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This
site
covers
many
of
the
components
of
cloud
formation
and
cloud
types.
Although
written
for
the
high
school
level,
the
middle
school
student
could
grasp
most
of
the
concepts
with
the
assistance
from
the
teacher.
Specific
concepts
covered
include
the
importance
of
and
mechanisms
that
produce
rising
air,
cloud
types,
and
ptyes
of
precipitation.
There
are
nice
graphics
and
images
to
support
the
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This
is
the
site
of
a
not
for
profit
educational
initiative.
The
site
strives
to
promote
competency
in
literacy
and
mathematics
using
lessons
that
focus
on
an
aquaculture
themes.
These
lessons
include
Understanding
Percents
(through
the
management
of
classroom
fish),
Equivalent
Fractions
(use
food-coloring,
sugar,
and
a
dissolved
oxygen
tests
to
determine
concentrations),
and
Japanese
Garden
(where
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The
PALEOMAP
Project
illustrates
the
plate
tectonic
development
of
the
ocean
basins
and
continents,
as
well
as
the
changing
distribution
of
land
and
sea
during
the
past
1100
million
years.
The
reconstruction
of
paleoclimates
is
also
discussed.
Maps
are
viewed
as
animations
where
the
time
component
can
be
user-manipulated.
Included
are
a
variety
of
background
materials
which
supplement
the
animations.
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
understand
that
physical
factors
-
temperature
and
precipitation
-
limit
the
growth
of
vegetative
ecosystems.
Students
observe
and
record
seasonal
changes
in
their
local
study
site.
They
establish
that
these
phenomena
follow
annual
cycles
and
conclude
the
activity
by
creating
displays
that
illustrate
the
repeating
pattern
associated
with
the
appearance
and
disappearance
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This page is part of a larger USGS project called Water Science for Schools. This section covers different water-use topics and categories of water-use. A Spanish translation is available.
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
log
soil
data
using
a
Davis
soil
moisture
and
temperature
station.
Soil
moisture
and
temperature
sensors
are
installed
at
multiple
depths
and
a
station
is
set
up
to
measure
and
record
measurements
at
15
minute
intervals.
These
measurements
are
transferred
to
your
school.s
computer
and
then
submitted
to
GLOBE
via
email
data
entry.
Gravimetric
soil
moisture
measurements
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
sure
the
distribution
of
different
sizes
of
soil
particles
in
each
horizon
of
a
soil
profile.
Using
dry,
sieved
soil
from
a
horizon,
students
mix
the
soil
with
water
and
a
dispersing
solution
to
completely
separate
the
particles
from
each
other.
Students
shake
the
mixture
to
fully
suspend
the
soil
in
the
water.
The
soil
particles
are
then
allowed
to
settle
out
of
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
learn
how
to
estimate
data
results
in
order
to
minimize
errors
in
reading
or
recording
data.
Students
participate
in
a
game
in
which
they
collect
data
using
various
instruments
and
calculations
and
then
try
to
fool
other
data
collection
teams
by
exaggerating
some
of
the
data
numbers.
They
do
this
activity
first
with
data
describing
objects
in
the
classroom,
then
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The purpose of this resource is to measure the salinity of the water at your hydrology site. Students use a hydrometer to measure the specific gravity of the water sample, and use a thermometer to measure the temperature. With these two values, students will use tables to determine the salinity.
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The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
measure
relative
humidity
using
both
a
sling
psychrometer
and
a
digital
hygrometer.
Intended
outcomes
are
that
students
learn
to
quantify
humidity
and
that
there
is
a
limit
to
the
amount
of
water
vapor
that
the
air
can
hold.
Students
gain
insight
into
why
rain
drops
and
snow
flakes
form
and
why
there
is
precipitation.
Supporting
background
materials
for
both
student
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