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This site offers information on many aspects of water, including text, pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where users can offer opinions and test their water knowledge. Main topics include: water basics, Earth's water, water use, and special topics such as acid rain, saline water and other water-quality issues. Links to other water-related sites are also provided.
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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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Classrooms
and
individuals
can
log
on
to
participate
in
a
real-time
field
trip
to
a
National
Estuary
Research
Reserve.
Ask
questions,
view
live
video
and
still
images,
and
learn
about
estuaries
from
experts.
Topics
range
from
geology
to
water
quality,
estuary
plants
and
animals,
and
cultural
heritage.
Includes:
references
and
lesson
plans,
classroom
activities
and
teachers'
guides.
Archives
of
previous
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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
obtain
a
microset
of
data,
in
using
Excel
to
graph
the
data,
then
using
the
graphs
to
investigate
the
relationship
between
surface
temperature
and
tropospheric
ozone.
They
will
also
analyze
changes
in
tropospheric
ozone
and
then
hypothesize
about
the
consequences
of
these
changes.
The
measurements
...
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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,
and
then
to
use
the
data
to
compare
NASA
satellite
data
observations
with
surface
measurements
of
snow
cover
and
temperature.
Students
will
obtain
snow
cover
and
surface
temperature
data
for
a
locale
in
Alaska,
plot
the
data,
and
then
investigate
seasonal
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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
investigate
the
carbon
monoxide
level
at
a
fixed
latitude.
Using
the
LAS,
students
will
download
data,
and
then
will
use
Excel
to
create
maps
of
the
carbon
monoxide
level
for
a
particular
latitude.
They
will
then
look
for
trends
...
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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
determine
the
seasonal
cloud
coverage
and
the
occurrence
of
different
cloud
types,
by
percent,
in
the
North
Carolina
(or
their
local
area).
Students
will
identify
different
cloud
types
and
determine
their
seasonality.
They
will
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El
Nino
is
a
disruption
of
the
ocean-atmosphere
system
in
the
tropical
Pacific
with
important
climatic
consequences
around
the
globe.
This
NOAA
theme
page
features
links
to
widely
distributed
information.
Includes
data,
graphics,
forecasts,
historical
perspectives,
and
in-depth
analysis.
It
is
intended
to
be
useful
to
scientists,
administrators,
students
and
the
general
public.
Links
include
sites
...
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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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Students participate in two interactive exercises designed to help the user learn about river processes like discharge, flooding, and flood frequency. Each activity requires a person to make careful observations and measurements, do simple calculations, and answer questions about his or her work. A Certificate of Completion is available for printing at the end of each activity.
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