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                                               Space Educators' Handbook
                                                    Jerry Woodfill (IA12)
                                                            NASA JSC
                                                     Houston, TX 77058
                                                        713-244-8357

The "Space Educators' Handbook"   is a user/friendly Macintosh
Hypercard  2.1 space encyclopedia consisting of 37 individual
Hypercard  software computer files which include many popular
space education resources of the NASA wide teacher resource
centers.  Additionally, the software includes pictures and
biographical information on every astronaut from the inception of
NASA to present as well as all manned missions.  Other files include
an astronomy stack with images of the planets, their moons, and
descriptive information regarding NASA planetary discoveries.  A
dozen advanced manned space studies are included on approaches to
returning to the moon and journeying to Mars along with a program
on use of in situ resources of the moon and artificial gravity
concepts.

For primary level students, a coloring book and three comics books
provide educational science resources using space and aerospace
themes.  A space calendar including 365 days of aviation and space
firsts with interactive documentation is included from NASA's
public domain publications.

Especially popular among students and users is the Science Fiction /
Space Technology file which compares  NASA Space Shuttle
technology to Sci-Fi concepts in light of science and physical laws
stated by Newton and Kepler.

Loading Your Computer With the "Space Educators' Handbook"

1.  Create a single folder called: "Space Educators' Handbook."

2. Using  the "Select All" command  under the  "Edit"  Menu, move  all
the  files  on each of the  diskettes  into the  Space Educators
Handbook  folder.   Do not create separate folders
for each diskette. There are 37 files plus this "Read Me" file and the
StuffIt Expander Program.

3. Assure that the application "Hypercard 2.0" (or "Hypercard 2.1")
and its Home Card is resident in the computer.  This version of the
"Handbook" will not run with "Hypercard 1.2."

4. Each of the "Handbook" files is stuffed with the shareware
application "StuffIt Lite."  The files will not run until they are
"unstuffed"  or "expanded." The  "StuffIt" expander program is among
the files provided on the diskettes.  Listed alphabetically, it is near
the botton of the folder's list. The files must be expanded from
within the expander program.  They do not automatically expand by
clicking them though the expander program is in the same folder.
After loading all the files,  click on the Expander program.  The menu
bar will display the "File" menu only next to the Apple icon at the
upper left of the screen.  Click open the File menu and select the
item "Expand."  The "Expand" window will appear on the screen.
Using the standard methods employed by the window, locate the
Space Educators Handbook folder and the 37 files to be expanded.
Click on the first or any of the files, then click "Expand," and the file
will be expanded.  After the first file is expanded, click once more
on the "File" menu item "Expand" and the subsequent folder file will
be highlighted.  Simply click "Expand" and it, too, will be expanded.
Repeat the process until all 37 files are expanded.

5. Quit the "Expand" program and click on any of the expanded files.
A good place to start is the "HOME CARD" stack although any of the
stacks can be opened by clicking on them.

6. Sometimes difficulty may be encountered if both Hypercard 2.1 as
well as Hypercard 1.2 are resident in the computer.  If problems  are
encountered, temporarily remove the Hypercard 1.2   application,
saving it on a spare diskette.

7. If problems persist, call me at 713-244-8357.

                                         Using the "Space Educators' Handbook"

The "Handbook" has 37 files called HyperCard Stacks that may be
downloaded and used independently.  However, one HOME CARD
connects all the stacks into an integrated group of stacks.  Also,
individual stacks have buttons which link to other stacks.  For
example, Astronaut Stack cards have  mission buttons beneath each
astronaut's photo.  Clicking on a mission button links to a mission
card in either the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, or Shuttle Mission stacks.
If the "linked to" stack is not present, Hypercard displays the
message "Where is the (missing stack)?"  Simply click "Cancel" and
continue.

