Launchpad: Cryogenics - The Cold Hard Facts | Launchpad

Discover the everyday applications of cryogenics from magnetic scans to high-tech space telescopes like the new James Webb. Learn about absolute zero and the Kelvin temperature scale.

Published on: May 29, 2012

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Background Information

Florida Solar Energy Center Cryogenics. 9-12

NASA Safely Transporting High-Pressure Gas Using Cryogenic Technology. 9-12

NASA JPL Images of the JWST Mirrors. 9-12

NASA JPL James Webb Space Telescope -- Images. 9-12

Activities

Florida Solar Energy Center K-12 Alternative Energy Curricula. 9-12

NASA 3D Fly-by Interactive. 9-12

NASA 3D Model. 9-12

NASA Explore the James Webb Space Telescope - Materials for Educators. 9-12

NASA JPL Build and Launch a Foam Rocket. 9-12

Mathematics

National Institute of Aerospace and NASA GSFC Solving Simple Equations. 9-12

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