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Developed
and
maintained
by
the
Jason
Education
Project
at
the
Texas
A&M
University,
this
comprehensive
site
has
educational
information
and
activities
on
weather,
foraminifera,
coral
reefs,
satellites,
El
Nino,
ice
ages,
fisheries,
waves,
icebergs
and
currents.
A
wealth
of
student
and
educator
resources
is
available.
Teacher
resources
include
a
crash-course
in
oceanography,
a
section
on
using
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Describes
Ice
Age
glaciers
and
immense
floods
of
glacial
meltwater
that
swept
across
the
Pacific
Northwest
(18,000-12,000
years
ago
and
earlier),
affecting
the
landscape
from
Montana
to
Washington
and
Oregon,
sculpting
the
Columbia
River
Basin,
and
creating
glacial
lakes
to
rival
the
today's
Great
Lakes.
This
non-profit
institute
promotes
scientific
education
about
the
floods,
their
causes
and
impacts.
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Module
covering
Earth's
three
fluid
spheres:
oceans,
atmosphere
and
cryosphere
(glaciers).
An
event
seen
in
each
sphere
illustrates
processes
and
concepts:
El
Nino
events
for
oceans;
thunderstorm
formation
for
atmosphere;
and
global
temperature
change
impacts
on
glaciers.
Concepts
covered
include:
properties
of
air,
water,
ice
as
fluids;
flow
of
energy
and
matter
between
spheres;
short
and
long-term
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Extensive
information
on
the
Arctic
Circle.
Highly
acclaimed
website
features:
natural
resources,
history
and
culture,
society
equity
and
environmental
justice,
a
museum,
a
virtual
classroom,
and
an
Arctic
forum,
a
discussion
group
for
visitors.
A
wealth
of
information
concerning
the
Arctic
is
at
your
fingertips.
Site
also
includes
information
on
Arctic
legislation,
natural
resource
management,
stories
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A
variety
of
classroom
activities
and
lessons
on
Antarctica
from
the
Gulf
of
Maine
Aquarium,
including:
Coping
with
the
Cold,
Blubber
Glove,
Salt
Concentration,
Penguin
Adaptation,
Chick
Die-Off,
Changes
in
Antarctic
Ice,
and
Creating
Plankton.
Discover
how
penguins
are
the
"litmus
paper
of
the
sea,"
see
satellite
imagery
of
the
changing
ice
formations
around
Antarctica,
and
learn
how
animals
can
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This
comprehensive
site
is
an
introduction
to
sea
ice:
what
it
is,
how
it
forms,
how
it
is
studied,
how
it
affected
historical
expedition
in
the
polar
regions,
and
what
role
it
plays
in
the
global
climate.
The
site
contains
a
glossary
of
sea
ice
terms
and
references
to
additional
information,
which
all
serve
as
an
excellent
introduction.
Data
are
also
available
from
various
collection
methods
for
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Located
in
Bremerhaven,
Germany,
the
Alfred
Wegener
Institute
conducts
research
in
the
Arctic,
the
Antarctic
and
at
temperate
latitudes.
It
coordinates
Polar
research
in
Germany
and
provides
both
the
necessary
equipment
and
the
essential
logistic
back
up
for
polar
expeditions.
Site
provides
information
current
research,
ships,
field
stations,
and
much
more.
Resource
section
provides
a
wealth
of
data,
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