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Coastal Conservation Network (CCN)
No full textThe Coastal Conservation Network, (CCN), is a non-profit organization founded by Garry Brown, summer 2011, with an objective to facilitate nonprofits to effectively communicate with the public, collaborate on programs and projects, and enhance the voice of the marine environmental community on a global scale through the use of new technology and the social media. Educational levels: Graduate or professional
What Microbe Are You?
No full textOcean FEST is a program of hands-on, ocean-themed science activities for students in grades 3-6 and/or their families. Our goals are to: (1) educate participants about ocean and earth science issues that are relevant to their communities; and (2) inspire students--especially those from underrepresented groups--to pursue careers in the ocean and earth sciences. "What Microbe Are You?" attempts to change the way students--and teachers--think about microbes through a "personality quiz" designed to match the quiz-taker with the microbe that s/he most closely resembles. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary
Fiscal Year 2011 vs 2012: Wildland Fire and Weather Data Summary
No full textThe Wildland Fire Management RD&A gathered statistics from the Wildland Fire Management Decision Support System (WFDSS) and other sources to build a comparative summary of the 2011 and 2012 fire seasons. (The comparison only included federal fires occurring on federal lands throughout each fiscal year.) The purpose of this information is to illustrate potential contributing environmental factors to the increased wildland fire spending from FY11 to FY12. Weather, fire danger, distance to wildland-urban interface (WUI), wildland fire acreage/duration and other factors were analyzed. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, General public
Water-Ice On Mercury: How It Was Found
No full textThis presentation, hosted by NASA describes Messenger's mission to determine water-ice concentration at the poles of Mercury using the technique known as planetary neutron spectroscopy. It has been estimated that there may be up to 1 trillion metric tons of water ice on Mercury. Scientific illustrations accompany the video lecture. Educational levels: High school, General public, Undergraduate lower division
Applications of Chemistry Through Climate Science
No full textThese lessons are intended for a high school chemistry course as stand-alone topics embedded within existing chemistry curriculum. The goal is not to teach the entirety of climate change but rather to give students an understanding of chemistry through the lens of climate change. Additionally, it is intended to provide students with a better view of how science is done, what other careers are available for students besides "research scientist," and to connect their high school chemistry course with the real world. There are eight units within the module including: black carbon, pollution and aerosols, greenhouse gases, science and careers, isotopes and ice cores, ozone, societal impacts of climate change, and finding solutions to climate change. Each has a unique activity for the students (i.e. jigsaw reading, lab experiments, comic strips, Socratic seminar, etc) and any information given to students is visually-driven (pictures, animations, videos, etc). Educational levels: Middle school, High school
Graphing Paleoclimate
No full textStudents will gain a basic understanding of climate, earth's energy budget, greenhouse gases, factors that affect the climate, paleoclimate, and how proxies are used. The students will then graph paleoclimates. All of the graphing data needed for this activity are contained within this unit. While presenting their findings, students will look for any connections to global climate and some of the variables suggested within the unit. There are corresponding assignments along with a scoring guide also available. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
Case Studies in Climate Change
No full textThis module is intended to be taught in an AP environmental science introductory unit and consists of 5 case studies. APES students choose one case based on their interest and work in a group to complete. Each case study includes an introduction with a news article or op-ed piece to start students thinking about their own opinions on the issue. Students then have time to research and build their background knowledge. Labs or activities are included to introduce students to methods used by scientists to study issues such as dendrochronology or ice core analysis. Students then analyze a real world set of data and create a presentation to present their findings to their class. Presentations include conclusions and recommendations for action to help solve the issue. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
Space Weather Basics, 2nd Edition
No full textThis module presents an overview of space weather processes, their impacts on Earth and human activities, and the technologies used for forecasting space weather events. The module goal is to provide NWS forecasters a basic understanding of space weather and the operations of NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). It will be of interest to a general audience as well. Educational levels: Graduate or professional
Marine Debris
No full textMarine debris is an environmental problem of global importance, enlisting the concern and action of scientists, policy makers, as well as the general public. This three-lesson kit focuses primarily on plastic marine debris. Students critically examine data and samples and take part in activities that explore the causes, geographical distribution, and biological impacts of marine debris. Each lesson can be completed in about 50-60 minutes, but many of the activities are discrete and can be easily rearranged to fit various curricular objectives and time constraints. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
Drowning Island
No full textOcean FEST is a program of hands-on, ocean-themed science activities for students in grades 3-6 and/or their families. Our goals are to: (1) educate participants about ocean and earth science issues that are relevant to their communities; and (2) inspire students--especially those from underrepresented groups--to pursue careers in the ocean and earth sciences. This activity has students, after a discussion about climate change, melt ice cubes within a constructed land-sea model. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school