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Earth Matters!
Get PDFThis module features classification activities that will lead students from simple sorting of familiar objects to classifying materials into liquids, gases, and solids. Educational levels: Primary elementary
NASA Aquarius: Sea Surface Salinity from Space Education Resources
No full textThe educational resources and activities on this Web site teach fundamental concepts about salinity variations and the role these changes play in controlling global ocean circulation and Earth’s climate. The modules augment existing El Nino/La Nina materials with salinity-based content, provide on-line interactive tools demonstrating environmental change through data sets and in situ time-series analysis, and engage students in activities designed to demonstrate salt-water interactions. Launched in June 2011, NASA’s Aquarius will provide the first global map of sea surface salinity with unprecedented accuracy, resolution and coverage. The importance of salinity measurements in understanding coastal ocean processes is critical as salinity is a key factor in understanding and predicting biological and physical processes and their interactions with the food web, climate, and global water cycle. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Informal education
Space Math: Mathematics in Space Science III
Get PDFThis booklet contains 36 math problems that cover solar physics, space physics, radiation dosimetry, and the human impacts of space weather. The problems range from pre-algebra to calculus and span the math skills appropriate for Grade 8-12 students. The problems are taken from applications of arithmetic, graph analysis, pre-algebra, and algebra. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
Space Math: Mathematics in Space Science II
Get PDFThis booklet contains 36 math problems that cover solar physics, space physics, radiation dosimetry, and the human impacts of space weather. The problems range from pre-algebra to calculus and span the math skills appropriate for Grade 8-12 students. The problems are taken from authentic applications of arithmetic, graph analysis, pre-algebra, and algebra. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
EOS Science Poster Series: AIR-Our Outer Atmosphere
Get PDFThis poster depicts how NASA scientists are working to understand the outer atmosphere (air). Satellite images, graphs, and pictures complement the fact-filled information. The poster can be ordered from the Web site; this site also includes PowerPoint and PDF files with the poster information. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division, Graduate or professional
Forming a Hypothesis
Get PDFProvides pedagogical insight concerning the skill of hypothesizing The resource being annotated is: DLESE-000-000-005-437
The Place of Formative Evaluations in Assessment and Ways to Reap their Benefits
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning the assessment strategy using formative assessment The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_DLESE-000-000-007-707.htm
Strategies to Help Students Change Naive Alternative Conceptions about Evolution and Natural Selection
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning learners' pre-conceptions and misconceptions about evolution The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_DLESE-000-000-004-809.htm
Why Some Students Have Trouble with Maps and Spatial Representations: An On-line Tutorial for Geoscience Faculty
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning the skill of using maps The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_SERC-STARTINGPOINT-000-000-000-492.htm
Elementary School Children's Understanding of Experimental Error
Get PDFProvides pedagogical insight concerning the skill of experimental error The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_DLESE-000-000-007-793.htm