William Shakespeare Died this Day in 1616

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

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Literature Fair Project Information
Title: William Shakespeare Works
Subject: William Shakespeare
Grade level: High School, Grades 10-12
Academic Level: Ordinary
Project Type: Descriptive
Cost: Low
Awards: 2nd place, arts and literature, ThinkQuest (1997)
Affiliation: ThinkQuest
Year: 1997
Description: Main topics:
Tragedies: Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet, King Lear.
Comedies and Histories: Much Ado About Nothing, Taming of the Shrew, Merchant of Venice, Henry V, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard III, Twelfth Night.
Resources: for teachers, for students, life of the Bard, pictures, theatres and festivals.

Link: http://library.thinkquest.org/10502/main.htm

2010 Volcanic Eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland

The 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull are a series of major volcanic events at Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland. They caused significant disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe in 2010.

Seismic activity started at the end of 2009, and led to a volcanic eruption on 20 March 2010 whose Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) was 1. The plume of ash from a later ongoing eruption beginning on 14 April 2010 led to widespread disruption of air travel in Europe from 15 April, grounding planes and affecting the travel plans of millions of passengers worldwide. The aftermath of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruptions adversely affected travel around the world, with air space across more than 20 European countries remaining largely closed until April 20.

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Science Fair Project Information (Idea)
Title: The 2010 Volcanic Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
Subject: Earth sciences
Grade level: Elementary, middle and high school - Grades 4-12
Academic Level: Ordinary
Project Type: Descriptive
Cost: Low
Description: Main topics: Eyjafjallajökull volcanic history, science, and adverse effects on environment, air travel and economy.
Resources:
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
Eyjafjallajökull
Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption
Aftermath of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption
Frequently Asked Question on the Eruption in Iceland
Information about eruption on Eyjafjallajökull: University of Iceland
Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety

Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel, 2010

Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laGvura, known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust, as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its accessories, and for the Jewish resistance in that period. In Israel, it is a national memorial day and public holiday. It is held on the 27 Nisan (April/May). In other countries there are different commemorative days.

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Science Fair Project Information
Title: The Holocaust in Romania
Subject: The Holocaust / World War II
Grade level: High School, Grades 10-12
Academic Level: Ordinary
Project Type: Descriptive
Cost: Low
Awards: Honorable Mention, ThinkQuest International (2007)
Affiliation: ThinkQuest
Year: 2007
Description: Main topics: The Holocaust in general. The Romanian Holocaust: The Antonescu's regime and the Jews; The extermination of the Jews in Basarabia, Bucovina and Transnistria (1941-1942); The situation of the Jews from these territories after 1942; The Holocaust in the Northern part of Transylvania.
Link: http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/02467/Index2.htm

 

NASA launched the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which reached Mars and transmitted photos back to Earth.

2001 Mars Odyssey is a robotic spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars. The project was developed by NASA with an expected cost of $ 297 million. Launched April 7, 2001 on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and reached Mars orbit on October 24, 2001. Its mission was to use spectrometers and electronic imagers to hunt for evidence of past or present water and volcanic activity on Mars. It is hoped that the data Odyssey obtains will help answer the question of whether life has ever existed on Mars. It also acts as a relay for communications between the Mars Exploration Rovers and the Phoenix lander to Earth. The mission was named after the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Science Fair Project Information
Title: Mars Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Subject: Astronomy
Grade level: For Elementary, Middle and High School Students and Teachers
Academic Level: Ordinary, Advanced
Project Type: Experimental, Descriptive
Cost: Low, Medium, High
Affiliation: Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Description: A collection of science fair projects about Mars including: topics, ideas, resources and sample projects for elementary, middle and high school students and teachers
Link: http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects/astronomy/mars.html