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NOAA Educational Resources: Gulf Oil Spill
No full textThe materials provided with this collection present the facts surrounding the spill and ongoing research, monitoring, and restoration efforts. More general education products from previous spills are provided to help educators present the concepts of human impacts on the ocean, oil specific impacts, spill clean-up, and the effects of toxins on natural environments. Toolkit of educational materials and activities are categorized by grade level. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, General public
Atlas of the Cryosphere
No full textThe National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) "Atlas of the Cryosphere" website allows visitors to explore and dynamically map the Earth's frozen regions. Viewed from a polar perspective, the available data sources include snow cover, sea ice extent and concentration, glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost, and other critical components of the Earth's cryosphere. Users can zoom in to a specific region on the Earth as well as overlay country borders, major cities, and other geographic information. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, General public
The Universe at Your Fingertips: An Astronomy Activity and Resource Book (DVD-ROM)
No full textThis collection of activities and resources for teaching astronomy and space science includes classroom-tested activities drawn from many sources,educator resource guides,articles on astronomy teaching and background information, and more. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school
Space Place: Find the Hidden Words About Going to a Comet
No full textThis activity is an interactive word find game with words related to comets and NASA's Comet Nucleus Sample Return mission. Accompanying text and pictures describe what comets are and why we are interested in them. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, Informal education, General public
Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Analyzing the Antarctic Ozone Hole
No full textIn this activity, users examine satellite images from NASA's Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) that show how much ozone is in the atmosphere over the Southern Hemisphere. They interpret the images to identify ozone thinning that develops over this region each summer, and compare its size from year to year. Using freely available image analysis software, ImageJ, users quantify the area of the Antarctic ozone hole each October from 1996 to 2004. Finally, they bring their measurements into a spreadsheet program and create a graph to document changes in the size of the ozone hole. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
Ask a High-Energy Astronomer/Ask an Astrophysicist
No full textThis service answers users questions on a wide variety of topics in high-energy astronomy. Questions are answered by scientists within the Lab for High-Energy Astrophysics at NASA/GSFC. An archive of questions and answers are categorized by topic for users to browse. Suggestions for additional information resources are also provided. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division
Solar System Magnetism
Full text linkIn this activity, polystyrene spheres and strong magnets are used to represent the Sun and Earth, and their distinct magnetic fields. Participants construct and use a "field detector" to predict where the magnetic fields are, and "field bits" to form loops and trace the invisible magnetic fields of the Sun and Earth. The activity is designed to be used in an informal public outreach setting. It can also be modified for use as a simple classroom demonstration. Information sheets are provided which can be printed to go along with the activity station. Educational levels: Informal education, General public
Space Place: LISA Space Mission Gives Humans a Sixth Sense
No full textThis activity is related to gravity and the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission. Like a sixth sense, detecting gravity waves will give us a whole new way to see the universe. Provides an easy explanation of gravitational waves, with a link to an interactive crossword using the new vocabulary words. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, Informal education, General public
Tohoku, Japan Earthquake: 2011 March 11
No full textThe emphasis of this resource is on seismological data, products and early results of the earthquake which occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan in 2011. In addition to direct links to data and materials available from IRIS programs, this website includes a compilation of preliminary research results from the seismological community. Educational resources are available including powerpoint presentations and animations. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division, Graduate or professional