All the stacks are public domain and may be freely
copied/distributed without prior permission though they are not to
be sold commercially.   The stacks are locked and can not be altered
except for the Calendar Planner stack which links to the three "Days
of Air and Space" stacks.  Here is a list of all the "Space Educators'
Handbook" stacks along with a brief summary of each stack's
contents:

                                 "Space Educators' Handbook" HyperCard Stacks

1. Air/Space Flight History -  Features NASA histories of aviation
and space flight operated from a stack home card, clicking on a
date-time-line opens to area of historic interest
2. Apollo 13 Hyper-Comic - Three comics accessed from the stack
home card: The Apollo Thirteen Rescue, The Wright Brothers, and The
Story of Charles Lindbergh
3. Apollo Missions Stack - Features Apollo and Soyuz Missions with
mission patches and other mission data...interactive with the
Astronauts/Stack
4. Astronauts/Stack -  Contains picture of every American astronaut
since the inception of the American space program with pop-up
fields containing their official NASA public affairs biographies...also
lists beneath each astronaut picture missions flown...which link to
mission stacks by clicking on the mission names
5. Brief-Responses - More than two hundred short paragraphs
concerning space exploration and its various facets...good materials
for anecdotes, quotes, speeches, etc.
6. Cartoons/Graphs/Sketches - Space Clip Art which can be cut and
pasted into other Macintosh programs
7. Coloring Book - A HyperCard adaptation of the NASA Space
Coloring Book with hidden narrative fields opened by clicking on
each picture's explanation button
8. Days of Air & Space 1 - This stack and the two which follow
comprise a huge space history data base.  Each card depicts aviation
and astronautics history with photos and sketches.  Multiple hidden
fields throughout the three stacks relate narratives of "firsts" in air
and space...  altogether the three stacks comprising the interactive
calendar comprise nearly 2.4 megabytes after expanding..the first
stack of the three contains the first four months of the year and the
Days of Air and Space home card, a card displaying the year's 365
days organized in monthly columns with each day of the month a
button linking to a "day card" in one of the three stacks
9. Days of Air & Space 2 - Same as above but containing middle four
months of the year.
10. Days of Air & Space 3 - Same as above but containing the last
four months of the year
11. Education Stack - Many topics from the NASA Teacher Resource
Centers adapted to the HyperCard format...included is "How a Rocket
Works," "Space Biology," "Toys in Space," and others...also contains a
stack home card which accesses space education topics
12. Gemini Mission Stack - Like the Apollo Mission Stack only
features Gemini Program
13.  HOME CARD -  The home card of the entire "Space Educators'
Handbook" which connects all stacks into an integrated interactive
program...it is different from the HyperCard Application home stack
which is titled "Home" by the HyperCard Application
14. Hubble Space Telescope -  A stack which summarizes the Hubble
Space Telescope for educators...contains graphics
15. Hyper-Space Mathematics - A HyperCard adaptation of the
popular NASA text: SPACE MATHEMATICS which features example
problems used by the space program in math disciplines such as
Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, and others
16. Hyper-Spinoff 1992 - A HyperCard adaptation of the most recent
copy of the popular annual NASA publication "Spinoff" which
features beneficial products and technologies indirectly resulting
from funds spent on NASA research...benefits are described in
medical technology and other disciplines
17. Instruction Stack -  A stack describing features of the "Space
Educators' Handbook" and a "button flow diagram" schematically
portraying the organization of the program's links and stacks with
operating buttons to explore interactively how the "Handbook" is
organized
18. Manned Planetary Spacecraft -  Originally planned as a reference
of types of advanced manned spacecraft, the stack evolved into a
collection of studies done for NASA over the past thirty years on
manned exploration of the solar system including return to the Moon,
landing on Mars, flying by Venus and Mars...among the studies is a
paper with graphics on using the Moon's resources in situ for space
exploration...among the twelve studies is the informative "90 Day
Study" which initiated the recent Space Exploration Initiative of
NASA...many sketches and images of advanced space vehicles and
structures are included in the studies
19. Mercury Mission Stack - Same as Apollo Missions Stack only
featuring the Mercury Program
20. Mission Home Card - A home card connecting the various manned
mission stacks
21. NASA Pocket Statistics Stack -  A HyperCard adaptation of NASA
document listing thousands of statistics about space exploration in
summary fashion
22.  Note Book Date 1993 1 - A planner stack linked to the cards of
the Days of Air and Space stacks...a button on each Days of Air and
Space card links to a corresponding planner day card in 1993...the
stack is open so information can be entered via the keyboard for use
as a computer pocket planner
23. Quotes - A stack containing more than 60 quotes about space
exploration by famous historic people
24. Reference Stack - A general bibliography of the "Space
Educators' Handbook"...individual stacks have additional
bibliographies of resources used to author the individual stacks
25. Skylab Mission Stack -  Like the Apollo Missions Stack only
featuring Skylab missions
26. Solar System - A stack showing images of the planets their
satellites and other solar system feature... works interactively with
each planet having its own home card with "How Discovered,"
"Facts," and "Satellite" buttons...stack includes considerable
narrative regarding the imaged bodies...a stack home card links all
the images and information...among the most popular of the thirty-
seven stacks
27. Space Knowledge - A stack featuring the world's space hardware,
launchers, programs, and systems...information about the basics of
space technology...a topic icon card links to subjects which include
mass property determination calculations, and other resource
material useful to space system engineers...great for aerospace
employees, high school, university, and other users
28. Space Museums/Exhibits - A stack which serves as a resource
for the State/Stack...provides cards listing locations, phone, etc., of
U.S. space exhibit facilities
29. Space Social Science - HyperCard adaptation of the NASA text
which delved into the impact of the space program on various social
science disciplines...economics, philosophy, sociology, international
law, and many others...index to each topic has course study plans
with recommended texts and projects...excellant for high school and
university educators
30. Spacecraft in Sci-Fi (1) - Perhaps, the most popular stack of the
"Handbook"...graphics of historic sci-fi images with discussion of
technical oversights...great space technology teaching
resource...enjoyed by grade school students and adults alike
31. State/Benefits/Stack - A map of the United States...each state is
a button linking to a state card in the State/Stack...both
State/Benefits/Stack and State/Stack should be used together
32. State/Inspiration/Response - A stack of state cards describing
state history as related to space exploration...should be used with
State/Benefits/Stack and State/Stack
33. State/Narrative/Response - Information regarding how space
exploration benefited the respective state...should be used with
State/Benefits/Stack and State/Stack
34. State/Stack - State cards which links to specific state
information in other state stacks...state/stack cards have buttons
linking to the state's astronauts, museums, and other state
data...required for running the state related stacks
35. State/Statistical/Response -  Data regarding impact of space
exploration on respective state...use with other state stacks
36. STS Mission Stack - Same as the Apollo Missions stack only
featuring STS missions
37. To Be Determined -  A one card stack created to tell users that
requested information is not yet in the "Space Educators'  Handbook"

