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Welcome to the 2011 edition of the education DVD from the Astrophysics Science Division at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. During the past 15 years we have brought you annual updates of the web sites for Imagine the Universe!, and StarChild, as well as the latest year of the Astronomy Picture of the Day. Since our 9th edition, we have included "guest sites", such as AstroCappella (on the 9th edition), the High Energy Groovie Movie (10th edition), Cosmicopia (11th edition), Blueshift (12th edition), Cosmic Times (13th edition and 14th edition), and the James Webb Space Telescope (this edition). We also have an Educators' Index which lists the classroom resources from Imagine the Universe!, StarChild, APOD, and JWST. We hope that you will find that this current edition continues our tradition of providing an exciting and fun learning experience.

Please read the README file found on the disc if you have any questions or problems.

Please take our survey! We are interested in knowing how you use this DVD-ROM - which sites, pages, and/or lessons you use, and whether you use it with other adults or children. Your responses will greatly help us! (The survey link will take you online.)

Below is a list of the sites included on this DVD. You will also find the online addresses for these sites, where you'll find updated information, activities, and active links to other sites.

Included on the DVD are:

Imagine The Universe! This site is dedicated to a discussion about our Universe... what we know about it, how it is evolving, and the kinds of objects and phenomena it contains. Emphasizing the X-ray and gamma-ray parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, it also discusses how scientists know what they know, what mysteries remain, and how the answers to remaining mysteries may one day be found. Lots of movies, quizzes, and a Teachers' Corner with lessons, presentations, teacher guides, and posters. Geared for ages 14 and up. This site can be viewed online at http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

StarChild: A learning center for young astronomers The 1998 Webby Award Winner for Best Education Website, StarChild is aimed at ages 4-14. It contains easy-to-understand information about our Solar System, the Universe, and space exploration. There are also activities, songs, movies, and puzzles! This site can be viewed online at http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD offers a new astronomical image and caption each calendar day. We have captured the year 2010 entries of this award-winning site and included them on the disc. The images and information provide a wonderful resource for all ages. This site can be viewed online at http://apod.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

The James Webb Space Telescope Site The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, primarily infrared telescope with a large mirror, 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in diameter and a sunshield the size of a tennis court. It will reside in an orbit about 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from the Earth. Webb will find the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe, connecting the Big Bang to our own Milky Way Galaxy. Webb will peer through dusty clouds to see stars forming planetary systems, connecting the Milky Way to our own Solar System. The website contains information about the mission, images and movies, education resources, games and interactives. This site can be viewed online at http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/.