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A
team
of
scientists
from
the
Virginia
Institute
of
Marine
Science
(VIMS)
is
studying
the
presence
of
persistent
organic
pollutants
(POPs)
in
the
Antarctic.
During
January
and
February
2002
an
educator
travelled
there
to
participate
in
the
study,
and
posted
daily
reports.
In
addition,
this
site
contains
learning
activities
that
you
can
use
to
find
out
how
scientists
think
and
work.
These
include
research
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
understand
that
soil,
under
different
environmental
conditions,
plays
a
role
in
the
decomposition
of
organic
materials.
Students
use
bottle
experiments
to
observe
changes
in
the
decomposition
of
vegetable
scraps.
Students
vary
temperature,
moisture,
and
light
conditions
to
determine
the
conditions
that
best
facilitate
the
decomposition
of
organic
material
in
soil.
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The
purpose
of
the
ESS
activities
associated
with
the
GLOBE
1987
Global
Patterns
Poster
is
to
help
students
understand
the
broader
global
context
for
local
GLOBE
measurements.
Students
discover
patterns
in
global
maps
of
environmental
data,
interpret
those
patterns,
and
draw
conclusions
and
make
predictions
based
on
them;
communicate
those
interpretations
and
predictions;
and
develop
an
understanding
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In
this
activity,
students
investigate
the
retreat
of
Grinnel
Glacier
in
Glacier
National
Park,
Montana.
Using
a
map,
aerial
photos,
and
temperature
data,
they
will
estimate
and
graph
its
rate
of
recession,
understand
how
data
on
glaciers
is
collected,
and
understand
how
glaciers
are
indicators
of
climate
change.
Alignments
to
state
and
national
standards,
evaluation
questions,
links
to
additional
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In
this
activity,
students
will
focus
on
submersibles
as
a
means
of
ocean
exploration.
They
will
research
the
development
and
use
of
research
vessels/
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In
this
activity,
students
prepare
a
sample
of
"mine
tailings",
then
separate
out
desirable
materials
using
whatever
method
they
choose,
and
quantify
the
results.
They
will
discover
that
sometimes
it's
hard
to
separate
desirable
minerals
from
undesirable
ones,
especially
if
they
look
alike
or
the
crystals
are
of
similar
sizes.
Students
learn
that
old,
worked-out
mines
contain
some
desirable
minerals
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Launched
by
the
National
Snow
and
Ice
Data
Center,
the
"All
About
Sea
Ice"
website
is
designed
as
an
introduction
to
sea
ice:
what
it
is,
how
it
forms,
how
it
is
studied,
how
it
affected
historical
expeditions
in
the
polar
regions,
and
what
role
it
plays
in
the
global
climate.
The
site
contains
over
80
pages
of
information
on
sea
ice,
including
a
glossary
of
sea
ice
terms
and
links
to
more
information.
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In
this
activity,
students
match
photographs
of
igneous
rocks
with
descriptions
of
their
formation.
There
are
also
two
teacher
demonstrations
that
will
help
students
to
identify
pumice
and
volcanic
ash
with
graded
bedding.
Other
pictures
and
descriptions
are
of
breccia,
columnar
jointing
in
a
basaltic
lava
flow,
coarse
grained
granite,
and
phenocrysts
in
a
porphyry.
At
the
end
of
the
activity
students
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This
activity
allows
students
to
experiment
with
different
soil
structures
and
discover
the
ability
of
each
to
carry
a
specific
load.
The
Tower
of
Pisa
is
leaning
because
it
was
built
on
highly
unstable
ground
right
above
an
old
river
bed.
Students
will
make
their
own
soil
mixture
and
see
how
well
it
supports
a
brick
on
end
to
learn
what
kind
of
soil
is
best
to
build
on.
This
activity
has
a
stated
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In
this
activity
students
will
focus
on
the
temperature,
density,
and
salinity
in
the
deep
sea.
They
will
be
able
to
explain
the
relationship
among
temperature,
salinity,
and
density;
and,
given
CTD
(conductivity,
temperature,
and
density)
data,
students
will
be
able
to
calculate
density
and
construct
density
profiles
of
a
water
column.
They
will
also
be
able
to
explain
the
concept
of
sigma-t,
and
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