                                               Note from the Author/Creator

"I appreciate your interest in the "Space Educators' Handbook."  In the
latter months of 1989, I began work on the program which took more
than 4,000 hours to complete.   My purpose was to create a no cost
source of space exploration information which would be easy to use
by people of all ages and levels of computer familiarity.  For this
reason, I chose HyperCard and granted users  the freedom to copy any
or all of the stacks without prior permission from myself or NASA."

"Prior to  April of 1993, the primary means of distributing the
program was through replicating diskettes.   At this time (April
1993), I have copied and distributed more than 950 sets (six 3.5"
HD's each) to users.  Because the program is public domain, these
represent a small fraction of the total number in hard drives and
diskettes around the United States . The only restriction is that the
stacks not be commercially sold other than reimbursement for
replication and diskette cost."

"The program has been most popular among educators at all levels
(grade school through graduate studies) though a good percentage of
copies are provided to users in the aerospace industry (commercial
and government).  If you enjoy using the program and find it helpful,
I would greatly appreciate comments in a letter or note sent to:
Jerry Woodfill, IA12, NASA JSC, Houston, TX 77058  or you may send
your comments via Internet to my Internet address which is
[e-mail].  This will help me to update,
improve, and supply copies to users.  Please mention how you have
used or intend to use the program or of what benefit it has been to
you.   Thank you in advance for anything you do in this regard."
Jerry Woodfill

The "Space Educators' Handbook"  is provided by  NASA JSC, New
Initiatives Office (IA12), Attn: Jerry Woodfill, Houston, TX 77058  at
no cost to users who provide six high density 3.5" formatted
diskettes with a cover letter requesting the software. The
"Handbook's"  official publication designation is OMB / NASA Report
Number S677.  It was created by Jerry Woodfill
and has been formally reviewed and approved by NASA JSC
documentation services as well as JSC educational services as a JSC
publication. (Note: The program will not work on a PC but only on
Apple Macintosh computers.)