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Online Glacier Photograph Database
No full textNSIDC houses over 15,000 photographic prints of glaciers, taken both from the air and from the ground. These photographs constitute an important historical record, as well as a data collection of interest to those studying the response of glaciers to climate change. More than 3,000 glacier photos are online, and most of these glaciers are in the Rocky Mountains, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska. In March 2006, a special collection, Long-Term Change Photograph Pairs, was added. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division, Graduate or professional
NewsHour Extra Lesson Plan: You Don't Need a Seismograph to Study Earthquakes
No full textIncreasingly, scientists are discovering ways to predict and prevent loss of life associated with earthquakes. This lesson will help students to understand earthquakes. The first portion consists of an online investigation in which students read news stories about recent earthquakes and their effects. Then, they perform an activity in which seismic waves (P and S waves) are simulated using a slinky and a length of rope. The lesson concludes with an activity in which they construct a model of a transform plate boundary and observe the effects of strike-slip motion as the two "plates" slide past each other Educational levels: Middle school, High school
MY NASA DATA: Validation of Stratospheric Ozone
No full textThis lesson is designed to help students gain knowledge in using the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS) to specify and download a microset of data, then to use the data to investigate stratospheric ozone (ozone hole in particular). Using the LAS, student-groups will download a microset of stratospheric ozone data collected by the SAGE III instrument for a particular location. They will also plot a microset of field-campaign data used for validation. The two sets of data will be plotted using a graphing calculator, and analyzed for correlation between the two microsets. The lesson provides detailed procedure, related links and sample graphs, follow-up questions and extensions, and Teacher Notes. Educational levels: High school
MY NASA DATA: Cloud Patterns in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
No full textThis lesson is designed to help students gain knowledge in graphing a microset of data, then using the graphs to investigate trends in cloud coverage over a given locale. Students are provided content-related activities to enhance background knowledge in cloud types, and then are provided detailed instructions on how to download data from the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS) and to use Excel to graph the data. The graphs are then used to explore trends in cloud coverage over Toronto, Ontario, Canada for a given time period. The lesson provides detailed procedure, related links and sample graphs, follow-up questions and extensions, and Teacher Notes. Educational levels: General public
Teaching Tip on 'EarthNet: Virtual Resource Centre for Earth Science Educators'
No full textThis website is full of resources for K-6 science teachers. There are descriptive science experiments and activities as well as ways to assess knowledge and understanding of the activities. This is a website to get ideas from, or to let students explore.
Teaching Tip on 'Global Climate Change'
No full textIf this website is aimed at middle and high school students, the format should be changed to appeal more to that age group. This includes providing more images, changing fonts, providing more color, and citing sources.
Teaching Tip on 'Fundamentals of Physical Geography'
No full textThe animation of a temperate cyclone was excellent and a real aid to understanding.
Teaching Tip on 'Virtual Earthquake'
No full textAsk your teacher or classmates for help, it's confusing at the beginning, but when you get used to it, it's easy enough.
Teaching Tip on 'American Field Guide: Relative Dating - Telling Time Using Fossils'
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