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In
this
lesson,
students
download
cloud
coverage
and
surface
data
from
the
NASA
CERES
S-COOL
website
student
observation
database,
then
use
the
Excel
spreadsheet
program
to
develop
plots
of
the
data.
Students
explore
the
relationship
between
cloud
coverage
and
humidity
for
low-,
mid-,
and
high-level
clouds.
The
lesson
provides
detailed
procedure,
related
links
and
sample
graphs,
follow-up
questions
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This
activity
prepares
you
to
launch
an
investigation
of
the
relationship
between
precipitation
and
streamflow
for
a
local
watershed.
It
can
enrich
a
study
of
the
water
cycle.
Following
the
step-by-step
instructions
in
a
case
study
you
will
locate,
download,
format,
and
finally
graph
one
year
of
Web-based
data
for
these
two
variables.
The
graph
highlights
the
details
of
this
often
complex
precipitation-streamflow
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Scientists
have
studied
the
physical
properties
of
clouds
and
have
developed
instruments
onboard
satellites
to
characterize
the
types
of
clouds
they
see
below.
Some
satellites
have
instruments
that
allow
them
to
measure
rainfall
as
well.
For
this
lesson,
students
will
hypothesize
what
types
of
clouds
they
believe
will
create
the
most
precipitation
(rainfall)
over
Nashville,
TN.
Students
use
the
Live
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The
purpose
of
this
lesson
is
to
let
students
analyze
atmospheric
radiosonde
data
from
a
balloon
launched
at
NASA
Langley
Research
Center
by
teachers
attending
a
workshop.
Other
resources
are
included
to
assist
in
interpreting
the
observations.
Students
are
asked
to
explain
in
paragraph
format
their
interpretation
of
the
atmospheric
conditions
depicted
by
the
data
and
the
graph
produced
using
the
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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify
and
download
a
microset
of
data,
then
to
use
the
data
to
compare
the
ozone
levels
of
selected
regions
around
the
world.
Students
locate
and
identify
geographical
regions
using
latitude
and
longitude;
then,
in
groups,
students
create
and
analyze
graphs
of
ozone
levels
for
the
identified
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This
interactive
site
features
games,
animations,
and
teachers'
materials
intended
to
introduce
younger
students
to
climate
change.
There
is
information
about
what
climate
change
is,
the
difference
between
weather
and
climate,
and
the
greenhouse
effect.
There
are
also
materials
on
the
climate
system,
ancient
climates,
and
how
scientists
investigate
climate.
Other
topics
include
discussions
of
whether
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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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This
activity
explores
the
potential
for
global
climate
change
to
increase
the
frequency
and
intensity
of
hurricanes
and
storm
surges,
and
the
impacts
that
could
result.
Designed
to
teach
through
scientific
inquiry,
the
activity
seeks
to
stimulate
thought
about
the
long-term
impact
of
a
warmer
planet.
Through
their
participation
in
this
activity,
students
will
understand
the
impact
of
hurricanes
on
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In this hands-on activity, students explore the relationship between angular width, actual size, and distance by using their finger, thumb and fist as a unit of angular measurement. They should learn to relate angular width to actual size using distance; quantify the relationship between angular width and distance; and understand why the Sun appears smaller from Pluto than from Earth.
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One
of
the
most
studied
and
important
ocean
currents
of
the
world
lies
along
the
eastern
coast
of
the
United
States
and
is
called
the
Gulf
Stream.
It
derives
its
name
from
its
source
region
of
warm
water
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
For
the
past
two
decades,
scientists
have
been
collecting
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
data
from
satellites,
buoys
and
ships
in
the
Gulf
Stream
and
Atlantic
Basin.
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this
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