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The purpose of the resource is to determine the major land cover type at a Land Cover Sample Site.
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This
activity
of
the
Earth
Exploration
Toolbook
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
the
images,
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This
Earth
Exploration
Toolbook
chapter
guides
users
through
the
process
of
locating
and
graphing
data
that
has
been
collected
by
students
who
participate
in
the
GLOBE
Program.
Users
access
the
online
GLOBE
graphing
tool
and
produce
a
graph
comparing
four
Earth
system
variables
over
two
complete
years.
Data
include
Maximum
Air
Temperature,
Soil
Moisture
(at
depths
of
both
10
cm
and
90
cm),
and
Rainfall
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This
module
on
measuring
temperature
and
its
effects
on
water
quality
is
from
a
larger
series
on
water
quality
investigations.
The
purpose
of
the
site
is
to
help
students
recognize
that
temperature
can
affect
the
organisms
that
live
in
water,
describe
the
factors
that
can
change
the
temperature
of
a
body
of
water,
and
how
to
measure,
graph,
and
interpret
the
effects
of
temperature
on
fish.
It
provides
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Temperature
changes
in
surface
water
may
affect
the
solubility
of
substances
and
affect
ecosystems
by
increasing
plant
growth,
which
in
turn,
decreases
the
amount
of
dissolved
oxygen
available
for
animals.
In
this
activity,
students
measure
and
compare
the
temperature
of
water
in
various
zones
of
a
river,
stream,
pond,
or
lake.
A
materials
list,
instructions,
discussion
questions,
and
a
printable
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In
this
activity,
students
play
the
roles
of
investigators
looking
for
the
source
of
fuel
that
is
contaminating
wells
in
a
fictional
town.
They
will
use
a
topographic
map
and
information
about
groundwater
flow
and
well
locations
to
determine
the
source
of
the
pollution.
Questions
help
students
understand
how
groundwater
flows
and
how
a
contamination
plume
spreads
over
time.
In
an
extension
to
the
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Students
participating
in
this
lab
activity
will
construct
a
simulated
aquifer
in
the
classroom.
The
aquifer
is
constructed
from
readily
available
materials,
and
instructions,
data
sheets,
vocabulary,
and
diagrams
are
provided.
This
simple
model
is
intended
for
student
inquiry
into
groundwater
systems.
Students
are
instructed
to
try
things
(within
the
context
of
the
model),
observe
what
happens,
and
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This
resource
gives
an
impression
of
how
immense
our
Universe
is
by
starting
with
an
image
of
the
Earth
and
then
zooming
out
to
the
furthest
visible
reaches
of
the
Universe.
Its
goal
is
to
show
astronomical
distances
without
scientific
notation.
Instead,
it
focuses
on
the
large
number
of
zeros
that
are
in
astronomical
distances
when
we
measure
them
with
a
familiar
unit
like
the
kilometer.
The
number
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This
activity
explores
the
potential
for
climate
variability
and
change
to
trigger
more
frequent
occurrences
of
El
Nino,
and
the
impacts
that
could
result.
Designed
to
teach
through
scientific
inquiry,
the
activity
seeks
to
stimulate
thought
about
the
long-term
impacts
of
a
warmer
planet.
Through
their
participation
in
this
activity,
students
will
access
information
at
remote
sites
using
telecommunications,
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Many
claims
have
been
made
about
the
evidence
for
or
against
global
warming,
yet
whether
the
interpretation
of
the
data
points
leans
towards
fact
or
fiction,
a
more
descriptive
term
to
use
is
global
climate
change.
The
most
hard-hit
area
where
global
climate
change
is
apparent
is
within
the
Arctic
Circle.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
explore
data
from
the
Arctic,
develop
relationships
between
parameters
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