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This
resource
aims
to
help
elementary
and
secondary
teachers
find
and
use
Earth
science
data
and
information
on
the
Internet.
The
content
is
arranged
by
science
topic.
Each
topic
has
a
preview
page
that
summarizes
the
material,
as
well
as
2
to
5
detail
pages,
which
show
where
to
access
online
data
and
what
the
data
mean.
Over
40
hands-on
activities
are
available
at
the
site
on
the
following
science
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This
show
tells
the
story
of
how
summer
fun
suffers
a
setback
when
the
tree
house
detectives
discover
that
their
favorite
spot
on
the
beach
is
shrinking.
The
detectives
dig
in
and
learn
more
about
weathering,
erosion,
the
rock
cycle,
and
much
more.
This
show
is
part
of
the
NASA
SCI
Files
series
of
instructional
programs
consisting
of
broadcast,
print,
and
online
elements.
Emphasizing
research
and
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This
multi-curricular,
image
visualization
tool
allows
students
to
maneuver
through
huge
image
data
sets,
overlay
and
compare
images
gathered
over
time,
or
with
different
instruments,
and
observe
historical,
geographical,
geological,
and
environmental
change
or
to
compare
images
of
the
same
area
at
different
wavelengths.
DataSlate
includes
a
CD-ROM
(with
12
sample
data
sets
and
12
sample
lesson
plans),
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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
activity
guide,
students
use
various
mathematical
skills
in
the
context
of
examining
an
ISS
EarthKAM
image
(ISS
004.ESC1.03221557)
of
farmland
in
Texas
and
New
Mexico.
They
randomly
select
a
sample
region
of
the
image,
count
the
number
of
fields
in
that
region,
and
estimate
how
many
fields
are
in
the
entire
image.
They
check
how
reasonable
their
estimate
is,
compare
estimates,
discuss
differences
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Irrigated
agriculture
has
played
a
critical
role
in
the
economic
and
social
development
of
the
United
States--but
it
is
also
at
the
root
of
increasing
controversy.
How
can
irrigation
best
make
the
transition
into
an
era
of
increasing
water
scarcity?
In
A
New
Era
for
Irrigation,
experts
draw
important
conclusions
about
whether
irrigation
can
continue
to
be
the
nation's
most
significant
water
user,
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Petroleum-based
industrial
products
have
gradually
replaced
products
derived
from
biological
materials.
However,
biologically
based
products
are
making
a
comeback--because
of
a
threefold
increase
in
farm
productivity
and
new
technologies.
Biobased
Industrial
Products
envisions
a
biobased
industrial
future,
where
starch
will
be
used
to
make
biopolymers
and
vegetable
oils
will
become
a
routine
component
...
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FSA for Kids contains coloring sheets, books and calendars; an online adventure game testing agricultural knowledge; information on creating a mobile; an FSA alphabet book; Earthday and FSA bookmarks; farmer word searches, and agricultural trivia.
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The
Agriculture
Fact
Book
2001-2002
provides
information
on
issues
of
American
agriculture.
Topics
include
food
consumption
in
America,
American
farms
and
rural
America,
offices
and
programs
of
the
U.S.
Department
of
Agriculture
(USDA),
USDA
rural
development,
food,
nutrition,
consumer
services,
and
others.
This
book
is
a
gateway
to
USDA
information,
including
what
people
eat,
how
to
grow
a
garden,
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The
focus
of
the
Camp
Silos
site
is
the
development
of
American
agriculture.
Targeting
students
in
grades
4-8,
it
provides
online
educational
material
related
to
the
natural
prairie,
pioneer
farm
life,
early
agricultural
technology,
the
story
of
corn
from
its
early
Indian
origins
to
the
present,
and
21st
century
technological
advances,
including
applications
of
GPS
and
biotechnology.
Student
activities
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