This CD contains material for a series of live interactive Internet events during the 1999-2000 field seasons of the National Geographic Society's Sustainable Seas Expeditions. The three curriculum units on this CD feature clips, Web chat Q and A, labs, activities, and related resources materials. The units have also been mapped to National Science Education Standards, California, Texas, and Florida ... Full description.

In this activity, the GLOBE Kids are excited to perform a play for the rest of the school, demonstrating what they have learned about the Earth and all of its parts. They hit a glitch when they cannot decide which Earth component is the most important, but end up learning a lot about the Earth, Sun, water, air, soil, and living things, and the way these components are interconnected. In Activity 1: ... Full description.

This set of lithographs from the ISS EarthKAM program contains an educators' guide, student information and worksheets, and several Earth photos taken from the Space Shuttle. Shuttle astronauts and the ISS EarthKAM program provide photos of our planet from the unique perspective of Earth orbit. This resource can enhance students' studies of Earth and space science, geography, social studies, mathematics, ... Full description.

These on-line, problem-based modules address events such as volcanoes, hurricanes, dinosaur extinction theories, deforestation, endangered species, and global climate change. The site uses NASA remote-sensing images and includes a tutorial about how to analyze Landsat images with NIH Image. Full description.

This product contains geographic information system (GIS) software, data sets and lesson plans designed for educators who are interested in using GIS technology to explore global climate change issues. The package is available on a free, PC-compatible CD (request from the Web site provided); it includes a free GIS software program called ArcExplorer by ESRI and comes with a user manual to help get ... Full description.

This brochure gives a brief overview of the Earth science research that is being done with data from the instruments onboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. Note: this brochure was produced before the Terra launched; for the most recent information, go to http://terra.nasa.gov/. Full description.

This multi-curricular, image visualization tool allows students to maneuver through huge image data sets, overlay and compare images gathered over time, or with different instruments, and observe historical, geographical, geological, and environmental change or to compare images of the same area at different wavelengths. DataSlate includes a CD-ROM (with 12 sample data sets and 12 sample lesson plans), ... Full description.

In this activity guide, students use various mathematical skills in the context of examining an ISS EarthKAM image (ISS 004.ESC1.03221557) of farmland in Texas and New Mexico. They randomly select a sample region of the image, count the number of fields in that region, and estimate how many fields are in the entire image. They check how reasonable their estimate is, compare estimates, discuss differences ... Full description.

This chapter 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 these images, users observe changes in land use, ... Full description.

This inquiry-based, classroom activity explores the impact of climate change and variability on forests. It focuses on the impact of climate change on a sugar maple farm in New England. The scenario invites students to examine higher-level issues of climate variability and change by creating a practical, scientifically-sound model to address specific points of a localized socioeconomic situation. Full description.