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Classroom activities based on how scientists study active volcanoes on the deep ocean floor. Activities include: locating an earthquake epicenter, recording geological and biological information during an ocean floor traverse, creating cross-section profiles of the ocean floor, and graphing seafloor data. Resources include videos and teacher guides.
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This
concentrated,
in-depth
resource
provides
access
to
recent
information
on
El
Nino
Southern
Oscillation
(ENSO)
and
La
Nina
in
the
Pacific
Ocean,
including
data,
graphics,
forecasts,
historical
perspectives,
in-depth
analyses,
prediction
benefits,
impacts
on
human
life,
and
information
on
the
1997/
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The
National
Marine
Sanctuary
Program
identifies,
designates
and
manages
areas
of
the
marine
environment
of
special
national
significance
due
to
their
conservation,
recreational,
ecological,
historical,
research,
educational,
or
aesthetic
qualities.
Access
information
and
pictures
of
marine
sanctuaries
all
over
the
U.S.
and
its
territories.
Discover
ways
to
get
involved
with
the
sanctuary
program,
...
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The
Ocean
World
site
has
a
wide
variety
of
information
regarding
the
ocean.
Established
by
Texas
A
and
M
University's
Jason
Project,
Ocean
World
provides
a
wealth
of
information
on
weather,
forams,
icebergs,
fisheries,
coral
reefs,
waves,
El
Nino,
currents
and
more.
The
site
contains
information
for
both
students
and
teachers.
The
teacher
section
of
the
site
contains
background
information
on
all
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This
report
discusses
how
natural
processes
and
human
activities
affect
the
interactions
of
ground
water
and
surface
water,
and
the
importance
of
considering
ground
water
and
surface
water
as
a
single
resource.
Topics
include
natural
processes
of
ground-
and
surface-water
interaction;
chemical
interactions;
and
the
effect
of
landscapes
on
these
interactions.
There
is
also
discussion
of
the
effects
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This
website,
created
and
maintained
by
the
Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service,
contains
an
interactive
map
containing
climate
information
for
each
state.
Users
can
click
on
states
and
find
information
and
data
for
every
county
in
every
state.
Data
includes
daily
mean
temperature,
frost
free
days,
growing
season,
and
monthly
temperature
and
precipitation.
Users
may
also
download
data
from
this
...
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This
Starting
Point
webpage
is
a
summary
of
a
role-playing
resource
called
Worldwatcher
Project:
Global
Warming
Project.
In
this
exercise,
students
role-play
advisors
to
various
heads
of
state
on
the
subject
of
global
warming.
The
web
site
offers
a
short
curriculum
to
help
the
students
become
experts
on
global
warming.
It
offers
lab
activities,
computer
visualizations
(using
free
WorldWatcher
software),
...
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Watersheds
are
those
land
areas
that
catch
rain
or
snow
and
drain
to
specific
marshes,
streams,
rivers,
lakes,
or
to
ground
water.
This
site
allows
users
to
locate
their
watershed
by
city,
county,
state,
or
region.
Links
provide
information
about
stream
flow,
water
use,
conservation
efforts,
demographics,
forest
riparian
habitats,
science
in
your
watershed,
water
discharges,
and
assessment
of
watershed
...
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The
Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service
(NRCS)
installs,
operates
and
maintains
an
extensive,
automated
system
to
collect
snowpack
and
related
climatic
data
in
the
western
United
States
called
SNOTEL
(for
SNOwpack
TELemetry).
SNOTEL
sensors
collect
hourly
data
on
temperature,
precipitation
and
snow
water
equivalent.
Data
can
be
displayed
as
tables
or
graphs
for
individual
stations,
drainage
basins
...
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From
space,
we
can
understand
fires
in
ways
that
are
impossible
from
the
ground.
New
Earth-observing
satellites
capture
the
significant
impact
of
fires
on
our
planet.
In
this
animation
of
fires
around
the
globe
in
2002,
each
red
dot
marks
a
new
fire.
Dots
change
color
to
yellow
after
a
few
days
and
to
black
when
fires
burn
out.
From
brush
fires
in
Africa
to
forest
fires
in
North
America,
satellites
...
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