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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
Adventure
of
Echo
the
Bat
is
an
interactive
web
site
that
introduces
students
to
remote
sensing
and
biodiversity
from
a
constructivist
approach.
It
includes
a
teacher's
guide
with
classroom
activities
that
provide
a
structure
to
integrate
the
adventure
into
the
classroom.
The
activities
introduce
basic
concepts
of
remote
sensing,
including
visible
light
and
the
electromagnetic
spectrum.
After
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Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
develop
an
innovative
and
engaging
web
site
that
spans
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences
and
includes
a
rich
array
of
documents,
including
images,
movies,
animations,
and
data
sets
that
explore
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences
and
the
historical
and
cultural
ties
between
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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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This
website
complements
the
book
"Dr.
Art's
Guide
to
Planet
Earth"
written
by
Dr.
Art
Sussman.
The
website
includes
animations,
lesson
plans
and
experiments
that
can
be
used
in
conjunction
with
the
book.
The
number
of
items
are
continually
being
increased
as
a
result
of
collaboration
with
K-12
teachers
and
field
testing.
It
also
includes
the
complete
text
of
the
first
chapter
which
introduces
systems
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The
purpose
of
NASA's
Earth
Observatory
is
to
provide
a
freely
accessible
publication
on
the
Internet
where
the
public
can
obtain
new
satellite
imagery
and
scientific
information
about
our
home
planet.
The
focus
is
on
Earth's
climate
and
environmental
change.
The
site
is
divided
into
six
main
sections:
Data
and
Images,
Features,
News,
Reference,
Missions,
and
Experiments.
The
Data
and
Images,
Features,
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The
Earth
Science
Picture
of
the
Day
is
an
image
archive
that
is
hosted
by
the
Universities
Space
Research
Association
in
association
with
NASA's
Goddard
Space
Flight
Center
with
a
record
of
entries
beginning
September
2000.
Each
image
is
accompanied
by
a
descriptive
text
and
links
to
relevant
supporting
websites.
Keyword
searching
is
provided.
Browsing
by
related
fields
includes:
agriculture,
astronomy,
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This
web
based
story
tells
of
Tutangiaq
(nicknamed
2T),
a
Canada
Goose,
who
flies
across
the
remote
state
of
Alaska
looking
for
his
family.
As
he
flies,
he
tells
children
about
this
fascinating
49th
state
of
the
US.
Children
learn
how
Alaska
was
purchased
from
the
Russians,
and
other
amazing
facts
about
the
state.
They
compare
Alaska
to
other
states
that
they
may
be
living
in
or
visiting.
2T
takes
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The
Maury
Project
is
the
American
Meteorological
Society's
comprehensive
national
program
of
teacher
enhancement
based
on
studies
of
the
physical
foundations
of
oceanography.
Major
components
of
the
program
include:
(a)
the
development
of
a
cadre
of
master
oceanographic
education
resource
teachers
who
provide
peer
training
opportunities
for
their
colleagues
throughout
the
country,
and
(b)
the
dissemination
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