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K-12
students
from
all
over
the
world
are
participating
in
the
GLOBE
program
by
taking
environmental
measurements
at
their
schools
and
sharing
their
data
via
the
Internet.
NASA
scientists
use
GLOBE
data
in
their
research
and
provide
feedback
to
the
students.
The
Soil
Chapter
of
the
GLOBE
2003
Teacher's
Guide
presents
information
on
how
to
characterize
soil
profiles
and
measure
soil
moisture
and
temperature.
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In
this
activity,
the
GLOBE
Kids,
on
their
second
visit
to
Willow
Creek,
discover
why
the
creek
looks
so
different.
They
learn
about
making
observations,
measuring
water
temperature
and
speed,
and
looking
for
critters
in
the
water.
In
Activity
1,
'Magnify
That',
students
will
be
able
to
identify
a
magnifying
lens
and
its
purpose.
They
will
be
able
to
explain
how
the
same
object
looks
different
when
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This
is
a
Web-based
story
of
three
children
who
venture
out
to
find
their
great-grandfather-s
treasure
box
that
was
lost
in
the
remote
state
of
Alaska.
Using
simple
terminology,
the
story
integrates
complex
Earth
and
Space
science
concepts,
such
as
the
formation
of
gold
deposits
and
the
operation
of
satellites.
The
children
model
creative
thinking,
acquire
and
interpret
radar
images,
plan
a
treasure
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The
American
Museum
of
Natural
History
developed
Science
Seekers
--
a
middle
school
product
that
includes
CD-ROMs,
teacher's
guides,
and
hands-on
kits.
In
Hidden
in
Rocks,
students
play
a
team
of
science
problem-solvers
on
special
assignment-to
learn
about
rock
types
and
rock
formations
as
they
explore
how
scientists
use
satellite
visualizations
to
help
them
identify
rocks
that
might
contain
fossils.
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This
multimedia
learning
tool
places
students
on
a
research
vessel
where
they
run
computer
climate
models
to
predict
how
climate
in
regions
around
the
world
may
change
as
the
concentration
of
carbon
dioxide
in
the
atmosphere
continues
to
rise.
They
are
charged
with
determining
how
climate
in
four
regions
of
the
world
(Alaska,
northern
Canada
and
Greenland;
Europe
and
western
Russia;
western
tropical
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This
poster
presents
visual
data
collected
from
satellites,
ground
based
observations,
and
model
predications
representing
solar
energy,
average
temperature,
cloud
cover,
precipitation,
soil
moisture
and
vegetation
over
a
12-month
period
in
1987.
The
poster
and
the
associated
learning
activities
enable
students
to
use
the
data
to
explore
ideas
about
the
environment
and
gain
an
understanding
of
the
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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
can't
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:
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In
-The
Case
of
the
Disappearing
Dirt-,
summer
fun
suffers
a
setback
when
the
tree
house
detectives
discover
that
their
favorite
spot
on
the
beach
is
shrinking.-
The
detectives
dig
in
and
learn
more
about
weathering,
erosion,
the
rock
cycle,
and
much
more.
This
show
is
part
of
the
NASA
SCI
Files
series
of
instructional
programs
consisting
of
broadcast,
print,
and
online
elements.-
Emphasizing
research
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Explore recent images and research results from NASA Earth science missions with this poster depicting how NASA scientists are working to understand the geosphere (land). Satellite images, graphs, and pictures complement the fact-filled information. The posters can be ordered from the WWW site above; this site also includes PowerPoint and PDF files with the poster information.
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DataSlate
is
a
multi-curricular,
image
visualization
tool
for
students.
It
allows
students
to
easily
and
quickly
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
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