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This activity is designed to introduce students to geologic processes on Earth and how to identify geologic features in images. It also introduces students to how scientists use Earth to gain a better understanding of other planetary bodies in the solar system.
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These curriculum support materials link the content, skills, and perspectives of Geography for Life: The National Geography Standards with NASA Earth science missions, research, and science. Mission Geography contains three distinct sets of materials for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12.
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In
this
chapter,
users
explore
relationships
between
air
quality
and
population
density
using
the
image
visualization
tool,
Google
Earth.
Humans
discovered
long
ago
that
burning
fossil
fuels
was
a
convenient
way
to
get
power.
In
engines
for
automobiles
and
plants
that
generate
electricity,
huge
volumes
of
oil,
gas,
and
coal
are
burned
every
day.
Where
many
people
live
together
in
concentrated
areas,
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This
set
of
lithographs
from
the
ISS
EarthKAM
program
contains
an
educators'
guide,
student
information
and
worksheets,
and
several
Earth
photos
taken
from
the
Space
Shuttle.
Shuttle
astronauts
and
the
ISS
EarthKAM
program
provide
photos
of
our
planet
from
the
unique
perspective
of
Earth
orbit.
This
resource
can
enhance
students'
studies
of
Earth
and
space
science,
geography,
social
studies,
mathematics,
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In
this
chapter,
using
My
World
GIS,
users
explore
data
that
characterize
the
dynamic
Greenland
Ice
Sheet.
By
examining
photographs,
map
views,
and
tabular
data,
users
gain
an
understanding
of
how
and
why
scientists
are
monitoring
the
ice
sheet
and
what
they
are
finding.
Users
explore
map
layers
that
represent
ice
sheet
thickness,
weather
station
locations,
and
annual
melt
extents
of
the
ice
sheet.
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This brochure gives a brief overview of the Earth science research that is being done with data from the instruments onboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. Note: this brochure was produced before the Terra launched; for the most recent information, go to http:/
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In
this
unit,
students
learn
about
the
scientific
factors
contributing
to
the
global
warming
debate.
Students
act
as
advisors
to
the
heads
of
state
of
several
nations
and
explore
the
issues
as
they
respond
to
the
various
questions
and
concerns
of
these
leaders.
Activities
include
a
combination
of
physical
labs
and
investigations
using
World
Watcher
software,
a
geographic
data
visualization
tool
developed
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This
user-contributed
tutorial
provides
detailed
instructions
on
how
to
make
Excel
graphs
of
data
that
is
imported
from
the
Internet.
The
tutorial
contains
sample
screen
images
to
assist
in
performing
each
step.
It
involves
importing
a
second
set
of
data
and
adding
it
as
another
series
on
the
original
graph.
The
tutorial
includes
questions
based
on
the
atmospheric
lapse
rates
plotted
for
two
locations.
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This
lesson
plan
uses
NASA
Clouds
and
Earth's
Radiant
Energy
System
(CERES)
instrument
percent
coverage
surface
data
with
a
world
map
to
locate
landmasses
and
bodies
of
water
at
the
Earth's
Equator.
When
using
satellites
to
study
Earth
system
processes,
especially
atmospheric
processes,
it
is
important
to
know
what
is
the
background
that
one
is
seeing
on
the
Earth.
This
lesson
provides
an
introduction
...
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This
lesson
plan
uses
Clouds
and
Earth's
Radiant
Energy
System
(CERES)
cloud
data
and
a
weather
map
to
explore
cloud
coverage
during
a
winter
storm.
When
atmospheric
scientists,
including
meteorologists,
study
weather
patterns,
they
may
use
several
different
sources
of
information.
For
example,
in
studying
storm
patterns,
they
may
use
a
combination
of
Earth
Observing
Satellite
data,
such
as
from
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