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The
onset
of
winter
in
higher
latitude
regions
of
North
America
brings
snow
to
the
area
around
the
Great
Lakes.
The
amount
of
snow
is
dependent
on
many
variables.
One
of
the
most
significant
factors
determining
snowfall
amount
in
the
Great
Lakes
drainage
basin
is
the
surface
temperature
of
the
lakes.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
extrapolate
information
from
selected
MY
NASA
DATA
and
NOAA
websites
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The
depletion
of
the
ozone
layer
is
recognized
as
one
of
the
Earth's
most
important
environmental
issues.
The
Antarctic
ozone
hole
is
recognized
as
one
of
the
most
striking
indicators
of
ozone
depletion.
The
location
of
the
ozone
hole
is
generally
confined
to
the
latitudes
over
Antarctica,
although
there
are
occasions
when
the
ozone
hole
can
move
over
lower
latitudes
locations
such
as
South
America.
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The
Darby
Creek
watershed
encompasses
an
area
of
approximately
550
square
miles
in
central
Ohio.
The
Big
and
Little
Darby
Creeks
are
well
known
for
their
vast
diversity
and
abundance
of
aquatic
and
terrestrial
plants
and
animals.
They
are
home
to
eighty-six
species
of
fish,
five
of
which
are
endangered.
Forty-one
species
of
freshwater
mollusks
live
in
these
waters,
eight
of
which
are
on
the
Ohio
endangered
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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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The purpose of this resource is to select 15 km x 15 km Land Cover Sample Sites.
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The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
build
an
instrument
that
can
be
used
to
measure
water
temperature.
Students
construct
a
soda-bottle
thermometer,
which
is
similar
to
the
thermometer
used
by
GLOBE
schools.
Both
are
based
on
the
principle
that
most
substances
expand
and
contract
as
their
temperature
changes.
This
experiment
also
demonstrates
the
principle
of
heat
transfer.
The
intended
outcome
is
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The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
construct
a
model
that
will
provide
students
with
a
visual
representation
of
parts
per
billion.
Students
work
in
teams
to
construct
cubes
of
different
volumes
and
to
compare
them
to
get
a
feel
for
parts
per
million
by
volume
and
parts
per
billion
by
volume.
The
intended
outcome
is
that
students
gain
a
feeling
for
the
small
quantities
of
gases,
such
as
ozone,
present
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This lesson plan develops the concept of irrigation for elementary school level kids. The lesson plan provides two activities involving role playing. Using the role playing activites and labs, elementary students should acquire the critical thinking skills necessary to draw conclusions about various aspects of irrigation.
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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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In
this
lesson,
students
learn
about
the
varying
sizes
of
ocean
waves,
what
causes
such
variation,
and
where
to
find
giant
waves.
Students
will
learn
the
parts
of
a
wave,
and
discuss
wave
height,
wavelength,
and
wave
period.
They
will
explore
variables
that
influence
wave
size
through
scientific
visualizations.
They
will
then
experiment
with
creating
waves
on
the
National
Geographic
Wave
Simulator
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