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Related NOVA Resources
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The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
Solve the Mystery of STENDEC
Stardust's radio operator sent a final enigmatic
Morse-code message just before the plane went
down: STENDEC. For more than half a century,
many people have tried to find a meaning for the
cryptic message. Read a summary of STENDEC
theories, a primer on Morse code, the official
1947 accident report, and some theories sent in
by NOVA Online readers. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Reading the Wreckage
Find out about what investigators solving an
airplane crash are up against in this interview
with David King, a principal inspector at
England's Air Accidents Investigation Branch
in Farnborough, Hampshire, and an air-crash
expert for the past 30 years. (Grades 9-12)
Mysterious Plane Crashes
Learn about a century's worth of mysterious
plane crashes, from Orville Wright's ill-fated
flight of September 1908 to the October 1999
crash of EgyptAir flight 990. (Grades 9-12)
Inside the Jet Stream (Hot Science)
So what is the jet stream? And why is it there?
A simplified introduction about what generates
the jet stream evolves into a more complex
description of the factors that come into play
for subtropical and polar front jet streams
in this online activity. (Flash plug-in required;
non-Flash version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Plus:
Resources
Program Transcript
Complete narration for the TV program.
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