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Comment on 'Ocean Explorer'
No full textThis resource is fantastic!! Any teacher could use this resource. The visuals, diagrams, and maps are great. All of the material is very interesting. The explore expeditions in video format would be great to use as a visual during a power point presentation. The site would also be a great resource to use for a webquest. There is a lot of valuable information in this resource that would be fun for students to use as a webquest scavenger hunt.
Teaching Tip on 'Chem 4 Kids'
No full textI designed a web quest for my students to follow as they navigated through the Chem4Kids website. This strategy allowed me to focus my students on the key concepts needed for the remainder of my instructional unit.
Your Weight on Other Worlds
No full textGravity relentlessly pulls us toward Earth's surface. Everything we do requires us to expend energy, and much of that energy goes toward our struggle against gravity. Despite the powerful force that gravity exerts, we take it for granted precisely because of its constancy. This interactive resource allows students to enter their weights and see how much they would weigh on the Moon, the other seven planets, and several other astronomical objects. Educational levels: High school, Middle school
Radiosonde Database Access
No full textThe radiosonde real-time archive is comprised of all North American Global Telecommunications Service (GTS) observations primarily from Northern and Central American civilian and some military radiosonde sites not yet available on CD-ROM (currently 1997 thru 1999). Since late 1998, the archive has been upgraded to include all international observations transmitted via GTS. These data undergo extensive gross error and hydrostatic consistency checks before being incorporated into a randomly accessible compressed data archive developed at the Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL). Data is stored in the same randomly accessible compressed data format, and is customizable in terms of input dates and source stations. Educational levels: Undergraduate upper division, Graduate or professional
Natural Hazards
No full textThis lesson introduces students to a variety of natural hazards, emphasizing that when people understand these threats they are better able to avoid or reduce their potential impacts. First, the class discusses what they know about natural hazards and natural disasters. Then, working in pairs, they research particular hazards; the threats they pose and where and when those threats are most pronounced. Following this research period, the class assembles what they have learned into a general overview of natural hazards nationwide. Following the second class discussion, students work in pairs again to explore the hazards that affect particular towns, cities, or regions of the country. In doing so, they learn more about how and why certain natural hazards impact specific areas, as well as what people are doing to minimize the threats these hazards pose. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
Upwelling Zones: Teaching Resources
No full textUpwelling Zones is a highly interactive, data-rich module designed for students to explore two of the world's most important upwelling systems, the California coast and the equatorial Pacific Ocean, using inquiry-based tools that allow them to track and analyze temperature, wind, and chlorophyll data. Worksheets include step-by-step instructions on investigating the two study areas. An extension activity helps students discover the relationships among upwelling, density, temperature, and salinity off the coast of Monterey, California. The module overview helps educators differentiate among basic, proficient, and advanced understanding for middle and high school students. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
geology.com
No full textThis clearinghouse features an extensive selection of maps, imagery, news articles, and other Earth science resources. Highlights include an interactive map of meteor impact structures, an interactive map showing the highest points in the 50 states, and a state-by-state directory of imagery, maps, and links to geological information. There are also listings for imagery for U.S. cities and the continents, a map of the most dangerous volcanoes in the U.S., a mineral identification chart, and information on stream discharge monitoring. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division, Graduate or professional
NewsHour Extra Lesson Plan: Are the World's Weather and Climate Changing?
No full textLooking at past weather patterns, weather cycles, and what causes these patterns and cycles can help students understand more about the type of weather events we are experiencing. This lesson plan involves students in class discussion and research, and has them create an interactive project/presentation that can be used to teach classmates about a weather topic. They will first take a quiz to see what they already know about the topic, form hypotheses about changes in the weather, and divide into groups of two to to conduct research and create an interactive project or presentation that they can use to teach their classmates about the topic they have been assigned. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
River Ice Process
No full textThis module offers an introduction to the distinguishing features of flash floods, the underlying hydrologic influences and the use of flash flood guidance (FFG) products. Through use of rich illustrations, animations, and interactions, this module explains the differences between flash floods and general floods and examines the hydrologic processes that impact flash flooding risk. In addition, it provides an introduction to the use of flash flood guidance (FFG) products including derivation from ThreshR and rainfall-runoff curves as well as current strengths and limitations. Educational levels: Graduate or professional
Blending Science and Art with Landsat (Lena River Delta Lithograph)
Get PDFThis lithograph of the Lena River Delta is part of a collection of images of the Earth from space called, Landsat: Earth as Art. The images are designed to capture the attention of people who might not otherwise be interested in remote sensing. The images link the disciplines of science and art, and can be used to teach how the creative aspects of those disciplines employ similar human skills. The lithograph aims to help parents investigate the images with children ages 7-10. It encourages children and their parents to recognize patterns made in the surface of the Earth and is designed to help them see the inherent beauty of the Earth from space. Educational levels: General public, Informal education