE) as the prime distributor for the popular book “Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters.” NASA CORE, established in cooperation with Lorain County Joint Vocational School, serves as the worldwide distribution center for NASA-produced multimedia materials. CORE is a nonprofit organization jointly sponsored by NASA and the Lorain County Joint Vocational School in Oberlin, Ohio.
The book “Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters” features tactile diagrams of the lunar surface designed to educate the blind and visually impaired about the wonders of Earth’s moon. The first publication of the book was almost immediately sold out. A second reprinting is expected by October. NASA CORE provides a valuable service by making NASA educational materials available through its mail order service. If you are interested in being put on a wait list to receive a copy of your own, please contact nasa_order@lcjvs.net.
You may also want to directly download the text-only version or audio file of the book.
Through CORE’s distribution network, the public has access to more than 200 video, slide, CD-ROM and DVD programs, chronicling NASA’s state-of-the-art research and technology.
For more information about NASA CORE visit: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/core/home/index.html
Update! There is now story in 3 episodes where we describe the book “Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters.” H&T Correspondent Shawn Klein touches and describes the graphics as the book’s author Professor David Hurd and Host Dave Uhlman talk about the science of the moon. Click on the link and the program will begin automatically in a new window.
Episode 1 The Birth of the Moon. In this episode we describe what the full moon looks like and we discuss how the moon was formed.
Episode 2 Craters Close-up. In this episode we describe craters and how they are formed. We describe one called Tyco which is located on the front, bottom half of the surface. It is a large circle with lines radiating in all directions from its center. These are formed from a meteor’s impact, explosion and the resulting debris.
Episode 3 Touch the Dark Side. In this episode we describe the side of the moon we can’t see. We also talk about a crater which is about ¼ the size of the moon that was only recently discovered. People refer to the “Dark Side” but we explain why that is not true. More accurately it is the far side. The moon is stuck in an orbit with the same side always facing earth. People had never seen it until we launched space probes to look at the back side. We reveal it all in this episode and tell you how you can feel the “Dark Side” for yourself.
Posted by: Soderman/NLSI Staff
Source: NLSI
