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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
identify
a
reqion
for
study
as
a
system,
and
to
establish
a
list
of
characteristics
and
features
useful
for
determining
the
boundaries
of
regional
systems.
Students
discuss
their
current
understanding
of
what
Earth
systems
are
and
how
they
work,
and
consider
how
to
identify
the
boundaries
of
a
region
for
Earth
system
study.
In
small
groups,
they
select
a
region
for
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The purpose of this resource is to identify what enters and leaves the regional system, and how changes in the input or output of one component can affect other components.
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The purpose of this resource is to recognize patterns of green-up at the plant, landscape and regional scales. This activity is to prepare students to recognize what a bud looks like and the progression of green-up from the time of budburst. Students will arrange plant growth pictures taken from the bud, shrub canopy, grass clump, landscape and regional perspectives.
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The purpose of this resource is to explore what pigments exist in leaves and their importance. Students will conduct an experiment using paper chromatography to separate pigments present in leaves.
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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
have
students
use
GLOBE
data
and
graphing
tools
to
compare
the
influence
of
latitude,
elevation,
and
geography
on
seasonal
patterns.
Students
analyze
the
graph
of
the
past
year's
maximum
and
minimum
temperatures
at
their
site.
They
compare
this
graph
to
similar
graphs
for
two
other
sites
and
list
which
factors
that
might
cause
the
patterns
to
be
different
and
investigate
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
have
students
use
GLOBE
visualizations
to
display
student
data
on
maps
and
to
learn
about
seasonal
changes
in
regional
and
global
temperature
patterns.
Students
learn
how
sunlight
spreads
over
the
Earth
at
different
times
of
the
year,
emphasizing
the
solstices
and
the
equinoxes.
Students
investigate
the
effect
of
the
Earth.s
tilt
on
the
spread
of
sunlight
by
modeling
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
understand
what
causes
the
Earth's
seasons
with
a
focus
on
the
Earth's
tilt
and
spherical
shape.
Students
learn
how
sunlight
spreads
over
the
Earth
at
different
times
of
the
year,
emphasizing
the
solstices
and
the
equinoxes.
Students
investigate
the
effect
of
the
Earth.s
tilt
on
the
spread
of
sunlight
by
modeling
different
tilts
using
a
three-dimensional
polyhedron
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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 help students understand the connection between remote sensing, computer imagery, and land cover assessment. Students translate their maps created in the beginning activity into digital code and exchange the digitized versions of their maps with students in another school.
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