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Elementary GLOBE: Soil Treasure Hunt
Get PDFA learning activity for the Scoop on Soils book in the Elementary GLOBE Series. Students will make predictions about what they think they will find in a sample of soil. They will investigate the sample and sort out the various items they find. Next they will spend time outside observing one or more sites to see what they find in the soil. After recording and sharing their observations they will create their own stories about the things they found in the soil. The purpose of the activity is to learn about natural things commonly found in soil and how these things impact how the soil looks and feels as well as to introduce students to the concept of decomposition. After completing this activity, students will know about various things found in soil including rocks, critters, roots, and other organic material. They will also understand that animals and microorganisms aid in the decomposition process that contributes organic materials to soils. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary
MY NASA DATA: How Much Water is Available in the Atmosphere for Precipitation?
No full textThis activity explores the relationship between the amount of water in the atmosphere available for precipitation and the actual precipitation observed by satellites. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
IBEX: An Electronic Resource for Museum Educators
No full textThis PowerPoint is a resource for museum educators that highlights the major mission information and science background for the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Mission, a Small Explorer Earth-orbiting spacecraft that is designed to map the distant boundary between the solar wind from our Sun and the interstellar medium. This PowerPoint supports a full-length planetarium show about the IBEX mission and the boundary of the Solar System. Each short activity/product helps to build awareness and engagement in the science and engineering aspects of the mission that is reinforced as visitors choose to participate in more activities, including viewing the Show and mission Web site.
S'COOL Lesson Plan 12: Comparing the Amount of Rainfall in Different Geographic Areas
No full textIn this lesson, students will collect and graph precipitation data, specifically the amount of rainfall at a locality, then compare their findings with other students' data. Educational levels: Primary elementary
Four of the States of Matter
Get PDFThis kinesthetic science activity reintroduces participants to three states of matter (solid, liquid, gas), and introduces them to a fourth state of matter, plasma, and its connection to the Sun. It also demonstrates how the addition of energy can transform matter from one state to another. The activity reviews common examples of matter in each state, like liquid water and water ice, oxygen and carbon dioxide, and the Sun. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, General public, Informal education
Arctic Climate Modeling Program
No full textThe Arctic Climate Modeling Program (ACMP) is a research-based weather and climate curriculum for K-12 classrooms. ACMP comprises hands-on, inquiry-based classroom lessons, an interactive multimedia DVD, engaging lectures from Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center scientists, and a Student Network for Observing Weather (SNOW), enabling students around the world to study Alaska's weather. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school
UIUC DAS Google Earth Weather Bundle
No full textThis Google Earth package gives the user a suite of automatically updating weather products that can be overlaid in any fashion they desire, as well as the ability to "fly" through the data in any manner. As an example, one can overlay automatically updating severe weather warnings on animated radar data as if they worked at the local weather service station and zoom in on their house to see if they are included within the warning area or how close the storms may be to their home. Although this weather bundle is meant for current and forecast data, some significant historical data is included like hurricane tracks from the Atlantic Basin from 1851-2007, imagery from Hurricane Katrina's landfall, satellite views of the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993, or sea-surface temperature anomalies from the 1997-1998 El Nino. For users interested in Global Climate Change, there is historical temperature data for all locations on Earth that keep records from surface stations. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Graduate or professional
IBEX: La Frontera de Nuestro Sistema Solar
Get PDFThis poster outlines the components of the Solar System’s heliosphere, with a heliosphere boundary image on the front and introductory information about the parts of the heliosphere boundary on the back. This poster supports a full-length planetarium show about the IBEX mission and the boundary of the Solar System. Each short activity/product helps to build awareness and engagement in the science and engineering aspects of the mission that is reinforced as visitors choose to participate in more activities, including viewing the Show and the mission website. This is a Spanish-language translation of an English-language product (passed review in 2008), titled IBEX: The Edge of Our Solar System. Educational levels: Informal education
Observing With NASA
No full textWith this resource, users can control the ground-based MicroObservatory telescopes from their computer and download their images themselves, with no human intervention in the loop. Users can access the Observing With NASA "Control Telescope" web interface at anytime. The telescopes are weatherproof and do not require a dome for protection, and the "Control Telescope" software automatically lets users know which targets are up that night. Even first-time observers can control the instrument without dependence on a telescope operator or other outside "experts." Educational levels: Informal education
MY NASA DATA: El Nino Team Lesson
No full textThis lesson plan explores a historical El Nino event using real satellite data and correlates El Nino to local weather. Educational levels: Middle school, High school