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This
teacher-directed
demonstration
provides
a
conceptual
understanding
of
latent
heat.
Using
the
example
of
a
chemical
hand
warmer,
students
learn
about
phase
changes
from
liquid
to
solid
and
from
solid
to
liquid
and
observe
that
one
of
these
phase
changes
releases
heat
while
the
other
requires
heat
to
be
added.
These
concepts
are
then
reinforced
in
a
demonstration
which
involves
heating
water
and
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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
activity
of
the
Earth
Exploration
Toolbook
walks
users
through
a
technique
for
documenting
change
in
before-and-after
sets
of
satellite
images.
The
technique
can
be
used
for
any
set
of
time-series
images
that
are
spatially
registered
to
show
the
exact
same
area
at
the
same
scale.
In
the
chapter,
users
examine
three
Landsat
images
of
the
Pearl
River
delta
in
southeastern
China.
In
the
images,
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In
this
activity,
users
download
and
graph
modeled
climate
data
to
explore
variability
in
climate
change.
Most
people
know
that
climate
changes
are
predicted
over
the
next
hundred
years,
but
they
may
not
be
aware
that
these
changes
are
likely
to
vary
from
region
to
region.
Using
data
from
the
University
of
New
Hampshire's
Earth
Science
Information
Partner,
a
digital
library
of
Earth
Science
data,
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This
activity
describes
the
technique
of
preparing
"GIS-ready"
data
and
shows
how
to
map
that
data
and
conduct
basic
analyses
using
a
geographic
information
system
(GIS).
First,
you
will
download
and
format
near
real-time
and
historical
earthquake
data
from
the
USGS.
Using
latitude
and
longitude
fields,
you
will
then
plot
these
data
in
a
GIS.
Next,
you
will
analyze
patterns
by
querying
records
and
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Students
can
view
these
television
programs
about
a
variety
of
ocean
science
topics
right
in
their
classroom.
They
are
presented
by
real
scientists
and
feature
a
call-in
question
and
answer
session
to
end
the
lesson.
Teacher
packets
containing
information
pertaining
to
program
topics,
activities
to
do
with
students,
pages
for
students'
individual
use,
and
vocabulary
and
reference
lists,
are
available
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Our
atmosphere
is
warmed
by
shortwave
radiation
received
from
the
Sun.
Some
of
the
energy
is
reflected
back
to
space
depending
on
cloud
cover
and
the
surface
characteristics
of
Earth.
Some
of
the
energy
is
absorbed
by
the
surface,
then
re-emitted
back
to
space
as
longwave
radiation.
As
this
occurs,
clouds
and
atmospheric
gases
can
reflect,
absorb
and
re-emit
this
energy
--
the
so-called
greenhouse
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Water
is
one
of
Earth's
most
unique
and
valuable
resources.
Thus,
the
distribution
of
water
on
Earth
is
a
very
important
factor
in
the
evaluation
of
global
climate
and
its
impact
on
life.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
use
historical
satellite
data
to
examine
precipitable
water
--
a
measure
of
the
water
available
in
the
atmosphere
from
evaporation
(in
the
form
of
water
vapor).
They
will
then
compare
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Students
will
make
predictions
by
linking
current
scientific
satellite
data
to
concerns
about
global
climate
change.
Using
maps
of
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
and
ocean
surface
winds,
students
will
learn
how
differential
heating
of
Earth
results
in
circulation
patterns
in
the
atmosphere
and
oceans
that
globally
distribute
the
heat.
Students
will
learn
the
relationship
between
the
rotation
of
Earth
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One
of
the
strongest
observed
ENSO
events
of
the
century
began
to
unfold
in
1997.
Fortunately,
an
extensive
network
of
satellite
and
ocean
buoy
instruments
was
prepared
to
monitor
and
record
the
historical
event.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
collect
data
from
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
to
understand
how
scientists
detect
the
onset
of
El
Nino
conditions
and
the
reversal
to
La
Nina
conditions
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