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NeMO
studies
the
dynamic
interactions
between
submarine
volcanic
activity
and
seafloor
hotsprings
at
an
observatory
called
Axial
Seamount.
The
research
activities
at
NeMO
provide
an
extraordinary
educational
opportunity,
both
from
the
daily
reports
from
expeditions
at
sea
and
from
creative
learning
materials
based
on
NeMO
results.
The
site
features
curriculum
materials
designed
for
high
school
and
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Ocean
Planet's
six
lesson
plans
are
adapted
from
several
themes
in
the
Smithsonian
Institution
exhibition
created
to
share
with
the
public
what
recent
research
has
revealed
about
the
oceans
and
to
encourage
ocean
conservation.
"Sea
Secrets"
explores
ocean
geography;
"Sea
Connections"
looks
at
the
plants
and
animals
that
live
in
different
marine
ecosystems.
"Ocean
Market"
identifies
and
values
many
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
identify
specifically
how
one's
own
region
is
connected
with
others,
and
to
discover
the
interconnected
nature
of
the
Earth's
regions
as
systems.
Students
brainstorm
about
the
nature
of
connections
between
their
region
and
others,
across
oceans
and
on
different
continents.
On
a
black-line
map
of
the
world,
they
trace
possible
pathways
of
water
and
wind
currents
from
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
develop
familiarity
with
interactions
among
the
major
components
of
the
Earth
system
at
the
global
scale.
Students
brainstorm
about
the
nature
of
connections
between
their
region
and
others,
across
oceans
and
on
different
continents.
On
a
black-line
map
of
the
world,
they
trace
possible
pathways
of
water
and
wind
currents
from
their
part
of
the
continent
to
other
...
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
help
students
articulate
and
integrate
their
existing
knowledge
about
the
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
by
viewing
them
as
interacting
parts
of
a
system.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
show
how
graphs
of
GLOBE
data
over
time
show
the
interconnectedness
of
Earth's
system
components
at
the
local
level.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
predictions
about
the
effects
of
a
change
...
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
develop
the
best
possible
representation
of
the
study
site
as
a
system.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
predictions
about
the
effects
of
a
change
in
a
system,
inferring
ways
these
changes
affect
...
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This
site
presents
two
case
studies
regarding
the
Wheeling
Creek
area
of
West
Virginia.
The
scenario
asks
students
to
research
problems
and
come
up
with
answers
to
a
ficticious
local
water
board's
concerns
over
water
quality
in
the
watershed.
The
site
provides
students
with
extensive,
yet
easy
to
understand
background
information
on
the
following
topics:
Importance
of
Water,
Water
Cycle,
Hydrosphere,
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Know
Your
Watershed
is
a
coordinated
national
effort
to
encourage
the
formation
of
local,
voluntary
watershed
partnerships
and
help
assure
that
these
partnerships
successfully
attain
their
goals.
This
site
provides
a
portal
to
a
variety
of
information
and
resources
related
to
watersheds.
Links
are
provided
to
National
and
state
watershed
sites
and
sites
that
allow
users
to
build
a
local
watershed
...
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With
three
levels
to
choose
from
on
each
page
-
beginner,
intermediate
or
advanced
-
this
site
provides
a
good
introduction
to
the
structure
of
the
ocean.
Included
are
excellent
graphics
and
text
about
patterns
of
ocean
salinity
and
temperature
with
depth,
as
well
as
surface
currents,
deep
ocean
circulation
and
even
the
water
cycle.
Extensive
in-text
links
provide
the
means
for
users
to
explore
the
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