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The
MY
NASA
DATA
(Mentoring
and
inquirY
using
NASA
Data
on
Atmospheric
and
earth
science
for
Teachers
and
Amateurs)
Web
site
provides
information
on
the
project
as
well
as
classroom
materials,
lesson
plans,
computer
tools
and
resources
to
support
educational
activities.
The
site
organizes
selected
NASA
Langley
Atmospheric
Science
Data
Center
(ASDC)
holdings
into
microsets
that
can
be
easily
accessed
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In
this
activity,
users
examine
satellite
images
from
NASA's
Total
Ozone
Mapping
Spectrometer
(TOMS)
that
show
how
much
ozone
is
in
the
atmosphere
over
the
Southern
Hemisphere.
They
interpret
the
images
to
identify
ozone
thinning
that
develops
over
this
region
each
summer,
and
compare
its
size
from
year
to
year.
Using
freely
available
image
analysis
software,
ImageJ,
users
quantify
the
area
of
the
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This page describes El Nino and the Southern Oscillation and how they may contribute to severe weather and the destruction of sensitive ecosystems such as coral reefs. It features text, pictures, scientific illustrations, and links to satellite information and weather-related science activities.
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This activity explores understanding the greenhouse effect through a lab experiment. The effect on the atmosphere is included too.
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The site focuses on the responses of Antarctica and its sea ice to climate changes. Two experiments help illustrate what happens as water warms and how this warming could affect sea levels and low-lying coastal areas. Links to more detailed information are also provided.
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Visitors can study this account of the calving of the Larsen ice shelf and the disintegration of the ice shelf around James Ross Island that occured in Austral Summer of 1994-95. The account is in chronolgical order and is accompanied by photographs. Follow-up examinations from 1996-2002 and links to related material are provided.
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This site was developed to assist students and educators with learning about the Great Lakes. The links provide materials on basic earth science concepts, a set of lesson plans on the lakes, and other Great Lakes topics. Concepts covered include Langmuir circulation, longshore current and beach drift, sediments, stream flow, seasonal stratification and water quality.
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In this lesson, students research maps, weapons and weather from a variety of wars, then create a presentation showing the impact weather and topography has had on military operations.
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This
PDF
document
discusses
a
field
activity
for
K-12
students.
The
purpose
of
the
activity
is
to
observe
type
and
cover
of
clouds
including
contrails.
Students
will
observe
ten
types
of
clouds
and
how
many
of
three
types
of
contrails
are
visible,
how
much
of
the
sky
is
covered
with
clouds,
and
how
much
is
covered
by
contrails.
The
PDF
is
an
instructor
guide
with
detailed
advice
for
administering
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NASA's
CloudSat
is
an
Earth
System
Science
Pathfinder
mission.
The
CloudSat
satellite
uses
a
special
cloud-profiling
radar
to
study
clouds
and
precipitation
to
gain
valuable
data
on
global
climate
variation.
The
NASA
CloudSat
Mission
CD-ROM
provides
a
detailed
overview
of
the
satellite,
its
mission,
personnel,
other
satellites
in
the
"A-Train,"
science
and
technology
behind
the
mission,
launch
information,
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