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Virtual
Earthquake
is
an
interactive
web-based
program
designed
to
introduce
the
concepts
of
how
an
earthquake
epicenter
is
located
and
how
the
Richter
magnitude
of
an
earthquake
is
determined.
Virtual
Earthquake
shows
the
recordings
of
an
earthquake's
seismic
waves
detected
by
instruments
far
away
from
the
earthquake.
The
instrument
recording
the
seismic
waves
is
called
a
seismograph
and
the
recording
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This 2-3 week module, based on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Cassini mission to Saturn, uses the mission as a context for learning fundamental science/
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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 activity is to learn how contour maps can be made by hand. Students plot data from GLOBE schools on a map with latitude and longitude lines and draw contours based on the values plotted. A suggested extension and how to use this activity as an assessment is included.
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The purpose of this resource is to quantitatively evaluate the accuracy of a classification system. Students sort birds into three possible classes based on each bird's beak: carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. Students compare their answers with a given set of validation data.
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NOAA's
Paleoclimatology
Program
is
working
with
scientists
from
around
the
world
to
study
past
climate
in
hopes
of
achieving
a
better
understanding
of
the
Earth's
present
and
future
climate.
This
site
was
developed
to
help
educate,
inform
and
highlight
the
importance
of
paleoclimate
research;
as
well
as
to
show
how
paleoclimate
research
relates
to
global
warming
and
other
important
issues
of
climate
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This
site
contains
information
about
snow,
glaciers,
permafrost,
sea
ice
and
cryospheric
trends.
The
cryosphere
is
the
portion
of
the
Earth's
surface
where
water
is
in
a
solid
form,
usually
snow
or
ice.
Seasonal
snow
cover,
the
largest
component
of
the
cryosphere,
covers
up
to
33
percent
of
the
Earth's
total
land
surface.
Glaciers
and
ice
sheets
cover
about
10
percent
of
the
Earth's
land
area.
Nearly
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In
this
activity,
students
download
NASA
Hubble
Space
Telescope
(HST)
images
of
the
Martian
polar
ice
caps
in
summer
and
winter.
Using
image
processing
techniques,
students
measure
and
compare
various
images
of
the
changing
Martian
and
Earth
polar
ice
caps.
By
completing
this
activity,
they
will
understand
that
the
sizes
of
the
polar
ice
caps
on
Earth
and
Mars
depend
on
the
lengths
of
the
seasons.
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This
activity
is
a
fun
and
easy
way
to
understand
the
geology
of
an
aquifer.
Students
will
build
an
edible
aquifer,
and
learn
about
confining
layers,
contamination,
recharge
and
water
tables.
This
demonstration
is
designed
to
illustrate
the
geologic
formations
in
an
aquifer,
how
pollution
can
get
into
groundwater,
and
how
pumping
can
cause
a
decline
in
the
water
table.
Students
will
notice
how
the
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