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Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Annotating Change in Satellite Images
No full textThis chapter walks users through a technique for documenting change in before-and-after sets of satellite images. The technique can be used for any set of time-series images that are spatially registered to show the exact same area at the same scale. In the chapter, users examine three Landsat images of the Pearl River delta in southeastern China. In these images, users observe changes in land use, then identify and outline areas of new land that were created by dredging sediments from the river bottom. The final product is an annotated image that highlights new land and indicates when it was created. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division
Astronomy Foundations Through Art and Paper Plates (AFTPP)-Serving the Universe on a Paper Plate
No full textThis resource includes over 88 paper plate activities, where scientists put their research into laymen’s terms and develop paper plate activities that illustrate their respective pursuits. Paper Plate Education asserts that anything worth teaching ought be reducible to a paper plate. This is also known as Paper Plate Reduction. There are lessons in space science, music theory, archeology, celestial navigation, African-American history, geometry, and art. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school, Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school
Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationships
No full textThis activity prepares the student to launch an investigation of the relationship between precipitation and Streamflow for a local watershed. It can enrich a study of the water cycle. Following the step-by-step instruction in this case study, students will locate, download, format, and finally graph one year of Web-based data for these two variables. Included is a graph that highlights the details of this often-complex precipitation-streamflow relationship and provides a context for launching a classroom discussion of the balance between surface runoff and infiltration during and after a rain event, soil porosity, soil saturate level, the influence of impervious surfaces in the basin, the impact of slope, wind and air temperature on watershed hydrology, and the influence of high or low vegetation. Educational levels: High school
Space Place: Launch a Rocket from a Spinning Planet!
No full textThis playground demonstration (using a merry-go-round) shows angular momentum and why rockets are launched in a certain direction and at a certain time. From a moving merry-go-round, participants attempt to throw small balls into a basket on the ground. It includes an explanation, with animated graphics. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Informal education, General public
Educator Webinar: Teaching About the Gulf Oil Spill
No full textThis webinar (1 hour 19 minutes) presented during the Education Week 2011, provides information on the timeline and effects of the Gulf oil spill and answers questions regarding its long-term consequences. Many educators have elected to focus on the Gulf Oil Spill as a unifying interdisciplinary theme to explore throughout the school year. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
How Permanent is Permafrost
No full textThis activity explores the relationship between surface air temperature and permafrost (soil) temperature. It provides step-by-step instructions for using Earth system science datasets and scientific analysis tools in educational settings. Students will be guided through a pre-determined case study, in which they access data and analysis tools to explore important issues and concepts in Earth system science. Applying and evaluating the offered tools they can explore possible relationships between temperature changes below and above Earth's surface. The data can be viewed in Google Earth. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
NOAA Daily Weather Maps
No full textThe charts on this website are the principal charts of the former Weather Bureau publication, "Daily Weather Map." They are the Surface Weather Map, the 500-Millibar Height Contours chart, the Highest and Lowest Temperatures chart, and the Precipitation Areas and Amounts chart. For each day, simple charts are arranged on a single page. These charts are the surface analysis of pressure and fronts, color shading, in ten degree intervals,of maximum and minimum temperature, 500-Millibar height contours, and color shaded 24-hour total precipitation. These charts act as links to their respective Daily Weather Map charts. All charts are derived from the operational weather maps prepared at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, National Weather Service. Educational levels: High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division, General public
The Earth As Seen From Space
No full textThis video from the Scholarly Kitchen features striking video footage of planet Earth filmed from orbit. The images are accompanied by narration from Dr. Justin Wilkinson of Crew Earth Observations Office, NASA Johnson Space Center. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school, General public
Space Place: Have Super Hearing with a Super Sound Cone
No full textThis activity shows participants how to make a Super Sound Cone from paper. With it they can hear sounds that cannot be picked out with "naked ears." They will also learn how the big antennas of the Deep Space Network function to hear "sounds" from faraway spacecraft. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, Informal education, General public
Supernova Remnant SNR 0509 Lithograph and In Search of... Supernova Remnants Classroom Activity
No full textThis Hubble Space Telescope image shows what appears to be a delicate bubble of gas floating in space. In actuality, the bubble is the visible remnant of a powerful supernova explosion called SNR 0509. The bubble was formed from gas being swept up by the expanding shock wave. The accompanying activity is a curriculum support tool designed for use as an introductory inquiry activity. In the activity, students use the images and text on this lithograph to generate questions about supernova explosions and remnants. They will conduct research to answer their questions, and create a presentation to demonstrate their understanding of the material, providing supporting evidence from their research. Educational levels: High school, High school