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This
two-part
activity
provides
information
on
seasonal
changes
in
the
mass
balance
of
the
Antarctic
Ice
Sheet.
In
Part
1,
students
use
an
atlas
and
satellite
imagery
to
examine
the
geography
of
the
region
and
identify
seasonal
changes
in
the
boundaries
of
the
ice
sheet.
In
Part
2,
they
will
collect
a
series
of
images
of
the
Antarctic
ice
sheet
covering
a
period
of
several
years,
draw
the
boundaries
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This
teacher-directed
demonstration
provides
a
conceptual
understanding
of
latent
heat.
Using
the
example
of
a
chemical
hand
warmer,
students
learn
about
phase
changes
from
liquid
to
solid
and
from
solid
to
liquid
and
observe
that
one
of
these
phase
changes
releases
heat
while
the
other
requires
heat
to
be
added.
These
concepts
are
then
reinforced
in
a
demonstration
which
involves
heating
water
and
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Marine video programs designed to enhance science education in middle schools. Broad range of ocean science topics, participating teachers can download teaching guides. Archived program packets are downloadable as pdf files. Fees apply for purchase of videos.
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This
activity
demonstrates
how
to
import
data
from
the
Internet
and
make
EXCEL
graphs.
The
instructions
included
were
provided
by
a
classroom
teacher
who
used
these
instructions
with
high
school
students.
Following
detailed,
illustrated
instructions,
students
will
complete
the
activity
by
working
with
data
from
two
cities:
Little
Rock,
Arkansas
and
Miami,
Florida.
Since
temperature
generally
decreases
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In
this
lesson,
students
download
cloud
and
surface
data
from
the
NASA
CERES
S-COOL
website
student
observation
database,
then
develop
and
compare
graphs
to
explore
the
relationships
between
surface
temperature,
pressure,
and
humidity.
Students
then
investigate
possible
patterns
in
cloud-types
and
the
surface
conditions
for
several
locations
on
a
particular
date
of
their
choice
from
the
S-COOL
data.
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Water
is
one
of
Earth's
most
unique
and
valuable
resources.
Thus,
the
distribution
of
water
on
Earth
is
a
very
important
factor
in
the
evaluation
of
global
climate
and
its
impact
on
life.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
use
historical
satellite
data
to
examine
precipitable
water
--
a
measure
of
the
water
available
in
the
atmosphere
from
evaporation
(in
the
form
of
water
vapor).
They
will
then
compare
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Scientists
have
studied
the
physical
properties
of
clouds
and
have
developed
instruments
onboard
satellites
to
characterize
the
types
of
clouds
they
see
below.
Some
satellites
have
instruments
that
allow
them
to
measure
rainfall
as
well.
For
this
lesson,
students
will
hypothesize
what
types
of
clouds
they
believe
will
create
the
most
precipitation
(rainfall)
over
Nashville,
TN.
Students
use
the
Live
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One
of
the
most
studied
and
important
ocean
currents
of
the
world
lies
along
the
eastern
coast
of
the
United
States
and
is
called
the
Gulf
Stream.
It
derives
its
name
from
its
source
region
of
warm
water
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
For
the
past
two
decades,
scientists
have
been
collecting
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
data
from
satellites,
buoys
and
ships
in
the
Gulf
Stream
and
Atlantic
Basin.
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this
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Students
will
make
predictions
by
linking
current
scientific
satellite
data
to
concerns
about
global
climate
change.
Using
maps
of
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
and
ocean
surface
winds,
students
will
learn
how
differential
heating
of
Earth
results
in
circulation
patterns
in
the
atmosphere
and
oceans
that
globally
distribute
the
heat.
Students
will
learn
the
relationship
between
the
rotation
of
Earth
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By
matching
maps
of
snow
and
ice
amounts
with
maps
of
net
radiation
flux
for
the
same
time
frame,
students
will
use
the
Live
Access
Server
to
explore
how
the
net
radiation
flux
has
affected
the
snow
and
ice
amounts
in
the
Northern
Hemisphere,
as
well
as
how
the
presence
of
snow
can
affect
the
net
radiation
flux
due
to
surface
reflection.
Detailed
Procedure
and
Materials,
Vocabulary
linked
to
an
On-line
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