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At MnCOSE 2017, keynote speaker Dr. Jim Kakalios talked about the science of superheros. Here are some resources for incorporating Star Wars into your science teaching.
"Science and Star Wars" videos: http://www.starwars.com/science-and-star-wars
Science of Star Wars book by former NASA astrophysicist Jeanne Cavelos: Available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other places. Scientific American has a few excerpts from the book.
The Physics of Star Wars: The Science Behind a Galaxy Far, Far Away book by Patrick Johnson: Available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other places.
"The Science of Star Wars" articles and videos from Georgia Tech.: http://www.news.gatech.edu/features/science-star-wars
"The Real Science Inspired By Star Wars" article by National Geographic: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151209-star-wars-science-movie-film/
"Science of Star Wars: How Would Lightsabers, the Force & Hyperspeed Work?" article on Space.com: https://www.space.com/35060-rogue-star-wars-science-answers.html
“Star Wars” Science is a series of four stories with University of Arizona researchers: https://research.arizona.edu/star-wars-science
"Science Wars - Acapella Parady" video from AsapScience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTXTeAt2mpg&feature=youtu.be
"Could the Jedi Exist" video from AsapScience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNUPS919HKM
Star Wars Crawl Creator: http://play.starwars.com/html5/starwars_crawlcreator/
"Science and The Star Wars Universe" NSTA blog by Debra Shapiro: http://nstacommunities.org/blog/2016/11/01/science-and-the-star-wars-universe/
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