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This website covers scientific notation, orders of magnitude, and plotting using both linear and log scales. Students determine the relative scales of objects in the Universe from the very small to the very large. Many hands-on science experiments are available.
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Geomorphology
from
Space
is
an
out-of-print
1986
NASA
publication
designed
for
use
by
the
remote
sensing,
science,
and
educational
communities
to
study
landforms
and
landscapes.
Users
can
access
a
gallery
of
images
consisting
of
237
plates
arranged
by
particular
types
of
landforms
such
as
tectonic,
volcanic,
planetary,
and
others.
Photographs,
locator
maps,
and
sometimes
a
geologic
map
accompany
the
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Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
develop
an
innovative
and
engaging
web
site
that
spans
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences
and
includes
a
rich
array
of
documents,
including
images,
movies,
animations,
and
data
sets
that
explore
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences
and
the
historical
and
cultural
ties
between
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Elementary
GLOBE
is
designed
to
introduce
students
of
grades
K-4
to
the
study
of
Earth
System
Science
(ESS).
Elementary
GLOBE
forms
an
instructional
unit
comprised
of
five
modules
that
address
ESS
and
interrelated
subjects
including
weather,
hydrology,
phenology,
and
soils.
Each
Elementary
GLOBE
module
contains
a
science-based
storybook
and
classroom
learning
activities.
Five
(5)
books
are
included
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A
learning
activity
for
the
Scoop
on
Soils
book
in
the
Elementary
GLOBE
Series.
Each
student
will
make
predictions
about
the
properties
of
various
soil
samples.
Then
they
will
examine
several
types
of
soils
and
record
their
observations.
Next,
they
will
learn
about
soil
profiles
and
horizons
by
both
examining
a
soil
sample
in
a
jar
and
by
creating
a
soil
profile
flip
chart.
The
purpose
of
the
activity
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A
learning
activity
for
the
Scoop
on
Soils
book
in
the
Elementary
GLOBE
Series.
Students
will
make
predictions
about
what
they
think
they
will
find
in
a
sample
of
soil.
They
will
investigate
the
sample
and
sort
out
the
various
items
they
find.
Next
they
will
spend
time
outside
observing
one
or
more
sites
to
see
what
they
find
in
the
soil.
After
recording
and
sharing
their
observations
they
will
create
...
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A
learning
activity
for
the
Scoop
on
Soils
book
in
the
Elementary
GLOBE
Series.
Each
student
will
explore
three
activities
that
promote
understanding
of
and
respect
for
soil.
They
will
generate
responses
to
the
following
questions:
"What
makes
up
soil?"
and
"What
lives
in
the
soil?"
Next
the
students
will
watch
a
demonstration
of
how
much
soil
there
is
on
Earth
that
is
available
for
human
use.
Last
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A
learning
activity
for
the
"Do
You
Know
That
Clouds
Have
Names?"
book
in
the
Elementary
GLOBE
series.
Each
student
will
be
given
the
opportunity
to
create
their
own
cumulus
cloud
out
of
white
paper
and
mount
it
on
blue
paper.
Students
will
also
complete
the
Cloud
Fun
Student
Activity
Sheet
that
includes
a
description
of
the
cloud
and
what
the
weather
was
like
on
the
day
the
cloud
was
observed.
The
...
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A
learning
activity
for
the
"Do
You
Know
That
Clouds
Have
Names?"
book
in
the
Elementary
GLOBE
series.
Using
information
from
the
book
and
their
observations,
students
construct
a
sky
scene
with
trees
and
buildings
as
reference
points
on
the
ground
and
cloud
types
ordered
by
altitude
in
the
sky.
Students
will
describe
clouds
using
their
own
vocabulary
and
will
then
correlate
their
descriptions
with
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A
learning
activity
for
the
"Do
You
Know
That
Clouds
Have
Names?"
book
in
the
Elementary
GLOBE
series.
Students
will
explore
the
difference
between
the
three
types
of
contrails,
make
observations
of
contrails
outside,
and
record
their
observations.
Fifteen
minutes
later
they
will
make
follow-up
observations
to
see
how
the
contrails
they
observed
have
changed.
The
purpose
of
the
activity
is
to
help
...
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