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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
investigate
the
annual
cycle
of
plant
growth
and
decline
using
visualizations
and
graphs.
Students
will
analyze
visualizations
and
graphs
that
show
the
annual
cycle
of
plant
growth
and
decline.
Students
will
explore
patterns
of
annual
change
for
the
globe
and
each
hemisphere
in
several
regions
that
have
different
land
cover
and
will
match
graphs
that
show
annual
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
help
students
learn
the
skills
and
value
of
the
translating
complex
interactions
among
Earth
System
components
into
a
simplified
diagram.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
predictions
about
the
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
sure
the
distribution
of
different
sizes
of
soil
particles
in
each
horizon
of
a
soil
profile.
Using
dry,
sieved
soil
from
a
horizon,
students
mix
the
soil
with
water
and
a
dispersing
solution
to
completely
separate
the
particles
from
each
other.
Students
shake
the
mixture
to
fully
suspend
the
soil
in
the
water.
The
soil
particles
are
then
allowed
to
settle
out
of
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
introduce
students
to
the
concept
that
sometimes
there
is
no
one
"right"
answer
to
a
question
or
measurement.
Students
learn
to
be
careful
when
searching
for
a
right
answer
to
questions
such
as
'What
time
is
it?'
by
comparing
multiple
measurements
of
the
time
of
day.
Students
gain
an
intuitive
understanding
of
the
characteristics
of
imperfect
measurements.
Using
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
learn
how
to
estimate
data
results
in
order
to
minimize
errors
in
reading
or
recording
data.
Students
participate
in
a
game
in
which
they
collect
data
using
various
instruments
and
calculations
and
then
try
to
fool
other
data
collection
teams
by
exaggerating
some
of
the
data
numbers.
They
do
this
activity
first
with
data
describing
objects
in
the
classroom,
then
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The purpose of the resource is to introduce students to Landsat images and how to identify the land cover types within those images.
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
explore
soil
and
soil
properties.
Students
discover
the
variability
of
soils,
derive
relationships
among
soils
and
the
soil
forming
factors,
and
link
the
GLOBE
Soil
Investigation
to
the
students.
local
environment.
Students
use
soil
samples
from
their
homes
to
identify
properties
that
characterize
their
soils.
They
compare
and
contrast
their
soils
to
those
of
their
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
further
students'
understanding
of
the
causes
of
seasonal
change
using
visualizations
to
compare
the
effects
of
incoming
solar
energy
in
the
two
hemispheres.
The
class
reviews
global
visualizations
of
incoming
sunlight
and
surface
temperature
and
discusses
seasonal
change.
Students
use
the
visualizations
to
support
inquiry
on
the
differences
in
seasonal
change
in
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The purpose of this resource is to use a land cover type map to make environmentally sound decisions.
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
develop
familiarity
with
interactions
among
the
major
components
of
the
Earth
system
at
the
global
scale.
Students
brainstorm
about
the
nature
of
connections
between
their
region
and
others,
across
oceans
and
on
different
continents.
On
a
black-line
map
of
the
world,
they
trace
possible
pathways
of
water
and
wind
currents
from
their
part
of
the
continent
to
other
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