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This
pdf
document
commissioned
by
the
Pew
Ocean
Commission
describes
the
problem
of
invasive
species
along
the
United
States
coastline.
The
document
provides
information
regarding
how
bioinvasions
occur,
the
number
of
invasive
species
introduced,
the
effects
of
bioinvasions,
prevention,
reduction
and
control
of
marine
bioinvasions
and
recommendations
for
action
against
invasive
species
invasion.
The
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The
National
Association
of
Geoscience
Teachers
(NAGT)
was
established
in
1938.
Its
purpose
is
to
foster
improvement
in
the
teaching
of
earth
sciences
at
all
levels
of
formal
and
informal
instruction,
to
emphasize
the
cultural
significance
of
the
earth
sciences
and
to
disseminate
knowledge
in
this
field
to
the
general
public.
NAGT
organizes
the
technical
program
in
geoscience
education
at
every
GSA
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The
Internet
Geography
website
contains
a
wealth
of
physical,
human,
economic
and
environmental
geographical
information.
This
particular
section
of
the
website
contains
population
information.
Topics
in
this
site
include
population
density,
distribution,
change,
demographic
transition
model,
and
life
expectancy.
There
are
two
case
studies
focusing
on
population
issues
are
also
available.
The
website
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The Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) key objective is the prediction of atmospheric and climate changes in the 21st century. On this website, the GISS provides data and images regarding the earth and atmosphere. Users can access earth observations; such as storms, aerosols, temperature, etc., climate forcings; global climate modeling; radiation and astrophysics data.
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The
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA)
Earth
System
Research
Laboratory,
Carbon
Cycle
Greenhouse
Gases
(CCGG)
group
makes
ongoing
discrete
measurements
from
land
and
sea
surface
sites
and
aircraft,
and
continuous
measurements
from
baseline
observatories
and
tall
towers.
These
measurements
document
the
spatial
and
temporal
distributions
of
carbon-cycle
gases
and
provide
essential
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This
Starting
Point
webpage
is
the
summary
of
a
role-playing
resource
called
Mock
Environmental
Summit.
The
exercise
takes
place
at
the
end
of
a
six-week
class
or
unit
on
global
warming.
Students
role-play
representatives
from
various
countries
and
organizations
at
an
international
summit
on
the
Santa
Barbara
protocol,
dealing
with
global
warming.
The
students
prepare
by
studying
the
IPCC
report
on
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This
Starting
Point
webpage
is
a
summary
of
a
role-playing
resource
called
Science
in
the
Courtroom:
The
Woburn
Toxic
Trial.
In
this
exercise,
hydrology
students
role-play
expert
witnesses
in
a
mock
trial
dealing
with
contamination
of
groundwater.
Students
prepare
for
the
role-play
by
studying
the
movement
of
groundwater
and
the
transport
of
contaminants
through
computational
and
map
exercises
and
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This
Starting
Point
teaching
module
highlights
a
case
study
of
Malama
Keone'o'oi.
Students
will
learn
techniques
for
conducting
a
local
environmental
assessment
in
an
ecologically
sensitive
area.
Identification
of
native
plants
and
methodologies
for
sampling
will
be
taught
in
the
classroom
and
then
reinforced
in
the
field.
The
module
also
includes
a
community
awareness
and
conservation
aspect.
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This
case
study
is
part
of
the
Starting
Point
module.
The
activity
requires
students
to
author
a
presentation
to
the
Grounds
Management
Committee
of
their
school.
Students
must
give
their
recommendation
for
the
control
of
the
invasive
species
purple
loosestrife
(Lythrum
salicaria)
on
the
Edgewood
College
campus.
Users
can
find
a
variety
of
information
related
to
this
case
study
including
learning
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In
this
Starting
Point
case
study,
students
will
explore
wetland
hydrology
and
biology.
They
will
decide
whether
or
not
to
restore
a
wetland
or
retain
dams
and
drainage
systems.
Students
will
also
examine
the
complexity
of
decisions
regarding
wetland
restoration
as
well
as
investigate
viewpoints
of
various
stakeholders
in
the
draining
of
wetlands.
While
the
activity
is
set
in
Missouri,
the
case
can
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