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The purpose of this resource is to quantitatively evaluate the accuracy of a classification system. Students sort birds into three possible classes based on each bird's beak: carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. Students compare their answers with a given set of validation data.
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The purpose of the resource is to investigate changes in the major land cover types of Study Sites by examining Landsat satellite images acquired years apart.
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The purpose of the resource is to produce a land cover type map from the digital file of a Landsat satellite image using MultiSpec software.
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The purpose of this resource is to use a land cover type map to make environmentally sound decisions.
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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
learn
the
skills
and
value
of
the
translating
complex
interactions
among
Earth
System
components
into
a
simplified
diagram.
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
...
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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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Choosing & Using this resource...
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
deepen
students
understanding
of
the
Earth
as
a
system,
and
their
appreciation
for
the
value
of
diagrams
as
tools.
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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