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This Web site contains a 22 lessons that focus on studying the biosphere from space to teach students about the Earth system.
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This
resource
consists
of
four
modules
with
teachers?
guides:
1)
Temperature
Variations
and
Habitability,
2)
Modeling
Hot
and
Cold
Planets,
3)
Using
Mathematical
Models
to
Investigate
Planetary
Habitability,
and
4)
How
Do
Atmospheres
Affect
Planetary
Atmospheres.
Scientific
inquiry
and
the
research
tools
used
to
do
research
play
a
major
role
in
these
modules.
Presented
with
a
science
problem,
students
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This
CD-ROM
is
a
reproduction
of
the
out-of-print
textbook
by
the
same
name
developed
for
the
undergraduate
to
graduate
level
Earth
systems
science
major
to
study
landforms
and
landscapes.
It
presents
in-depth
coverage
of
geomorphology
as
a
discipline
and
the
use
of
satellite
imagery
in
observation,
study,
and
interpretation.
It
contains
a
gallery
of
237
color
and
black
and
white
plates
of
space
imagery,
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This
interactive
Web
site
allows
students
to
follow
Echo
as
he
migrates
through
Arizona.
The
adventure
offers
a
directed
and
investigative
approach
to
how
land
features
look
from
space,
what
the
colors
mean
in
a
Landsat
image,
and
an
introduction
to
identifying
habitats
in
a
false
color
Landsat
image.
The
site
is
supported
with
a
teacher's
guide
that
includes
the
following
units:
Understanding
Light,
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This book explains the Earth system using three concepts: 1.The cycles of matter; 2.The flows of energy; and 3.The web of life. It then applies these concepts to real-life problems and issues that affect us and our planet.
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This
Web
site
includes
shares
the
images,
stories
and
discoveries
that
emerge
from
NASA
Earth
science
research,
including
its
satellite
missions,
in-the-field
research
and
climate
models.
View
global
maps
of
NASA
data,
check
out
the
Image
of
the
Day
and
images
of
current
events,
and
read
feature
articles
and
blogs.
Also
includes
special
collections
of
NASA
images,
including
the
World
of
Change
series,
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This Web site features a daily image of an unusual aspect of the Earth's system. Each image includes a description, when and where it occurred, and other information. Search the archive by keyword or browse by topic going back to 2000.
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In
this
Web-based,
interactive
story,
Tutangiaq
(Too-tang-geye-ack
-
nicknamed
2T),
a
Canada
Goose,
flies
across
Alaska
looking
for
his
family.
As
he
flies,
he
tells
students
about
the
49th
state.
Students
learn
several
facts
about
the
state,
including
how
Alaska
was
purchased
from
the
Russians,.
They
can
also
compare
the
size
of
Alaska
to
other
states.
2T
takes
a
flight
across
the
volcanic
chain
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This Web site brings together scientific content on Earth and space sciences with interdisciplinary content on the arts and humanities. Three levels of content are provided: students (K-12 through undergraduate), teachers, and browsing adults. The site includes documents, images, movies, animations, sounds, games, and data.
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