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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
develop
an
understanding
of
how
water
flows
through
different
soils
and
how
it
is
transformed
when
it
flows
through
these
soils.
Students
time
the
flow
of
water
through
different
soils
and
observe
the
amount
of
water
held
and
also
the
filtering
ability
of
the
soils.
They
will
also
observe
the
filtering
ability
of
soils
by
noting
the
clarity
of
the
water
before
and
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In
this
activity
students
construct
a
sundial
and
use
it
to
observe
the
movement
of
the
sun
through
the
sky
over
the
course
of
a
day
by
marking
changes
in
the
position
of
a
shadow
once
each
hour.
Students
determine
the
approximate
time
of
solar
noon
at
their
school
as
indicated
by
the
time
of
the
shortest
shadow.
They
revisit
the
site
on
a
subsequent
day
to
estimate
the
time
of
day
using
their
sundial.
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
increase
students'
awareness
of
the
qualitative
changes
in
plants
during
green-up
and
green-down
from
which
they
will
be
collecting
quantitative
leaf
change
data,
and
to
develop
an
understanding
of
the
patterns
and
differences
among
plants
at
the
same
location.
Students
will
observe,
compare,
and
classify
plants
during
green-up
or
green-down
and
then
make
inferences
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The purpose of this resource is to familiarize students with the importance of perspective and various scales of remotely sensed data. Students create a 3-D model of an area and develop a classification system for the landforms in their model. The maps can then be used to answer certain questions about the environment.
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The purpose of this resource is to select 15 km x 15 km Land Cover Sample Sites.
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The purpose of this resource is to investigate the center pixel of a homogeneous land Cover Site in order to understand that individual land areas are part of a larger land system.
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The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
observe
the
type
and
cover
of
clouds
including
contrails.
Students
observe
which
of
ten
types
of
clouds
and
how
many
of
three
types
of
contrails
are
visible
and
how
much
of
the
sky
is
covered
by
clouds
(other
than
contrails)
and
how
much
is
covered
by
contrails.
Intended
outcomes
are
that
students
learn
how
to
make
estimates
from
observations
and
how
to
categorize
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This
site
offers
activities
for
direct
student
interaction,
for
educators
to
use
in
the
classroom
and
for
experimentation
at
home.
Student
and
educator
activities
focus
on
basic
issues
of
groundwater,
the
water
cycle,
global
water
distribution,
conservation
and
vocabulary.
At
home
activities
touch
on
aquifers,
biodegradability
and
compost.
Additional
games,
teaching
tools
and
information
on
events
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Simscience
is
a
website
devoted
to
areas
of
science
where
computer
simulations
are
at
the
forefront
of
discovery.
This
interactive
activity
aids
students
in
understanding
structures
(particularly
dams),
fracture
mechanics,
engineering,
hydraulics
and
geotechnology.
This
site
emphasizes
analytical
thinking,
iterative
design,
multiple
solutions
and
teamwork.
Learning
in
this
activity
is
mostly
collaborative,
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In
this
module,
students
carry
out
a
number
of
activities
that
demonstrate
the
concepts
of
evaporation,
condensation,
precipitation,
and
soil
moisture
and
runoff.
The
students
then
construct
a
terrarium
as
a
way
to
observe
the
water
cycle
as
a
whole.
Immediately
following
this,
students
use
the
Internet
to
acquire
Real
Time
Data
from
the
Olympic
Peninsula
in
Washington
which
they
can
then
use
to
describe
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