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This activity gives an easy way for students to measure the relationship between distance and brightness. Once students discover the relationship, they can begin to understand how astronomers use this knowledge to determine the distances to stars and far away galaxies.
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Through this lesson plan, students learn to use a dichotomous key to identify cloud-types. Detailed Procedure and Materials, Vocabulary linked to an on-line glossary, and Teacher Notes are provided. This hands-on activity is related to NASA CERES Students' Cloud Observations Online (S?COOL) project.
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In
this
Engineering
Design
Challenge
activity,
participants
use
balloons
to
investigate
how
a
two-stage
rocket,
like
that
used
in
the
IBEX
mission,
can
propel
a
satellite
to
a
specific
orbit.
Participants
will
construct
a
two-stage
balloon
that
will
be
required
to
reach
a
particular
location
on
the
balloon
track,
simulating
the
proper
orbit
to
be
reached
by
the
IBEX
satellite.
This
activity
is
adapted
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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify
and
download
a
microset
of
data,
then
to
use
the
data
to
investigate
stratospheric
ozone
(ozone
hole
in
particular).
Using
the
LAS,
student-groups
will
download
a
microset
of
stratospheric
ozone
data
collected
by
the
SAGE
III
instrument
for
a
particular
location.
They
will
also
plot
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With this lesson plan, students participate in a hands-on activity using a glass jar and other simple materials to learn the three factors required for cloud formation. Detailed Procedure and Materials, Vocabulary linked to an on-line glossary, and Teacher Notes are provided. This activity is related to the NASA CERES Students Cloud Observations Online (S'COOL) project.
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Through this lesson plan, This is a lesson plan for a student activity related to the S'COOL project. sStudents play the familiar BINGO board game, using predetermined vocabulary terms. Detailed Procedure and Materials, a Vocabulary section linked to an on-line glossary, and Teacher Notes are provided. This activity is related to NASA CERES Students' Cloud Observations Online (S?COOL) project.
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Through this lesson plan students focus on a predetermined vocabulary list, then use the words, definitions, or familiar context to draw (either by hand or on the computer) a picture that depicts that word. Detailed Procedure and Materials, Vocabulary linked to an on-line glossary, and Teacher Notes are provided. This activity is related to the Students' Cloud Observations Online (S?COOL) project.
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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify
and
download
a
microset
of
data,
then
to
use
the
data
to
compare
the
ozone
levels
of
selected
regions
around
the
world.
Students
locate
and
identify
geographical
regions
using
latitude
and
longitude;
then,
in
groups,
students
create
and
analyze
graphs
of
ozone
levels
for
the
identified
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In this lesson, students observe a teacher-directed demonstration that provides a conceptual understanding of latent heat, the "hidden heat" present in all changes from one phase to another, by using a hand warmer.
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National Science Education Standards (NSES): Read
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The Geological Society of America: Resources for K-12 Earth Science Educators -
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In this lesson, students study convective cloud cover in order to accurately predict 'Thunderstorm' season for their continent. This is done through data analysis. Detailed procedures, materials list, vocabulary linked to an online glossary, and teachers notes are provided.
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National Science Education Standards (NSES), Other: Read
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