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February
2nd
of
each
year
is
World
Wetlands
Day,
which
marks
the
date
of
the
signing
of
the
Convention
on
Wetlands
in
1971,
in
the
Iranian
city
of
Ramsar
on
the
shores
of
the
Caspian
Sea.
As
part
of
the
observance,
the
Ramsar
Convention
makes
available
to
order
a
variety
of
materials
such
as
posters,
leaflets,
logos
and
stickers,
and
a
video.
Many
of
these
materials
are
available
in
French
and
Spanish.
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This feature is from an article in National Geographic Magazine about a 2000 expedition into Canada's Foxe Basin to research the Atlantic Walrus. It includes field notes, photos, and audio/
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This
module
engages
students
in
the
use
of
a
clean
room
and
in
the
planning
of
assembly
of
solar
collector
wafers
for
the
Genesis
space
mission.
They
will
work
in
production
design
teams
to
explore
how
the
Genesis
spacecraft
will
collect
bulk
solar
wind
with
the
collector
arrays
and
learn
to
work
as
a
team
in
a
restrictive
environment.
The
module
includes
several
activities
with
accompanying
video
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In
this
episode,
the
tree
house
detectives
are
troubled
by
a
strange
tremor
in
the
area,
and
they
decide
that
they
need
to
investigate
earthquakes.
They
delve
into
geography,
geology,
and
plate
tectonics
to
discover
why
they're
all
shook
up.
The
NASA
SCIence
Files-
series
introduces
students
in
grades
3-5
to
NASA
and
integrates
mathematics,
science,
and
technology
through
the
use
of
Problem-Based
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In
this
episode
of
NASA
CONNECT,
students
learn
about
hurricanes
and
how
meteorologists,
weather
officers,
and
NASA
researchers
use
measurement
and
data
analysis
to
predict
severe
weather
such
as
hurricanes.
NASA
CONNECT
is
a
series
of
free,
30-minute,
standards-based,
distance
learning
programs
for
students.
Students
will
also
discover
how
the
Geostationary
Imaging
Fourier
Transfrom
Spectrometer
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In
this
episode,
the
tree
house
detectives
plan
a
trip
to
Florida
and
encounter
problems
in
trying
to
predict
the
weather.
Students
learn
about
violent
storms,
such
as
hurricanes
and
tornadoes,
weather
fronts,
global
wind
patterns,
and
climates.
While
solving
the
case,
they
will
discover
that
predicting
the
weather
is
not
predictable
at
all!
The
NASA
SCIence
Files
series
introduces
students
in
grades
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In
this
episode
of
Space
Pace
Live,
the
kids
interview
a
cartoon
version
of
the
GOES
satellite
Deputy
Project
scientists,
Andre
Dress.
Andre
works
at
NASA?s
Goddard
Space
Flight
Center
in
Greenbelt,
Maryland.
He
talked
with
Kate
and
Kyro
about
the
new
GOES-O
(Geostationary
Operational
Environmental
Satellites)
weather
satellite
as
it
was
being
prepared
for
launch.
NASA
Space
Place
Web
site
for
kids
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Imagine
the
Universe
is
dedicated
to
discussion
about
the
universe,
how
it
is
evolving,
and
the
kinds
of
objects
and
phenomena
it
contains.
The
site
is
intended
for
students
age
14
and
up
and
is
a
service
of
NASA's
High-Energy
Astrophysics
Science
Archive
Research
Center
(HEASARC).
Contained
within
this
site
are
explanations
of
the
concepts
and
principles
used
to
study
and
understand
the
universe,
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This description of the El Nino pattern in the eastern Pacific is from NASA's Earth Science Enterprise. In addition to text and diagrams, it provides three weather related activities for lab or classroom.
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This
is
a
very
extensive
site,
providing
backround
information
about
virtually
all
aspects
of
weather.
Topics
include:
the
role
of
the
sun;
wind;
storms
and
fronts;
forms
of
water;
flood
and
droughts;
snow
and
ice;
lightning,
thunderstorms
and
tornadoes;
hurricanes;
the
sky;
weather
prediction;
climate
change;
weather
extremes;
and
a
bibliography
of
other
resources.
Within
each
topic
are
several
brief
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