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In
this
lesson,
students
will
play
the
role
of
a
member
of
an
International
Team
of
Marine
Biologists
tasked
with
predicting
and
monitoring
possible
harmful
algae
blooms.
They
will
evaluate
changes
in
the
ocean's
chlorophyll
counts
from
1997-2007
using
data
sets
from
MyNASAData
website,
draw
conclusions
about
how
the
chlorophyll-a
levels
in
the
ocean
may
effect
its
ecological
characteristics
and
infer
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This
program
is
designed
to
allow
students
opportunities
for
classroom
and
field
study,
to
gather
real
world
scientific
data
and
draw
conclusions
based
on
the
data.
There
is
also
provision
to
enter
data
online
and
to
retrieve
and
graph
longitudinal
trends.
There
are
links
to
basic
and
advanced
protocols,
classroom
activities,
and
k-12
curriculum
ties.
One
link
leads
to
an
image
index
with
photographs
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The site offers an interactive discussion of different vantage points associated with dam building. It describes some of the engineering and environmental issues that go into the process of selecting a site for building a dam and the conditions necessary for electrical generation. Links to classroom and family activities are organized by grade level.
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In
this
lesson
students
will
identify
and
interpret
different
types
of
maps.
Following
a
group
introduction,
they
will
work
in
cooperative
groups
to
compare
and
contrast
information
provided
by
maps.
This
activity
is
an
introduction
for
a
more
in-depth
evaluation.
Students
will
also
learn
the
following
vocabulary
words:
commercial,
cultivated,
deciduous,
herbaceous,
industrial,
and
residential.
This
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This
activity
is
used
as
an
end
of
the
year
project
to
summarize
what
the
students
have
learned
about
the
human
effect
on
the
earth.
It
is
intended
to
provide
a
greater
perspective
on
the
subject
through
student
interviews
of
other
people
(parents
and
grandparents)
on
the
topics
that
they
have
learned
about.
The
students
will
come
up
with
a
list
of
interview
questions
and
conduct
three
interviews
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This activity is an encapsulated method for teaching population dynamics, conservation, and the effects of overpopulation on planet resources. It provides an introduction to the Malthusian hypothesis of arithmetic food production growth and exponential human population growth. Discussion and essay ideas, a film, a song, and a game are incorprated into the activity.
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This
activity
will
allow
students
to
develop
a
model
of
the
mathematical
nature
of
population
growth.
The
investigation
provides
an
excellent
opportunity
for
consideration
of
the
population
growth
of
plant
and
animal
species
and
the
resultant
stresses
that
contribute
to
natural
selection.
Students
will
discover
that
populations
grow
or
decline
through
the
combined
effects
of
births
and
deaths
and
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Mission
Geography
uses
existing
NASA
data
and
images
where
possible
to
engage
students
in
active,
hands-on
inquiry,
modeling
the
scientific
method
and
developing
students'
understanding
of
environment-society
relations
and
Earth
science.
This
module
focuses
on
Earth
as
our
home
and
investigates
the
physical
and
human
landscapes
in
which
we
live.
Students
learn
that
the
world's
population
is
unevenly
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Humans
depend
on
freshwater
for
drinking
as
well
as
for
domestic,
agricultural,
and
industrial
uses.
Careless
and
wasteful
use
of
this
renewable
but
high-demand
natural
resource
contributes
to
water
depletion.
This
video
segment
provides
a
look
at
a
house
in
Tuscon,
Arizona
that
is
equipped
with
water
conservation
devices
that
cut
its
household
water
consumption
in
half.
There
is
also
discussion
of
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This
six
week
project
asks
students
to
create
a
webpage
about
one
of
the
following
regions:
desert,
prairie,
plains,
forest,
or
mountains.
Topics
include
regional
climate,
weather,
agriculture,
species,
and
environmental
issues.
This
project
combines
students'
research
abilities
with
writing
and
speaking
skills
as
they
present
their
complete
webpages
to
their
classmates.
The
site
provides
links
to
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