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Life
Without
Light
presents
material
describing
the
unique
animal
communities
surrounding
deep-sea
methane
seep
habitats
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
Visitors
can
study
numerous
photographs
and
brief
text
descriptions
of
tubeworms,
mussels,
ice
worms,
and
other
organisms
that
inhabit
an
ecosystem
that
exists
in
total
darkness.
Other
materials
include
an
article
on
deep-sea
submersibles,
videos
of
sea
life
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This site is maintained by the Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology. A Microbe Zoo and the Microbe of the Month are included. The site provides some background material on many different types of Microbes, in ponds, around the deep sea vents, and various other locations. Two water regions are represented on the site, although mention is made of several others.
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This activity explores understanding the greenhouse effect through a lab experiment. The effect on the atmosphere is included too.
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The
Foundation
is
committed
to
providing
balanced
information
regarding
the
use
of
water
as
a
renewable
energy
resource
in
the
Northwest.
All
segments
of
the
public
have
become
increasingly
concerned
with
the
costs
and
benefits
of
operating
hydroelectric
facilities.
Environmental
impacts,
operational
issues,
economic
needs,
preservation
of
benefits
such
as
flood
control
and
recreation,
and
an
increasingly
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
help
students
articulate
and
integrate
their
existing
knowledge
about
the
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
by
viewing
them
as
interacting
parts
of
a
system.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
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This
document
describes
the
functions
and
values
of
wetlands,
and
includes
keywords
and
illustrations.
Wetlands
have
received
wastewater
discharges
from
many
different
situations
in
the
past,
but
only
recently
have
they
been
recognized
as
potentially
cost-efficient
treatment
systems.
They
can
effectively
remove
or
convert
large
quantities
of
pollutants
from
point
sources
(municipal
and
industrial
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This
site
was
created
by
a
group
of
fourteen
students
as
a
combined
project
between
Utah
State
University's
"Academic
Adventures"
and
the
Mount
Logan
Middle
School
"Celebrate
Youth"
Program
as
part
of
a
class
called
"Take-it-Outside."
It
provides
a
good
overview
of
wetlands
at
a
level
that
is
appropriate
for
young
people
and
the
general
public.
Individual
sections
cover
types
of
wetlands,
habitats,
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The purpose of the resource is to measure the different types of fuels for fires.
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The
Gulf
Stream
Voyage
is
an
online
multidisciplinary
project
which
utilizes
both
real
time
data
and
primary
source
materials
to
help
guide
students
to
discover
the
science
and
history
of
the
Gulf
Stream.
Students
will
investigate
this
great
ocean
current,
how
it
affects
the
Atlantic
Ocean
and
some
of
mankind's
experiences
dealing
with
it.
This
voyage
includes
activities
for
marine
science,
earth
...
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This
guide
to
organisms
and
environmental
issues
of
the
Chesapeake
Bay
and
Mid-Atlantic
Coast
addresses
restoration
and
protection
of
bay
habitats,
bay
grasses,
harmful
algae,
bay
monitoring
efforts,
and
organisms
that
live
in
the
bay.
There
is
also
education
section
that
features
materials
for
teachers,
students
and
volunteers,
frequently
asked
questions
about
the
bay,
and
a
set
of
links
to
related
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