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The
Antarctic
ice
sheet
changes
in
size
over
the
course
of
a
year.
When
it
is
summer
in
the
southern
hemisphere,
the
ice
sheet
decreases
in
size.
As
the
ice
sheet
melts,
it
releases
fresh
water
into
the
ocean.
In
the
southern
winter
(our
summer),
the
ice
refreezes,
drawing
fresh
water
out
of
the
surrounding
ocean,
leaving
the
salt
behind.
These
seasonal
changes
in
the
ice
sheet
are
examined
in
this
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The
majority
of
Ocean
World
is
devoted
to
a
series
of
ten
reference
sections:
coral
reefs,
currents,
El
Nino,
Fisheries,
Ice
Ages,
icebergs,
JASON-1
(a
satellite),
the
role
of
the
ocean
in
weather,
satellites
and
ocean
exploration,
and
waves.
Each
section
culminates
with
an
interactive
quiz,
links
to
sources
of
related
real-time
data,
and
a
list
of
additional
related
links.
Also
available
is
a
set
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This inquiry-based module includes a series of activities and experiments demonstrating the importance of feedbacks and the balance of mass and energy to how a system responds to change.
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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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Contains
information
on
REEF,
an
organization
devoted
to
preserving
marine
life
through
education,
research
and
involvement.
It
includes
a
fish
gallery
with
images
and
information
on
a
variety
of
tropical
fish.
Membership
provides
reduced-cost
dive
trips
all
over
the
world
to
conduct
observational
research
while
diving.
New
data
is
added
daily
from
volunteers
world-wide
and
is
available
for
download
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GIS
enables
students
to
geo-reference
multiple
data
sets
creating
layers.
This
essentially
becomes
a
vertical
profile
of
data,
information,
photographs
etc.
that
when
viewed
as
a
body
of
information
can
present
a
fairly
comprehensive
view
of
that
location.
Based
on
data
associated
with
latitude
and
longitude,
students
now
have
the
ability
to
examine
geo-referenced
data
sets
derived
on
Earth,
and
from
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In
this
lesson,students
will
play
the
role
of
a
sailboat
captain
in
The
Hamptons,
an
upscale
vacation
venue,
who
must
schedule
sailing
trips
to
amuse
tourists
and
make
money
for
the
company.
Using
Monthly
Wind
Speed
data
from
1995-2005
from
MyNASAData
website,
students
will
evaluate
changes
in
the
monthly
wind
speed,
draw
conclusions
about
how
wind
speed
will
effect
their
company
positively
or
negatively,
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Estuaries
have
physical
traits,
and
scientists
use
a
variety
of
measurements
such
as
water
depth,
salinity,
and
current
speed
to
describe
an
estuary.
This
site
describes
the
various
measurements
that
make
up
the
physical
properties
of
an
estuary,
using
Narragansett
Bay
as
an
example.
Specific
sections
of
this
site
focus
on
water
chemistry
(temperature,
salinity,
oxygen,
chlorophyll
a,
and
pH),
circulation
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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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The
National
Climatic
Data
Center
(NCDC)
is
the
world's
largest
active
archive
of
weather
data.
Climate
data
for
cities
and
locations
throughout
the
U.S.
and
around
the
world
are
available
here.
Products
include
land-based,
upper
air,
satellite,
and
marine
measurements
of
precipitation,
wind,
atmospheric
pressure,
clouds,
and
solar
activity.
Educators
and
government
researchers
can
access
many
of
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