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This
series
of
activities
and
experiments
demonstrates
the
importance
of
feedbacks
and
the
balance
of
mass
and
energy
in
governing
the
response
of
any
system
to
change.
Energy
balance
and
the
factors
that
cause
change
(feedbacks)
are
the
keys
to
understanding
climate
change,
and
therefore
the
keys
to
understanding
the
effects
of
rising
levels
of
greenhouse
gases
on
the
environment.
Although
these
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The
Gulf
of
Maine
Aquarium
hosts
this
two-part
activity.
The
focus
is
on
seasonal
changes
in
the
mass
balance
of
the
Antarctic
Ice
Sheet.
Part
1
uses
an
atlas
and
satellite
imagery
to
examine
the
geography
of
the
region
and
the
changing
boundaries
of
the
ice
sheet.
Part
2
tracks
annual
changes
in
sea
ice.
There
is
an
animation
page
showing
changes
in
ice
cover
around
Antarctica
during
1991,
and
links
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The
majority
of
Ocean
World
is
devoted
to
a
series
of
ten
reference
sections:
coral
reefs,
currents,
El
Nino,
Fisheries,
Ice
Ages,
icebergs,
JASON-1
(a
satellite),
the
role
of
the
ocean
in
weather,
satellites
and
ocean
exploration,
and
waves.
Each
section
culminates
with
an
interactive
quiz,
links
to
sources
of
related
real-time
data,
and
a
list
of
additional
related
links.
Also
available
is
a
set
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The
Global
Climate
Animations
site
contains
animations
of
the
Earth's
climate
system
for
educational
and
research
purposes.
The
animations
show
the
climatology
of
the
seasonal
cycle
for
selected
climate
variables
for
the
time
period
1959-1997,
based
on
data
from
the
NCEP/
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This
activity
explores
the
potential
impact
of
climate
variability
and
change
on
one
of
Earth's
increasingly
vulnerable
resources,
forests.
Although
the
activity
is
designed
to
tap
specific
skills
and
knowledge
through
scientific
inquiry,
its
broader
intent
is
to
stimulate
thought
about
the
long-term
impacts
of
a
warmer
planet.
The
scenario
invites
students
to
examine
higher
level
issues
of
climate
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This
series
of
activities
demonstrates
some
effects
of
rising
levels
of
greenhouse
gases
on
climate.
Specifically,
it
shows
how
an
increase
of
heat-trapping
gases
in
the
atmosphere
raises
temperatures;
higher
temperatures
affect
the
water
cycle,
and
rising
sea
levels
could
affect
coastal
areas
as
a
result
of
glacial
and
polar
ice
melt.
Although
these
activities
are
designed
to
teach
specific
skills
...
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This
module
provides
three
activities
that
explore
the
potential
impact
of
climate
variability
and
change
on
Earth's
most
abundant
resource,
water.
Although
each
activity
is
designed
to
tap
specific
skills
and
knowledge
to
yield
scientific
results,
the
broader
intent
is
to
stimulate
thought
about
the
long-term
impacts
of
a
warmer
planet.
Through
participation
in
these
activities,
students
will
observe
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This
module
is
designed
to
connect
cutting
edge
NASA
research
with
the
teaching
and
learning
of
core
science
and
mathematics
concepts
and
skills
while
addressing
state
and
national
education
standards.
The
process
of
science
inquiry
and
the
tools
used
to
do
research
play
a
major
role
in
all
the
lessons.
Topics
and
research
projects
include
Temperature
Variations
and
Habitability,
Modeling
Hot
and
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The
Federation
of
Earth
Science
Information
Partners
(ESIP
Federation)
brings
together
data
and
information
providers
from
government
agencies,
universities,
non-profit
organizations,
and
businesses
in
an
effort
to
make
Earth
science
information
available
to
a
broader
community.
The
objective
of
the
Federation
is
to
develop
methods
that
make
space-based
imagery
and
related
Earth
science
data
easy
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The
National
Data
Buoy
Center
maintains
a
current
database
of
meteorological
and
hydrological
data,
historical
data,
and
written
information
generated
by
the
National
Weather
Service
or
received
from
other
official
sources.
This
site
makes
available
in
real
time
a
selection
of
current
official
weather
observations,
forecasts
and
warnings
from
the
Coastal-Marine
Automated
Network
(C-MAN)
stations
and
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