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Mission Geography
No full textThese curriculum support materials link the content, skills, and perspectives of Geography for Life: The National Geography Standards with NASA Earth science missions, research, and science. Mission Geography contains three distinct sets of materials for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school
Particle Detection Activity
Get PDFThis interactive demonstration explains how the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft uses its particle detectors to collect and sort particles that come from the boundary of the Solar System. Educational levels: Informal education
Heliosphere Lithograph
Get PDFThis lithograph introduces users to the fact that the Solar System has an interstellar boundary called the heliosphere. It includes an interactive activity. Users can look at the diagram of the heliosphere on the front, read information about the heliosphere on the back, and then use the lithograph as part of a model of the heliosphere that uses water to represent solar wind. The lithograph also includes information about NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, which will make the first map of the Solar System's boundary. Educational levels: Informal education,
Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change: Coastal Areas -- What Could a Hurricane do to My Home?
No full textThis activity guide explores the potential for global climate change to increase the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and storm surges, and the impacts that could result. Designed to teach through scientific inquiry, the activity seeks to stimulate thought about the long-term impact of a warmer planet. The activity responds to national education standards in the English language arts, geography, social studies, mathematics, and science. Educational levels: Middle school
Comment on Stream Gages and GIS
No full textI would suggest reforming this resource by substituting data concerning the Flint River in Flint, Michigan. I also think that the student should become familiar with what a stream gage is first before they use this resource. They could also be familiar with the impact that a River can have on a local climate as opposed to a Lake or Ocean.
Comment on National Weather Service: Precipitation Analysis
No full textIt would be interesting to further add to this research by charting not only precipitation but other types of weather such as thunderstorms. Once you have two different types of weather, you could enhance the lesson by graphing the results.
Penguin Science Education
No full textThis resource offers multiple inquiry, interactive and real time activities about penguins, their adaptations, behavior and how they are coping with climate change. Students follow Adelie Penguin families on a daily basis (Nov-Jan) as they raise their chicks in Antarctica. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary, Middle school
Weather and the Built Environment
No full textThe National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), American Meteorological Society (AMS), and Cooperative Program for Meteorological Education and Training (COMET) have developed the second in a suite of free online courses related to weather and the environment. This one-hour course provides an overview of the evolution of our modern urban environment with a focus on impacts on the watershed, air quality, and climate. Each unit in the course also includes information on ways to reduce our impact on water and air. Although the initial target audience was broadcast meteorologists, the course has proven to be a useful learning tool for educators, landscape architects, and others. The course is available online, with free registration required. Educational levels: High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division, Graduate or professional, Informal education
Elementary GLOBE: The Colors of the Seasons
Get PDFUsing a color chart, students will make observations outside during each of the four seasons. During each session, they will try to find as many colors as possible and record what they see. As a class, they will make charts describing the colors they find in each season. At the end of the school year, students will compare their results and generate conclusions about variations in colors in nature both within a season and between different seasons. The purpose of this activity is to provide the opportunity for students to make observations in nature and compare their results, to help students understand seasonal changes as they relate to colors in their environment, and to engage students in active observation and recording skills. After completing this activity, students will understand how colors in nature relate to their local environment and to seasonal changes within that environment. Students will practice observation and recording skills, make comprehensive comparisons, and will form a hypothesis based on the information they have assembled throughout the school year. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary
Elementary GLOBE: We're All Connected
Get PDFA learning activity for the "All About Earth: Our World on Stage" book in the Elementary GLOBE series. One of the "big ideas" in Earth system science is the notion of interaction among parts of the Earth system. In the Elementary GLOBE book All About Earth: Our World on Stage, the children in Ms. Patel's class discuss instances of how the four major spheres of Earth's system interact. They symbolize these interactions by using large arrows to link the system components: air, water, soil, living things and the Sun. In this activity, students continue to explore the idea of interaction among Earth components as they identify processes in the Earth system and indicate how they illustrate an interaction between two of the Earth system components. The purpose of the activity is to help students deepen their understanding of interconnections among Earth's systems, help students to identify processes where Earth's systems are interacting, and to provide practice in the observation and recording of natural phenomena. After completing this activity, students will understand that Earth system interactions are all around them, going on all the time, and that Earth's processes are interconnected. They will learn how to make observations and identify the interactions they illustrate. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary